The Links of Sandpiper is a 55+ golf community in Lakeland, Florida, that offers various amenities to its residents along with an active lifestyle. It is just minutes from Interstate 4, making travel to attractions and activities in other parts of Polk County and the State a breeze.

The Sandpiper community contains approximately 1,200 single-family homes and golf villas that were built in the late 1980s through to the late 1990s. Golf properties at the Links of Sandpiper range in size from just over 900-square feet to 2,000-square feet and maybe priced from $100,000 to $250,000. Recent renovations to the golf course have also created the opportunity to add new golf homes and homes sites to the existing community on the adjacent, neighboring golf course.

Many of the golf homes at Sandpiper are used by vacationing Snow Birds as their winter residences. However, all those who live in the community can enjoy year-round activities. Those interested in buying a golf property at The Links of Sandpiper will immediately notice that its residents enjoy a healthy and relaxed lifestyle playing rounds of golf, swimming, and walking on the designated walking trails while being surrounded by pine, mature oak, and palm trees.

The community's amenities, the golf course, clubhouse, restaurant, and bar, while separate from the POA, are open to all residents. Those buying a golf home at The Links of Sandpiper qualify for a 50% of golf membership on their first year. Golf membership is not a requirement for new homeowners, and the golf facilities are still open to non-members.

Aside from golf, residents can enjoy the restaurant at the Links of Sandpiper, which is open seven days a week. The club offers an affordable menu serving excellent cuisine to the community and the surrounding areas, including Polk City, Auburndale, Winter Haven, and Lakeland. Golf homeowners and their guests can also avail themselves of the newly renovated bar or have a casual meal with friends on the patio. The Links of Sandpiper is also the perfect location for celebrating a special event with a banquet area that boasts views of the surrounding course and is perfect for 90 to 120 guests.

The children of The Links of Sandpiper's residents can attend Wendell H. Watson Elementary, Edgar Padgett Elementary School, Lake Gibson Middle School, Excel Christian Academy, and Lake Gibson High School. When residents want to go shopping, they can head to the Publix Super Market at Plantation Square, The UPS Store, CVS, Dollar Tree, Winn-Dixie, Walgreens, ALDI, and more. They will also be able to find several restaurants, including Beef O'Brady's McDonald's, Starbuck's, Applebee's Grill and Bar, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Charlie's Family Restaurant.

Lakeland, Florida, has an abundance of scenic green spaces which will quench the thirst of adventure and nature lovers. What's more, the city, known as a wildlife haven, is rich with cultural marvels and museums.

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