The Windell Family moved to Ryedown farm (now the golf course) in 1965. The farm consisted of mixed dairy and arable, growing wheat, barley and potatoes. After many years farming the land, a proposal was put forward to change the current 200 acres of farmland into a golf course for the local communities. Wilf Wiltshire was asked to design the course and when it was finally ready, the clubhouse was opened in 1992 by an old friend of the club, former Ryder Cup Player John Jacobs. The land was grassed down 2 years prior to work actually having begun and once they were ready, fairways and greens were cut out and the golf began.