Royal Norwich
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The new Royal Norwich course is a stunning, par 73, Ross Mcmurray designed masterpiece.
Located within the 350 acre Weston Park estate, the course is a magnificent combination of beauty and challenge.
18 holes | Par 73 | 7209 - 5339 yards | Resort | Parkland
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Address: The Weston Estate, Weston Hall Road, Weston Longville, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5JZ United Kingdom
Tel: 01603 429928
Golf Pro: Neil Lythgoe (PGA) | Tel: 01603 429928
Website: https://www.royalnorwichgolf.co.uk/
Golf Club Facilities
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Bar
Dining
Function Room
Visitors very welcome.
Green fees range from £100-£140 depending on the day of the week.
Why not take advantage of our off peak offer, after 2pm Mon-Fri, £100pp including a one course lunch in the stables before play.
Midweek Guide: £100-£130 *
Weekend Guide: £130-140 *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- 7 Day Membership Available
- 5 Day Membership Available
Restrictions: Maximum Handicap No Restriction
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £100-£130 *
Weekend Guide: £130-140 *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.85
AVERAGE RATING 4
(based on 74 reviews)
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What the club says: In 2019 Ian Poulter officially opened our brand new Ross Mcmurray designed masterpiece. Offering 5 sets of tees to visitors our course can be played as either the longest course in Norfolk, or the shortest. The new course is the first in the UK to use Profile within the structure of our tees and greens(the same technology used at Augusta National)
All set within the beauty of our 400 year old, 350 acre home which makes up the Weston Park estate, the course is a stunning combination of beautiful surroundings and challenging course design. In the short time at our new home we have already been awarded the honour of hosting the English girls championship and the clutch pro tour.
Our Stables bar and restaurant is a relaxed, contemporary space, serving outstanding dishes, fine wine and real ales brewed in our very own micro brewery. The warmest of welcomes awaits all visitors to our new home. Please call 01603 429928 to reserve your day with us..
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Paul Pendle rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 28 2024
Royal Norwich
I played at your course 17/08/24 tee time booked at 12.30 as a two ball.I have had this course on my wish list for some time and I was glad that I managed to get a tee-time for the above weekend.
I booked the tee-time approximately a week in advance with no indication of any course maintenance being carried out the week prior to my round.
The club states that it’s a premier course with first class facilities.
I couldn’t fault the pratice range, chipping area , putting greens etc…
However, on notifying the pro in the shop that I was due to play he told us that for that day it was green flag position 1.
And duly gave us a card for this.
However on arriving at the 1st tee on the wooden board it stated that it was position 3?
A member of your club, asked if he could play with us due to him being on his own, for which we were happy to oblige. This gentleman stated to us at the 3rd Green that the correct pin position for the round was position 1. This was very confusing as we were told something else by the pro?
As we played the first hole, we noticed that the green had been dressed and subsequently all the following greens were dressed. This was not mentioned by the pro in the shop, nor was it stated on the website that this was carried out on the Wednesday, 3 days prior to our round.
Obviously the greens affected our round, and we believe we should have been made aware of this, and especially for the cost of £125 pp. Had we have been told we would have played at a different club.
I approached the pro after my round and told him my concerns regarding the above mentioned issues. The response I got was “ok thanks for letting me know, the club would take on my concerns and thanked me for raising this.”
I wanted to raise my concerns with you, as we were really disappointed in all of the above mentioned.
The round was definitely not worth the fee paid due to the above issues.
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Les C rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 15 2024
What an excellent course. The fairways are very well kept and the greens are very quick. The facilities are top notch and I will definitely be playing there again.
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Nick J rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 28 2024
Fantastic course. Facilities are amazing. Food really good and very welcoming and friendly staff.
Overall an amazing experience
Overall an amazing experience
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Charles M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2023
Great test of golf. Every hole makes you think and no hole is the same. There is no let up throughout the round with accuracy rewarded. Definitely worth a visit. Club house has a industrial look and feel. Food was good and service friendly albeit they appeared short staffed. This does not feel like a members course, more geared for societies and passing trade.
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Jo, norfolk rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 16 2023
Disappointing
Condition of the course was disappointing given the hype.Reviewer Rating
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Paul W rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 24 2023
Disappointing
Fabulous looking course, great clubhouse.But their communication needs work. Failed to tell us that there were some temporary greens and failed to tell us that all there greens had been very recently tined and sanded, which made them almost impossible to putt accurately. Everyone in our group of 12 had difficulty putting.
For the price charged this was not impressive.
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A Golfer rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 14 2023
The course was very well maintained and well laid out, much more challenging than before it moved. I had to work hard to score well, but it was a great test of my skills.
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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 6 2023
Very well laid out, maintained and extremely testing.
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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 6 2023
After a recent move and redesign the course is much harder and makes you work hard to score well.
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Matthew J rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 21 2022
Lovely course, well looked after & managed!
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Brendon B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 18 2022
now in good shape after major reconstruction in the past 4 years. Based on the old Weston park golf club with a few changed holes.
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Terry G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 31 2022
good new layout
Course layout/challenge The course is very well laid out over a large area, so you never feel like the holes are crammed together. There are 5 sets of tees, which make the length of the course anywhere from the longest in Norfolk to the shortest. Gold (137) and Blue (134) tees are assessed for men only, but the remaining 3 tees ? Silver, Black and Red are gender neutral, so assessed for men or women. We played Silver which has a slope rating of 129 for the men.Club and Facilities The clubhouse seemed to be quite large, although we didn't visit all of the facilities. A number of our party of just over 30 golfers, of a wide range of ages and handicaps, commented that the dining area which was in use had a slightly Corporate feel to it. Apparently there is a snooker table, and it was obvious other facilities were being added. The Pro-shop was well stocked, but another comment said that the stock was somewhat overpriced.
Value for money This was our corporate Spring Meeting, and as such was probably the most expensive course we have played on my memory, but I don't believe we paid the full standard rate for guests, bearing in mind the size of our party. It's also a long drive for some of our players, who travelled from Liverpool and Manchester to play.
Pace of play Tee intervals are 10 minutes, which spread out the players, but our group started with a couple of 3 balls who caught up with the members 4 balls in front, and so slowed us down. The pace though was generally acceptable.
Friendliness and hospitality Everyone we interacted with was incredibly friendly and helpful. This included changes to the number of our party, where a few had come down with Covid in the run-up to the event. The organiser was also told that they would be happy for those who had missed out a voucher for another chance to play at the same price.
Course conditions The course itself left a little to be desired. Whilst it was well laid out, there were no tee signs to indicate the shape of holes, or whether there were hidden hazards just out of sight. The tees and fairways were in good order, but there were bare patches around, which the ball would invariably find. A large number of the bunkers were marked as GUR. Not all sprinklers had yardages on them, and for those that did, we were not told whether the distances were to the front or centre of the greens. We worked out from the GPS that they are measured to the centre. The greens themselves were very, very slow, resulting in quite a number of putts left short, so leading to 3 putts. Also, the greens were extremely large (my GPS put one at 51 yards deep). The slopes on the greens made us believe they will be excellent once they have speeded up, but this would probably also mean a decent growth of grass before they can be cut to the right height. I should add that there was no starter in place, so nothing was explained to us before we played.
Practice facilities There were good practice facilities, in the way of a driving range, large putting green, although to be fair only half of this had flags, and I believe I saw an area to practice chipping.
Food and drink The food we had was excellent. Coffee and bacon roll to start, and for those who had breakfast at their hotel, the rolls were made to take away for their round. Lunch was fish and chips, which was very tasty and hot, and delivered to our tables on a rolling basis as we came off the course.
Would you ? Recommend - Yes
Play again - Yes
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Brendon B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2021
Norfolk best
Nice interesting course - greens slow and need improving - fairways excellent - bunkers good sand and rakes!!(Round played: Aug 2021 - Score: 109 Handicap: 17.9)
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Richard S rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 30 2021
Best course in East Anglia
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Phil N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 22 2020
Fabulous layout in very good condition. Tee box markers and ‘next hole’ signs needed, we got lost several times.
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