Painswick, Cleeve Hill, Kington..

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hahaha these are 3 of 5 courses me and my mates have discussed played this weekend! You must be pretty close by!

Cleeve Hill for me offers the best scenery
Kington is a lovely place and again great scenery - very alternative course.

Painswick I am yet to play but its spoken about as a very good course - will report back in the next few months after a round!
 

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hahaha these are 3 of 5 courses me and my mates have discussed played this weekend! You must be pretty close by!

Cleeve Hill for me offers the best scenery
Kington is a lovely place and again great scenery - very alternative course.

Painswick I am yet to play but its spoken about as a very good course - will report back in the next few months after a round!

I think I possibly have time for only 1 on the way back from somewhere in a couple of months time…Hopefully I’ll play them all at some point 😁

I’ll probably prioritise Cleeve Hill then 👍🏻
 

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I should also add that some of Cleeve's holes are pretty unique - its certainly a course to be played in good weather to make the most out of.
 

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I think I possibly have time for only 1 on the way back from somewhere in a couple of months tomw…Hopefully I’ll play them all at some point 😁

I’ll probably prioritise Cleeve Hill then 👍🏻

I think the GM editor Mike described Cleeve last year as one of his favourites - and he must have played plenty of the top courses!
 

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Only played two, Cleeve Hill and Painswick.

Clever Hill has great views and you're more likely to get battered by the winds although when I played it was dead calm.

Painswick is quirky to the extreme but great fun.

Walkers can be a problem on both courses as they're on public land so don't pick a day when they're likely to be busy.
 

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I haven't played Kington but Painswick and Cleeve Hill are true golfing joys, you come off either one (unless the weather is really bad) with a smile on your face. The main factor in choosing between the two for me is the walk - Painswick is extremely hilly and the trolley paths are very bumpy and stony, so much so that you may well damage an electric trolley, I would advise carrying if you can - Cleeve Hill despite being longer and seemingly quite hilly is much more forgiving.
My advice is play them both!
 
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