Hemsted Forest (Cranbrook) Golf Club
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Cranbrook Golf Club, (formerly Hemsted Forest Golf Club) Kent is now closed.
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Stephen J rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 16 2013
Great venue
(Round played: Mar 2013 - Score: 85 Handicap: 16)
(Round played: Mar 2013 - Score: 85 Handicap: 16)
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Kevin C rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 5 2013
Very tight fairways and fast breaking greens. Course is not very long but its defences are in its tree lined fairways and fast greens. A tee shot of line is normally at least a shot dropped
(Round played: Mar 2013 - Score: 86 Handicap: 14.1)
(Round played: Mar 2013 - Score: 86 Handicap: 14.1)
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Darren B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 11 2012
Excellent quality golf course for better players
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Chris P rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 28 2011
Beautifully kept, this course winds through the outskirts of Hemsted Forest in a series of tight, tree-lined fairways. Staying straight is the key, as anything off the fairway only has a few yards of first cut before being swallowed by the tall pines; fortunately the pine-needled floor underneath rarely results in a ball being lost, so normally only costing the one shot needed to chip out sideways. It is certainly a difficult course; even though it only plays 6000-odd yards off the yellows, I've never got within four shots of my handicap even on a good day. The greens are fast and true; in the winter they become quite receptive, but in summer you need to switch to 'links' mode, landing the ball short and letting it roll on to avoid going through. They offer a good mix, with some being relatively flat, and others two-tiered and/or heavily sloped, which coupled with the speed in summer can make downhill putts very difficult indeed.
The club facilities are okay; the bar is independently owned by a family who run the local Turkish restaurant, with a reasonable selection of snacks, beers and lagers. I've never eaten there other than breakfast, which was okay but not great, although reasonably priced. Summer is lovely with the sun-drenched patio overlooking the 18th green. Green fees are good for a semi-private course at around £40, whilst taking any of the point-based membership options offers excellent value-for-money (at time of writing, buying the least amount of points available and playing only on weekend mornings still works out at only £20/round - this decreases significantly if buying more points of playing weekdays/twilight).
Overall a picturesque course that will present a challenge to players of all abilities, and undoubtedly the best - as well as the most difficult - course in the area. If you're not a straight hitter though, beware!
(Round played: Nov 2011 - Score: 98 Handicap: 18.8)
The club facilities are okay; the bar is independently owned by a family who run the local Turkish restaurant, with a reasonable selection of snacks, beers and lagers. I've never eaten there other than breakfast, which was okay but not great, although reasonably priced. Summer is lovely with the sun-drenched patio overlooking the 18th green. Green fees are good for a semi-private course at around £40, whilst taking any of the point-based membership options offers excellent value-for-money (at time of writing, buying the least amount of points available and playing only on weekend mornings still works out at only £20/round - this decreases significantly if buying more points of playing weekdays/twilight).
Overall a picturesque course that will present a challenge to players of all abilities, and undoubtedly the best - as well as the most difficult - course in the area. If you're not a straight hitter though, beware!
(Round played: Nov 2011 - Score: 98 Handicap: 18.8)
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Kevin C rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 1 2011
Great layout good condition
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Gerry C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 26 2011
Play it in the spring/summer. Not a long track, but must be on the fairway.
Enjoy
Enjoy
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Ian S rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 20 2010
front nine a little up and down straight lines back 9 more interesting
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Gerry C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 19 2009
Fantastic
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Richard T rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 8 2008
A real Gem, if you get the chance play it - tucked away in a remote corner of Kent.
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Alan S rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 30 2007
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Interesting and challenging course. Only played there once and it rained hard the whole time, so looking forward to going back to try it out again.Reviewer Rating
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Dave W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 13 2007
A Well laid out course and nice to play.
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Dave W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 12 2007
This is an 1st class course .Well Kept .The Greens are the best i have seen ?
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Tom P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 10 2007
By Tom Paddison
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