Golf history, walking trails and Victorian architecture give Sunningdale its distinctive character. When planning your visit, check the specific visiting conditions: golf is seasonal or subject to tee-time availability, while the park trails offer different lengths and surfaces. Holy Trinity Church also combines a long history with architectural details that are well worth discovering.
Golf Courses and Visiting Hours
The Old Course at Sunningdale Golf Club was designed by Willie Park Junior and opened in 1901. The New Course, designed by Harry Colt, first opened in 1923. Its narrow, winding fairways are lined with heather, and its small greens are often elevated. The club’s development can be seen in the different dates when the two courses were created, as well as in the New Course’s distinctive layout.
Sunningdale Golf Club welcomes visitors annually from Monday to Thursday, May through October. As seasonal arrangements may change, it is advisable to check visiting dates before your trip. Another option is Sunningdale Heath, where green fees are available on most days, including weekends and public holidays, subject to tee-time availability. Check availability before your round. The clubhouse’s 1902 Bar serves food and drinks before or after golf; this offering may also change.
Circular Walks and Landscapes in Sunningdale
Sunningdale Park is a 19-hectare SANG (Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace) site, established in 2022–23. A waymarked circular trail is approximately two kilometres long. The site has paved and unpaved paths, flatter routes and benches. The area is managed for the benefit of people and wildlife. The Park Tree Trail is also a circular walk and highlights notable tree species.
From Sunningdale Park and the adjoining Northcote Gardens, views extend across rolling historic Grade II parkland, individual parkland trees, meadows and woodland. If you would like to compare several walking options, the Parish Council has created four routes in and around Sunningdale. They follow designated footpaths and bridleways, and each starts and ends at the Jubilee Clock on the A30. Conditions on individual routes may change, so check them before your walk. Dogs are permitted in the SANG site, subject to requirements for leads and control.
Holy Trinity Church and Local History
Holy Trinity Church in Sunningdale was founded in 1840 and is a Grade II listed building. Its architecture combines High Victorian and Late Victorian Gothic Revival elements. Notable details include stained-glass windows by important Victorian designers and an east window from the 1930s by Ninian Comper. The church is also the burial place of the exiled sculptor Prince Victor of Hohenlohe. The church therefore offers several specific points of interest for exploring architecture and history.
A weekly service from the Book of Common Prayer takes place at Holy Trinity Sunningdale, and everyone is welcome to attend. Check the service time before your trip. Sunningdale’s war memorial commemorates those who lost their lives in the two World Wars. Visitors are also welcome at Sunningdale Bowling Club to watch bowls or attend an open day; dates may change.
The vegetation can also be considered in the wider context of the area: Sunningdale, together with the neighbouring towns of Ascot and Sunninghill, is known for its impressive trees and shrubs, including rhododendron bushes.
Discover more destinations: Hurley, Datchet, Maidenhead, Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Windsor, Sunninghill, Ascot.
For the broader travel overview: Windsor And Maidenhead.
