hovis
Tour Winner
I wouldnt bother. My pp works there and all the members are leaving because they can never get a tee time because they fill it with corporate players. But to answer your question its 2k a year
The Belfry
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I wouldnt bother. My pp works there and all the members are leaving because they can never get a tee time because they fill it with corporate players. But to answer your question its 2k a year
hovis
Tour Winner
That does sound high. The usual rate is 199 for a round on the brab and derby, one nights accommodation with two breakfasts and a dinner
Airlie_Andy
Challenge Tour Pro
I played in April this year and played the Brab on the Sunday and the PGA on the Monday. 1 nights accommodation with breakfast and it was £175 each. We had a great time and really enjoyed it.
la_lucha
Tour Rookie
Ahh ok then I'll not bother
. Struggling to find somewhere local to Cov where the fees aren't extortionate but the course is well kept. Had a look at Oakridge a few weeks ago and it's not of great standard.
Where did you go? I played Oulton Hall earlier this year and whilst it was okay it was a typical corporate course and not one I would rush back to. The Hunting at Slaley is a very nice course, The Priestman less inspiring. Both suffer from poor drainage, avoid in the winter, and can be very slow as again they are filled with corporates who want to play shots 9 & 10 on par 4's rather than picking up. If you had the same choice again I would certainly recommend Slaley but only if at least one round was on The Hunting.
hovis
Tour Winner
Maxstoke all day brotherAhh ok then I'll not bother
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I'm on the verge of giving up on "golf resorts", I've played Celtic Manor, Carden Park, Hawkstone Park, the Belfry, Wychwood & Mottram, and whilst the value isn't too bad when going through Golfbreaks.com I find the courses to be generally uninspiring (especially the 2nd courses), the rounds too slow and I don't enjoy it as much as I should.
So I'm thinking of going to find cheap'ish digs somewhere near to an area with a few top courses, paying more for the golf, but hopefully enjoying that more. Afterall, the golf is the main reason for the trip, not the booze & food.
So the sort of thing I'm looking at is:
Mansfield for Notts, Coxmoor, Sherwood Forest & Lindrick
Leeds for Alwoodly, Moortown, Sand Moor
Christchurch for Broadstone, parkstone, Ferndown
Sheringham & Cromer
So I'm thinking of going to find cheap'ish digs somewhere near to an area with a few top courses, paying more for the golf, but hopefully enjoying that more. Afterall, the golf is the main reason for the trip, not the booze & food.
So the sort of thing I'm looking at is:
Mansfield for Notts, Coxmoor, Sherwood Forest & Lindrick
Leeds for Alwoodly, Moortown, Sand Moor
Christchurch for Broadstone, parkstone, Ferndown
Sheringham & Cromer
la_lucha
Tour Rookie
Not a bad shout. I'll have to look into it. I don't really look towards Birmingham way and never realised that and the FOA were so close to be honest.
hovis
Tour Winner
Cool. You should join. That way i can sign in on the cheap
Rumpokid
Challenge Tour Pro
Some great comment on here.Thanks all.Playing in Lancs Classic again this year.Great value at £125.Might give Formby Hall a try,doing a good overnight package...it's only up the roadish!!!...Think Belfry can wait...
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I don't know too much handy it would be to you, but I play a client's golf day at Drayton Park (next door to Drayton Manor) each year. It's a nice James Braid course, the pro is a nice bloke and we always have a good day there.
la_lucha
Tour Rookie
The only thing I don't like is £900 joining fee, plus I want to try it at the weekend as that's when I can play and they don't accept visitors at the weekend according to the website.
Tab373
Q-School Graduate
Played the Belfry last year played the PGA and the Brabazon really enjoyed it. The hotel room was fine for a base. They were in the middle of the refurb when I went but went with 11 other blokes and had a good time. Especially for approx £100. It is what you make it reasonable courses good company and lots of beers. Funniest thing was there were another group of blokes and one who was over 60 paid for 2 working girls to help him through the lonely night in the hotel. The shock on everyone's face when they walked into the club house was priceless. Better signage around the place would also help.
JamesR - If you can't play one of those in your Leeds selection then I would recommend Moor Allerton. If you want a marginally different location then stay in Harrogate and play Knaresborough, Oakdale and Flaxby. Harrogate is a great base and there are plenty of good courses in that part of the world. I agree with you by the way, you just need to be creative and spend a little time on the internet.
hovis
Tour Winner
I have lessons at Maxstoke. The 900 can be split and the weekends are strangely quiet. It is busy between 7/8am weekdays
The pro is neil mcewan he'll give you all the advice you need and would let you on weekends if your looking to join
hovis
Tour Winner
Fantastic course but members are idiots and it can be impossible to get to the club as the roads get filled with theme park guests. It also drains very poorly
ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
Spot on !!
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
As a resident of Notts and having played 3 out of the 4 mentioned that would be a cracking, if a little pricey, trip.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
I can believe that. I went on a golf break over an autumn weekend and we had a 5 hour plus round on the Saturday, just getting in before it went dark which was more than a few groups behind us did. And on the Sunday morning there were about 4 groups queuing up on each tee. Not what you want if you are a member I imagine.
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Surprised to hear you say that. I think Drayton is very ordinary and certainly not a patch on Maxstoke or, of course, Whittington.
