The Vale, Glamorgan

Luxurious 143 bedroom, four star hotel, 2 championship golf courses, Wales' largest health spa, dining in both formal and casual surroundings and exceptional sporting facilities only 15 minutes from Cardiff city centre and International Airport. It is set amidst over 600 acres of beautiful parkland, which was once part of the estate of Hensol Castle. SOUTH WALES Vale Of Glamorgan 4* Resort with Two Championship Golf Courses The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort Hensol Park Hensol Nr Cardiff Glamorgan CF72 8JY Wales Tel: +44 1443 667800 Fax: +44 1443 667801 reservations@vale-hotel.com www.vale-hotel.com Accommodation Luxurious 4* 143 bedroom hotel Spa Wales' largest spa, established five years ago under the expert guidance of industry consultancy leader "The Sanctuary," is superbly equipped with 19 treatment rooms, a lavish changing facility and extensive relaxation room. Health & Racquets Club Gymnasium 20 metre indoor pool, Fitness studios Squash courts Tennis courts Sauna Steam rooms Whirlpool bath. Clinic Independent private medical out-patient facility dedicated to dealing with all aspects of investigation, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Available to the general public, corporate sector and professional sports men and women. Conference 9 conference and meeting rooms for groups of 10 to 280 delegates. They all benefit from natural light, are fully air-conditioned and can be personalised, including any specific seating arrangements or sound and vision systems required. Golf 2 championship 18 hole golf courses - the acclaimed Wales National and the Lake course. All-weather driving range Golf academy Putting greens Golf Packages A variety of packages for golf breaks, golf holidays, corporate golf days, golf societies.

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Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort, Inverness-shire

Located in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, the newly re-developed Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort offers boundless opportunities to experience numerous outdoor activities all year round and to enjoy the best of Highland hospitality. NORTHERN SCOTLAND Inverness-shire Highland Resort with 18 Hole Golf Course Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort Aviemore Inverness-shire PH22 1PN Scotland Tel: +44 845 608 3734 www.aviemorehighlandresort.com Accommodation Four hotels: The Highlands Hotel, The Academy, The Aviemore Inn and The Four Seasons Hotel Highland Lodges with spacious living room, en-suite bedrooms and fully fitted kitchen Activities Leisure Arena swimming pool TechnoGym Vital Beauty Spa E-Zone Children's Club Luxury outdoor shopping complex Conference Conference Centre withe 650 seat auditorium 8 meeting rooms Facilities for from 8 to 1000 delegates Golf Course Spey Valley 18 hole championship golf course

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Hilton Templepatrick, County Antrim

Tee off at the 18 hole woodland golf course. Swim in the pool or play tennis on one of 2 all-weather courts. Savor Irish beef in Treffner's restaurant. Just 15 minutes' drive from Belfast International Airport by free shuttle, this hotel has 10 meeting rooms for 2-500 NORTHERN IRELAND County Antrim Hotel with 18 Hole Golf Course Hilton Templepatrick Hotel & Golf Club Castle Upton Estate Templepatrick County Antrim BT39 0DD Northern Ireland Tel: +44 28-94435500 Fax: +44 28-94435511 www.hilton.com Accommodation Accommodation is in traditional guestrooms, junior suites, deluxe and executive rooms Conferences & Functions 10 meeting rooms for from 2 to 500 delegates Health & Leisure Livingwell Health Club Golf Course 18 hole championship golf course

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Ramside Hall, County Durham

NORTH-EAST ENGLAND County Durham Hotel with 27 Hole Golf Course Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club Carrville, County Durham DH1 1TD, England Tel: +44 191 386 5282 Fax: +44 191 386 0399 mail@ramsidehallhotel.co.uk www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk About Ramside Hall Today's venue was formerly the home of the Pemberton family and was transformed into a hotel in 1963. Whilst the tradition of friendly service, good value and a warm welcome remains, the structure is now vastly different, and Ramside is proud to be the North-East's largest privately-owned Hotel, with golf. Accommodation All bedrooms are individually decorated and furnished and there is a choice of rooms - Standard, Premier, Premier 4 Poster and Presidential Suites. Conferences & Functions The Bishops Suite is a multi purpose Conference and Banqueting Suite which divides into five separate areas - the Reception Foyer, Conservatory, Beaumont Suite, Neville Suite and Hatfield Suite. The suite can cater for from 2 to 400 persons. Golf Facilities Golf Shop Conservatory bar & restaurant Lounge Billiards room Steam room & sauna Driving range Golf Course The Ramside Course comprises of three loops of nine holes - the Princes, Bishops and Cathedral Courses. Each loop has its own individual features, but all blend well with each other, and allow different Courses of the Day.

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Plassey, Denbeighshire

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue is a multi-award winning Leisure Park is set in 247 acres of magnificent park and woodland in the beautiful Dee Valley, near to the picturesque the villages of Overton and Bangor-On-Dee. NORTH WALES Denbeighshire Leisure Park with 9 Hole Par 66 Golf Course The Plassey Leisure Park Eyton, Wrexham, North Wales LL13 0SP Tel: +44 1978 780 277 Fax: +44 1978 780 019 enquiries@theplassey.co.uk www.theplassey.co.uk Accommodation This is a touring caravan park which also has deluxe touring pitches. Facilities include a superb Amenity building with individual washroom cubicles, showers, toilets and dishwashing area, and special provision for babies and the disabled, Leisure & Recreation Craft & Retail Centre Hair & Beauty Salon Brewery Garden Centre Coffee Shop Golf The 9 hole par 66 golf course is set in beautiful undulating parkland and was established in 1992.

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The Weigh Inn, Caithness

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue is situated overlooking the Pentland Firth, with panoramic views to the Orkney Islands, and is set in 2 acres of grounds on the outskirts of Thurso. The Weigh Inn has recently been rebuilt to the highest standards and is currently Scottish Tourist Board 3 star rated. SCOTLAND Caithness Scottish Inn offering Golf Break Packages The Weigh Inn Thurso, Caithness, Scotland Tel: +44 1847 893722 www.weighinn.co.uk Accommodation A variety of accommodations consisting of 42 superior and standard lodges, and 16 deluxe bedrooms, which include a mixture of twins, doubles, 4 posters, family, and self-catering. All have private bath and/or shower. A choice of disabled accommodation is also available. Leisure & Recreation Thurso offers visitors a varied and entertaining selection of amenities to choose from, such as Surfing, Windsurfing, Sea Angling, Water Skiing, Sailing, Swimming, Bowls, Golf, Tennis, Boating, Loch & River Fishing, Rough & Clay Pigeon Shooting, Pony Trekking. The hotel offers golf, fishing and surfing breaks. Function & Conference Facilities The Pentland Suite is one of the finest function suites in the North of Scotland, with its own bar and spacious dance floor, and can accommodate up to 250 delegates. Further meeting rooms for up to 12 & 20 persons are also available. Golf Golf is available at three excellent courses: Reay Links; Wick Links; and Thurso (parkland). Golf Breaks 5 night golf break packages are available, starting from £1375.50 per person.

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Donnington Grove, Royal Berkshire

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue is set in a delightful and secluded position, on the outskirts of Newbury in Royal Berkshire, and is overlooked by the historic Donnington Castle. Donnington Grove Country Club estate runs to 550 acres and is a mixture of parkland, farmland and woodland, with the River Lambourn running through it. The house on the estate was built between 1763 and 1772 in a style known as Strawberry Hill Gothic. ENGLAND Royal Berkshire 24 Bedroom Hotel with 18 hole Golf Course Donnington Grove Country Club Grove Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2LA, England Tel: +44 1635 581000 Fax: +44 1635 552259 enquiries@donnington-grove.com www.donnington-grove.com Accommodation The Hotel is located within a beautifully renovated 18th Century Gothic house. There are 24 bedrooms in total, all of which are en-suite and are equipped with satellite television and tea/coffee making facilities. Leisure & Recreation Japanese bath and sauna. Hard tennis courts. Fishing. Restaurant The restaurant offers both traditional and Japanese menus. Conference Facilities A choice of light and spacious rooms can offer a quiet and impressive location to hold any type of meeting, with equipment hire, coffee and meal breaks organised to your requirements. Golf The 18 hole course is over 7,100 yards long, and presents a stiff challenge for low handicap golfers. The course consists of two halves that are very different in character; the front nine is undulating on higher ground and has stunning views over the surrounding countryside, while the back nine is classic parkland, with an abundance of beautiful trees and water hazards. Golf Breaks Golf break packages are available, starting from £95.50 per person.

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Doobeg, County Clare

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue is described as Ireland's new premier luxury destination. The Lodge at Doonbeg Golf Club is located on the stunning south-west coast of Ireland, only 45 minutes from Shannon, and encompasses luxury suites, fine dining, spa, links golf, and golf shop. IRELAND County Clare Lodge Suites with 18 hole Links Course The Lodge at Doonbeg Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 65 9055602 Fax: +353 65 9055247 reservations@doonbeggolfclub.com www.doonbeggolfclub.com The Lodge 15 Lodge Suites which are more than simply rooms with a seating area. Each of the individually designed suites are private residences, equipped with everything a discriminating traveller would require. White Horse Spa An extensive range of treatments and fitness programmes. Real Estate A collection of ocean and links-side suites and cottages. Golf 18 hole Greg Norman designed links course playing along 1½ miles of beach and dunes. The ocean is visible from the green, fairway, or tee of 16 of the 18 holes. The par 72 layout features a single loop of nine holes out and nine back and plays 6,885 yards from the back tees. Practice Area, Driving Range, Temporary Clubhouse, and Pro Shop are available.

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Belleisle, Ayrshire

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue, on the east coast of Scotland, is an imposing Country House Hotel, set in a public park with a 36 hole golf course. It is quite a difficult hotel to find detailed information about, particularly as the website is still under construction. It is listed with a number of booking sites or you can just telephone them direct. SCOTLAND Ayrshire Hotel with two 18 hole Golf Courses Belleisle House Hotel Doonfoot Road, Ayr KA7 4DU Tel: +44 1292 442331 Fax: +44 1292 445325 www.belleislehotel.co.uk Hotel This stately and imposing country mansion hotel was originally the country seat of the Glentanar family and is situated within the grounds of Belleisle Park. Accommodation 14 en-suite bedrooms Golf The 36 hole parkland course is considered by many to be the finest inland 'links' course in Scotland. Note I do not receive commissions or fees for showcasing this or any other venue. The choice of venue and the information provided is impartial and only biased in as much as, where available, I use the venue's own description of their facilities.

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Penrhos G & CC, Ceredigion

My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's venue is a Golf & Country Club Hotel set in 150 acres of lush green countryside in the Wyre Valley in West Wales. WALES Ceredigion Golf & Country Club with Hotel & Holiday Park Penrhos Golf & Country Club Llanrhystud, Ceredigion SY23 5AY Tel: +44 151 606 9191 Fax: +44 151 678 5551 enquiries@penrhosgolf.co.uk www.penrhosgolf.co.uk Accommodation 15 Junior Suites with twin beds, a double sofa bed, en-suite shower, bath and toilet, and mini kitchen with a microwave, kettle and fridge. Holiday Park Modern 12ft luxury mobile homes with two double bedrooms, bathroom with shower, fridge, colour television and microwave. Leisure & Recreation Gym, solarium, sauna, steam room, indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts, crazy golf, bowls. Conferences: Day and residential conference facilities for up to 120 delegates. Golf 18 hole championship length course; 9 hole course; driving range; golf & sports shop; professional tuition. Golf Days Society or corporate day pre-planned packages are available. Prices start from: £25 per person Golf Break Packages All-inclusive golf break packages are available, including dinner and use of the swimming pool and leisure facilities. Prices start from: £45 per person

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Leasowe Castle, Merseyside

My Golf Break Venue of the Day This independent venue offers golf packages with a perfect combination of style, comfort and elegance in a tranquil setting with 6 acres of grounds overlooking Leasowe Golf Course and the sea. Hotel The Castle part dates back to 1592 and was built for Ferdinand, 2nd Heir to the English throne, to allow him to watch horse racing on the Meols sands. Accommodation Most of the en-suite rooms have views over Leasowe Golf Course and the sea beyond. Sea views are available for a supplement. Health & Fitness Club Sunbed and 'The Quiet Room' treatment room. Conferences: Meeting rooms of various sizes; the largest suite can accommodate up to 400 delegates. Golf The hotel is adjacent to Leasowe GC and is located between the links courses at Royal Liverpool (host to the British Open in 2006) and Wallasey. Also within easy reach are Royal Birkdale, Formby and Hillside. Golf Packages The package are designed for the smaller golfing parties of up to 12 players to give players a good mix of the tough championship courses and more picturesque parkland courses that the Wirral has to offer. NORTH OF ENGLAND Cheshire Castle Hotel offering all-inclusive Golf Packages Leasowe Castle Leasowe Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside CH46 3RF Hotel with health & leisure club and conference centre. Local courses include: Leasowe; Royal Liverpool; Wirral; Royal Birkdale; Formby All-inclusive Golf Packages are available. Tel: +44 151 606 9191 Fax: +44 151 678 5551 reservations@leasowecastle.com www.leasowecastle.com

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One Night in Kiev Some reflections on a very brief trip to the former soviet Republic of Ukraine We were on the shortlist to design the very first golf course in Ukraine. We had decided to make our fees very competitive in view of the publicity that might be generated, but once we were there, we decided our fees were not nearly high enough to cover the hassle and discomfort. The airport was like a mad time-share salesmen's convention but with constant accosting for taxi rides rather than holiday homes. Soviet roadbuilders share a common heritage with the Romans - the road from the airport into Kiev was absolutely arrow straight (and 8 lanes wide). The drivers also seem to share this Roman heritage - the driving was something like the chariot race from Ben Hur. According to some of the websites I went onto, Kiev is supposed to be one of Europe's most beautiful cities. It isn't. The centre is fairly average but what is memorable is the mile upon mile of grey soviet-era prefabricated apartment blocks stretching as far as the eye can see in every direction. I selected the Hotel Khreschatik from the TripAdvisor top 10 Kiev hotels. It is without doubt the worst hotel I have stayed in anywhere. Heaven only knows what the bottom 10 are like. I compounded my error by assuming that a junior suite would be the hotel's showcase room. If it was a showcase for post-modern post-soviet interior design irony then it succeeded. The decor and furnishings were various shades of beige. My feet stuck to the carpet. The air-conditioning didn't work and 5 lightbulbs were missing. The hot taps ran cold. I tried the cold taps and they ran hot. The 'mini-bar' was a domestic refridgerator plonked by the entrance door: unplugged and empty. The access corridors were dirty, dingy and threadbare. There was a chambermaid doing the ironing in the corridor outside my room. The access staircase was completely undecorated: by undecorated I mean no plaster on the walls and bare concrete stairs. At check-in we were given a breakfast voucher each and told not to lose it: no voucher, no breakfast. The hotel had no breakfast room (or any other facilities that we could find) and breakfast was taken at a cafe a few doors away. Breakfast consisted of: a strange coloured liquid with an indescribable taste; a mini-croissant; a rubber omelettey-type thing with a lettuce leaf; one cup of coffee (no refills offered, thankfully). Early the previous evening I had received a telephone call from a nice lady asking me if I wanted 'a relaxing massage and some sex.' I politely declined, saying I was too tired (why, for heavens sake, did I feel the need to make an excuse?). She said 'what about tomorrow night'. I said 'OK, come on over.' I don't know what happened to the occupant of my room the following night: I was on a Georgian Airways flight to Tbilisi at the time.

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Mount Wolseley, County Carlow

Mount Wolseley My Golf Break Venue of the Day Today's vacation destination is in Central Ireland and is a charming resort located amongst the gentle rolling landscape of County Carlow and the meandering River Slaney. It is an eclectic blend of contemporary design and lavish detail set in glorious, peaceful surroundings and only 80 minutes drive from the nation’s capital, Dublin. Accommodation is available in 142 ensuite hotel bedrooms and also in 4 bedroom self-catering holiday homes. Spa with a wide range of therapies and treatments. Leisure club with 20m swimming pool, hydrotherapy area, sauna, steam room, whirlpool spa, fitness testing, air-conditioned gym, tennis court, indoor and outdoor children's play areas. Erre Esse Boutique. Activities for children are available both on the estate and surrounding areas, including: tennis; indoor and outdoor play area; swimming pool; horseriding; quadbiking; fishing. Conference facilities for over 750 delegates and 10 additional breakout rooms for up to 120 delegates. Banquet facilities for over 550 guests. 18 hole par 72 7198 yard mature parkland, opened in 1995, with picturesque lakes filled with wildlife and fish. Water comes into play on eleven of the 18 holes. Designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr. CENTRAL IRELAND County Carlow Country Resort with 18 Hole Championship Golf Course Mount Wolseley Country Resort Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland 142 bedroom hotel with spa, leisure club, boutique and conference centre. 4 bedroom self-catering holiday homes. 18 hole par 72 7198 yard championship parkland course. Tel: +353 59 91 51674 Fax: +353 59 91 52123 reservations@mountwolseley.ie www.mountwolseley.ie

The Five Lays Rollover Daily Dabble Day 4: 16 November 2006 I layed Oenologue at 2.00 in the 12.40 at Market Rasen and the little beauty was unplaced. I just love it when the first race produces the target winnings. I'll enjoy it while I can and bank another £5. * * * * * I started with a £100 bank and a target return of 5% per day (as opposed to a savings account return of 5% per annum - although there are obviously different risk levels involved). The bank is now up to £120, so I will increase my target return to £6 per day. * * * * * Today's selection 12.25 Kelso: Gringo at 2.60 12.50 Kelso: Three Mirrors at 2.64 13.10 Exeter: Dream Alliance at 2.32 13.25 Kelso: Rasharrow at 1.93 14.10 Ascot: Hawkridge Star at 2.58

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