Yorkshire Golf Course And Farm Up For Sale For £2 Million

Spofforth Golf Club in North Yorkshire has been put on the market for £2 million - which includes a farm as a bonus

Spofforth Golf Course is up for sale for £2m
(Image credit: Lister Haigh)
Paul Higham
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Ever fancied owning your own golf course? Well for just £2 million you can pick up an 18-hole track, driving range – and even the bonus of a farm thrown in!

Spofforth Golf Course and Manor Farm in North Yorkshire has been put up for sale by HMH Golf & Leisure along with local agents Lister Haigh for the guide price of a cool £2m.

For that, though, you get a 130-acre property that includes an 18-hole golf course, which comes in at 6,176 yards as a par-72, along with a six-bay driving range and clubhouse.

There’s more, though, as you also get a four-bedroom bungalow and a range of farm buildings as part of the development, with Manor Farm previously a working farm in the cereal and beef industries.

The low-key golfing venue is a pay-as-you-play operation in a relaxing countryside venue but with great transport links to Leeds, Harrogate and York – where it sits right in the middle of that triangle.

“Spofforth Golf Course is a hidden gem,” said Ben Allen of HMH Golf & Leisure. “Opened in 1994 as a diversification of Manor Farm (a previous cereal and beef enterprise), the business has always been operated on a low-key basis to suit the previous owner’s lifestyle.

“While Spofforth Golf Course’s potential for commercialisation is obvious, this attractive property will undoubtedly also appeal to buyers seeking a rural, ring-fenced property for residential, amenity or other uses.

“HMH currently has 11 golf courses under offer at various locations around the country and, as always, expect strong interest in Spofforth Golf Course.”

John Haigh, of Lister Haigh, added: “Spofforth Golf Course/Manor Farm offers an incredible opportunity to purchase land and property of a scale that is rarely seen in a location this close to Harrogate.

“As interest in the Golden Triangle’s property market continues to thrive, seizing the chance to invest in Spofforth Golf Course/Manor Farm presents the potential for substantial returns or the prospect of a forever home.

“The property offers highly versatile features to suit a range of purchasers.”

We’ll wait to see if Spofforth Golf Course is purchased as a going concern and remains a public golf course, or whether it’s bought as someone’s own private dream house with 18-hole golf course attached.

Paul Higham
Paul Higham
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Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website.  Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush. 

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