Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club

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52°27′36″N1°39′25″W / 52.460°N 1.657°W / 52.460; -1.657 The Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club is a hotel and country club complex in England. It is located 4 miles (6 km) to the east of Birmingham Airport in Warwickshire. In October 2023, it was acquired by Blackstone Inc. to be operated under their Warner Leisure Hotels brand. I was previously operated by Marriott Hotels & Resorts. [1]

The Forest of Arden has two golf courses, the Arden and the Aylesford, both of which were designed by Donald Steel, [2] and a golf academy. The Arden is the championship course, and has been the venue for many prestigious tournaments, including European Tour events, the British Masters on three occasions, and the English Open four times between 1993 and 1996. [3]

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References

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  3. Mair, Lewine (1 June 2003). "Europe's finest fight to be king of the forest". London: The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 20 May 2009.