Silverdale Golf Club
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Silverdale Golf Club, Cumbria is an 18 hole, par 70 (5592 yard), private, heathland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 5592 yards | Private | Heathland
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Address: Redbridge Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Cumbria, LA5 0SP United Kingdom
Tel: 01524 702 074
Golf Pro: Sam Matthews | Tel: 01524 701300
Website: http://www.silverdalegolfclub.co.uk
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Midweek Guide: £28.50 per round *
Weekend Guide: £36.00 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: £28.50 per round *
Weekend Guide: £36.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.37
AVERAGE RATING 4.3
(based on 68 reviews)
5 star
35
4 star
24
3 star
9
2 star
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1 star
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HIGHLY RATED
95%
would play again or recommend
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What the club says: The course is a Par 70 – 5592 yards and is of two halves, open parkland and tight narrow valleys with heath land and limestone pavement. From each hole there are delightful views, abundant flora and birdlife. The early morning golfer may be joined by roe and fallow deer.
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Dan rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 15 2023
I played Silverdale on a perfect late summer evening, taking advantage of the excellent value twilight green fees and holing out on the 18th a little under three hours after starting.
The course was presented in excellent condition with the fairways pleasant to hit from and the greens running true and at a good pace.
Teeing off on the first one is greeted by an interesting fairway tapering to the right, bisected by a line of trees and is a challenging start. With various holes surrounding the opener, I imagine that during busy times this may contribute to a slightly claustrophobic feel, but I am pleased to say that this is not an issue elsewhere.
The next is a short but by no means easy par three with a sloping green, before one crosses under the railway to reach what I believe are the course's newer holes. This side offers some excellent vistas, most notably teeing off at the fourth. The holes on this side could be argued to have less character than the back nine, but are by no means dull. It should be noted that there is considerable green-to-tee distance on this side.
Of these, I enjoyed the fifth, a dogleg with a wall guarding the green and a treacherous slope on the green; the eighth, a driveable par four with another stone wall complicating the equation for the player wishing to lay up; and the ninth, a short par five for which the best play may well be an iron off the tee.
Following the tenth one crosses back under the railway to move onto the original holes, which have a great quirkiness to them and require accurate tee shots and precision approaches to find the putting surfaces.
I'd love to play the twelfth off the white tees, as the straightforward and short par four becomes more of an ask with a blind tee shot to an angled fairway. The thirteenth is the signature hole and is indeed fun to play with a semi-blind tee shot preceding an approach to a green high above, certainly demanding a towering wedge shot to hold the green. Missing the green here would make for a very interesting short game challenge.
The next two holes descend, with two accurate shots required at fifteen. The following two holes make good use of the undulating ground, the seventeenth fairway certainly testing one's ability to play off uneven lies.
The final hole appears straightforward on paper; short and downhill, it is no more than a flick with a wedge, but the green is guarded by run-offs on both sides and an up-and-down from the rough is by no means guaranteed.
This is, in fact, a feature of many of the holes on the course. Although not littered with bunkers, the short game at Silverdale provided a challenging but not- insurmountable test, with the rough challenging one's striking and use of the higher-lofted clubs.
I certainly enjoyed my time on the course and I am eager to return. The second nine in particular is very fun to play, featuring many of the original holes. It is a testament to the skills of Colt that the original holes are fitted in a small piece of land and among rocky areas, and have a great quirkiness to them without being excessively so.
If you are in search of a fun test which challenges in particular the precision of one's iron play, while also offering fantastic views in most directions, then I'd certainly recommend adding Silverdale to your to-play list.
The course was presented in excellent condition with the fairways pleasant to hit from and the greens running true and at a good pace.
Teeing off on the first one is greeted by an interesting fairway tapering to the right, bisected by a line of trees and is a challenging start. With various holes surrounding the opener, I imagine that during busy times this may contribute to a slightly claustrophobic feel, but I am pleased to say that this is not an issue elsewhere.
The next is a short but by no means easy par three with a sloping green, before one crosses under the railway to reach what I believe are the course's newer holes. This side offers some excellent vistas, most notably teeing off at the fourth. The holes on this side could be argued to have less character than the back nine, but are by no means dull. It should be noted that there is considerable green-to-tee distance on this side.
Of these, I enjoyed the fifth, a dogleg with a wall guarding the green and a treacherous slope on the green; the eighth, a driveable par four with another stone wall complicating the equation for the player wishing to lay up; and the ninth, a short par five for which the best play may well be an iron off the tee.
Following the tenth one crosses back under the railway to move onto the original holes, which have a great quirkiness to them and require accurate tee shots and precision approaches to find the putting surfaces.
I'd love to play the twelfth off the white tees, as the straightforward and short par four becomes more of an ask with a blind tee shot to an angled fairway. The thirteenth is the signature hole and is indeed fun to play with a semi-blind tee shot preceding an approach to a green high above, certainly demanding a towering wedge shot to hold the green. Missing the green here would make for a very interesting short game challenge.
The next two holes descend, with two accurate shots required at fifteen. The following two holes make good use of the undulating ground, the seventeenth fairway certainly testing one's ability to play off uneven lies.
The final hole appears straightforward on paper; short and downhill, it is no more than a flick with a wedge, but the green is guarded by run-offs on both sides and an up-and-down from the rough is by no means guaranteed.
This is, in fact, a feature of many of the holes on the course. Although not littered with bunkers, the short game at Silverdale provided a challenging but not- insurmountable test, with the rough challenging one's striking and use of the higher-lofted clubs.
I certainly enjoyed my time on the course and I am eager to return. The second nine in particular is very fun to play, featuring many of the original holes. It is a testament to the skills of Colt that the original holes are fitted in a small piece of land and among rocky areas, and have a great quirkiness to them without being excessively so.
If you are in search of a fun test which challenges in particular the precision of one's iron play, while also offering fantastic views in most directions, then I'd certainly recommend adding Silverdale to your to-play list.
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Milo E rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 12 2023
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Peter D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 28 2022
Fantastic course
Very interesting and challenging course. Greens are smooth, fast and true. Friendly stafc and members. If you have never played this course then you are missing a gem.Reviewer Rating
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Paul G rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 26 2021
Beautiful location for a golf course but
I like Silverdale and have played a number of times, once upon a time I found it to be fun but more recently as my golf has started to improve I have struggled here. The first hole and the next 9 on the other side of the railway are pleasant holes with some challenges, offered by the natural layout of the grounds. Once you return to complete the remaining holes the challenge increases, more blind shots, undulating fairways, rock formations hidden from view and generally curious holes, ready to rip your card apart, especially the plateau, followed by a couple of hard holes. I?d recommend a visitReviewer Rating
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David S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 25 2021
Challenging Course
Very good golf course greens excellent bunkers full of sandReviewer Rating
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Peter D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 27 2021
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James G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 28 2020
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Paul G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 18 2020
Beautiful setting for a course of two halves!
Loved this course. Quirky on one side and a bit more average on the other but what a great set up. The course itself was in excellent condition with a couple of quite challenging holes. The setting for this course is fantastic and it is matched by the condition and facilitiesReviewer Rating
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Peter D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 24 2020
Challenging course with fast greens
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Rob K rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 18 2020
great course
lovely course, highly recommend, some holes are unforgiving but you get to see some great views. a lovely quirky course(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 93 Handicap: 24)
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Mark O rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 14 2020
Lovely course some great hole but to many overlapping hole for me greens close to tee boxes crossing fairways to get to next hole shared fairways
(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 101 Handicap: 0)
(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 101 Handicap: 0)
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David W rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 7 2020
amazing and quirky or crazy golf? you decide
i cannot decide if this is one of best quirky courses you will ever play or a poorly designed crazy golf wind golf courseReviewer Rating
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Manchester rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 7 2019
A Jones
Played in a 4bbb open. Beautiful weather and a very scenic course. The course itself has some very interesting holes which can be challenging. There are several blind shots so knowing the course is a big advantage. There are quite a few holes in very close proximity so you need your wits about you for oncoming golf balls, I found this unsettling as you do need to be very careful. Overall the greens were in good condition and the general condition of the course was good. The course is hilly and a challenging walk. The clubhouse was very pleasant and we were made to feel welcome. All in all a pleasant days gofling.Reviewer Rating
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Philip V rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 19 2019
Aug 2019
Lovely course but really hard. Narrow fairways and deep rough. Irons off tees needed frequently. The plateau is amazing. All of our fourball group got pars. The last hole is interestingand can scare the pants off those having a drink at the 19th. Excellent condition and will play there again.(Round played: Aug 2019 - Score: 85 Handicap: 10.4)
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Bernard F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 22 2019
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