Mullion Golf Course

The moment you arrive at Mullion Golf Course, you're struck by how the fairways seem to roll straight into the Cornish coastline. It's a proper links course, the kind where the wind comes off the Atlantic and makes every shot count. The greens are tight, the rough is unforgiving, and the views across Mullion Cove and beyond are genuinely distracting - which might explain a few wayward shots.

This is a course for golfers who know what they're doing. Beginners will find it humbling; scratch players will find it rewarding. It sits right down on the peninsula between Mullion Cove and Church Cove, so you're playing with seabirds wheeling overhead and the English Channel as your constant companion. The course is challenging but fair, and the clubhouse does decent food if you fancy refuelling after eighteen holes.

You'll want to ring ahead about green fees and course conditions - coastal courses can get battered by Atlantic storms. Allow a full day if you're combining it with a proper walk around the cove itself, which you absolutely should. The Secret Garden Glamping sits just 2.4 miles away, making it a convenient base if you're planning a golfing break. Henry's Camp Site is another option a few miles further out, though the course itself is the real draw here rather than a fairground-style park experience.