London golf course

The Shire London (Masters Course)

Barnet

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At a glance

General information

St Albans Road, Barnet, Herts
EN5 4RE

020 8441 7649

golf@theshirelondon.com

Golf club website

The layout

Course details

Course type18 Hole (Par 72)
Length7,028 yards (emerald)
DesignerSeveriano Ballesteros
Driving rangeYes
Online bookingBook online

Plan your visit

Getting there

Charing Cross11.3 miles
Closest Tube High Barnet (Northern)
Tube walk25 min (1.2 miles)
Closest rail Hadley Wood
Rail walk42 min (2.0 miles)

Visitor information

Visitor times & green fees

WhenVisitor accessFrom
WeekdaysVisitors welcome75 GBP
Weekends & bank holidaysVisitors welcome88 GBP
Rates vary by time and day - check online for specific tee times. Click here for latest rates and details

About the course

Course description

The Shire London is the only golf course in the UK designed by the legendary five-time major Winner, Steve Ballesteros and has been rated London's best golf experience. The Shire London's luscious green fairways and carefully designed greens makes for a really beautiful course. The Shire London offers a true test of golf as no two consecutive holes are the same par. Watch out for the water hazards and appreciate the beauty of the 10,000 trees which line the fairways. The Shire London also offers a driving range, practice area and gym. You can enjoy a beverage and a bite to eat in the bar and restaurant after your game. The Shire is based a few miles outside of north London, not far from the famous Wembley Stadium, making it easily accessible for everyone.

Know the test

Scorecard (yards)

HOLE123456789OUT 101112131415161718INTOTAL
EMERALD1753605482205904361455354503,459 4325752354751854225902004553,5697,028
DIAMOND1543525211835524301235294053,249 4025251934541683855581784193,2826,531
SAPPHIRE1353254881385354161184974003,052 3935201884491503405531733653,1316,183
PAR34535435436 4535345343672
HDCP7591113117153 61281816214104
RUBY1173124671264923641134693432,803 3474231594031453355131233132,7615,564
PAR (w)34535435436 4535345343672
HDCP (w)1317151191753 10281814612164

From other golfers

Visitor reviews

★★★★☆by m25_golf_reviews on 11 Aug 2020

<p>Overall Rating 38/50<br />
Layout 8/10<br />
Condition 9/10<br />
Value for money 7/10<br />
Practice Facilities 7/10<br />
Clubhouse/Pro-shop/Halfway House 7/10
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The Masters Course at the Shire is the only course in the UK to be designed by Seve Ballesteros. No consecutive two holes are the same and has 6x Par 3’s, 4’s and 5’s. These include links style holes, parkland holes and dramatic water holes.
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This makes for an interesting round and I always enjoy playing here. Sometimes it can get very busy especially at weekends and 5hr rounds are not unheard of. Luckily we played on Sunday evening and managed to get round in just over 3hrs as a 2 ball.
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There are multiple tees at the Shire so depending on ability it will be good test for golfers of all abilities. Some of the Green tee boxes look seriously long. It is 7028 yards Par 72.
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The condition of the course was brilliant, it appears that the Shire are putting in an effort improve the condition of course and using media and holding well publicised events to promote the course and it seems to be working. The greens were pure and fairways pretty lush given the drought we have been going through.
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Practice facilities include a multi bay driving range and putting green, there is also a small 9 hole par 3 course perfect for practice.
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£60-75 visitor fees is slightly steep for this course but it doesn’t put people off with all tee times taken all day every day at the moment.</p>