The evening nine at The Hertsmere is the best value golf in Hertfordshire for a simple reason: you play a Donald Steel parkland course at its quietest and prettiest time of day, 20 minutes from London, on a pay-and-play basis with the best rates always online. No membership required, no gatekeeping, just golf when the course is at its most generous.
By The Hertsmere team4 min read
Why evenings are the sweet spot
Every golfer knows the feeling. The car park empties, the light softens, and the course you queued for at 9am on Saturday suddenly belongs to you. Twilight golf is not a compromise; for a lot of players it is the best version of the game. Tee times are easier to find, the pace picks up, and a course that has been busy all day settles into something calmer. At The Hertsmere, that means Donald Steel's 1986 parkland layout, a par 72 stretching to 6,376 yards from the whites, with long shadows across the fairways and barely a soul in front of you.
There is a practical case too. If you work in London, an evening round is the only round that fits a weekday. We are in Elstree, inside the M25 and around 20 minutes from London, with over 250 free parking spaces waiting when you arrive. Leave the office at a sensible hour and you can still be striding down the first with plenty of golf ahead of you.
What an evening at The Hertsmere actually looks like
We are a pay-and-play club, which means you do not need to know a member, pass an interview, or own the right trousers. You book online, where you will always find our best rates, and you turn up and play. The course offers three sets of tees, 6,376 yards off the white, 6,053 off the yellow, and 5,464 off the red at a par of 75, so an evening game suits the handicap grinder and the first-timer alike.
- Book online for the best rate, then arrive with time to spare thanks to 250+ free parking spaces
- Warm up on the 26-bay floodlit Toptracer range, which stays open until 10pm
- Play as many holes as the light allows on the Donald Steel parkland course
- Finish at Script Restaurant and Bar, open seven days a week with a balcony overlooking the course, and dogs welcome
When the sun beats you, the range doesn't
The honest limitation of twilight golf is the sunset. In midsummer you will comfortably get a full evening's play; in the shoulder months, the course will eventually call time on you. This is where The Hertsmere differs from most clubs in Hertfordshire. Our 26-bay Toptracer range is floodlit and open until 10pm, so your evening does not end when the light does. Track your carry distances, play the game modes, or work through the bag while everyone else has gone home. If you want to make real progress, book a free 30-minute coaching assessment with our team, or get properly measured up through our Srixon custom fitting service.
Turning evening golf into a habit
If one twilight round turns into a weekly ritual, our Flexi membership is built for exactly that. From £300 a year you get 120 points to spend on golf, with no joining fee, an England Golf handicap, a 14-day booking window, and 10 per cent off at Script. Because evening tee times tend to be gentler on your points, Flexi and twilight golf are a natural pairing, and there is no pressure to squeeze value out of a full subscription you will never use.
Bringing a crowd instead? Society days start from £58 per person for groups of 12 or more, and a summer evening on the balcony after a shotgun start takes some beating.
Play the course at its best price
Our green fees are always cheapest online, and evenings are the smartest time to use them. See what is available this week and claim the quiet end of the day.
Golf near London does not have to mean waiting lists, dress codes, or weekend-only tee sheets. It can mean finishing work, driving 20 minutes, and playing a mature parkland course while the sun goes down, then eating well on a balcony that looks back over the holes you just played. That is the evening nine at The Hertsmere, and we would argue it is the best value in Hertfordshire.
