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History

The North British Railway Company founded Silloth-on-Solway Golf Club in 1892. Around the time of the First World War, Silloth's Cecilia Leitch became the best lady golfer in the world, winning a record four British championships and transforming the way ladies played. Cecil (as she was known) hit hard, long and straight, with a distinctive swing moulded by Silloth's narrow fairways and "handkerchiefsized" greens. With stunning views of the Galloway Hills to the north, and south to the Lakeland fells and the distant Isle of Man, Silloth is now a regular venue for national women's events.