Occupying one of the most dramatic coastlines this side of the Old Head in Ireland, Sheringham Golf Club is well-worth the hour’s drive from Brancaster on the scenic but slow-going coastal highway. The course is not really links in character, but is rather “clifftop” in nature, not unlike Pebble Beach or Old Head. Some holes are about 100 feet directly above the beach, and you can lose your life if you venture too close to the edge and are not careful. In fact, the club is sadly losing yard after yard of coastal property, crashing to the beach after each good saturation from the heavens. Get to Sheringham while you can still play the 5th, surely one of the finest 18 holes in the British Isles. The tee is set near the highest point of the course, down to a fairway curving left along the cliff. Anything right is on the beach. There is no letup on the approach, with the green perched high on another point, only this time anything left is kicked miles down the hill, leaving an impossible pitch, and of course anything right is again in the sea. The 5th is the highlight of a dramatic 5-hole stretch along the cliffs, and once completed, you are still left with solid golf and an excellent finish. The best hole coming in is the 17th, hugging the railway on the right side of the fairway, the railway being out of bounds. The traditional clubhouse, while not quite on the level of a Hunstanton or Royal West Norfolk, is nevertheless quite enjoyable. Take your time while visiting this glorious coast of England, and allow a day for Sheringham!