Blacknest Golf Club
Course Information
Blacknest Golf Club, Hampshire is temporarily closed and will reopen in Autumn 2025 with a brand new course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5,974 yards | Public | Parkland
About Blacknest Golf Club
Golf Club Overview
Address: Frith End Road, Binsted, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 4QL United Kingdom
Tel: 01420 22888
Golf Pro: Paul Creamer | Tel: 01420 22888
Golf Club Facilities
Click the following link to find out what facilities are available at Blacknest Golf Club and read frequently asked questions.
Visitor Information & Green Fees
Price Guide: ££££
Midweek Guide: £29.00 per round; (Mon to Thurs) *
Weekend Guide: £35.00 per round *
- 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.
Courses & Scorecards
| Course | Tee | Par | SSS | Yards | ||
| blacknest | White | 69 | 69 [115] | 5815 | ||
| blacknest | Yellow | 69 | 66 [111] | 5468 | ||
| blacknest | Yellow L | 71 | 73 [133] | 5468 | ||
| blacknest | Red | 70 | 69 [116] | 4935 | ||
| blacknest | Blue | 70 | 59 [93] | 3159 | ||
Blacknest Golf Club Reviews
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
1.85
AVERAGE RATING 3.7
(based on 317 reviews)
5 star
68
4 star
144
3 star
67
2 star
22
1 star
15
HIGHLY RATED
93%
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Neil Hodgson rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 19 2024
Worst course I have ever played.
Well, I have to say what a disappointing experience I had at the golf course this weekend. It is safe to say the course should have been closed.I appreciate there has been a lot of rain recently and the fairways are far from being able to be cut, but I've never played a course in worse conditions.
The fairways would grace most courses as areas around the unkempt tee boxes. The tee boxes, when you could see the markers were as long as some of the fairway grass and had not been kept or tidied for some time. The moss on the greens were happy with the wet conditions. No matter where you walked it was a quagmire. Even the greens sank beneath your feet to allow water to rise.
So why did I continue to play? This weekend I was sleeping out rough for charity and had an opportunity to visit a course in the vicinity rather lay underneath a cardboard box I thought I would visit a course.
What is worse than the course in the condition it was is that hidden within the website is an acknowledgement that the courses irrigation system has failed and the owners are aware, that the course needs investment and designer is earmarked to come in and transform it.... knowingly charging the same rates.
I think this nugget of information should be advertised more prominently. I wish I had taken the green fees and just donated it to the charity I was supporting as it would have made a better difference elsewhere!
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Dorking rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 11 2021
Very welcoming and friendly. Facilities very good. Course seems to have no drainage and is fairly featureless apart from some water.
Just the one visit for me. All the Best and good luck sorting out some drainage. It's like playing in a rice field!
Just the one visit for me. All the Best and good luck sorting out some drainage. It's like playing in a rice field!
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Alton rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 26 2021
Stuono
Greens were awful and tees not good.Was expecting better after a lockdown period.
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Ben, farnham rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 14 2020
Would NOT recommend
Played on the 13th sep. greens were in terrible condition, almost felt unmaintained and the course layout was really odd and felt a bit micky mousey. Not good value for money and really annoyed we weren’t made aware of the state of the course and offered a discount. I personally would not play again or recommendReviewer Rating
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Harry Webber rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 6 2020
Poor condition even for the money
Have played a few times over the last 4-6 months with friends who are just getting into golf as it is one of the cheaper courses locally. However, even £15 for 9 holes on a twilight tee time feels difficult to justify with the state of the greens and tee boxes... Found myself assuring my friends that “most courses are in much better condition”.Nice enough staff and has some pretty holes which I do enjoy, it really is a shame!
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Mark/Reigate rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 5 2020
Very disappointed
Played Blacknest a week ago having booked 4 tee times for 16 players. The greens were dreadful. At least 5 of them had GUR patches and 1 green had the a GUR patch all the way through... so you couldn’t drop in a logical place. Worst of all, none of this was mentioned to me when booking and no discount rate was offered. In fact on the day, the pro said the greens had been worked on recently and we’re now fine. A compete lie. Every course I have played in the past would admit to the condition of the course and offer a discount, especially to a group. Seems they wanted money more than good reputation or repeat custom.Reviewer Rating
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Mark B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 2 2020
Give it a miss course in poor condition
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Golfer An rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 31 2019
Course was in Very bad condition for this time of year\Tee boxes are all over the place \Fairways are like a cow field\Greens were being treated for moss but should recover well
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Warrick/Macclesfield rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 30 2018
Mudbath - AVOID
Regrettably played this course on Saturday 27th January 2018 – we walked in after 11 holes due to it being a mud bath. There was no difference between the length of the grass on the fairways and the rough and there was what appeared to be a rabbit scrape in the middle of one of the greens. There was slippery mud everywhere, pools of water which were impossible to avoid. THIS COURSE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OPEN (if only to protect the course).We spoke to someone working in the professional shop once we had changed out of our dirty clothing and his response was “you are entitled to your opinion” – not exactly decent customer service.
We spoke to a local in the car park afterwards and he said that the course is well known in the area for being in this condition and “unplayable” for at least 3 months of the year.
PLAY IT AT YOUR PERIL.
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Dee B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 25 2017
Terrible greens there were cuttings everywhere very unkept and a massive shame as the course design is very clever, was forewarned and unfortunately it lived up to the remarks I received, a big shame and will not revisit until I see some good reviews
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J rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 29 2014
So disappointed. One of the worst courses i have ever played. Course was waterlogged + in terrible condition. Way overpriced for what it is
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Neil G rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 22 2013
All these five star reviews must be from the owner or staff.the course is so poorly maintained, very disappointed.it has the land and potential to be good 18 holes with great practice areas how ever at the moment the potential is wasted.very wet everywhere.slow bumpy soft greens.may return in summer but doubtful much better courses in the area for the same price.
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Dermot rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 23 2013
Round ruined by poor management of a large group of 32 Golfers holding everyone else up
Service poor - no notification at booking of the event taking place and no gesture of apology by the club - apparently it's our fault for booking online
Shame as the course is in a decent condition considering the time of year and recent weather
Service poor - no notification at booking of the event taking place and no gesture of apology by the club - apparently it's our fault for booking online
Shame as the course is in a decent condition considering the time of year and recent weather
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Martin rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 11 2013
Disappointing, the course in places was near to being unplayable. The majority of tees were under water, fairways wet and muddy and the greens were so boggy you sank into them which left them bumpy and no fun to putt on. The course has some very short holes, par 3's around 100 yards par 4's around 240 yards, no challenge for golfers of a good standard more of a junior/senior course. Were told rather rudely by the vice captain not to play from the white tees so you cant even make the most of the £24 winter green fee. Many golf courses do allow play from whites and the ones that don’t usually have a sign up or mention it on the score card. Will not be returning anytime in the near future, if you’re a reasonably good player this is one to avoid if you’re looking for a challenging high quality course during the winter seasons, try the chalk courses. Girl at the reception was very nice though.
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Andrew G rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 23 2011
Course lacks the attention to detail you expect from the on-line reviews; greens were poor and slow, grass cuttings were everywhere and to cap it all the welcome sign adjacent to the first tee stated that "golf shoes preferred but trainers acceptable at own risk" (and they even spelled 'preferred' incorrectly). For me that says it all. Give it a miss.
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Farnham rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 17 2021
Hosted a friend whose (local) home course was hosting a Pro-Am on the day. Everything was going really well: booking, tee-time, pro-shop, practice facilities - and then we hit the course. The design itself is entertaining (notwithstanding the reputation for "a lot of water - and not only in the ponds"), but two major turn-offs. One: the greens were appalling, with almost every single putt subject to bobbles, bounces and unexpected deviations - in fact, an embarrassment. Two: It's a fair cop to drop a shot (or two) if one strays off the fairway, but to immediately lose a ball in badly cut and un-picked-up grass and debris almost every time is a bit much. My companion did not enjoy his round. With these two things fixed it would be a pleasure to host other friends.
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Phil rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed May 24 2021
Wet Wet Wet
Enjoyed the course layout but not recommended in wet weather. Greens were bobbly and the fairways were boggy so not a good experience. Will give it another go if we get a dry spell.Reviewer Rating
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Basingstoke rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed May 5 2021
Greens are not good . The course was very dry after all the rain yesterday . The pace of play was fine .
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Paul Compton rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 27 2021
Dreadful! Fairways were poor even though you could pick and place, and as for the greens, absolutely abysmal. Needless to say will not be in a hurry to revisit. Perhaps if they spent less on the wedding venue and more on the course it might bring it up to average rating.
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Dan/Portsmouth rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 13 2020
Mr D. Scott
Can’t believe they kept it open was a bog and was gutted I paid money to play. Not a winter corse enjoyed it in the summer was great. Greens need attention not great in summer or winterReviewer Rating
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Andy, Farnham rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 21 2020
Disappointing
Played yesterday evening (20 August) and was was surprised by how bad the greens and tees were. The weather was beautiful, and I know it rained a lot the day before, but of the 14 holes we managed to play, the majority had areas on either tees or greens which were bare of grass and had GUR areas marked on them. The tees generally are exceptionally uneven making it hard to find a good place to tee from. This is a shame as there had been a lot of work done on the course and it had really improved. It is also frustrating that this type of information is not openly given out when booking, with maybe discounts given due to the poor condition. It is like buying a nice product only to find you have a b-grade/ex-demo item rather than a new one.Reviewer Rating
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Mick rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 30 2020
The course itself is very nice, good variety of holes. However, the greens particularly are not in good condition, which made putting difficult. I would play there again if greens were better. The staff were friendly and the food was excellent.
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Lawrence C rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 16 2020
Although the course has a good mixture of holes that makes you use all the clubs in your bag it was let down by the condition of the tee boxes and greens. A lot of the greens have large dead spots. At ?32 to play On Saturday I think this is over prised for the condition.
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Lawrence C rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 16 2020
Although the course has a good mixture of holes that makes you use all the clubs in your bag it was let down by the condition of the tee boxes and greens. A lot of the greens have large dead spots. At ?32 to play On Saturday I think this is over prised for the condition.
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Christopher S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 19 2020
Nice course layout but let down by the poorest greens I've every encountered . Don't know what has happened to them but they have only have around a 20 to 30% covering of grass.
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 88 Handicap: 19.9)
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 88 Handicap: 19.9)
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AL London rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 8 2020
Greens are poor, spoiled the round
Greens very poor, pace of play slow, apart from that the course is not a bad challenge and enjoyable. Not the greatest value for money as paid £32 each for the round on a Sunday but happy to support Golf clubs after the closures for Covid.Reviewer Rating
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S, Hampshire rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 28 2019
This is a challenging course with quite a lot of water, but the greens and tees are poor. Put me off when wedding party we’re playing with their children on the 18th green. Bar staff weren’t overly friendly either! Shame because it’s quite a good course..
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Charlie C rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 11 2019
Needs a lot of TLC
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Sam B rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 23 2019
Pay for what you get
Played here Bank Holiday Monday. We took advantage of the twilight offer and so played 18 holes for £15 each. Course was fairly quiet and we got round nice and quickly with no waiting. The main points we moaned about the entire way round were the state of the tee boxes and the greens.There was no mention when paying that the greens had been hollow tined. They were impossible to putt on. A three footer was impossible, with the ball jumping all over the place. The tee boxes were in a bit of a state. Most were not flat, with few decent patches of grass to tee a ball up on.
The course itself is OK, fairly standard up and down layout, feels like you are playing on a large field for the middle section.
But for £15 it is OK, and if the greens were better we would have been happy.
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Ian S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 29 2018
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Blacknest Golf Club Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there a driving range at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is a driving range at Blacknest Golf Club which will be accessible prior to visiting and open for use.
Is there a golf clubhouse at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf clubhouse at Blacknest Golf Club.
Is there a golf pro shop at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf pro shop which you can access prior to your round of golf or visit to the golf club.
Are there changing facilities at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes you can access changing rooms and facilities at Blacknest Golf Club.
Can you hire buggies at Blacknest Golf Club?
Buggy hire is available and will be subject to availability. Call prior to your visit to confirm you requirements.
Can you hire golf clubs at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes you can hire golf clubs but these will be subject to availability. Contact Blacknest Golf Club prior to your visit to confirm your requirements.
Is there a bar at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is bar.
Is there a restaurant at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes you can order food for dining at Blacknest Golf Club
Is there accommodation at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is accommodation at Blacknest Golf Club. Please visit their website for further details and plan a golf break there.
Are there functions rooms available to hire at Blacknest Golf Club?
Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact Blacknest Golf Club for further details.
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