Owston Hall Golf Course

The moment you pull into Owston Hall, you know you're somewhere proper. It's an 18-hole course that sits on genuinely pleasant grounds just outside Doncaster, and it's got that rare mix of being accessible without feeling like a par-3 mat. The layout winds through tree-lined fairways with enough water hazards to keep you honest, but it's not brutally difficult - a decent golfer will shoot something respectable here.

The clubhouse is friendly rather than stuffy, which matters when you've just duffed a drive into the lake. Staff know what they're doing, and the greens are well-maintained without being obsessively manicured. You're looking at a four-hour round if you're moving at a decent pace.

This works brilliantly if you're staying nearby at Between Rivers Camping - just 6.5 miles away - and fancy breaking up a week of pitching tents with nine or eighteen holes. It's the sort of course that golfers enjoy rather than one that defeats them before the ninth, which means families with teenagers who play will actually have fun here too. Beginners might find it a touch challenging, but nothing that'll send them home crying.

Check their website for green fees and tee time availability before heading over. Weekday rates are usually more forgiving than weekends. The real point of Owston Hall is that it's unpretentious - you come, you play decent golf, you don't feel like you've just dropped a fortune.