🌳 Outdoor8–1212–16Memberships availableBooking required
What’s there
- Café on site
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Ipswich Golf Club is one of Suffolk's premier golfing venues, set on heathland at Purdis Heath on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich. The club offers two courses: the James Braid-designed 18-hole Purdis Heath course (opened 1928) and the 9-hole Bixley course (opened 1967), which is the casual pay-and-play option with no handicap certificate required. Families can book junior coaching with the PGA professional team (individual, group and junior sessions), juniors pay reduced green fees on the Bixley course, and the club runs an annual Junior Open competition. Visitors are welcome: Bixley tee times can be booked up to 7 days in advance, while Purdis Heath tee times must be pre-booked via the office and require a handicap certificate.
Questions parents ask
- Can children play here, and what experience do they need?
- Ipswich Golf Club welcomes junior golfers. The club offers golf tuition from its coaching team, so beginners can learn; the Bixley Course is described as suitable for golfers of all abilities, which makes it a good option for younger or less experienced players alongside the championship Purdis Heath course.
- Is there food at the club?
- The club has catering facilities and a café. The menu includes items such as coffee and breakfast burritos, particularly on the Bixley Course.
- Do we need to book in advance to play?
- Yes, booking is required. Visitor bookings can be made in advance, and the club has a tee time booking system for both courses.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.- Backseat organiser
Extra jumper- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
Portable phone charger
Small bin bagCountry parks often have no bins at all.
Hairbrush
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