North Downs Golf Club
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
About North Downs Golf Club
Golf Club Overview
Address: Northdown Road, Woldingham, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 7AA United Kingdom
Tel: 01883 652057
Golf Pro: Ewan Campbell | Tel: 01883 652057 option 2
Website: https://www.northdownsgolfclub.co.uk
Golf Club Facilities
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Visitor Information & Green Fees
Price Guide: £££
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.
Courses & Scorecards
| Course | Tee | Par | SSS | Yards | ||
| North Downs Golf Club | Black | 69 | 69 [117] | 5815 | ||
| North Downs Golf Club | White | 69 | 67.7 [111] | 5520 | ||
| North Downs Golf Club | Yellow | 71 | 70.9 [122] | 5228 | ||
| North Downs Golf Club | Red | 71 | 71 | 5228 | ||
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.02
AVERAGE RATING 3.9
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HIGHLY RATED
97%
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Barry rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 26 2022
Used to be a nice friendly, quiet club, but recently acquired new owners and now sadly in decline. Booked 2 ball online for midday Sunday start. No food available to start with. Course beyond busy, 2 hours to complete 7 holes, waiting on every tee. Appreciate there was a society, but no fun waiting on every hole for players in front to tee off. Gave up after 8 as beyond frustrated. Nigel from club said to expect delays from now on .. certainly won’t be rushing back in a hurry!
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Michael F rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 9 2020
The greens were atrocious, I was disgusted - there was more mud visible than grass.
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 95 Handicap: )
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 95 Handicap: )
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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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Marek L rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 10 2020
Took a battering from the rain and C19
Oh dear....usually sucha delight to play but this time after the harsh rainfall and then C19 (can only assume that minimal work been done over spring) the greens are in an awful state and the fairways not much better. The greens are burnt out. Seems either decease or moss has got to them. Very dry and so ball runs a lot. Good news is the rough has been cut and so not too penal. It will take most of this year and next spring to fully recover(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 93 Handicap: 16.2)
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Chris H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2020
Average
At present the Green's are shockingly bad. Can only assume this is due to green keeping being non essential works during lockdown.Rest of the course is in OK shape
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Chris B rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 5 2016
Usually a lovely course but disappointing this week due to the greens being spiked week beginning 4th July 2016 leaving them pretty much unplayable (if you want to get a decent score!!) Most disappointing is the fact that the work on the greens was not mentioned on the Clubs or the booking website that I used. I feel it's only fair that players can be made known of a courses condition before they pay good money to play. Will be reluctant to play there again any time soon, which is a shame. Would recommend usually but not in this condition.
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Golf S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 24 2013
The Pro's The Course Is Immaculate. A Round Of Golf There Is Relatively Fast. The Food Is Of A Good Standard. The Con's It Is Difficult To Get To The Bar On A Busy Day As There Are To Many People Gathered Around It. The Bar Service Is Slow On A Busy Day As They Only Have One Machine To Process The Transactions. The Interior Is Not Very Attractive As It Is Very Dated I Would Be Staggered If Anything In There Was New. It Is Annoying As You Cannot Order Food At The Bar And You Have To Walk Into The Spike Bar And Order It There Which Is A Pain. It Can Be Annoying On The Course When You Are Stuck Behind A Five Ball That Will Not Let You Through And The Round Will Take Forever. Finally With The Pro-shop It Is Good For The Essentials For The Round Of Golf But It Over Priced Items Which Puts Me And Other People From Buying Off Them. - Dave Reviewer
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out2golf london rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 18 2025
tricky
tricky course wet and muddy at least it was open but prob should not have been as most others were closed, also noticed that a lot of the old staff we enjoyed meeting and chatting with on our last visit were not around a member told us a few had left or been laid off, not what you want to hear as they were the life and soul of the club, shame, obvs new manager and get golf think they know best, not always the way though .Reviewer Rating
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Marek L rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 2 2025
Frosty and muddy and some greens uneven
Needed to get out there. Course was playable but there were plenty of muddy patches and hard greens that turned into watery graves. Greens not very even but not surprising given the conditions. On the whole playable but only just in some places.Reviewer Rating
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James Y rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed May 28 2024
The course is not particularly long but a combination of tight holes, sloped fairways, unusual layout and tricky green positions make this an interesting and somewhat challenging course. Conditions were good, greens although didn't look quick were not slow and fair. Quite a lot of unrepaired pitch marls which was a shame. There are too many holes that either cross over or have to wait for greens to clear.
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Marek L rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 9 2025
Wow, where did those greens come from
Very quick and untrue! too many turned away just in front of the hole. May be it was me. Fairways very bare. Bunkers in different. Some with Sand other with none and plenty should be GUR. Nice to see some juniors out there but the course was relatively quiet.Reviewer Rating
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Bob B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 27 2022
Hidden gem
Love this little course my be short but still trickyReviewer Rating
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Stephen B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 11 2022
The course was rain affected
disappointingly the course was affected by a seriously wet period so 18 temp greens. Well done for keeping the course open vut I am unable to give a full export as not putting challenge to shout about.Would play again In more favourable conditions.
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Pete H rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 8 2022
Not unexpectedly the course bears up to the winter as best it can & consequently shorter courses holder greater appeal this time of year & it eas fair value fir that. Despite the sleet conditions which eased it became more enjoyable even though the kitchen shut at 3 & we were 10 mins late.
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Peter S rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 7 2020
Great views, testing, tight course
A lovely course, not the longest, but a good test. You also have to think about club selection to keep out of trouble that is usually not far off the fairways. Only negative was the condition of the tee boxes, could do with some attention.(Round played: Sep 2020 - Score: 88 Handicap: 17.1)
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Stuart L rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 18 2020
All greens reseeded and raked making putting very very difficult
other wise course in good condition
other wise course in good condition
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Lee R rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 24 2020
Nice course, fairways in very good condition but awful greens. A straight, flat putt could deviate drastically several times.
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Paul I rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 9 2020
Relaxed Monday PM round
Nice quiet round with good pace on a monday PM. Paid £20Bit of an issue with green watering means, putting surfaces are poor
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 99 Handicap: 22.6)
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James B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 26 2019
Quirky and hilly course. If you were a member here you would certainly keep fit. Mature trees lining most of the fairways, easy to get stuck behind if you are not accurate from the tee. Some holes very difficult if you have not played the course before. Layout not very intuitive so it's possible to get lost. The invisible green on the 14th and the hill climb on the 17th were highlights. A couple of the long par fours very hard. Enjoyed it though!
(Round played: Aug 2019 - Score: 96 Handicap: 19.4)
(Round played: Aug 2019 - Score: 96 Handicap: 19.4)
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Edward D rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 29 2019
It's a reasonably challenging course at a great price. Staff are nice and helpful.
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Eddie A rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 21 2018
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Richard F rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 16 2018
Typical tree-lined Downs Course
Very friendly clubhouse serving a lovely breakfast! Very tight parking on a busy Sunday morning, maybe I missed overflow parking? Well presented course but a little repetitive with mostly straight fairways and very flat greens (i still couldn't putt - after heavy rain they needed a trim and a roll, that's my excuse). Protected by some narrow fairways and punitive rough which looks benign but seems to swollow balls and snag club heads! Quite a few short holes but with enough longer par 4s to compensate.(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 95 Handicap: 16)
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Paul W rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 8 2017
Needs playing more than once
Interesting course. Not long, but you need to know/plan your way round. Some very difficult holes, some very steep hills (17th is called Cardiac Hill for good reason). Good deal on at the moment. £27 for bacon sandwich and coffee and a beer afterwards.(Round played: Oct 2017 - Score: 92 Handicap: 15.4)
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Peter W rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 16 2016
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David R rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 17 2016
Course was in good condition even after heavy rain and members afterwards made a point of approaching me and my playing partner to ask how we had found the course and engaged in friendly chatter.
(Round played: Apr 2016 - Score: 91 Handicap: )
(Round played: Apr 2016 - Score: 91 Handicap: )
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Mark A rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 29 2014
Nice course, short but not easy. The thing that really let me down apart form the compacted bunkers, was the length of the greens. I have carpet which is shorter
(Round played: May 2014 - Score: 78 Handicap: 13.5)
(Round played: May 2014 - Score: 78 Handicap: 13.5)
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Ralph P rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 3 2014
Played here for the first time as was going to play Woldingham nearby but that was packed. Temp greens in play unfortuantely but unsurprising given the recent monsoon conditions, including the previous night. Paid £15 for the round which was perfectly acceptable. Overall a nice course which was surprisingly challenging for its comparitively short length. A number of sloping fairways on many holes and also some changes in elevation in parts of the course made it an interesting trek round. I will most likely come back any play again in due course.
(Round played: Jan 2014 - Score: 91 Handicap: 17.1)
(Round played: Jan 2014 - Score: 91 Handicap: 17.1)
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Paul R rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 22 2009
not a bad course few blind shots but some nice holes worth a round
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Ian C rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 30 2025
Enjoyed round but found it little short in places
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Darren H rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 21 2025
great little local course not oolong some short par 4s but overall has a charm about it that makes you go back
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North Downs Golf Club Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there a driving range at North Downs Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of a driving range at this venue.
Is there a golf clubhouse at North Downs Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf clubhouse at North Downs Golf Club.
Is there a golf pro shop at North Downs 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 North Downs Golf Club?
Yes you can access changing rooms and facilities at North Downs Golf Club.
Can you hire buggies at North Downs 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 North Downs Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of being able to hire golf clubs here.
Is there a bar at North Downs Golf Club?
Yes there is bar.
Is there a restaurant at North Downs Golf Club?
Yes you can order food for dining at North Downs Golf Club
Is there accommodation at North Downs Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of accommodation being available.
Are there functions rooms available to hire at North Downs Golf Club?
Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact North Downs Golf Club for further details.
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