Thetford Golf Club
Course Information
Thetford Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 72 (6849 yard), private, heathland golf course designed by Chas Mayo and James Braid in 1912.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6849 yards | Private | Heathland
Thetford Golf Club Information
Golf Club Overview
Address: Brandon Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3NE United Kingdom
Tel: 01842 752169
Golf Pro: Stuart Smith | Tel: 01842 752662
Website: https://www.thetfordgolfclub.co.uk
Golf Club Facilities
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Thetford Reviews
Discover what golfers are saying about the course, facilities, and overall experience at Thetford Golf Club. Explore detailed insights on the golf course, including course conditions, value for money, and pace of play from the latest reviews and feedback in 2025. The Golfshake independent reviews also cover important factors like facilities & service, hospitality, practice facilities, and food & drink. Access the latest, unbiased reviews to help you make an informed decision about your next round at Thetford Golf Club.
GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.15
AVERAGE RATING 4.3
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What the club says: Thetford Golf Club is a challenging par 72 course set amidst the beautiful Breckland Forest of East Anglia, with easy access from the A11. Pine, oak, birch and beech trees line the fairways and gorse, broom and heather lie in wait any ball that might stray from the wide-open fairways. It really is a wonderful place to play golf. Come and visit us at Thetford for a friendly welcome, great hospitality and good food. A super day out!
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Team Golfshake rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 19 2024
Thetford is a classic heathland course offering a fair but tough test for golfers of all ages and abilities. It offers everything a member or visitor could ask for and it is easy to see why visitors rate it so highly and often features in some of Golfshake 'must play' lists.
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Paul W rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 8 2024
Excellent
Very good course, presented in great condition. Especially the greens which were superb. There are some very long par 4's and 3's which present a real challenge. The staff were very friendly and the ChristmaslLunch was magnificent.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreJonathan Moore rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 25 2024
Slow play
Thetford is a pretty golf course with excellent greens and a nice clubhouse with good food BUT it is a four ball course so if you are a two ball beware - the booking system makes no differentiation. Yesterday we played behind a chronically slow 4 ball (we waited on every shot) who either had no idea of etiquette or were just bad mannered. In the end we skipped holes 9 and 10 to overtake them (They had 4 clear holes ahead) Having paid £120 this is not good enough. Had the system let us play in front of the 4 ball it would have been fine. Many courses have 4 balls in the afternoon and twos in the morning or vice versa. Maybe they can't be bothered as Thetford is always busy. Also it is a winter course, the fairways never get muddy which is great but the downside is that in dry weather they suffer and they are not allowed to irrigate. Yesterday all the fairways had been slitted which was no doubt necessary but not ideal to play on. £120 is a lot of money for two people to play especially as there are quite a few courses nearby (Swaffham for example) which are just as good and half the money.Reviewer Rating
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BS/London rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2024
Lovely setting routed through the forest, flat walking, generous fairways
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Terry Gardner, Bedford rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 5 2022
Well worth a visit
Course layout/challenge Really good layout, and quite a challenge at almost 6700 yards off the yellow tees, and slope rating of 131Club and Facilities Clubhouse seemed a little on the small side, but had all the facilities we needed. This was a spur of the moment booking for a game of golf on our way home from the coast. There's quite a busy road that has to be crossed as it spllits the course into two groups of holes.
Value for money We paid £40 on a County Card rate, but it is normally £60 otherwise. I would put this at reasonable value.
Pace of play We played after 3.00pm on a Sunday, and the course was very quiet, so we got round in very good time, despite looking for the occasional wayward shot in the trees.
Friendliness and hospitality As we didn’t see any members out on the course, we could only judge from those in the clubhouse before we played, who all seemed quite friendly, and certainly the hospitality from the staff we dealt with was good.
Course conditions Tees, greens and bunkers were immaculate. Fairways left a little to be desired, in that they were quite patchy, and looked a little dry.
Practice facilities We only visited the putting and chipping greens, and did not investigate if there were other practice facilities, either in the way of nets or a range.
Food and drink We did not eat, but those who had played were eating, what looked like very good food. Did not investigate the cost of food.
Would you – Recommend Yes, happily.
Play again Yes, especially as this is very conveniently situated for us, being half way between home and the coast.
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Kevin N rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 17 2021
Great club and well worth a visit
Great course very friendly staff great serviceReviewer Rating
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Show moreMartin G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 16 2021
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Show moreJeff S rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 11 2021
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Show moreAlan G rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 23 2020
Great all year round
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Show moreRobert W rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 17 2020
Pine lined and picture perfect
Lovely course which is incredible value as well as a solid test for good golfers. Plenty of tough par 4s but also some lovely par 3s including no 16 which could easily remind visitors of a more illustrious Surrey or Berkshire layout. A good Norfolk piece of hospitality always awaits too.(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 87 Handicap: 10.2)
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Show moreJohn F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 7 2020
Excellent course particularly in winter. Good value welcoming and friendly. A long challenging course
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Show moreBarry R rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 15 2019
Worth a visit
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Show moreJohn F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 26 2019
Well maintained course - long and challenging - well worth a visit. Bunker sand is inconsistent in depth to hardly any to deep in the same bunker but still a great course
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Show morePaul M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 30 2018
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Show moreBrian Burgess rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 23 2018
For the final day of our Norfolk trip we ventured to Thetford GC. We had been trying to decide between Kings Lynn GC and Thetford and plumped for Thetford based on personal reviews we had been given. Upon hearing that the two courses were similar, we opted for Thetford on the understanding that it’s more welcoming and a fair bit cheaper - and are pleased we did so.
Thetford is a heathland style course, although the day we played the course was burnt to a cinder by the long dry spell of weather – as a result all the fairways were firm and completely brown. The greens however were absolutely fine and would hold the well-struck approach shot. The course is long, around 6,700 yds, however this is largely compensated by the relatively generous fairways. If there’s one gripe of the course, it’s the fact it becomes a little monotonous with its length – we felt it would benefit from having a couple of shorter par 4’s in its layout to offer something a little different.
That aside it’s a lovely layout, a trail-style course winding its way through the wooded, heathland terrain. Only a couple of holes run up and down and that we think always makes for a more enjoyable and varied experience. It opens with a tricky mid-iron par 3, never an easy start and another par 3 at the 3rd. Thereafter, you dive into the guts of the course, which as said is notable for its length. The course finishes with an extremely tough, slightly uphill par 4 at around 460 yds !
Everyone at the course was very welcoming to the extent we were able to play as part of the Captains Charity day despite not being affiliated to the club. Overall, it’s a course we would like to visit again in less arid conditions – however, we’d recommend playing here if you have the opportunity to do so.
Thetford is a heathland style course, although the day we played the course was burnt to a cinder by the long dry spell of weather – as a result all the fairways were firm and completely brown. The greens however were absolutely fine and would hold the well-struck approach shot. The course is long, around 6,700 yds, however this is largely compensated by the relatively generous fairways. If there’s one gripe of the course, it’s the fact it becomes a little monotonous with its length – we felt it would benefit from having a couple of shorter par 4’s in its layout to offer something a little different.
That aside it’s a lovely layout, a trail-style course winding its way through the wooded, heathland terrain. Only a couple of holes run up and down and that we think always makes for a more enjoyable and varied experience. It opens with a tricky mid-iron par 3, never an easy start and another par 3 at the 3rd. Thereafter, you dive into the guts of the course, which as said is notable for its length. The course finishes with an extremely tough, slightly uphill par 4 at around 460 yds !
Everyone at the course was very welcoming to the extent we were able to play as part of the Captains Charity day despite not being affiliated to the club. Overall, it’s a course we would like to visit again in less arid conditions – however, we’d recommend playing here if you have the opportunity to do so.
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Gary S rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 8 2018
Great course definitely worth a visit
Great course. Very dry due to weather conditions . The greens were in an excellent condition. The facilities and staff were excellent.(Round played: Jul 2018 - Score: 93 Handicap: 12.3)
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Show morePablo C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 29 2018
Brilliant course in Thetford forest definitely worth visiting. I will be going back in the near future
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 101 Handicap: )
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 101 Handicap: )
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Show moreJohn F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 5 2018
Long well maintained challenging course. Well worth a visit
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Show moreDerek L rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 11 2018
Thetford GC
A lovely course, plenty of bunkers and tree lined fairway. Definitely a course for another visit. Breakfast before the start was very good.(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 119 Handicap: 28)
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Show moreJamie W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 21 2018
An excellent course, playing well in winter. Work ongoing in the clubhouse. Friendly staff and members for those visiting.
(Round played: Feb 2018 - Score: 98 Handicap: 23.6)
(Round played: Feb 2018 - Score: 98 Handicap: 23.6)
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Show moreMark L rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 5 2018
Thetford golf club
Played in the winter with no over trousers and did not get any mud on me, course in great condition, most of the par fours are very long off the yellows, greens are a good pace, and a friendly environment(Round played: Feb 2018 - Score: 84 Handicap: 4.7)
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Show moreMalcolm C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 14 2018
Course in great cndition
Great course good challenge some really interesting holes. Great putting and chipping greens but no driving range and only 2 warm up netsReviewer Rating
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Show moreJason Barrett rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 8 2017
Fantastic Layout & Good Test
Really welcoming secretary and staff. Had a great round here despite rain of biblical proportions in places today. Course drained really well and remained playable throughout. If you cannot enjoy this course you either so not like golf or you are dead! Will come back again and hopefully be luckier with the weather next time!Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMark O rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 4 2017
well worth a visit
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Show moreJohn F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 23 2017
Challenging - long and some tough greens
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Show moreTJ Nelly rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2017
A must play
If your looking for a great game of golf, go to Thetford, very helpful pro-shop and a the course was a Jem to play, I would recommend to anyoneReviewer Rating
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Show moreMartyn rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 6 2017
Great Heathland Course
Thoroughly enjoyed playing this great heathland course. Greens were very consistent and fairways were in very good condition. Sunshine made the course seem even more idyllic - if only my golf was as good as the course.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreIan B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 25 2017
Best course i have played.
The course is challenging with well placed bunkers and greens. It was in perfect condition and looks as though it would be this way all year round. The members were friendly stopping to have a chat even in the carpark. Overall an excellent place to play.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreBarry R rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 19 2017
A course which must be visited
This is a course which I will visit and play again, as it is well kept and the clubhouse welcome is very friendly.(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 108 Handicap: 25.5)
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Show moreMike Pyett / Cambridgeshire rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 5 2017
A great course.
Played it a few times now and never in bad condition.Reviewer Rating
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Thetford Golf Club Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there a driving range at Thetford Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of a driving range at this venue.
Is there a golf clubhouse at Thetford Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf clubhouse at Thetford Golf Club.
Is there a golf pro shop at Thetford 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 Thetford Golf Club?
Yes you can access changing rooms and facilities at Thetford Golf Club.
Can you hire buggies at Thetford 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 Thetford Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of being able to hire golf clubs here.
Is there a bar at Thetford Golf Club?
Yes there is bar.
Is there a restaurant at Thetford Golf Club?
Yes you can order food for dining at Thetford Golf Club
Is there accommodation at Thetford Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of accommodation being available.
Are there functions rooms available to hire at Thetford Golf Club?
Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact Thetford Golf Club for further details.
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