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Domaine de Crecy For a change of scene, delicious cuisine and some challenging golf, Mike Kaas Stock heads to the region of Brie in France and finds that everything is tres jolie… It’s a bright, warm 6am start for me. I’m up early because I want to be at Domaine de Crecy Hotel and Golf in France by lunchtime. After a 45-minute drive from my house to the Eurotunnel, it’s then about three hours on the road, heading towards Paris, turning east just before hitting the city. It’s an uneventful journey, which involves listening to the complete Blues Brothers collection and I can’t help but adapt a line from that classic film: “There are 300 kilometres to go, I’ve got a full set of golf clubs are in the back of the car, the sun is shining and I am wearing sunglasses.” I have a feeling I’m going to have a good day. Domaine de Crécy Hotel and Golf is located near the beautiful town of Crécy-La-Chapelle. This is the heart of Brie country, heaven! The hotel dates back to the 17th century...

Domaine de Crecy - Arnold  Palmer Masterpiece. It’s a bright and warm 6am start for me, I want to be at Domaine de Crecy Hotel and Golf by lunchtime. Forty-five minutes’ drive from my house to the Euro Tunnel and then three-hours heading towards Paris, turning to the east just before I run into Parisian traffic. To borrow a line from the Blues Brothers, “there are 300 Kilometres to go, I’ve got a full set of golf clubs are in the back of the car, the sun is shining and I am wearing sunglasses”. After an uneventful journey which involves listening to the complete Blues Brothers collection and some slight confusion from my Satellite Navigation, I (as my Sat Nav says) arrive at my destination. Domaine de Crecy Hotel &Golf , is located near the beautiful town of Crecy La Chapelle, this is the heart of Brie country, heaven! The Hotel dates back to the 17 th Century and was originally a large and grand farmhouse. Now converted and with twenty-nine elegant rooms, it still has a r...

Domaine de Crecy Domaine de Crecy Hotel & Golf, is located near the beautiful town of Crecy La Chapelle in the heart of heart of Brie country but only 40 kilometres from Paris and 15 kilometres from Disneyland. Accommodation   The Hotel dates back to the 17th Century and was originally a large and grand farmhouse. Now converted and with twenty-nine elegant rooms, it still has a rustic and authentic French charm. At the centre is a courtyard, enclosed on all sides by the buildings and obviously previously a focal point for activities on the farm. It now provides a perfect relaxing area, complete with swimming pool and outdoor seated area for the restaurant.  The well-known La Vallée shopping Village is also nearby, perfect for those looking to add to their stylish wardrobe. Golf   There are two attached golf courses, the nine hole Montpichet, and the stunning 18 hole Vignoly which is the only Arnold Palmer designed course in France. Anyone who is a f...

Over the next few years, Northern Ireland is set to undergo remarkable change. Mark Alexander reports on the developments already affecting golf tourism in the province... Northern Ireland may have hit the headlines lately, but another compelling story is bubbling beneath the power brokering and backroom deals. Along the province’s north coast, the talk may be of kingmakers and uneasy alliances, but other significant changes are afoot here in this green isle.Here you will find packed tour buses transporting visitors along a magical stretch of jaw-dropping scenery with the faint but recognisable whiff of whiskey in the air. This, after all, is the land where Game of Thrones is filmed, and the impact of this hit TV series has been profound. Since the programme was first aired in 2011, the province has seen a massive boost in tourism, with visitors to the stunning Giant's Causeway reaching almost one million in 2016. In fact, Northern Ireland’s annual tourism figures show that la...