Waterton Park Golf Club Reviews & Information

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104 ratings from Golfshake members - Ranked 107 out of 1971.

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What the club says: The parkland course is sited on the world's first nature reserve. Charles Waterton a pioneering Victorian naturalist created the nature reserve in 1820 and he dedicated his life to preserving the local wildlife in this area, and today we still share the park with all manner of wildlife. The golf course was designed by Simon Gidman and opened in 1995.
The design cleverly exploits the 200 acres available, creating a spaciousness not found in many courses set in smaller areas. The par 72 course has been built to extremely high standards with USGA specification greens and tree-lined fairways. The club prides itself on the condition of the course especially its fairways and greens, the greens are in play all year round.

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Great course and great facilities. Would recommend and definitely play again. Meals were great also, homemade cooking at its best

(Round played: Oct 2015 - Score: 80 Handicap: 13.7)
- Oct 13 2015

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- Aug 22 2012

Golf Course Reviews for Waterton Park Golf Club

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David C rated 5 out of 5 - May 21 2018

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Fantastic golf club , course was in excellent condition and all staff were very obliging.

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Steve F rated 5 out of 5 - Nov 11 2017

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Hidden gem in yorkshire
Iv'e just joined golfshake and saw this golf course on golfshake web site with good reviews, i booked me and my mate for on friday 9th cost £20 each.
only 30 min away from sheffield up the M1 and easy to get to, very good course greens and fairways excellent for november, i will recommend waterton park to all my golfing mates.

(Round played: Nov 2017 - Score: 83 Handicap: 13.8)

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Ashley Y rated 5 out of 5 - Jul 26 2017

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Accidentaly Amazing Discovery
Came across this place by accident when searching google for 'best value' courses in the UK. Waterton park subsequently popped up on a Golfshake list of the best UK courses with green fees under ?50... and it's only 30 minutes from where I live, so thought I'd give it a try.

I should point out at this stage that UK green fees are a major source of frustration for me as I think they're a huge barrier to people getting into golf and don't always reflect the quality of a course, but rather the clientele that course is aiming to attract.

Paid ?67 in total for 2 green fees plus buggy hire after an exceptionally warm welcome from Scott in the pro shop. He looked like a man under pressure with 12 jobs on the go at once and a phone ringing off the wall but couldn't have been more helpful and welcoming.

Having played the first few holes we were exceptionally glad to have chosen the buggy as it's undulating to say the least... this is not an easy walking course so I recommend hiking boots if on foot. That said, the layout is great, the course is in amazing condition and the views across and alongside the wonderful lake are spectacular. Indeed, the first par 3 we came across was a stunning hole with a shot across a ravine... it looked like the tee box and green had been cut out of the hillside. I had to keep reminding myself that the green fee is only ?22.50 each (I believe there's also a Thursday afternoon special offer for ?19). That's staggering value for money.

Playing off the blue or white tees you need to be striking it well to make a good score as a lot of the par 4s are 400+ yards and play uphill into the wind. That's not a criticism by any stretch, just an observation... there were a couple of periods where I don't think I used an iron for around 6 holes with driver and fairway wood or rescue being required to get anywhere near the green!

All in all it's outstanding value for money and I rate this place higher than many courses I've played with green fees in excess of ?75. Will definitely be back as it's so refreshing to come across a course of this quality with a green fee around the ?20 mark.

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Keith G rated 5 out of 5 - Jul 18 2017

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Fantastic course, played several times, well worth a visit, i find it challenging and fulfilling, its a top course.

(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 97 Handicap: )

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David P rated 5 out of 5 - Jul 7 2017

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Excellent course in good condition great test for all standards would recommend this course


(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 99 Handicap: 25.9)

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