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3.9
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
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3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
90.8%
Recommend this course
33 out of 42 reviews
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4.0
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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3.8
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
5
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0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
11 out of 11 reviews
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About

Holes 12
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 69
Length 5758 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Situated on the edge of the Peak District National Park, between Ashbourne and Derby in the village of Brailsford, sits this beautiful 12-hole golf course with scenic views of the surrounding Derbyshire countryside.
Consisting of gently undulating parkland with contrasting woodland terrain together with several water hazards, which attract diverse wildlife from swans, buzzards and oyster catchers to rabbits and pheasants.
Brailsford is a deceptively challenging test of golf. Ranging from difficult par 3’s in the form of the picturesque tree enclosed 4th and the 8th over water to several around 400 yard par 4’s and a par 5 dog-leg 9th, testing even the most gifted golfer.
The 12-hole layout at Brailsford Golf Course is ideal for those wanting a shorter form of the game without losing any of the enjoyment or the test of skill required, taking around three hours.
For those wanting 18 holes, the par 70 red course at just over 5,000 yards, is used by the lady members and is also ideally suited to junior golfers or beginners. The yellow course, at around 5,500 yards is ideal for all other golfers. The full 18-hole experience is a true test of golf. Utilising different tee positions for six of the holes, which as a result means holes can vary as much as 80 yards in length.

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Course Details

Year Built N/A
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Golf Attire is Required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
42 Reviews (42)
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Very nice place but shouldn’t of really been open as it was to wet

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth a try - better in summer Sun

Played this course in December - and my review is mostly written in a comparative fashion.

Course layout - this course is for the accurate long hitter. Many par 4s tempt you into cracking the driver. There are some tight ish woodland fairways. Hazards include streams, ponds, woodland and swans!

I wouldn’t recommend playing in and round wet weather conditions. It near to a fair amount of water - pond and streams. The course in general lends itself to heavy because of this. It is far better in the summer, you might be thinking so are most places - I’m simply saying make sure you book it many days away from rain because the course doesn’t drain well.

Greens let it down for a full price round £27+ they aren’t very big unfortunately. In fairness to the staff - the rest of the course is well kept - the layout is tricky and makes you think. It’s worth the £10-15 range in my opinion.

There’s a lovely club house that serves nice food and was a good atmosphere. Nice driving range available beforehand and very well located off the A52.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Lovely course

Set out well, some challenging holes and kept well,
Will go again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

An excellent round

Now I've played here many times but not on my own. The weather and ground conditions were perfect and this ended up being a great day on the course.

The staff at the clubhouse were brilliant and shout out to the girls behind the bar who were exceptional. A nod to the club members too who were very welcoming

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great starter course

Lovely little par 12 course, perfect for players new to the game. Course condition was very good with reasonable paced true greens. Mix of dog leg and straight holes all fairly straight forward. I will be returning shortly with my son who’s new to the game.
Overall £14 very well spent !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter Golf

First round of the year, course in decent condition for Feb. I liked the addition of the divot bags, hope people use them, just like I hope ball marks are repaired on greens, some players just neglect this which is unfortunate.
Will be back in Spring/Summer, hope the greens improve this season as deteriorated last year.
Clubhouse was excellent as always, great food and good value for money.
Always an enjoyable, challenging round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
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 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beginner

Not been playing long as retired now just taken golf seriously challenging but enjoyable course thank you for the welcome

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

A good winter golf course

Overall it was a very good winter golf course, in the summer i can see this being a very good course. Pretty much every hole was different and some of the holes were very nice to play.

Cant wait to come back and play in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

100% great value

Great value, very friendly staff and all round great course from start to finish very professionally taken care of would recommend to anyone at any level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/08/2022

Hi, Thanks again for taking the time to complete the questionnaire. We are pleased that you enjoyed another round at BGC. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Mark, Brailsford Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/20/2022

Hi,

Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire. We are pleased that you enjoyed the course and facilities. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Mark
Brailsford Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Not worth £20 in current condition

I know is early in the season but should not have to pay £20 a player for a course in such bad condition , wasn’t worth putting

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/25/2022

Thank you for your comment. We are disappointed that you did not feel that you enjoyed value for money. Unfortunately you played during our Spring greens maintenance week. We did communicate this information via the booking channels as we do know that the greens are not at their best during such work. We still believe that our special winter rates offer good value for money and hope to see you again now that the greens are well on their way to recovery.

Mark Lawrence, BGC

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