Dyrham Park Country Club
| Dyrham Park Country Club | |
| Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Dyrham Park, Entrance Gateway | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ22469847 |
| Location: | 51°40’18"N, 0°13’50"W |
| History | |
| Country house | |
| Palladian | |
| Information | |
Dyrham Park Country Club is a country house, estate and golf club in Middlesex, in the belt of countryside between Chipping Barnet to the south and Potters Bar to the north. The estate was originally settled as a manor in the Elizabethan Age.
The house is a white, Palladian mansion built in the 19th century, and renovated in the 1960s.
The estate extends over two hundred acres, and includes an 18-hole golf course, established in 1963[1] and ound , adjacent to East Barnet Golf Club.
The house is a Grade II listed building.[2]
The entrance gates are listed Grade II*.[3]
Golf
In its history it has hosted numerous championships, including the 1974 JNF pro-am golf tournament, featuring 136 golfers.[4]
On film
Because the estate is close to Borehamwood Studios it has been extensively used as a filming location for numerous television series and films, including:
- Television in the 1960s:
- The Saint
- The Avengers
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): "The Smile Behind the Veil"[5]
- Films
- The Strange World of Planet X (1957)
- The Secret of My Success (1965).
References
- ↑ "Hertfordshire - Best in County Golf Courses". Top 100 Golf Courses. http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=1696. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1103564: Dyrham Park County Club and stable block
- ↑ National Heritage List 1103565: Lodges and Arched Gateway to Dyrham Park
- ↑ Jewish observer and Middle East review. William Samuel & Co. Ltd.. July 1974. p. 25. https://books.google.com/books?id=VNcMAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ Locations: The Smile Behind the Veil Randallandhopkirk.org.uk