Jason.H
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Just had a great 3 day break staying near Kendal. I played Windermere and Appleby golf courses and found them both exceptional. I also played Carus Green GC and personally don’t think I’d want to play it again.
Thanks I’ll look forward to playing Ulverston when I’m next in the area. We are planning to live in the Lake District in a few years so a favourite golf course could sway location decisio.Probably a touch bias but feel the greens @Ulverston are better and it is a more interesting course. Windermere have too many holes crossing each other and a few years ago spent around 720k to upgrade their greens. This became a burden and they have recently sold part of The Club and huge changes are planned.
Appleby has some interesting holes especially the blind par 3 about 15. Found Appleby an extremely friendly Club.
Appleby is lovely, up on the moors just you and the golf course.How would these courses be for high handicappers? We’re looking at possible places for a society trip somewhere up North later in the year, handicaps vary from low teens to very high hackers though.
Probably a touch bias but feel the greens @Ulverston are better and it is a more interesting course. Windermere have too many holes crossing each other and a few years ago spent around 720k to upgrade their greens. This became a burden and they have recently sold part of The Club and huge changes are planned.
Appleby has some interesting holes especially the blind par 3 about 15. Found Appleby an extremely friendly Club.
Do they still have the Gun range there .?Appleby is lovely, up on the moors just you and the golf course.
Short, less than 6000 yards but still a decent test for the better golfer and more than playable for the higher handicapper.
Just need to avoid the area during the Horse Fair week when it's under siege with 'Travellers'
Windermere have too many holes crossing each other and a few years ago spent around 720k to upgrade their greens. This became a burden and they have recently sold part of The Club and huge changes are planned.
How did you do in the opens at Windermere? I wanted to play the opens at Appleby but it was booked solid.I have played at Windermere in the last two Senior Opens and I am struggling to think of any holes that actually cross each other.
Did a bit better in the second one once we had an idea of where we were going.How did you do in the opens at Windermere? I wanted to play the opens at Appleby but it was booked solid.
The 18th at Windermere really lets it down. Nice course and greens but I thought Appleby was superb.
Cumbria has some really great and underated courses:
Brampton
Silloth
Seascale
Appleby
Ulverston
Carlisle
Kendal golf club was good also.Hopefully I’m playing Windermere in September as we’re off there for a mid week break that’s also our UK honeymoon
I am bias but Kendal is extremely hilly and a hard slog.Kendal golf club was good also.