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Hole 5 at Royal Cinque Ports (Chris Barnard)
Canterbury by night
Canterbury Cathedral
Panorama over Royal Cinque Ports (Kevin Murray)
4th par 3 at Royal Cinque Ports
Royal Cinque Ports’ 1st green (Chris Barnard)
Nave interior - canterbury cathedral
17th Hole of Royal Cinque Ports with clubhouse
then restored the course following World
War II to resemble substantially the design
laid out by Hunter and Braid, and play soon
recommenced in 1946.
Deal’s royal patronage dates back
to a long time ago. The fi rst evidence of
association between the club and the Royal
Family came as early as 1900, when HRH
the Prince of Wales (Later Edward VII)
played regularly on his visits to Deal. King
George V accepted the patronage in 1910 and
Royal Cinque Ports on the 17th Hole with
the clubhouse in the distance (Chris Barnard)
Golf at the Engadine Golf Club in days gone by
Chapel Down Winery
this continued until his death in 1935. King
George V and Edward, Prince of Wales (for
a short time Edward VIII), were frequent
visitors to Deal during this time.
The Royal title was reconfi rmed by in
1949 and when Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother became Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports in 1979 an association was born which
fl ourished until her death in 2001. Prince
Andrew, Duke of York, then accepted the
patronage in 2002 which continues to this
Chapel Down Rose Brut
day. The royal connections do not end there
as Royal Cinque Ports has a royal neighbour
just a couple of miles along the coast towards
Sandwich. Royal St George’s was established
in 1887 and is widely regarded as one of the
world’s best championship links courses.
And bordering St George’s to the north lies
Prince’s which provides yet another great
links challenge with panoramic views over
Sandwich Bay, the Channel and some of
Kent’s iconic White Cliffs. Royal St George’s
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