Thursday, November 7, 2013

Centurion Park

      Centurion Park is a well established 18 hole parkland course and 28 bay driving range in a prime position just off the Coast Road in Newcastle. When you step onto the well established parkland course, it is hard to believe that it is only four miles from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne.


     The golf course extends approximatley 107.50 acres (43.50 hectares) including the site of the clubhouse, Happy Gilmores bar, golf shop and driving range. The golf landscape is attractice and fairly level with tree plantations between the fairways and around the clubhouse.

     At 6031 yards off the meal tees, the course provides a fair test of golf for players of all abilities, comprising 18 holes par 70 from the white tees and 69 from the yellow.

     The 1st, 10th, 9th and 18th holes lie close to the clubhouse facilitating a 9-hole round. The first 9 holes are located to the eat and south of the clubhouse with the remaining holes located to the north.


Centurion Park Golf Club, previously Wallsend Golf Club, is in a prime position just off the Coast Road in Newcastle. When you step onto the well established parkland course, it is hard to believe that it is only four miles from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Golf Club has impressive new facilities following a major upgrade and investment by the new owners Keeping Inn Ltd. The facilities include Happy Gilmores Bar open all day to members and the public, a modern 28 bay driving range, an impressive newly extended golf shop and leisure facilities including two squash courts.

Keeping Inn Ltd

In April 2008, Keeping Inn Ltd acquired Wallsend Golf Course, adjacent land and buildings from North Tyneside Council, it was re-named ‘Centurion Park’. Since acquisition considerable sums have been invested in developing and upgrading this well established parkland course.

The Clubhouse has been completely refurbished and now boasts a spacious, stylish and welcoming Bar called ‘Happy Gilmore’s'; a perfect place to relax after a round of Golf & enjoy a meal from our extensive, locally sourced menu, or a visit to our Driving Range and Squash Courts. Locker rooms and shower facilities are of a high standard, many lockers contain points for recharging and storing battery driven Golf trolleys. A new shop has been developed that stock a wide range of Golf equipment and accessories at competitive prices.

The 24 bay floodlit driving range has been refurbished with new mats and markers, educational mirrors were added, so Golfers can check their swing.

Keeping Inn Ltd is a north east based family company that owns and operates hotel & leisure facilities across the North East of England.

Our Company policy is to create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere whilst maintaining the course and the facilities to a high standard. Future plans for development at Centurion Park include a conference & events centre, high wire activity courses, family food led pub & floodlit 9 par golf course.


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