The Essex Golf & Country Club
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Course Information
The Essex Golf & Country Club, Essex is a 27 hole complex with the 18 hole, par 73 (6907 yard) County Course and 9 hole ar 68 (4380 yard) Garden Course. A public, parkland golf course.
27 holes | Par County Course 73; Garden Course 34 | County Course 6907; Garden Course 2200 yards | Public | Parkland
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Address: Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS United Kingdom
Tel: 01787 22 44 66
Golf Pro: L Cocker
Golf Club Facilities
Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £30.00 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.81
AVERAGE RATING 4
(based on 291 reviews)
HIGHLY RATED
would play again or recommend
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What the club says: The 6,900 yard, 18 hole Championship County Course has already won critical acclaim for its challenging yet fair features. With four par 3’s, nine par 4’s, five par 5’s, ten lakes and strategically placed bunkering give a spectacular beginning and finale to the round. The course provides a constant choice of shots for golfers of all standards.
18 hole, Par 73, 6,907 yard course
The 2,200 yard, short par 34 Garden Course, offers a different challenge altogether. Its tightly guarded greens, tricky par 4’s and attractive par 3’s present an intriguing and popular challenge to beginners and experts alike.
9 hole, Par 34, 2,200 yard course
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Reviewed Apr 24 2024
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Reviewed Apr 12 2024
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Reviewed Jul 9 2023
Greens are great
The Greens are in great condition, all run true and are very consistent. Well done Green KeepersReviewer Rating
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Reviewed Jul 8 2023
Greens are great
The Greens are in great condition, all run true and are very consistent. Well done Green KeepersReviewer Rating
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Reviewed Jul 3 2023
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Reviewed May 5 2023
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Reviewed May 3 2023
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Reviewed Apr 26 2023
Dull and over rated
Very flat, very long and unimaginative. Better courses nearby.Welcome from staff was very cold and in general the bar/restaurant very unwelcoming. Have to remember this is “country club” so better golf options out there welcoming of golfers and a nicer clubhouse ambience.
Over priced for the experience
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Reviewed Feb 8 2023
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Reviewed Jun 17 2022
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Reviewed Jun 2 2022
Unimaginitive
First the good bits.. the course is well maintained, great fairways which are flanked by trees which punish wayward shots and the par threes are nice. The major issue is geographical.. being based a very flat former WW2 airfield (a small one still exists right next to it) it is dead flat and many of the holes present the exact same challenge. Straight drive, long approach, try and avoid the inevitable bunkers to the left and right of each green, putt on the largely flat greens.. repeat, repeat. . It's nice, but you do get tired of playing largely the same shots on each hole and you are often left wondering if more imagination could have been used years ago when they were laying out the course.. Nice, worth a visit, but not a gem.Reviewer Rating
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Reviewed May 20 2022
Worth the visit
Originally booked a society day and was able to arrange for the facility to pay on the day. However numbers couldn’t make the day and the club was very accommodating with numbers even been reduced on the day. For an organiser this made my day.The course was in very good condition and challenging enough for our leve of play.
All the staff - front of house and catering - were all brilliant making for a lovely day. Pity the weather didn’t oblige but nobody has any control over that.
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Reviewed Mar 15 2022
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Reviewed Feb 7 2022
Worth playing again
Course is well laid out, clear signposting/paths, some really challenging aspects of the holes. The course has more length than others nearby, forcing you to use more clubs.Unfortunately, lots of the greens have pitch marks. That said, some friendly members and a polite and welcoming warden.
The course handled the rain from prior days reasonably well with some patches. I battled through 2 torrential downpours, I don't thing any course could survive that to be honest. Maybe the course should have been closed due to damage to the course.
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