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3.8
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
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3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
78.7%
Recommend this course
65 out of 75 reviews
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2.7
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.7
Layout
2.3
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.3
33.3%
Recommend this course
1 out of 3 reviews
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3.3
10 Reviews (10)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.2
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
70.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 10 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6462 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.0
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Dinsdale Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1910
Architect David Hemstock (2005)

Rentals/Services

Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.8
75 Reviews (75)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Confused and boggy

The course should not really be open,I dread to think the consequences when the course finally dries out the damage coursed by everybody walking the fairways in the awful boggy conditions
No signs to let you know where your next hole is,ok for locals but visitors will be scratching their heads!!!.
Staff in pro shop and clubhouse were quite pleasant.All in all not a good day 🤪👎

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Poor course, false advertisement

Understand giving the weather that course conditions wouldn’t be the best but to have the course detailed as fully open but to turn up and have a couple of holes still on winter greens. Fairways weren’t cut so couldn’t tell if you were just playing in the rough all day. Poor course Which is a shame given it was a really good course a few years ago

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Darlofarlo

Course was in the process of being hollow tigned. this was not mentioned to us either at the booking stage nor at the checking in at the pro shop. Very disappointing

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Frustrating day at Dinsdale

Course and especially the off course facilities are very good. However, our visit was extremely frustrating due to poor condition of the greens (recently hollow tined and heavily sanded) but especially frustrating due to the abysmal pace of play - we were on the 1st 10 minutes ahead of our allotted time but had to wait circa 30 minutes for the backlog of late parties to tee off - we were subsequently stood waiting on every hole along with 2 other groups who were equally unhappy - on the last hole 3 groups were stood waiting to tee off! In summary our round took just under 5 hours to complete which is unacceptable and resulted in us not having time to visit the bar for food & drinks after the round. Unfortunately this sort of thing will deter our group and probably others from booking the course again which is a shame. Why the 11th hole is currently out of play was a mystery to everyone (it has now been under refurbishment for well over a year).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Best Greens in the north?

What a fantastic golf course! challenging and varied layout, and condition was the best we experienced on our trip. Greens superior to both Rockliffe and Close House.
Fantastic Food ( nice to have after the awful bacon rolls at rockliffe) and Friendly Members. A driving range was nearing completion, and there was a putting green and chipping area.
Picturesque views from upstairs bar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice conditions but dangerous layout

Course is in great condition but a dangerous layout, 4 or 5 tee boxes are way too close to previous greens or even playing your driver over the top of them, not what I expected from this level of golf course, won’t be playing it again

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fantastic course

Played this course as a one off as was in the area for a wedding and what a course it is, fantastic well kept greens and fairways, tee boxes are nice and tidy and the overall feel of the course is brilliant. Extremely friendly staff who were happy to help when we got a little lost. I would say finding the next tee isn’t always as simple as other courses but if you keep an eye out for the signs before the greens it certainly helps. I think a fair price to be able to play such a beautiful course but couldn’t help feel £25 for a buggy was a little steep but we needed the speed that day to make the wedding in time lol
Overall loved it and would certainly return if we are ever in the area again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course

Course is really good the greens are superb , love playing on here deffo one of my favourite courses

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Struggled with water & Maintenance

Second time playing this course. First time I couldn’t fault a thing it’s a great course and given a chance to play it again we couldn’t resist. On arrival the pro told us that we would have 3 winter greens in play which isn’t a deal breaker. (He didn’t mention that the 11th was under construction and there was a temporary 12th hole between 8&9.) However we actually only ended up playing 4 of the proper greens due to water and maintenance. The winter greens were literally flags dumped in the middle of the fairway (in heavy traffic areas in some cases.) It would have been nice to have had some sort of semblance of a green despite it being a winter green.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Dont get caught

Turned up to play and first question was about winter wheels on my buggy. Should have read the small print but we do hire them!!! felt very much as if this was an extra money earner. Lots of people havnt read the small print. My course doesnt require these wheels why should i have a set just in case? Tipped out as much as i could from my bag and walked around but it meant i set of with negative impression of the organisation.
Members were very nice but sooooo slow as a single player it would have been nice to have been waved through. Course is good and its in good condition, greens are very good for the time of year.
Please have a set of wheels that can be given to people who may turn up without the winter wheels, dont turn them away or rip them off they like me wont hurry back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff are so friendly and helpfull

Temporary greens poor and flags needed to be a different colour as unable to see. Weather was not great to be fare which didn’t help. Would give at another go thou.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Winter tees, temporary greens

Didn't get told about temporary greens, hole closed or winter tees.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great golf

Great golf even in winter,I'd recommend to any one it'll be stunning in summer. Can't wait to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Not to challenging. Greens were very good for the time of year.
Will play again when back in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great afternoon

We had a wet start but the course dried out quickly very enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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