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There's nothing much wrong with anything here.
There is just absolutely nothing that stands out.
Yes the castle makes a nice backdrop, but only to dreary , flat uninspiring holes. 17th and 18th are nice but doubt I'll remember the others.
Given the boast about new greens, they were patchy and inconsistent.
Thank god I only paid £22. Had I have paid full price I'd be looking for a refund

The 1st is interesting, the 10th the signature and the 18th a test for your calves and heart.

But the rest....mmmm . No.

Designed by someone with what can only be described as a bunker cookie cutter. Every single one is the same and more often than not in the same position and filled with building sand.

The greens are bumpy, slow and full of weeds and clover.

But the sun was shining.

Great golf course
Great staff
Great food and drink

We will return

Still overbooked, still slower play than anywhere bar Collingtree.

Avoid

Made to feel very welcome in the pro shop.
Challenging conditions which course stop up to.
Will be back to visit in the summer

This will be an excellent course. In time.

Great to see a new course being invested in but so much still to do
Interesting and good mix of holes but greens aren't ready yet, some were bare, some even had 2 holes in them.
Lots of landscaping to be done.

Club house under renovation

5 years to mature will be stunning

Nice welcome
Nice course
Nice challenge
Nice condition

Nothing memorable, just nice

A great clubhouse, with a pointless Pro shop 2 t shirts and a few balls for sale.

A beautiful clubhouse, yet some drinks not available and no food offered despite bring 1pm Saturday

Lovely course, but outside the 15th nothing stands out. Each hole in great condition especially with all the rain but it's just so similar.

As a 16 handicapper it's not like I go looking for trouble but more bunkers or landscaping could be added to make more pleasing to the eye

I know you get what you pay for, but even a £17 golf now deal is too much given the greens here ( with maybe 3-4 exceptions.

Mud, tractor marks, deep grooves and the 9th has a rockery in the middle.

Dreadful

OK so the 7th on the Earls is a stunningly beautiful hole but that's it.
The rest of the front 9 is a long dull slog. The back 9 is a bit better but nothing memorable.
And the greens today resembled Bournemouth beach.
We all know the work has to be done but it should reflect in the green fee. £55..... should have been £30 tops and the pro shop and staff couldn't care less.

Avoid

Just Horrific

1hr 15 mins for 1st 4 holes.

2 or 3 groups waiting on every tee on every hole.

Hit, wait, hit, wait repeat. Massively over booked with people who don't belong on a crazy golf course.

Shame as half a dozen interesting holed.

Would never return

Played here a few years ago, nice course let down by the greens.

But now.....wow. Great condition all round. Fairways lush, greens firm and true. Incredible improvement and highly recommended.

Title says it all.
Good condition considering the weather
Nice enough, but no stand out holes
Friendly

Scenic
Challenging with good variety of holes
Good greens
Great condition given tne weather
Whats not to like.......

Oh no food barring a 1970's cheese toastie. No coffee and recycled tea bags....

But for golf superb.

I fear for the future of Farthingstone.

At a time when golf is growing and morning visitor tea times are rare, Farthingstone was free from 7am all day with only a handful of bookings.

And its a shame , because it has some great holes but they are not being looked after.

Some of the greens were underwater, some like the 5th were covered in leaves from the tee all the way to the green. Debris is not being moved anywhere, balls nearly lost on the green and impossible to find on many fairways..

Won't go back

Farthingstone remains a very interesting course.
Challenging, well thought out holes, beautiful surroundings and a friendly atmosphere.
Its always a good value round but you have to accept the greens are poor with varying speeds and conditions.
More live on that area and it could move from average to very good

First time playing.
Course seems to have stood up well to recent weather.
Wide fairways and true greens support a solid if unspectacular course.
Would happily play again

Not Good.

Friendly welcome from a likeable pro and the view from the first tee remains lovely.... but its rapidly downhill from there.

The bunkers are overgrown, the rough to long, the fairways like semi rough the greens are slow and bumpy.
Terrible signage for those who dont play regularly- some broken ,some the wrong way round.

Very expensive for the standard of course presented which is a shame as they have some nice holes.

From the 1st to the last theres a great mix of good looking holes. Short and long par4' and ,interestingly placed hazards.

Greens fast and true.

Tee boxes lack a bit of love

Definitely a course yo recommend and that I'll return too