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Value
2.4
Layout
2.9
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6181 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Editor's Note: Course closed for business. See Potters Resorts Five Lakes - Lakes Course listing.

Course Details

Year Built 1975
Golf Season Year round
Architect Neil Coles (1975)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - GBP 32
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Five Lakes Golf Course Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Reviews

2.4
27 Reviews (27)
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Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Normally good, but course in poor state

I play this course regularly and enjoy it. This was the first time this year, and the course was in a poor condition. Even considering the time of year, other courses have been maintained in a better state. Fairways were indistinguishable from the rough and the greens (often a good feature) were particularly 'blotchy' and pitted.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Like walking in a swamp

The whole course was flooded not a semi dry hole on the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointed

Having played here several times previously, I was very disappointed with the condition of the greens. They were all covered in mud lumps and no green keepers were seen all day.

It was a shame that it was left in such a bad condition when a simple brushing of the greens would have sorted the problem.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

How is the course even open

Save your time and money and find a ploughed farmers field to play on! I’ve never seen a course so waterlogged but being a typical corporate track it won’t close in fear of losing a few quid. People teeing off when and where they like, worst course I’ve ever set eyes on.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Lovely relaxed course

Greens excellent.
Rough now grown long, so off the fairway = lost ball

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

Links course - 5 Lakes

Really enjoyed my round. It is very flat but still maintained interest. Rewarded straight drives and in very good condition. Will definitely be playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Relaxed course

It is lovely to have a course with no-one chasing you and no-one holding you up.
It was cold though!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow play

Unfortunately, play was very slow. Almost 5 hours to complete a round isn’t great to say the least. Something needs to be done.

Other than that, it was great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course should have been closed

Although recent weather, I would rather have been told that the course was closed! It was totally unplayable with fairways ankle deep in water. Only placed 9 of the 18 holes paid for.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

No good on a windy day

To be expected for a links-type course but extremely difficult to play in windy weather. Front 9 is very samey with little variety to holes which got a bit tedious.

For the start of November the course was okay but nothing to write home about

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

Quagmire

I would have been happier if I had been told that the course was closed! With the recent weather it should be. Access to tee boxes and fairways ankle deep in mud & water. Only played 9 of 18 holes paid for. What a rip-off!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Very wet Course

The Course was very wet in places , the greens are not in good condition , the price we paid was very low but have paid the same and played excellent courses , this was the Links course , I don't know what the Lakes course is like , some more signs up for direction to the next tee would be helpful on some of the holes

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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