Experience Golf at Its Finest
Mannings Heath Golf Club is home to two stunning courses set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of Sussex. The 18-hole Waterfall Course, established in 1905 and designed by renowned architect Harry Colt, is a championship course measuring 6,683 yards. Known for its rich golfing heritage, dramatic undulations, and woodland-lined fairways, the Waterfall offers a secluded, scenic, and truly challenging round for golfers of all levels. Twisting streams run through 11 of its holes, adding beauty and complexity in equal measure.
Complementing it is the Kingfisher Course, a picturesque 9-hole layout opened in 1996. Set above the treetops with panoramic views across Hawkins Pond and the South Downs, this USGA-spec course is anything but ordinary. Its unique design, quick playtime, and blend of par 3s, 4s, and 5s provide a fun and accessible challenge, perfect for golfers looking for a shorter, yet memorable, round.
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The Kingfisher Golf Course - A Hole-by-Hole Experience
Opened in 1996, the Kingfisher Course is a stunning 9-hole layout set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With sweeping views over the treetops, the 14-acre Hawkins Pond, and out towards the South Downs, it offers one of the most picturesque rounds in West Sussex.
Don’t let the number of holes fool you, this is no ordinary short course. Designed with creativity and challenge in mind, the Kingfisher combines USGA-standard greens and tees with a varied mix of par 3s, 4s and 5s, making it enjoyable for golfers of all levels. Best of all, the full round can be completed in under two hours, perfect for a quick game without compromising on quality.
Hole 1 - King Shots
A tee shot to the dog leg hole at the marker post will leave a mid iron to a green guarded by a bunker short and to the right of the green.
Take note of the distance as this bunker makes the green look closer than it actually is.
Hole 2 - Cinderbanks
This hole has been turned into a challenging par 5. The tee shot is a slight dogleg to the left and a ditch sits just under 195 yards from the tee meaning there is a decision to be made straight away! Clear it and you’ll have a chance to hit the green in two shots, elect to lay up and you’ll leave a tough second to lay up perfectly. One half of the shared green awaits your pitch which breaks severely from back to front.
Hole 3 - Pages
A medium length par three surrounded by bunkers. Straight is your only option here to a green that slopes from front to back quite severely.
Hole 4 - Dragons Leap
The tee shots needs to be taken from right to left over the crest of the fairway. That leaves a shot to a two tiered green, a small bunker short and right of the green that is hidden from view guards at the lower level.
Hole 5 - Scylla
A long drive to the top of the hill leaves a mid iron approach to a very wide green. Don’t be too aggressive with your tee shot as the driving range is out of bounds! Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning "having to choose between two evils"…
Hole 6 - Charybdis
The second and last par five. A tee shot that misses the tree on the corner of the dog leg will leave you with a decision. Take on the fairway bunkers with the second or lay up short. Either way, you’ll be left with an approach to the other half of the huge double green.
Hole 7 - Square Paulett
A long par three with a very tricky three level green. Usually into the wind, this hold demands a good strike off the tee.
Hole 8 - Allan Jones
Four fairway bunkers, two either side gradually narrow the fairway. The approach here is entirely dependent on pin position. A very tricky green indeed.
Hole 9 - Mick Miles
A good drive avoiding the left rough will leave a mid iron to another three levelled green that is over 30 yards deep. A par to finish will be a job well done.