Kingsthorpe Golf Club
3.7
52 reviews
| Post Review
| Website
Price Guide: £££
Course Information
Kingsthorpe Golf Club, Northamptonshire is an 18 hole, par 69 (5918 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1908
18 holes | Par 69 | 5918 yards | Private | Parkland
View more golf courses in Northamptonshire
Address: Kingsley Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7BU United Kingdom
Tel: 01604 710610
Golf Pro: David Poolton | Tel: 01604 711173
Website: https://www.kingsthorpe-golf.co.uk
Golf Club Facilities
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Visitors are welcome at Kingsthorpe Monday to Friday and Sunday afternoons.
Midweek Guide: £20.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £25.00 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: £20.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £25.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.66
AVERAGE RATING 4
(based on 52 reviews)
5 star
18
4 star
21
3 star
8
2 star
5
1 star
0
RECOMMENDATIONS
90%
would play again or recommend
|
|
Played this course? Tell us what you thought. Submit Review
Reviews for Kingsthorpe Golf Club
Sort by: Date | Review Rank | Rated High | Rated Low
The golf courses reviews are the personal opinions of members of Golfshake who completed a review after playing the course. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Golfshake.com
Alan D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 20 2017
Even though there had been a great deal of rain the course was in excellent condition.
(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 101 Handicap: 19)
(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 101 Handicap: 19)
Reviewer Rating
Rate Helpful
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Lorraine Summers rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 4 2017
Excellent course, however you need to keep focused and keep straight!! well maintained course ,greens are good. overall people are friendly and welcoming.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
John A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 9 2017
Very well kept greens open most of the year,occasional winter tees and greens.Good clubhouse changing rooms and proshop.Hold your celebrations and competitions here.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Rob N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 8 2016
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Glyn H rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 2 2016
Played Sun 30th Oct 16
I had only played this course once and many years ago so was looking forward to returning. I'd found a great deal on one of the golf apps so got excellent VFM.
The course was under a sea of dead autumn leaves which did make the ball hard to find ... on the fairway ... twice! However for this late in the golfing year the greens were in fine nick and were a pleasure to put on.
I'd forgotten just how tight this course was, if you haven't been before it really does take up a ridiculously small amount of room for an 18 hole course. It's situated right in the heart of a bunch of Northampton housing estates. It's so tight in fact that there is a particular area of the course where the tee boxes of the 3rd, 5th and 7th and the greens of the 2nd and 6th are all within a half football pitch of each other. I know of no other course where this is the case, that's how tight it is.
There are a couple of tee boxes that are literally right at the side of the green that often an errant shot comes flying nearby. On no other course have I heard the cries of "fore" as often as can be heard on this course. With all that said though, this extreme tightness mysteriously adds to its charm.
It is tight but if you can hit a ball straight it is very easy to score. If you can hit a ball long and straight then it truly is a gift of a course. A number of the par 4s are very drive able, the 3rd, 10th and 11th being examples. But even after the drives on the 1st, 8th, 16th and 17th I was left with under 75 yds to go on all of them. Unfortunately it only has the 1 par 5 but hey, you'll live.
Ok so it's tight, quirky, very short, hilly and I suppose a little bit dangerous due to the proximity of tee boxes and greens on some holes. But with all that said, it's really good fun, has bags of character and can be great value for money. And to finish the round the 18th has a balcony bar overlooking it that is so close you to the green you can actually to see the fear in the putting players eyes as they know 20 or 30 pairs of eyes are watching. If you putt well, get ready for the plaudits. If you hit a stinker get ready for the banter coming from the balcony.
Round 76 Handicap 3.3
I had only played this course once and many years ago so was looking forward to returning. I'd found a great deal on one of the golf apps so got excellent VFM.
The course was under a sea of dead autumn leaves which did make the ball hard to find ... on the fairway ... twice! However for this late in the golfing year the greens were in fine nick and were a pleasure to put on.
I'd forgotten just how tight this course was, if you haven't been before it really does take up a ridiculously small amount of room for an 18 hole course. It's situated right in the heart of a bunch of Northampton housing estates. It's so tight in fact that there is a particular area of the course where the tee boxes of the 3rd, 5th and 7th and the greens of the 2nd and 6th are all within a half football pitch of each other. I know of no other course where this is the case, that's how tight it is.
There are a couple of tee boxes that are literally right at the side of the green that often an errant shot comes flying nearby. On no other course have I heard the cries of "fore" as often as can be heard on this course. With all that said though, this extreme tightness mysteriously adds to its charm.
It is tight but if you can hit a ball straight it is very easy to score. If you can hit a ball long and straight then it truly is a gift of a course. A number of the par 4s are very drive able, the 3rd, 10th and 11th being examples. But even after the drives on the 1st, 8th, 16th and 17th I was left with under 75 yds to go on all of them. Unfortunately it only has the 1 par 5 but hey, you'll live.
Ok so it's tight, quirky, very short, hilly and I suppose a little bit dangerous due to the proximity of tee boxes and greens on some holes. But with all that said, it's really good fun, has bags of character and can be great value for money. And to finish the round the 18th has a balcony bar overlooking it that is so close you to the green you can actually to see the fear in the putting players eyes as they know 20 or 30 pairs of eyes are watching. If you putt well, get ready for the plaudits. If you hit a stinker get ready for the banter coming from the balcony.
Round 76 Handicap 3.3
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Bob T rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 17 2016
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
John L rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 21 2016
Lovely tight little course with some really good opportunities to score well.
(Round played: May 2016 - Score: 74 Handicap: 14)
(Round played: May 2016 - Score: 74 Handicap: 14)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Simon P rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 30 2015
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 93 Handicap:28 )
Nice course shame about the weather near constant rain
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Sam P rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 16 2015
Great Place, will definitely play again. Look forward to returning
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 86 Handicap: 19.6)
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 86 Handicap: 19.6)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Daniel M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 5 2015
Very good value for money and a great little tricky course, you need to be very accurate and think about every tee shot very challenging
(Round played: Jun 2015 - Score: 91 Handicap: 21)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Nick B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 18 2015
Very friendly course and members, we pitched up to find ourselves teeing off behind a seniors match, one of the members approached us and proceeded to inform us that we were teeing off behind them(4 ball) and there were three more 4 balls in front of them. They suggested we go off the 10th as there was only a couple of 3 balls off there and we'd get held up less. This proved to be very good advice as we were not held up the whole way round despite only being a 2 ball. The greens were in excellent condition and very consistent, an very enjoyable round.
(Round played: May 2015 - Score: 105 Handicap: 21.4)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Rod E rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 2 2014
Well kept course. Short and tight. Tricky greens. Friendly bunch and sell lovely coffee
(Round played: Apr 2014 - Score: 101 Handicap: )
(Round played: Apr 2014 - Score: 101 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
John A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 28 2013
A good tight course challenging accuracy of your drives.lots of hills to walk(buggies available)course keep reasonably dry for winter play.Some members are a bit uptight.Food and service was good; yet to try new franchisee(where was that advertised) Well run by golf pro and staff,excellent.Recommended to everyone come and try.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Aaron F rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 16 2013
Fantastic course despite the weather. Greens are challenging
(Round played: Sep 2013 - Score: 92 Handicap: )
(Round played: Sep 2013 - Score: 92 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Adam W rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 19 2012
Extremely frustrating had to wait on every shot due to 4 ball in front and never offered to let us through (we only 2 ball), walked off after 14
(Round played: Aug 2012 - Score: 98 Handicap: 12)
(Round played: Aug 2012 - Score: 98 Handicap: 12)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Showing reviews 21-35 of 38 reviews
The golf courses reviews are the personal opinions of members of Golfshake who completed a review after playing the course. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Golfshake.com
Submit Review For Kingsthorpe Golf Club
Share your thoughts to provide valuable feedback to the golf club and to help other golfers who may be planning to play here.
