Royal Norwich
3.9
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The new Royal Norwich course is a stunning, par 73, Ross Mcmurray designed masterpiece.
Located within the 350 acre Weston Park estate, the course is a magnificent combination of beauty and challenge.
18 holes | Par 73 | 7209 - 5339 yards | Resort | Parkland
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Address: The Weston Estate, Weston Hall Road, Weston Longville, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5JZ United Kingdom
Tel: 01603 429928
Golf Pro: Neil Lythgoe (PGA) | Tel: 01603 429928
Website: https://www.royalnorwichgolf.co.uk/
Golf Club Facilities
Range
Club Hire
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Visitors very welcome.
Green fees range from £100-£140 depending on the day of the week.
Why not take advantage of our off peak offer, after 2pm Mon-Fri, £100pp including a one course lunch in the stables before play.
Midweek Guide: £100-£130 *
Weekend Guide: £130-140 *
- 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.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £100-£130 *
Weekend Guide: £130-140 *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
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3.85
AVERAGE RATING 4
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Matt H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 16 2020
Stunning
Everything about the new course is amazing.The course is fantastic and the different tee options means you can play the anything from the Longest course in the county or the shortest - a great idea.
The holes are tough but fun and great run off areas. Some dog legs with bunkers meaning you have to think about shot choice from the tee.
Condition is perfect and it really is a high class venue.
Make sure you factor in some time to hit some balls on the range, every other bay has trackman!
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Dorset rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 16 2019
Swansong for a fine old course
When it was realised that this old Hellesdon course was to be closed and the club transferring to a new site, I left it a bit fine to make a visit, and I did actually just two weeks before closure. So a 500 mile round trip was planned and after an overnight stay, the closer you get to the course showed why indeed this long established club was having to move site.As you approach, the incessant house and retail parks are starting to squeeze in from all directions, and the course itself is dissected by the very busy road.
The clubhouse is fairly modern and functional with a decent putting green in front. Whilst the 1st tee is overlooked by the clubhouse, someone in the eons of history planted a couple of trees that hid those “awkward 1st tee shots”. This is a gentle slightly downhill par 3 well protected by four bunkers and is followed by one of the best tests of this course – traversing the busy A1067 Drayton High road – a bogey on the 1st is nothing compared to this! The next seven holes are all on this side of the road and overall, I think are the better ones, quite hilly and all different. The 2nd is a fine dogleg par 4 sharing the fairway with the 6th whilst the 3rd at stroke one, is probably the toughest on the course, uphill all the way from tee to green with OOB hedge on the left and a steep sloping fairway on the right. Four is a testing but level mid length par 4 which brings us to the 1st of only two par 5’s on the course. From an elevated tee, you drive over a deep valley onto a rising fairway favouring the left side as much as possible. The 2nd is more than likely blind into or over another hollow which for most should leave a short pitch into the green. The 6th has the aforementioned shared fairway crossing the 2nd hole and the downhill tee shot should leave a mid or short iron up a steepening hill to a very slick green that slopes steeply from back to front – leaving the ball under the flag is a distinct advantage here. Seven is a dinky par 3, level but surrounded by trees, and the short path to the 8th shows just exactly how the march of “progress” is taking shape. On the next tee, and looking over to the left are the first few of many houses that are enveloping two holes that were sold a few years ago. The 8th is actually the old 3rd hole and is a fine par 4 where the fairways slides slightly right which then turns left and up a steep hill to the green perched on the hill, aptly named Redan. Holding the ball on this green is an art in itself.
And then its back to that road – find a gap and run! The 9th is a tough and slightly quirky dog leg left where length off the tee is needed to see up towards the green, whilst at the same time this landing area slopes sharply from the left carrying many a ball away from the hole. No bunkers are needed here as you play up to a blind “punch bowl” green surrounded by many humps and hollows – be happy with a five here anyday. Ten and eleven are the two “new” holes, basically just to fill in before returning to the original course. The par 3 12th is a long par 3 and after this you are then faced with the last six holes which are basically up and down in more ways than one. After a slight right dogleg on the 13th, the 14th has a very narrow fairway back up the hill, followed by 15 down, 16 up and 17 back down again. All are very playable holes, and none are walkovers, but its just that they go up and down in the same manner that takes away some of the awe. Eighteen is a long par 4 back towards the clubhouse where a shot to the left side is advisable with the green round to the right.
So there we are, as you read this, the course has gone and the Club is now in their new home, a few miles out of the city. It is a shame that such an established course has had to bow to the march of progress, but whilst it has had the “Royal” name, the whole site, has probably been one of the lesser “Royals” - a good rolling wooded parkland course with many fine holes, but only a few outstanding ones.
On my visit, the welcome from all in the clubhouse was excellent, the courses condition overall was probably 7/10, greens being excellent but a number of the fairways still suffering from the draught of the year before which brings the score down a little
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GD Norwich rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 15 2012
Reasonable course, although spoilt by having to cross busy road and a rather odd opening par 3.
The Clubhouse lacked the charm you would expect from a Royal Club, but friendly staff and meal was ok.
The Clubhouse lacked the charm you would expect from a Royal Club, but friendly staff and meal was ok.
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Robert S rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 3 2011
parkland course, lots of trees, accuracy is critical, after teeing off on the fourth you must cross the eighth fairway which can be a hazard.
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Paul Pendle rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 28 2024
Royal Norwich
I played at your course 17/08/24 tee time booked at 12.30 as a two ball.I have had this course on my wish list for some time and I was glad that I managed to get a tee-time for the above weekend.
I booked the tee-time approximately a week in advance with no indication of any course maintenance being carried out the week prior to my round.
The club states that it’s a premier course with first class facilities.
I couldn’t fault the pratice range, chipping area , putting greens etc…
However, on notifying the pro in the shop that I was due to play he told us that for that day it was green flag position 1.
And duly gave us a card for this.
However on arriving at the 1st tee on the wooden board it stated that it was position 3?
A member of your club, asked if he could play with us due to him being on his own, for which we were happy to oblige. This gentleman stated to us at the 3rd Green that the correct pin position for the round was position 1. This was very confusing as we were told something else by the pro?
As we played the first hole, we noticed that the green had been dressed and subsequently all the following greens were dressed. This was not mentioned by the pro in the shop, nor was it stated on the website that this was carried out on the Wednesday, 3 days prior to our round.
Obviously the greens affected our round, and we believe we should have been made aware of this, and especially for the cost of £125 pp. Had we have been told we would have played at a different club.
I approached the pro after my round and told him my concerns regarding the above mentioned issues. The response I got was “ok thanks for letting me know, the club would take on my concerns and thanked me for raising this.”
I wanted to raise my concerns with you, as we were really disappointed in all of the above mentioned.
The round was definitely not worth the fee paid due to the above issues.
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Les C rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 15 2024
What an excellent course. The fairways are very well kept and the greens are very quick. The facilities are top notch and I will definitely be playing there again.
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Nick J rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 28 2024
Fantastic course. Facilities are amazing. Food really good and very welcoming and friendly staff.
Overall an amazing experience
Overall an amazing experience
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Charles M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2023
Great test of golf. Every hole makes you think and no hole is the same. There is no let up throughout the round with accuracy rewarded. Definitely worth a visit. Club house has a industrial look and feel. Food was good and service friendly albeit they appeared short staffed. This does not feel like a members course, more geared for societies and passing trade.
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Jo, norfolk rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 16 2023
Disappointing
Condition of the course was disappointing given the hype.Reviewer Rating
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Paul W rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 24 2023
Disappointing
Fabulous looking course, great clubhouse.But their communication needs work. Failed to tell us that there were some temporary greens and failed to tell us that all there greens had been very recently tined and sanded, which made them almost impossible to putt accurately. Everyone in our group of 12 had difficulty putting.
For the price charged this was not impressive.
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A Golfer rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 14 2023
The course was very well maintained and well laid out, much more challenging than before it moved. I had to work hard to score well, but it was a great test of my skills.
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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 6 2023
Very well laid out, maintained and extremely testing.
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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 6 2023
After a recent move and redesign the course is much harder and makes you work hard to score well.
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Matthew J rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 21 2022
Lovely course, well looked after & managed!
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Brendon B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 18 2022
now in good shape after major reconstruction in the past 4 years. Based on the old Weston park golf club with a few changed holes.
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