Course to play on the way back from burnham and Berrow

[timd77]

4 of us are lucky enough to be playing burnham and Berrow in a few weeks, cannot wait.

We’re looking for somewhere to play on the Sunday. We’re stopping in Weston and home is up the m5 to the midlands, so we’re hoping for somewhere not too far from Weston on the way back, nice but not majorly expensive (burnham costing a small fortune!), maybe £30-40 ish.

Any suggestions?

 

[Neilds]

Lots around Bristol, Players, Kendleshire, Bowood, castle Combe are among the better ones

 

[Arthur Wedge]

4 of us are lucky enough to be playing burnham and Berrow in a few weeks, cannot wait.

We’re looking for somewhere to play on the Sunday. We’re stopping in Weston and home is up the m5 to the midlands, so we’re hoping for somewhere not too far from Weston on the way back, nice but not majorly expensive (burnham costing a small fortune!), maybe £30-40 ish.

Any suggestions?

Try Minchampton or Cleeve Hill

 

[Voyager EMH]

Lots around Bristol, Players, Kendleshire, Bowood, castle Combe are among the better ones

All around twice the price of the "£30-£40 ish" mark. Nice though they may be.

 

[full_throttle]

Chipping Sodbury about £50, but a decent track

Minchinhampton Old Course £35, great value IMO

 

[Captain_Black.]

Best courses in Bristol for a reasonable price are.
1. Chipping Sodbury
2. The Kendleshire
3. The Players
4. Long Ashton
5. Bristol & Clifton

Or Bath
1. Cumberwell Park
2. Bath Golf Club (Sham Castle)
3. Kingsdown

 

[wjemather]

Best to bypass Weston and Bristol and head for Minchinhampton Old, Painswick or Cleeve Hill.

 

[IanM]

Curve ball... Ross on Wye is £37 after 3pm. Not far off M5

Your budget is limiting.. also have a look at Thornbury. It's no Wentworth, but if you want cheap.. it is, and not toooo bad

Painswick is a good shout, but it's slightly nuts, but that is what makes it worth playing

 

[Voyager EMH]

I've been looking at online prices for a Sunday.

Minchinhampton £95
Cleeve Hill £50

Painswick £22.50 if you are a 4-ball. On a Sunday!

Let us know if you choose Painswick.
I would consider booking an adjacent time and asking/hoping 3 others would join me.

 

[IanM]

Minch £95??????

Holy moley, that's taking the wee wee Nice enough place, but that's pricing to deter visitors and keep times for members.

 

[wjemather]

I've been looking at online prices for a Sunday.

Minchinhampton £95
Cleeve Hill £50

Painswick £22.50 if you are a 4-ball. On a Sunday!

Let us know if you choose Painswick.
I would consider booking an adjacent time and asking/hoping 3 others would join me.

Minchinhampton Old is £35, £30 with a County Card. £95 is for Minchinhampton New (Avening & Cherrington courses).
Cleeve Hill have hiked up their green fees this year but is £40 after midday, and a hotdeal can be had on GolfNow for £31.

 

[IanM]

I know it's on the common and the quirkiness is the usp, but when I played the Old last year, the greens were in a shocking state. Anyone been recently? We have all the Minch courses as Reciprocals. Thankfully the game was "free."
That said, the layout is still worth a look

 

[timd77]

Lots of suggestions for us to look at, thanks very much all!

 

[full_throttle]

I've been looking at online prices for a Sunday.

Minchinhampton £95
Cleeve Hill £50

Painswick £22.50 if you are a 4-ball. On a Sunday!

Let us know if you choose Painswick.
I would consider booking an adjacent time and asking/hoping 3 others would join me.

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I'd drive down to Painswick, if there is space

 

[D-S]

Just a slight warning re Painswick on a Sunday, you sometimes get a lot of walkers and picinicers if it’s a nice day. However it is a great bit of fun if slightly bonkers.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Just a slight warning re Painswick on a Sunday, you sometimes get a lot of walkers and picinicers if it’s a nice day. However it is a great bit of fun if slightly bonkers.

And the walkers get a lot of golfers interfering with their day out.

I found all the walkers and golfers showing each other due courtesy when I was there 2 years ago. No great problems.
It is part of the experience. Golfers have to show other golfers courtesy on the shared fairways. No one is there to cause other people distress.
You just need to be tolerant and understand your own and other people's rights and responsibilities.
I had my own picnic in my golf bag.
You might feel you are wasting time waiting to play shots. But it is a short yardage course over all and not an excessively long time to spend there.
The par-3s are fantastic.

 

[IanM]

Bit like the young family at Scraptoft on Friday, who had more faith in the abilities of passing golfers than was healthy

 

[D-S]

And the walkers get a lot of golfers interfering with their day out.

I found all the walkers and golfers showing each other due courtesy when I was there 2 years ago. No great problems.
It is part of the experience. Golfers have to show other golfers courtesy on the shared fairways. No one is there to cause other people distress.
You just need to be tolerant and understand your own and other people's rights and responsibilities.
I had my own picnic in my golf bag.
You might feel you are wasting time waiting to play shots. But it is a short yardage course over all and not an excessively long time to spend there.
The par-3s are fantastic.

A bit tricky to be incredibly patient when a group were setting up a picnic on one of the greens though. Luckily there are no bunkers for the kids to play in. As you say wonderful when everyone is aware and sensible, but as in many areas of life not everyone is. I am really glad you had no issues in your one visit. I have played there a few times and it is not always as simple.

 

[Chemas001]

I know it's on the common and the quirkiness is the usp, but when I played the Old last year, the greens were in a shocking state. Anyone been recently? We have all the Minch courses as Reciprocals. Thankfully the game was "free."
That said, the layout is still worth a look

Can happily say that the greens are far better than they were last summer, obviously the wet spring and summer has helped and there aren’t as many cows out at the moment.

Good growing weather for the greens also means the rough is brutal though and we get a lot more walkers on the fairways because of this.

 

[Chemas001]

Lots of suggestions for us to look at, thanks very much all!

If you do fancy Minch Old I will happily sign you in and show you round if I am free, £20 member guest rate. Last tee time on a Sunday is 10:58 until the clocks change though