Hellidon Lakes Golf & Country Club

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Course Information

Hellidon Lakes Golf & Country Club, Northamptonshire is a 27 hole complex with 3 loop of 9 holes, the Blue, Red & Green courses. A private, parkland golf course.

27 holes | Private | Parkland

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Contact
Visitors

Address: Hellidon, near Banbury, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6LN United Kingdom

Tel: 01327 262550

Golf Pro: G. Wills | Tel: 01327 262551

Website: http://www.qhotels.co.uk/hotels/hellidon-lakes-daventry/golf.aspx

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Accommodation

Midweek summer offer 2013:
18 holes with a free pint for £15.00 per person.
please quote SUMMER OFFER when booking your round.

Midweek Guide: £15.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £25.00 per round *

Societies Accepted to Play
Society Deals Available

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

Tee Time Information

Midweek Guide: £15.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £25.00 per round *

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

Review Information

GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.13

AVERAGE RATING 3.8
(based on 279 reviews)

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90%

would play again or recommend

Golfshake Review

3.9

The Course

3.3

Course Conditions

Value For Money

Pace of Play

3.8

Facilities & Service

Hospitality

2.6

Practice Facilities

3.4

Food & Drink

What the club says: An interesting and varied layout constructed over the gently rolling valleys of Northamptonshire - all three nines having some superb holes. There is also a total of 17 lakes which are strategically placed to encourage golfers to think their way round the course. The putting surfaces benefit from a state-of-the-art irrigation system that gives great year-round consistency - essential for reading the challenging greens. The 'Red' course is the longest at 3,332 yards, with the 'Blue' measuring 3,277 and the 'Green' coming in at 2,791.

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Nick barber rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 24 2024

Tough short course

Decent course. Played lakes twice. Shorter than most courses but don’t be fooled. Greens can be very tough. Enjoyable course. Most golfers won’t play to handicap here. Food good fir this type of set up. Also bowling great. No driving range is a let down.

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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 14 2024

Good condition, interesting course. Excellent hotel.

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Newbury rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 10 2023

1 night 2 rounds 9 Golfers

The course had a good layout,great views,there wasn't a 2nd cut of fairway it was a fairway then 5-6 inches of rough, impossible to find your ball and to make it worse the cuttings weren't collected so made it even harder,you were punished by putting a ball 2 yards off the fairway as you couldn't find it.Greens didn't run true, we didn't play the 2nd day just wasn't worth it.we are all members and society players, everyone said how badly maintained it was, even a greenkeeper said members have asked for there money back.
Hotel and food/beer very good,Just don't play golf there.

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richard hall rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 4 2023

Entertaining Course

Undulating course with unusual layout and tricky greens.

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Wilts rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 29 2023

Hellidon course at Hellidon Lakes

Read some really poor reviews but they were dated so thought 2 of us would give it a chance. Pro shop zero, it's not a shop, it's a counter in a dingy room. Practise putting green is tiny and poorly maintained (theme of the day). No longer has a driving range (unlike what it says online),the reason is they won't replace the balls ????. The course is poor and laid out in such a strange way. Cut grass everywhere and some of the worst tee boxes I've seen anywhere. Greens were all over the place and whatever word is opposite of pure. Won't be going back, and for the green fees, trust me, you can find so many better courses for the money. Real shame

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Nathan Jackson rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 28 2023

Not enjoyable

Two of us played Hellidon Lakes today, I’d read several reviews which were mixed so went there with an open mind.
Didn’t start well, as I read online that it had a driving range, we both like to warm up on the range so pick courses because of this. Disappointed when we arrived to be told that they don’t have any balls for the range as they’ve ran out…..WTF.
Pro shop was poor, with very little to offer.
The course it’s self in our opinion was poorly maintained. Dried clumps of grass everywhere, both on the fairways and rough. Clearly not cut regularly so is left to grow to long. Pin positions on the greens were poor and not enjoyable.
Sadly we will not return to this course.
These opinions are mine and some will not agree but I personally doing think it was worth the money.

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Neil White rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 21 2023

What has happened?

Our club captain organised for more than 40 golfers to play over two days at Hellidon Lakes; frankly, it was a huge disappointment. The hotel is ok but the service was very slow (40 minutes for. a sandwich) and unfriendly (we were told we would have to pay extra for supplementary bread with our main meal). Then there was the dismal state of the courses - one having fairways which were so difficult to differentiate from the rough that balls were lost on them. We were told to complain to the pro's shop about them the following day but it was closed! I visited Hellidon Lakes for a birthday party a decade ago and was impressed. Today, it feels like a faded glory. Senior management refused to answer complaints, leaving frontline staff to deal with them.

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Robert darvill rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 22 2022

Robert Darvill

Played Hellindon lakes today 09.30 tee time course very busy but pace of play ok . The greens had been hollow tinned but enjoyed our game (the work has to be done) . The course layout is excellent a good challenge for all levels of player. Would play here again great value for £25 each

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John Akhurst/Wycombe rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 20 2022

Very enjoyable weekend

Stayed on a one-night two round deal Sept 2022. The hotel is clean and the majority of rooms have been renovated with new carpets etc. Can't fault cleanliness or comfort. Dinner and breakfast were very good and the snack provided after our 2nd round was excellent. The course (Hellidon/Lakes) is on the challenging side but not unplayable for a 20 handicapper. Greens and bunkers were well maintained (some tee boxes could do with levelling) and everyone in the Society said they would return. Recommended.

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