Woolston Manor Golf Club
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Course Information
Woolston Manor Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 72 (6510 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Neil Coles MBE and David Williams in 1994.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6510 yards | Private | Parkland
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Address: Woolston Manor, Abridge Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6BX United Kingdom
Tel: 0208 500 2549
Website: http://www.woolstonmanor.co.uk
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Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £40.00 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- Voucher Deals Available
- 7 Day Membership Available
- 5 Day Membership Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £40.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.52
AVERAGE RATING 3.6
(based on 302 reviews)
5 star
53
4 star
141
3 star
67
2 star
29
1 star
10
RECOMMENDATIONS
83%
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John Dunbar rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 13 2024
Never again, so very slow
Attempted to play Woolston Manor this morning. We had booked a 10:15 tee time as part of the breakfast deal. Turned up and the car park was packed, I should have know then what I was in for. The full English breakfast was good and the service in the equally good. We went to the first tee in plenty of time only to find out that a competition had gone out before us. We finally teed off at 10:45. The pace of play was so slow, it took an hour to play the first three holes. There was no marshal on the course to ensure pace of play was kept up, making it ridiculous trying to play. I waled off after 5 holes and my playing partners lasted another two holes and then walked off. The club had squeezed too many tee times in, with this being the case there should have been a starter and an on course marshal. I will never play this course again at the weekend, there are plenty more locally that are far better.Reviewer Rating
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Eddie A rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 9 2019
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Frankie, Hornchurch rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 12 2019
Bitterly disappointed
Turn up to impressive gates, get to club house outdoor pool with huge screen showing sports, I’m like this is nice...until I go on the practice green...grass about 3 inches deep!! Utterly ooor and lazy! I knew from then on this wasn’t going to be great, Shane as it has a lot of potential, but the tee boxes are horrendous, fairways and greens not maintained to a standard I would expect of a bog standard golf club...avoid!Reviewer Rating
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Jim from Harlow rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 22 2018
This course should be good but looks like they have given up. Poor greens, tees and bunkers. Weeds everywhere..Shame as a good lay out..
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Shaun M rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 5 2018
Dont waste your money
The course is in terrible condition - Do not waste your money!The bunkers are almost overgrown with weeds and the lack of sand in them is outrageous. The greens have not been maintained for what looks like a year, overgrown and patchy.
You can tell that this used to be a nice course, the layout is good and with investment/actual greenkeepers this course could be lovely.
(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 94 Handicap: 12.2)
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Peter C rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 4 2018
pretty bad shape
The course should be good, and it used to be. Now the greens are too long, patchy and covered in sand. the bunkers, of which there are many, play like a cart path and have weeds growing in them.This used to be a nice course, I'm not sure what happened.
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Kerstin W rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2018
Really, really disappointing
Strongly advise you don't play this course!It wasn't a lot of money but it isn't golf when the bunkers are like concrete and one cant putt on the greens. The fairways are ok and, after hole 6 the golf course has a nice layout but there is no money going into the upkeep this year it would seem. I booked because last year the reports were ok... perhaps tailing off but now the course is really low quality.
(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 101 Handicap: 25)
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Andrew B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2018
Big problems. Terrible ground keeping
The course is terribly kept: greens are shocking, fairways ok to poor, no sand in bunkers they are undrained mudpits with no sand in them. An 80+ year old couple in an old golf cart seemed to be the sorry excuse for ground keepers, attending to pointless elements. Proshop fairly empty. Looks like they don't have sufficient funds to maintain.(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 104 Handicap: 21.1)
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Pascoal D rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 12 2016
Good conditions. Weather helped, greens challenging.
(Round played: Oct 2016 - Score: 96 Handicap: 20.7)
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John rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 7 2015
Course was in terrible condition. Greens slow and very untrue!
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 78 Handicap: 4.2)
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 78 Handicap: 4.2)
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Ben H rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 25 2024
Avoid after rain
When playing this past weekend at Woolston Manor, we found that the fairways were waterlogged and almost unplayable. Bunkers were GUR and all full of water, and tee boxes were in poor condition.Although the greens were well maintained and quick.
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Gary, Essex rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 30 2024
First, and last time
Not much right about this course, sloppy mud almost everywhere, the course should not have been open, let along changing £40 for the round, even though they had a starter and he was driving round the course, the pace was ridiculously slow................wont be going backReviewer Rating
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CB rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 15 2022
Disappointed
Played this course on Saturday morning (13th August) £35 green fee, and booked a couple of weeks in advance. When arrived we informed the pro shop there were now 8 of us not 7, and were told we wouldn’t be allowed score cards until the 8th had paid. Not a great welcome but can see where he’s coming from. Headed to the putting green, hit 2 balls and stopped as the bumpyness and unpredictable nature of it didn’t really help. Set out on the course, slow play noticed quite early, no issue with beginner golfers, but waiting for people with unrealistic expectations of waiting for the green to clear from 300 yards away on a 400 yard hole did slow it down a lot. At points there was more sand on the greens than on the bunkers. We had been told I’m the shop that there was some GUR, there was quite a lot of it. Fairways were dry but enjoyable, due to the dry weather. Greens had been Hollow Tinned (no mention of this in the shop) and as I said, the bunkers left a lot to be desired due to the lack of sand in them. Overall I don’t think I’m likely to return to Woolston Manor as feel my money would be better spent elsewhere.Reviewer Rating
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Barry M rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed May 15 2022
No repeat.
I first played this course when it was called Epping forest golf and country club.Now called Woolston manor,it is a tough course and that's not my reason for not going back,I didn't like the fact that six groups in our society,first two groups played second hole and then the groundskeeper come and move the flag why people are playing the hole.It's definitely gone down hill in my estimations.Reviewer Rating
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Ed O rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 27 2020
Terrible greens
Not played the course for around a year and it has gone downhill terrible. Has a great layout and the potential to be a top course but let down by poor course management. Very disappointing won't be going back anytime soonReviewer Rating
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