Abbey Hotel Golf & Spa

The pro shop was empty, and the greens were really poor but should be nice in a couple of weeks, the club house above 18 hole was closed .having said that the course is still good, with long holes testing all skill levels

I played the course on a cold day. I expected that the weather was just warm enough that the greens wouldn't freeze but I was wrong.

I was surprised that I was allowed to go out. When the greens started to thaw they revealed a load of footprints where the grass had been killed and only mud remained.

A bit odd. Par 3s were a real stand out on the course. I imagine this place is a great round in the summer, but there are better places to go in the area.

First time playing the course with my brother on New Years bank holiday. Fabulous condition given the weather that we’ve had. Holes 2 and 5 were closed due to maintenance - no issues. Saw more green keepers tending the course than anywhere else I’ve played.

Driving range, pro shop and putting green also great.

Looking forward to playing again soon and in the summer!

Will come back when it's a bit quieter, course is excellent

Played in the spring last year for the first time and really enjoyed the quirkyness of the course, with many good holes.
However today, the greens were the worst we’d ever played in our life ! The shop said they had a disease, the holes looked like they had not been changed for weeks. The tees were horrendous too. The so called members do not repair any pitch marks, it was a disgrace. We had a drink in the reception bar as the golf bar was not open £6 for a beer which was off ! We sent it back, left and went to the pub down the road.
I would not play here again even if I was offered a free round, I can’t believe they even have a green keeper it’s so poor

Have played this course many times
However yesterday the conditions weren’t fit to play
The course was far to wet with bunkers full of water. Standing water around most greens and in some really bad areas mini ponds had formed.
The y should have waited a lot longer allowing course to start drying out more or to slow the green keeping staff put sort out the front 9
Ruined a perfectly beautiful day for golf

This is a challenging course and for £26 would appear excellent value for money. However, the gap between tee-times is too short, so there are far too many people on the course, leading to very slow rounds (ours took over 5 hours, ridiculous).
The price point attracts too many hackers, for whom the course is miles to difficult. We were following two blokes in a buggy, who failed to get the ball more than 50 yards off the tee on numerous occasions but would not let us through.

Nice course. Played the last few holes with some friendly locals. A few quirky holes to make you think, with a few up and down in the middle. Signage could be better for the first and transitions between the estate and course.

I enjoyed the parkland course, it’s well kept and in a nice setting, unfortunately we were waiting on every shot for the entire round which was a bit annoying.

Not a bad course shame about the greens very patchy making putting difficult and bunkers needed more sand but apart from that ok for the money

Wouldn’t rush back to play here there’s better courses around the Area for nearly half the price and there should be a discount for County club card holders even though they’re on the list of clubs that are supposed to give discounts they don’t and even seem unaware that there on the list.

Really enjoyed the course and will definitely play again. Only criticism was, that as first time players, the signage between green to next tee is poor to non existent.
We will know for next time but there were several times we were unsure where the next tee was. Wouldn’t take much sorting out!!

Whilst rhe course itself was in fairly good condition, it needed a good sprinkling as greens very dry and hard. But the worst part were the bunkers, barely any level of sand made it almost impossible to play out of the green side bunkers disappointing given its the easiest thing to maintain.

The Abbey is a tree lined parkland course with plenty of undulating fairways but easy walking all the same.

Lots of interesting holes, nice par 3's and decent greens.

The only area the course should be improved on is the tee boxes, which are not befitting of a decent track.

Good off course facilities.

Never in all my years of playing golf 45 years,,have l ever been held up by a five ball absolutely disgraceful, people need to know the rules before they play any sport, even when a member of staff came out to the 17th hole he did nothing to the people playing as,a 5 ball,,