The Essex Golf & Country Club

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Address: Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS United Kingdom

Tel: 01787 22 44 66

Golf Pro: L Cocker

Website: http://www.theessexgolfandcountryclub.com/

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Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £30.00 per round *

• Societies Accepted to Play
• Society Deals Available

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

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Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £30.00 per round *

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

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Michael W rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 18 2021

Greens were terrible

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Matt B rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Jan 19 2021

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Andy W rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 8 2018

The course was ok; The Essex does not have the atmosphere of a golf club, more like a hotel, get you and move you on, while making sure the drinks are overpriced, not a golf course that you are going to want to keep coming back to.

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Mark/loughton rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 21 2017

Not worth the money

Booked a 2 ball to check the course out to see if it was worth booking a 12 man golf break next spring. The website stated that the cost for a 2 ball was £45. I booked by phone because we wanted a buggy as well. When we arrived we were told the cost was £60 for a 2 ball. The buggy was £30 which is the same as Woburn charge!\The course layout is not bad and a reasonable test of golf at 6600 yds off the yellows. However the greens were appalling. They were bumpy, bare in patches, diseased and covered in worm casts. In mid-september all golf courses should have good greens but these were no better than temporary winter greens. There was very little definition between fairway and green. For tees read greens, as the same problems existed on those in terms of condition and it was difficult to find a flat area on any of them. If the course is in this condition in September, goodness knows what it will be like in a couple of months. The other issue we had was the fact that Tuesdays is ladies day which we were not told about at the time of booking otherwise we would have booked a later time but as the course was busy with the ladies we waited on every hole from the 6th. There are far better maintained courses within a half hour drive of this course and what they charge is simply not worth the money. Needless to say we will not be going for a golf break there\\

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Anthony S rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 10 2020

OK course

The course was in good condition but is very flat & wide open

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Adie W rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Jan 24 2019

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Kieron W rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 16 2018

Good practice course, a fair test.
Frustrated that tee shots that run off fairways 1-2 yards can’t be found.
Greens a good pace, fairways lots of divot holes.

(Round played: Sep 2018 - Score: 47 Handicap: )

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Andrew B rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 15 2018

some greens in poor condition

obviously weve had a long hot summer and we should give courses some slack but The Essex wasn't in good condition at all on a couple of greens in particular: they didn't look like greens at all
Other than that it was ok

(Round played: Sep 2018 - Score: 102 Handicap: 20.2)

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Martin H rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 21 2017

Whats going on with Greens!

This is a great place, facilities are spot on, course is very nice, long but good and challenging but not too hard.

The problem is the Greens, I have played over 30 different courses this year and these greens are by far the worst. Some courses I have played have less sand in the bunkers! They have been spiked to the point they are just spike holes and sand with a little bit of green around them. Shame as it makes putting pointless its luck if they bobble in or wide.

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Matthew W rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 27 2015

Stayed and played here. Whilst the course offers an intriguing set of challenges to some small greens, the facilities and hotel could use some work. Breakfast was an extra £5 for a full English, which was predominantly cold and not enough available for the guests. Rooms were basic. Functional...but could do with improvement

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Akira M rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 9 2014

First time played par73 which was challenging. but most holes looks similar and no outstanding hole. overall a little bit untidy looking holes with water. good driving range

(Round played: Jul 2014 - Score: 87 Handicap: 13.5)

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Graeme B rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 11 2010

Not a pleasant day. Signposting for golf reception not at all clear. Reception a mess - unsure whether it was a pro-shop, leisure club entrance or hotel lobby. to be fair the course was in very good shape (except for a huge amount of bunkers being GUR) but the club are just being far too greedy with the amount of people on the course. 4h 45mins for a two ball at 1pm on a Saturday! A complete joke that you had to wait to play every single shot. Beware before booking!

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DJW rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 26 2023

Dull and over rated

Very flat, very long and unimaginative. Better courses nearby.
Welcome from staff was very cold and in general the bar/restaurant very unwelcoming. Have to remember this is “country club” so better golf options out there welcoming of golfers and a nicer clubhouse ambience.
Over priced for the experience

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J Essex rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 2 2022

Unimaginitive

First the good bits.. the course is well maintained, great fairways which are flanked by trees which punish wayward shots and the par threes are nice. The major issue is geographical.. being based a very flat former WW2 airfield (a small one still exists right next to it) it is dead flat and many of the holes present the exact same challenge. Straight drive, long approach, try and avoid the inevitable bunkers to the left and right of each green, putt on the largely flat greens.. repeat, repeat. . It's nice, but you do get tired of playing largely the same shots on each hole and you are often left wondering if more imagination could have been used years ago when they were laying out the course.. Nice, worth a visit, but not a gem.

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Simon R rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 24 2021

Good course

A pretty good course although the greens on this occasion weren't great as being treated and very bobbly. Some nice challenging holes and a long course.


(Round played: Aug 2021 - Score: 96 Handicap: 19.9)

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