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Hopton Holiday Village formerly operated a 9-hole par-3 golf course within Haven's coastal holiday park at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Independent golf records list the layout at 1,222 yards with a par of 27, while tourism material described it as the park's 9-hole par-3 course. Haven's own historical park maps show a dedicated golf area and golf hut within the holiday village.
The course appears to have ceased operating following plans to redevelop this part of the park. In March 2023, Haven Leisure submitted a planning application describing the site as the existing ancillary pitch-and-putt golf course and proposing its redevelopment with 110 bases for static caravans, together with associated landscaping and infrastructure. Haven's current Hopton Holiday Village information no longer advertises conventional golf among the park's activities; the golf-related attraction now promoted is Crazy Golf.
The course is a 9-hole golf course. It plays to par 27, 1,222 yards. On-site facilities include Lodge, Cabin, Apartment.
A small golf course operated for years as one of the recreation facilities at Haven's Hopton Holiday Village on the Norfolk coast. Haven's historical park maps identify a dedicated golf area and golf hut, while local tourism material describes the facility as a 9-hole par-3 course. Independent golf records list a par of 27 and total length of 1,222 yards.
No reliable source located during this research identifies the original architect, construction date or exact opening year, so those details should remain unassigned.
The most consequential change to the course came in 2023. A planning application submitted by Haven Leisure Limited described the land explicitly as the holiday village's existing ancillary pitch-and-putt golf course and proposed redeveloping it for 110 static-caravan bases, with new landscaping, drainage, utilities, access, parking and lighting. This provides stronger evidence of the course's fate than older directory listings that continue to describe it as playable.
The current Haven Hopton Holiday Village page no longer lists the traditional par-3 course among its activities. Haven now promotes Crazy Golf at the park instead, alongside swimming pools, sports and other family activities. Taken together with the 2023 redevelopment application, the current official information indicates that the former 9-hole golf course should no longer be treated as an active playable course.
Older golf-directory information, including the 1,222-yard scorecard data, is useful as historical documentation but appears to describe the former layout rather than a current facility.
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