Why not a Golf Course?

q) Does Derbyshire need any more Golf Courses?

a) ?

Environmental Damage:

Golf Courses require a vast amount of irrigation, the land seleceted for the course are well established meadows and areas of natural beauty, as well as destroying them the impact on surrounding wildlife will be unrepairable.

Guests Only:

Large areas of Elvaston will be closed to you unless you plan on playing golf or spending a night in the hotel.

Because there is a better way:

We admit it… the Golf course is the fastest way out. And no doubt will make the Council a fair penny or two… to begin with.. But just imagine an Elvaston Castle that re-opened the agricultural museum, opened a restaurant, a craft village, a gift shop, a garden centre, an animal rescue centre, a wildlife centre, educational centres and vocational training centres, offered horse and trap rides, nature walks, re-introduced open air theatre, concerts, art exhibitions. Which would you prefer?

The Freinds of Elvaston have a little more to say about the environmental impact that a Golf Course would make in their article Tearing up the Fairway