Royal Lytham and St Annes · July 2028 · dates to be confirmed
Royal Lytham and St Annes · July 2028 · dates to be confirmed
Royal Lytham and St Annes, July 2028
The Open goes back to Royal Lytham and St Annes in 2028 for the first time in sixteen years, and Warren House is an hour down the coast with room for fourteen. This is links country at its best: our own front door opens onto England's Golf Coast, where Royal Birkdale hosted the 2026 Open, and Lytham sits just across the Ribble. Play a different championship course every morning, watch the world's best in the afternoon, and come home to your own bar rather than a hotel one.
The R and A normally confirms exact championship dates well in advance, and The Open is traditionally played in the third week of July. We will put the confirmed 2028 dates on this page as soon as they are announced, and our calendar is already open for that week.
Getting there
About thirty five miles by road, round the Ribble estuary by way of Preston. On championship days the park and ride schemes are the sensible option, and the drive back up the coast in the evening is a pleasure in itself.
The 2026 Open venue is on our doorstep, along with Hillside and Southport and Ainsdale either side of it. If you want to play links golf in the mornings, you will not find a denser stretch of it anywhere in England.
Liverpool John Lennon is about forty five minutes away and Manchester about an hour, so a group flying in from anywhere can be at the house and pouring a drink inside two hours of landing.
Make a golf week of it
A championship week is the perfect excuse for the trip you have been meaning to organise for years. Royal Birkdale, Hillside, Southport and Ainsdale and Formby are all within a short drive, the boot room takes the shoes and the trolleys, and the drying space matters more on this coast than anyone likes to admit. Twelve sit round the dining table in comfort, the bar has a big screen for the afternoon's coverage, and the hot tub is there for legs that have walked seventy two holes.
Questions
The Open returns to Royal Lytham and St Annes on the Lancashire coast in 2028, its first Open in sixteen years. The 2027 championship is at St Andrews, and Royal Birkdale in Southport hosted in 2026.
The Open is traditionally played in the third week of July. The R and A confirms exact dates in advance of each championship, and we will update this page as soon as the 2028 dates are published. Our calendar for that week is already open.
Warren House in Ainsdale, Southport sleeps up to fourteen and is about an hour from Royal Lytham and St Annes by road, round the Ribble estuary by way of Preston. It also sits on England's Golf Coast, ten minutes from Royal Birkdale, so a championship trip can include your own golf every morning.
Royal Birkdale, Hillside, Southport and Ainsdale, and Formby are all a short drive from the house, with several more links courses along the same coast. It is one of the densest stretches of championship links golf in England.
Yes. There is a boot room for shoes, trolleys and wet weather gear, which earns its keep on this coast, plus a private bar with a big screen for the afternoon's coverage and a hot tub afterwards.
Also within reach
Both Grands Departs come to Britain: the men's Stage 2 finishes in Liverpool, the women's race opens with a Manchester finish.
Five Euro 2028 matches at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, one direct train from Ainsdale.
Three days at Aintree, about fourteen miles away, and the house is set up for the whole party.
The UK's first inclusive sport and culture festival, a week on Liverpool's waterfront.
Keep exploring
The football is just the excuse. Have a look at what the house itself brings to the party.
Big screen, mini pool & no closing time
A room for every mood, together or apart
A table for twelve, BBQ & sunset patio dining
Soak, relax & play in the gardens
Six luxury rooms & marble bathrooms
Private, gated & away from it all
Championship week awaits
An Open on this coast, and a championship links course for every morning of the week. Get the group in early.