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North Downs Golf Club

3.9   Golfshake Golf Course Rating 124 reviews | Post Review | Website
Price Guide: £££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

North Downs Golf Club, Surrey is an 18 hole, par 69 (5843 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by J J F Pennink in 1899. A thinking golfer's course every shot!

18 holes | Par 69 | 5843 yards | Private | Parkland


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Address: Northdown Road, Woldingham, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 7AA United Kingdom

Tel: 01883 652057

Golf Pro: Ewan Campbell | Tel: 01883 652057 option 2

Website: http://www.northdownsgolfclub.co.uk


Golf Club Facilities

Buggy Hire  Buggy Hire
Golf shop  Golf Shop
Changing rooms  Changing
Clubhouse  Clubhouse
Bar  Bar
Food  Dining
Function Room Hire  Function Room

Silver Ticket Special £27 coffee/egg or bacon sandwich, 18 holes and first drink at the bar. Monday to Friday and Sunday 12 pm until 2 pm.

Midweek Guide: £25.00 per round (summer) *

Weekend Guide: £25.00 per round (after 12:00pm) *

  • Societies Accepted to Play
  • Society 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 (summer) *

Weekend Guide: £25.00 per round (after 12:00pm) *

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


Review Information


GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.92

Golfshake Golf Course Rating

 

AVERAGE RATING 3.8
(based on 124 reviews)

5 star
24
4 star
69
3 star
24
2 star
5
1 star
2
 

HIGHLY RATED

97%

would play again or recommend


4

The Course

3.8

Course Conditions

3.8

Value For Money

4.2

Pace of Play

3.8

Facilities & Service

4.4

Hospitality

3

Practice Facilities

3.9

Food & Drink

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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

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MR M DUNMILL rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 26 2024

challenging

short but challenging course on the north downs, played a few times now and every time come away thinking could have played that hole a bit better, worth a visit if you are in the area, dont say i didnt warn you . friendly staff, nice food . will be back soon to challenge my game again ...

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Thank you for your review! What hole do you always find is the one that blemishes your scorecard?

Replied 6th March 2024

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Tim A rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 8 2023


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Hello Tim! Thank you for your review! Whats areas of your visit did you enjoy?


Replied 13th November 2023

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Marek L rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 25 2023

Slow greens and GUR Bunkers

Didn't go in any bunkers but all bar a couple had water in them. Greens reseptive if coming from a height but still ran on if low. Good day putting and 2nd 9 got driving under control but damage was done on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and especially on 9th yet again. This time hit left , hit tree came out, skipped on path, hit bush, shot back and ......lost! Emotional roller coaster.

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Hello Mark,
Thank you for your review. With 50mm of rain the previous night the bunkers were in GUR until the water level reduced. Our team worked hard and managed to get them back in play for the next day. Good to see you back at the club on hopefully with some more settled weather!

Replied 30th October 2023

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Austen S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 5 2023


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Hello Austen! Thank you for your review! Can I ask which areas of your visit you enjoyed?

Replied 20th October 2023

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Danny B rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 24 2023

Just love this course , real challenge and the staff and members give a warm welcome every time we go there

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Hello Danny,

Thank you for your amazing review! See you again soon!

Replied 25th August 2023

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Jake W rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 18 2023

Lovely course

Really enjoy this course but it's a test on your fitness especially being larger myself. Would definitely play again though

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Hello Jake! Thank you for fantastic review! 17th Hole is certainly a test of fitness at the end of the round! See you again soon!

Replied 25th August 2023

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Ian P rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 16 2023


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Hello Ian, Thank you for your review. What were your favourite holes?

Replied 19th July 2023

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Martin B rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 9 2023


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Hello Martin! That you for great review! What did you find great about your visit?

Replied 10th July 2023

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Chris M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 6 2023

All year venue

A track that holds up all year round. Not long, but challenges that differ with the seasons.

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Hello Chris,

Thank you for lovely review! What holes did you find challenging?

Replied 10th July 2023

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Marek L rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 30 2023

In good condition but greeens bahaving irrationally

First bit of rain for a few weeks overnight and some of the greens seem to have soften up but you couldn't tell which ones. Made it difficult to judge approach shots. Tees look a little worn but enough grass and slopes to make it interesting. Fairways in good nick.

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Thank you for review Marek! With rain overnight, greens drying up during your round would change the characteristics and they will become firmer. glad you enjoyed the day and will hope to see you playing very soon!

Replied 3rd July 2023

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David J rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 20 2023

North Downs

Really nice course . Fantastic people couldn't do enough for us. Was very hot that day and had drinks half way round I would highly recommend this course to anyone

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Hello David. Thank you for your lovely review! We do pride ourselves on being the friendliest club around! Hope to see you again soon!

Replied 26th June 2023

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Paul W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 19 2023

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Small but nice clubhouse. Food looks amazing. Think the drinks are expensive ?6 for a Guinness but overall very nice

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Hello, Thank you for your review. £6 for a pint is a standard price in the local area.

Replied 26th June 2023

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Paul W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 18 2023

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Small but nice clubhouse. Food looks amazing. Think the drinks are expensive ?6 for a Guinness but overall very nice

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Hello, Thank you for your review. £6 for a pint is a standard price in the local area.

Replied 26th June 2023

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Paul W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 18 2023

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Small but nice clubhouse. Food looks amazing. Think the drinks are expensive ?6 for a Guinness but overall very nice

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Hello, Thank you for your review. £6 for a pint is a standard price in the local area.

Replied 26th June 2023

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James (Leatherhead, Surrey) rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed May 30 2023

Several irritations

We found this course to be quite frustrating for a number of reasons. Yes it is a challenging course in it's design, but several factors that the club are in control of made it all the more challenging. A number of the holes such as the 2nd, 4th etc are so dramatically sloping that even hitting a good tee shot well down one side of the fairway can result it your ball ending up in the rough on the opposite side. This would not have been so bad except for the fact that the rough to the sides of the fairways was so long and thick that it made finding your golf ball often impossible. As a case in point, one member of my party walked to where he knew the golf ball to have landed and all of our party searched for it. In the end we found it exactly where he had stopped with his trolley, but we'd all walked past it several times and not seen it as the rough was so thick. Even where some areas had recently been mowed, the cuttings were left strewn about, which again meant balls could be easily obscured under the dried loose grass. I don't think I have ever lost more balls on a round of golf.
Another factor that might have made the course easier or more palatable could have been to include the hole designs on the scorecards. Unfortunately they have instead opted for pictures of the greens. While that could be useful to some people, you need to get there first. For example, on the second hole there is a marker post to aim for, but you don't know how far to hit, whether it dog-legs left or right and can't see from the tee-box.
In a couple of places on the course it is not even clear where the next hole is from the last green and on the 10th hole we weren't sure if we should be hitting our second shots left over the path or right up the dog-leg hill.
Several of the bunkers had lots of stones in them.
The car park also has large pot-holes by the exit.

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Thank you for your review. Apologies you found some areas of your round frustrating. We have ordered new signage for the course to improve upon the current ones we have. The course does go through the north downs hills so we can't get away with some holes running along the slope. But this does create lovely views and a challenge when playing.

Replied 26th June 2023

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