User Reviews
for Golf d'Hardelot, Hardelot, France
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36 holes of parkland in the exclusive town of Hardelot
Reviewed October 7, 2025
The Les Dunes course was played on October 2nd and the Les Pines course on October 6th, 2025. The 36-hole course of the Golf d'Hardelot is located approximately 50 km south of Calais on the Opal Coast of northern France. Neither course is directly on the sea and has separate clubhouses and restaurants, located approximately three kilometers apart. It's best to follow the good signage when approaching. First, I'll describe the Les Dunes course, which is located in absolute tranquility and natural surroundings, is slightly hilly, accessible on foot, and quite short at PAR 70 (6 x PAR 3). Despite its name, it's more of a true parkland course with tall trees. However, the fairways are rarely narrow, and the tees are mostly open, so even players with a higher handicaps should be able to cope. The fairways are often lined with magnificent houses and villas, but these are not intrusive. Water hazards are rare. There are many well-placed bunkers with fine, light sand. Some of the bunker edges are as high as dunes, which is probably where the course gets its name. The varied layout of the fairways also includes a few doglegs. Some elevated greens increase the difficulty. Hole 11 (par 3) requires a direct tee shot over water onto the green and is certainly a highlight. You can also finish the round after six or eleven holes, as these end at the clubhouse. Unusually, the path from green 15 to tee 16 runs across the fairway of hole 13. This can lead to dangerous situations. Apart from a few worn tees, the condition of the course was excellent during our play. The mostly slightly undulating greens were in excellent condition. Play was very busy, even on a Thursday afternoon, with one flight after another. Our two-player game took over 4.5 hours. From hole 7 onwards, we ran into a men's foursome, which meant we had to wait. It's especially advisable to reserve a tee time early, especially on weekends. Tee times start every 9 minutes. Reservations can be made online, but you must pay immediately. Depending on the time of day, you can get a few percent discount on the fairly competitive standard green fee of €115. The employee in the pro shop was extremely friendly and explained everything to us as first-timers. It's a bit of a shame that there are no restrooms anywhere except on the 11th green. The restaurant (not in use) above the pro shop has a pleasant terrace overlooking the first tee and the 18th green, in front of which lies the second water hazard of the round. There's also a driving range. Overall, a round at Les Dunes is highly recommended. Now to Les Pines (par 73): This course is also a true parkland course, albeit without water, but with plenty of bunkers. The course is very easy to navigate on foot, even if it does have a bit of an up and down section here and there. The holes are somewhat less spectacular, but also have their merits, given their length alone (6 PAR 5s). The condition of the Les Pines course was also very good, especially the greens. However, the paths between the tees and from the green to the fairway could be improved. The clubhouse, which consists of a small restaurant and a pro shop, is a bit dated, including the restrooms. The toilet at the first tee was very unpleasant and urgently needed to be renovated. However, the pro shop employee was very friendly and explained everything. Another problem here is the game schedule. We played on a Monday afternoon and, due to the large number of men's foursomes, it took a full 4.5 hours. The parking lot in front of the clubhouse was full of cars from Great Britain. According to the pro shop employee, many Brits come through the tunnel to play here. Therefore, reserving a tee time is recommended. The green fee is identical to Les Dunes. The earlier you book and the later you play, the greater the discount. Les Dunes 5 stars, Les Pines 3 stars, so 4 stars on average.
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Les Dunes Top, les Pin Flop
Reviewed May 5, 2025
We played Les Dunes on May 2nd. The green fee of €113 is quite a price, but the course was worth it in every respect. Great tees, well-mowed fairways, well-raked bunkers, and fantastic, fast greens. Beautiful views of the course are always present. Great, we'll be back. This course, Les Dunes, is in line with the one at Le Touquet la Mer.
On May 3,2025, we played Les Pin with great anticipation and were so disappointed that I don't even know how to give it a star rating. For the same green fee of 113 euros per person, we found a course that, compared to other French courses, would have been worth no more than 60-65 euros. The tees were significantly worse, the bunkers were only raked along the sole and not along the sides (like at Dunes). The fairway grass was significantly worse. The greens were OK, but not as fast as at Dunes. On the paths between the holes, you have to be careful where you step to avoid twisting your ankles. The clubhouse at Les Pin somehow didn't match the apparently high standard that was desired, and even less so at Les Dunes. A look in the restroom showed a clear difference. We really felt ripped off.
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Hardelot des Dunes
Reviewed July 29, 2024
Beautiful golf course, which despite the name has little (actually nothing) to do with a links course apart from the sandy ground. Only the undulating fairways suggest the subsoil and the dune origin. Overall a challenging, if not very long (even from the white only 5300m) course with six par 3s (par 70). The holes are varied, and knowledge of the course helps in some places. The condition was really excellent, the greens immaculate, fast and difficult without being unfair. So an all-round great golfing experience, which was only slightly spoiled by the initially rather unfriendly catering staff. Even if Les Pins has the edge for me, Les Dunes is worth a round.
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Great facility, challenging course
Reviewed September 7, 2023
Les Pines is a really great golf course that can be played sportily from white (three par4s >400m long). Due to the narrowness of the holes (especially on the first 9), I used the driver for the first time on hole #13 (and then on #15,16 and 18). The layout in the middle of the pine forests and the surroundings with the mostly very beautiful villas and holiday homes makes the complex special. The par3s in particular are very picturesque and well defended with bunkers, but the longer holes also offer spectacular perspectives, especially from the white tees. The condition of the greens, which were also freshly sanded, was sad. The gastronomy is limited, but incredibly courteous and hospitable. A beautiful golfing experience on a special course.
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Hardelot 5 stars!
Reviewed August 27, 2021
The resort with villas in the thick pine forest has a good pro shop on the Pines Course and gastronomy on the Dunes Course. The two places are 3 minutes by car from each other.
Les Pines:
After the redesign, the old Tom Simpson Course is an absolute top spot.
The difficult course has great "fringed bunkers" and an infinite number of pine trees that are repeatedly included in the game. Les Pines is said to be the best place on the Côte de Opal. For us it was a clear 5-star course, but the greens that are too slow let it rank behind Le Touquet La Mer! Still a top place!
Les Dunes:
Paul Rolin's second resort course from 1988 was also completely redesigned two years ago. Even the first run uphill was extremely beautiful. What followed was a design fireworks display in the closed pine forest where now and then luxury villas peeked through (not disturbing). The Dunes Course plays uphill and downhill and developed completely unexpectedly on the 18-hole round to our No. 1 on the Côte de Opal! Sensational and spectacular!
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Les Pines: well-groomed but boring
Reviewed July 26, 2021
The course runs between pine trees, which are lined with older villas. The landscape is not unattractive and very quiet. The fairways are slightly wavy, but easily accessible on foot. Greens and fairways make a very well-kept impression. It is relatively easy to see that the tracks are very similar and there is hardly any change. There are no water hazards whatsoever. In the high season in July there were hardly any other golfers to be found; very leisurely and stress-free. The infrastructure makes a somewhat neglected impression. The restaurant was closed, if you want to have a drink or something to eat after the round, you have to drive to the clubhouse of the Dunes Course.
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Pleasant golf courses in built dune landscape
Reviewed June 16, 2019
The golf courses Les Pines and Dunes are located in the village of Hardelot, surrounded by sand dunes and residential buildings, which does not seem disturbing. The courses are good for all handicap classes and also good to walk.
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