36 Golf Courses Worth Playing This Winter
By: Golfshake Editor | Fri 01 Dec 2023
We know not everyone wants to keep playing golf at this time of year as we enter a testing period for golf during the winter. For those that do, we want to help provide the best experience possible, not only for your own game but with the courses that you play.
The Golfshake course system is well-known for the vast volume of independent golf course reviews submitted by everyday golfers, so to help ease the burden of winter golf, we have analysed 10000s of reviews submitted during the winter months to come up with 36 golf courses that just could be worth playing this winter.
Regular readers to Golfshake may have already seen our recent features on - The 50 Best Winter Golf Green Fees This Year - and - The Best Links Golf Courses to Play This Winter. For this article we wanted to provide something slightly different, identifying 36 golf courses that are all highly-recommended from winter reviews, have had multiple reviews submitted over the winter months with a green fee price under £50 and generally geographically located within mainland UK.
East
Pavenham Park Golf Club
Location: Bedfordshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.32
Winter Rating Average: 4.17
Frinton Golf Club
Location: Essex
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.01
Winter Rating Average: 4.1
Top Meadow Golf Club
Location: Essex
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 3.97
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
Barkway Park Golf Club
Location: Hertfordshire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 3.93
Winter Rating Average: 4
Cranham Golf Course
Location: Essex
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.14
Winter Rating Average: 4
Mid Herts Golf Club
Described in a 2022/23 winter review as 'Fantastic condition for winter'
Location: Hertfordshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.23
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
Rookery Park Golf Club
Visitors to this 18-hole course have praised it for its winter fun and improvements to both the course and clubhouse. They particularly enjoyed the parkland layout that offered a good test of golf with superb greens. The par 3 11th hole was commented on as being a huge challenge and there were plenty of other interesting short par 4's to keep visitors of all levels engaged.
Location: Suffolk
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.29
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
Midlands
Greetham Valley
Location: Leicestershire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.55
Winter Rating Average: 4.38
College Pines Golf Club
*** HIGHLY RATED WINTER VENUE ***
This stand-out venue is constantly rated highly throughout the year but also during the tougher winter periods. College Pines is a great golf course for societies due to its pleasant atmosphere and lack of closure even in bad weather. Visitors can enjoy a good price and delicious food while playing on a well-maintained course even in the winter. MUST VISIT.
Location: Nottinghamshire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.36
Winter Rating Average: 4.17
Bondhay Golf Club
Location: Nottinghamshire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 3.99
Winter Rating Average: 4.4
Sapey Golf & Country Club
Location: Worcestershire
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.72
Winter Rating Average: 4.88
The Shropshire
Location: Shropshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.32
Winter Rating Average: 3.9
Cleeve Hill Golf Club
Location: Gloucester
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.24
Winter Rating Average: 4.5
Hallmark Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club
Location: Warwickshire
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.2
Winter Rating Average: 4.2
Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club
Location: Warwickshire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.11
Winter Rating Average: 4.25
West Midlands Golf Club
Visitors enjoyed the condition of the course with all greens open during the winter months. They appreciated how convenient it was to get to the course and noted the good facilities.
Location: West Midlands
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.07
Winter Rating Average: 4.33
Rodway Hill Golf Club
Location: Gloucester
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 3.86
Winter Rating Average: 4.2
Cavendish Golf Club
Location: Derbyshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.43
Winter Rating Average: 4.2
Great Barr Golf Club
Location: Stafforshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.50
Winter Rating Average: 4.41
North
Eastham Lodge Golf Club
Location: Merseyside
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.06
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
Doncaster Town Moor Golf Club
Winter review: "Great Winter Course - With all 18 greens in play, and the course well drained, this was an excellent winter course. The bunkers were well designed and the par 3's were all excellent especially the 7th and 17th."
Location: South Yorkshire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.24
Winter Review: 4.3
South Shields Golf Club
Location: Tyne and Wear
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.11
Winter Rating Average: 4.2
Styrrup Hall Golf and Country Club
*** HIGHLY RATED WINTER VENUE ***
Visitors reported that the course was well kept with fast testing greens and good quality fairways and tee boxes. You can see time and money has been spent doing up the course and when its finished it will be one of the best in its price bracket around given it stands up to the winter well too.
Location: South Yorkshire
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.25
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
Burnley Golf Club
Describe in one review as a 'Winter Belter'
Location: Lancashire
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.23
Winter Rating Average: 4.3
South
Test Valley Golf Club
Location: Hampshire
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.42
Winter Rating Average: 4.6
Corhampton Golf Club
Visitors to this golf club were pleased with its condition. They appreciated that it was particularly good to play there during the winter, as the course had excellent drainage.
Location: Hampshire
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.39
Winter Rating Average: 4.38
Tylney Park Golf Club
Location: Hampshire
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.23
Winter Rating Average: 4.5
Farleigh Golf Club
Location: Surrey
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.13
Winter Rating Average: 4
Redlibbets Golf and Country Club
Location: Kent
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.05
Winter Rating Average: 4.39
Woldingham Golf Club
Location: Surrey
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 3.99
Winter Rating Average: 4.17
Rookwood Golf Course
Location: West Sussex
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 3.99
Winter Rating Average: 4
Hoebridge Golf Centre
Location: Surrey
Price Range: ££££
Golfshake Rating: 3.85
Winter Rating Average: 4.06
Dudsbury Golf Club
Location: Dorset
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.13
Winter Rating Average: 4.7
Dorset Golf and Country Club
Location: Dorset
Price Range: £££££
Golfshake Rating: 4.12
Winter Rating Average: 4.42
Scotland
Carrbridge Golf Club
Visitors said this 9 hole course in the Highlands was stunning. They remarked on its real challenge and enjoyed the stunning views. The honesty box operating during winter was highly appreciated, as it allowed visitors to just turn up and play. Additionally, the golf course was well kept and the greens were superb.
Location: Highlands
Price Range: £££
Golfshake Rating: 4.4
Winter Rating Average: 4.5
Wales
Holywell Golf Club
This golf course received great reviews from visitors. The layout was nice and the holes had interesting challenges. The course was well-maintained for winter and the greens ran true. Despite a mixture of normal tees and winter mats the overall experience was excellent.
Location: Clwyd
Price Range: ££
Golfshake Rating: 4.0
Winter Rating Average: 4.1
If you are one of the die-hard golfers that doesn't pack away their golf clubs, looking for every opportunity to continue playing, then please let us know if you visit any of these courses or have suggestions for where we should play golf in the winter. Simply comment in the comments below.
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