South Birmingham golf resorts

[mashleyR7]

Please can anyone suggest a nice hotel golf and spa resort for me and my Mrs for a 2 night break in Birmingham or South of the city. Traveling from Kent and can go up the M1 or M40, but it needs to be easy to get into the city for a gig in the evening.
Forest of Arden is fully booked. The Belfry (i know isn't South) is nice but I've been there so would like something new.
Thanks.

 

[timd77]

Where’s the gig and will you drive to it or get a taxi?

 

[mashleyR7]

O2 Academy and will get a cab so we can have a couple of drinks

 

[timd77]

In that case I’d give the abbey a nod. Not far off the m42 and do-able in a taxi. You probably won’t get much closer with a spa. I’ve played the course, it was nice, quite tough.

https://www.theabbeyhotel.co.uk/

 

[mashleyR7]

This was what I was looking at but thought I'd ask in case I was missing another option.
Thanks

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I smiled a little at Birmingham and Resort appearing in close proximity…?

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

Only played it once but Abbey course and hotel seemed nice enough but still a reasonable taxi into birmingham.

I'd probably say it depends if you're going mid-week or weekend.

Could look at either staying centre of Birmingham - Park Regis, Malmaison etc have hotel and spa and then try to get courses like Edgbaston (couple of miles) and Harborne in the centre. Means you just walk home after the gig and more to do on evenings.

Or stay Birmingham international at Genting Hotel, short train into Birmingham running late for the end of the gig and then play courses like Olton, Robin Hood, West Midlands Golf Club.

The Warwickshire or the Welcombe could also be suggestions with hotels on site but they're further down m40 and I wouldn't really class them as taxi into Brum territory.

 

[PIng]

As previously mentioned, the only one on the south side with a hotel that springs to mind is the Abbey Hotel course. Not a bad course reasonably priced. If I think of any others I'll let you know.
Edgbaston is closest to the city centre, but expensive. Harborne is good but not walking distance from town.

 

[timd77]

In that case I’d give the abbey a nod. Not far off the m42 and do-able in a taxi. You probably won’t get much closer with a spa. I’ve played the course, it was nice, quite tough.

https://www.theabbeyhotel.co.uk/

Update on this, my wife and daughter just went there for a spa day, says it’s terrible!

Hopefully caught you before you’ve booked…

 

[Crazyface]

I think a lot of these "spa" places are pretty rubbish. Check out the reviews on those experience days sites.