One of the highest golf courses in Surrey and ranking among the very best of Britain's heather and heath land courses, Hindead's principal feature is the unique contrast between the two halves of the course.

The holes from the second to the nith follow the valleys formed in some long gone Ice Age and here the narrowness of the fairways, the rising slopes of heather, bracken and trees add not only to the challenge of the game but to the breathtaking beauty of the course.

The first hole and the last nine are laid out on an "upper" plateau more in keeping with the traditional Surrey heath land course. The fairways of the top nine look deceptively wide after the previous valleys, each of them appearing to allow us all the room we want for our drives.

But beware, it can be found that it is only to go wrong! While not excessively long at something over 6,300 yards, Hindhead is a fine test of golf.