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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
94.5%
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56 out of 61 reviews
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3.5
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Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
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4.7
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5.0
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Forest of Arden Country Club - Arden Course

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7213 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built 1973
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - GBP 40
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No jeans or football shirts. Tailored shorts must be worn with appropriate socks.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.3
61 Reviews (61)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Boggy

Really let down, not a cheap course and the conditions were terrible, so muddy , balls plugging , greens had been hollowed so the balls kept bobbling and nearly slipped over a few times just walking onto the fairway. Appreciate it’s been raining a lot but surely you could do more with the walk ways

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fantastic course especially the back 9

A full review of the course can be found on my YouTube channel

https://youtube.com/@tomwatkissgolf?si=ki0n4hwQnW4VfhXy

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Course was in phenomenal condition and surprisingly dry considering the large amount of rain we have had in the last 4 days. Shows how much work they put into course to make it playable. Greens in great condition, fairways tight as anything, especially for winter. A few muddy area but mostly at pinch points which is to be expected.
Well the worth the last minute booking with my home course closed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent

Considering all the rain in recent days and weeks the tees, fairways and greens were in excellent condition
Parts of the rough were very wet but that is to be expected

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent!

Having played allot of courses around the UK, this course was excellent. Really well laid out, and the fairways and greens were in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well designed course

Course chosen for a group of friends who all lived equidistant to the course (about 2 hours drive),

Experience was coloured by condition of greens and bunkers. Greens had obviously just been subject to maintenance and so were not in good condition.

A considerable number of bunkers were also subject to maintenance with many being GUR, others should have been, but either the GUR had been washed away or was never there. Others had brand new sand that caused plugged lies.

Areas of the course were boggy, again causing plugging.

Had played previously in December which was a totally different experience, hence we returned. Had we known about the greens, we would not have driven a minimum of two hours. Am sure that in a few weeks it will be an entirely different experience.

A lot of well designed holes in some attractive surroundings, the back 9 in the deer park especially appealing. We did wonder why so many well established trees were either dead or dying in the deer park.

The locker room a bit cramped with no clothes hangers for such a prestigious course. Plenty of choice for food before and after, but don't expect low prices, we noticed a considerable price hike in the three months sin e we played here last.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ridiculously slow

Beautiful course and for the time of year in great condition . Unfortunately the pace of play was soo slow, over 5.5 hours to get a round was farcical and ruined the experience. When you get told it’s 4 ball pace by the starter you expect anywhere between 4-4.5 but over 5.5 isn’t good . Greens were bumpy .

I’ll probably give it another go when the weather gets a bit kinder

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced for condition of course!

Majority of bunkers under repair! Was not warned about this at any point of the booking process.

Unacceptable!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent

The course was in fantastic condition for mid February
Fairways in amazing condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course and set up

This is a great course and set up. In my opinion the back 9 is amongst the best anywhere in the midlands. It’s beautiful, particularly when the deer are roaming.

Course and greens in tremendous condition for this time of year. Greens very true.

Only slight niggle was the pace of play, felt like it was over booked a little which isn’t ideal for a top end course like this. Spacing out the tee times a little more or having a marshall on the course would help massively as we had to wait a lot on the tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Course fantastic - only niggles we’re half way house closed and slow pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Forest of Arden - really good course

The course was in beautiful condition. It was a challenging course without being too hard. The greens were in excellent condition. Lovely wildlife with deer amongst other animals.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Immaculate

The course and facilities at the forest of Arden were luxurious and the fairways and greens l spectacular. Challenging course but top class and exceptional value for money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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