On 17th July, Desert Springs will unveil 3 large ceramic murals located at the entrance to the Resort. All will be revealed from 21.00h and the unveiling will be presided over by the Mayor of Cuevas del Almanzora, D. Jesús Caicedo. These murals have been created and hand-made by the well-known international Spanish artist, Julio…read more
Desert Springs had been selected to host the Grand Final of the ‘Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Series’ from the Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November 2008, as announced previously. All Desert Springs home owners and members should have received a letter, with an event application form, from Sir Ian. The aim is…read more
A brand new toll motorway giving more or less direct access from Murcia (St Javier) airport to Desert Springs and Villaricos in the Almanzora Valley has been opened. Improved accessibility to the more plentiful and cheaper flights into Murcia makes the toll of between 9€ and €11.50 maximum, depending on the exit used, well worth…read more
We are pleased to announce that a new organic range of health and beauty skincare products for both men and women are now available to purchase from Desert Springs. Nature’s Natural Products have produced an organic range of health products using the “Divine” Neem Tree. Cold pressed Neem oil and Neem extracts combined with other…read more
We are pleased to announce that the Desert Springs Golf Club has accepted another invitation to host the “Madera Verde” Conference; this time for 2008. The conference will be held on the 26th & 27th September 2008, in collaboration with The Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) and the Spanish Ministry of the Environment’s Association for the…read more
Rebecca Hudson (Left) & Trish Johnson (Right) with the 2008 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup Desert Springs’ tournament professional Trish Johnson, alongside Rebecca Hudson, led England to a five-stroke victory in the inaugural VCI European Ladies Golf Cup at La Sella Golf Resort near Alicante on Sunday. The pair combined for rounds of 64, 70,…read more
Voting in the fourth annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-captain and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees for 1st April 2008 through to 31st March 2009 closed on the 31st March. Validation and counting of all votes received has been completed and the names of…read more
Desert Springs has today circulated to all members and owners the ‘2008 Non Resident Members Extra Rounds, Members Guests & Non Member Property Owner Green Fee Offers’. It has also been posted within the Owners section of our official web site. Director of Golf, Simon Coaker remarked: "In light of comments concerning the obscurity and…read more
Desert Springs Golf Club today announces the fourth annual election for members to choose a Vice-captain and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees to take office for the period 1st April 2008 through to 31st March 2009. Since April, 2005, Club Officers have been elected annually from and by the Members…read more
Desert Springs Golf Professional Alfonso Castiñeira became the 2008 Champion of the ‘National Peugeot Loewe Tour’ Qualifying School last week in El Rompido, Huelva. Alfonso shot rounds of 72+78+73+67 (290), to beat Juan Andrés Vizcaya and Gorka Guillén by 2 strokes. Alfonso’s fourth round 67 (-5) was the best 18 hole score of the tournament…read more
Last week, in the municipality of Vera in Almeria, Spain, the Andalucían government demolished the home of Mr. & Mrs. Prior, a retired British couple from Berkshire. Confusion reigns but the planning and legal situation was simple enough and not much different from what one would expect in the UK. The demolished dwelling was built…read more
The events that took place in Almeria last week are most unfortunate. The demolished property and its licence from the Vera Town Hall were not based upon an approved project of works (Project of Urbanization) for an approved detail plan (Plan Parcial) of an approved developable sector of a Local Plan (Normas Subsidiaras) approved by…read more
Come see all of our new English products at the Mini – Market in the Marquee! All time necessities for a “home from home” Xmas holiday include Marmite, Coleman’s English Mustard, all sorts of OXO cubes and a good choice of sauces including Cranberry for your turkey. Fancy a snack? We have super noodles and…read more
Body Mind Spirit, in association with Desert Springs Resort, is pleased to announce a very special offer being made available exclusively to property owners and members at Desert Springs. An introductory health retreat weekend will be held at The Day Spa @ Desert Springs on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March 2008. Following on from…read more
FIFTH AWARD IN JUST TWO YEARS FOR DESERT SPRINGS IN SPAIN – THIS TIME FOR ITS GARDENS A fifth award in just two years has just been won by Desert Springs, Europe’s only luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almanzora region of Almeria in south-east Spain. Despite its desert microclimate – …read more
As part of the Pink Weekend, we are pleased to announce a special Pink Pampering event to be held in the Zen Garden at The Day Spa @ Desert Springs on Friday 26th October 2007. The day will commence at 10.30am with yoga and instruction followed by a sumptuous Pink Picnic lunch served in the…read more
Becky Brewerton 2007 English Open Champion Trish Johnson 2007 BMW Italian Open Champion Congratulations to Desert Springs’ tournament professionals Trish Johnson and Becky Brewerton in qualifying for automatic selection to the Solheim Cup Team. Both players made the top 5 European Tour Solheim standings to gain their places on the team, which was…read more
The Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club, Almeria, Spain In 2004 Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club was officially appointed as the Spanish Home for the warm weather winter training of the National squad members of the Welsh Ladies Golf Union. Following the merger of the Welsh Ladies Golf Union (founded in 1904) and the…read more
The scene for the inaugural Desert Springs Summer Ball was set in the beautiful surroundings of El Torrente. Members of the star-studded cast started to arrive at around 20.00 hrs where 70 people gathered in the courtyard. There was an air of impending excitement as we enjoyed our glass of champagne and canapés. It was…read more
Desert Springs’ tournament professional Becky Brewerton notched up her first European Tour victory when she won the Ladies English Open at Chart Hills this weekend. Becky was locked in a four way tie for the lead going into the final round, a birdie at the first hole set the tone for the rest of the…read more
