Halfway huts

[mweston1016]

Been thinking recently about the lack of food on offer at some clubs round the turn? Tell me there are still some clubs out there that a. Have the common sense to make a few quid and b. Appreciate we golfers like our food and 4 hours without a meat-based product is madness?

Any decent halfway huts out there bar the likes of Wentworth/Sunningdale?

 

[NWJocko]

Can't remember the last time I saw one.

When we played Royal Lytham a couple of weeks back we were surprised (and disappointed being hungry!) that there was nothing on the way round.

 

[DaveM]

The only one I can think of, at this end is Walton park and thats a muni. Do a great bacon barm. Oh just remembered one of the north m/c clubs. A lady sells over her garden fence.

 

[chrisd]

Funny enough Mike the two you mention are the best two I have tried although Hanbury Manor is up there too


Chris

 

[mweston1016]

I used to be a member at Weybrook Park in Basingstoke. Nothing fancy but access to Clubhouse after nine where they had sandwiches and soup ready to take out. Must have been a nice little earner and it wasn't tough to arrange...

 

[Oddsocks]

TXT place camberley heath has a mean halfway hut. shorts, bear, soft drinks, cold drink, pasties, sandwiches... its awesome.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I've never played at a club with a halfway hut.

The expense of paying another member of staff, plus having to build, equip and maintain another structure on the course would put our subs up again.

Plus I'd spend more money on bacon and coffee.

 

[brendy]

Our place only does a halfway on captains day with a marquee tent. It would make a fortune if left all year round or built properly, we have no caterers in early so no bacon butties etc (Maccy D'ds isnt far away).

Castle Stuarts is still the benchmark for me, it looks great, soup sometimes better than a hotdog and wasnt overly expensive given its location. This is it built onto the dunes on the right as you come away from the ninth and make the walk to the tenth across and down from the mahoosive practice green.

Galgorm has a decent one too.

Other than those, I havent really seen many other courses with a permanent fixture.

 

[Oddsocks]

our course used to have a little burger van thingy at the bottom of our 6th which serviced the 6th green/7th tee of our main course, and the 5th green/6th tee of the 9 hole. doing things like rolls and drinks it done a bomb... then one night kids decided to loot it and burn it out... and that was the end of that. Gutted.

 

[Robobum]

Honourable mentions for:

Goodwood
Trevose
Kendleshire

 

[fundy]

decent sandwich halfway at Brocket Hall, and a hut ater 10 at Studley Wood (though only used to open on weekends I think)

 

[ADB]

TXT place camberley heath has a mean halfway hut. shorts, bear, soft drinks, cold drink, pasties, sandwiches... its awesome.

Do you need new shorts after you see the bear?

 

[NWJocko]

Probably should have said my own course doesn't need one as the 9th comes back to the clubouse, they do sandwhiches/drinks etc from a spike window at the side. You can even ring them on the 9th tee in the winter to get the coffee's/tea's sorted to take out on the back 9

 

[mweston1016]

Has anyone played Cranleigh near Guildford lately? That used to have a decent one. I'm a particular fan of soup and not that boil in a cup stuff... still on the hunt for one of those places that serves a decent cup. Ballyliffin has a burger type joing, bit of of place and a bit greasy but didn't stop me getting tucked in.

 

[chrisd]

I played at Broome Park in Kent a while back. Their clubhouse is a wonderous old house, once owned by Lord Kitchener and the members don't seem to frequent it overly much, as its a stately home with time share ownership. They have a halfway house that apparently can take into the £1,000's at weekends


Chris

 

[Scouser]

The only one I can think of, at this end is Walton park and thats a muni. Do a great bacon barm. Oh just remembered one of the north m/c clubs. A lady sells over her garden fence.

On a side note what's Walton like?

 

[GB72]

I really love our halfway Hut (well almost halfway). Perched on the edge of the 10th Green it serves the best bacon, sausage or bacon and sausage roll for £2.00. Add 50p for a coffee made how I like it (strong) and I am in heaven. They also have fresh cakes and cold drinks. Tradition is that you play up to the 10th Green, stick your head in to place your order (or send in anyone who has blobbed the hole) then putt out.

I think every course should have one (and no it is not the same going into the club house half way round if you have 2 loops of 9)

 

[Jonny]

Ones that spring to mind for a halfway hut:

Woburn on all the courses.
Romford
Woolston Manor (although it's gone to the dogs so wouldn't bother with it anymore)
Hainault Forest on both courses


There are more that I know I've used but the course names elude me at the moment.

 

[Aztecs27]

Camberley Heath and Blackmoor were both good. The one at Woodhall Spa, on the Bracken can be good, but it's hit and miss as to who is serving.

 

[GB72]

This really needs to be an annual competition in the magazine. Halfway Hut of the year would be an award to be proud of.