Knotty Hill Golf Centre (Princes)

Denis Craggs, the founder of Knotty Hill Golf Centre at Sedgefield, near Stockton-on-Tees in Durham, is a man with a vision – to provide affordable golf all year round for the serious golfer and casual player alike, of all ages, in a friendly, inclusive atmosphere. That vision has seen the Craggs family establish a successful business that has grown steadily over the last 20 years from a 14-bay floodlit driving range to a 54-hole golf centre with two driving ranges, a short game practice green with bunkers and chipping areas, and an outdoor natural grass tee range. Amazingly, membership and green fees have hardly changed since the centre opened in 1991, and the same number of staff maintain the course now as when the first 18 holes were opened in 1992.