Wellingborough Golf Club
Course Information
Wellingborough Golf Club, Northamptonshire is an 18 hole par 72, (6721 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1893.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6721 yards | Private | Parkland
Wellingborough Golf Club Information
Golf Club Overview
Address: Harrowden Hall, Great Harrowden, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5AD United Kingdom
Tel: 01933 677234
Golf Pro: David Clifford | Tel: 01933 678752
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Wellingborough Reviews
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.42
AVERAGE RATING 4.3
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What the club says: Set in over 160 acres of quiet, secluded private grounds, the 18 hole par 72 rolling parkland course is a test for golfers of all abilities. From the moment you drive through the historic wrought iron gates into the car park, call into the well stocked Pro-shop and take the short walk through the formal gardens to the 1st tee, all of life's modern day stresses will have left you to focus on the game ahead where you will enjoy what we consider, to be the best course in the county!
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Terry G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 23 2024
Good course and venue
One of those outstanding courses that I always look forward to playing each year. A lot of money was spent on the course a few years ago, with some bunkers being filled in, new ones placed at more appropriate places, and loads of new turf around the greens. This is all now nicely bedded in, and the course looks the better for it.This was my first round here this year, as they changed the March senior open to a pairs event which I couldn't attend. The greens are normally absolutely superb, but they carried out maintenance earlier than usual, which meant they had been scarified and top-dressed, and so were inconsistent and slow.
Bunkers were looking good, and certainly the ones I found had plenty of sand in them, were nicely raked and played well.
I had a chat with the starter, who mentioned that we were playing just after their Autumn maintenance, which included scarification and top-dressing, so if you're playing soon after mid-October, you may wish to check the timing of maintenance. The autumn colours had started to kick in, which made the course look very pretty with the many mature trees and nice views.
Food was included in our price, but it's always been good here, although I don't believe they open as early as they used to, so it would be best to check if you want a meal before your game.
I'm already looking forward to playing again next year.
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David B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 28 2024
1st Visit & Impressed
We visited Wellingborough on the 24th May 2024 and played as a 3-ball. The welcome and overall experience were excellent.The course was in fantastic condition, only a little soft in a few areas of rough, however, the fairways and greens were a joy to play on. We found the course design to be very good, plenty of challenges for us and some interesting holes. Pace of play was good, in front, and we had no-one behind us.
We had a thoroughly enjoyable round, I parred the 18th and the weather was very kind to us.
We had lunch, in the bar, and found the food excellent, at very reasonable prices. We are looking forward to arranging another visit.
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Show moreTerry S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 13 2024
Beautiful and picturesque
A beautiful and picturesque course to visit and play. Very grand clubhouse and grounds. Nice little shop, great practice facilities. The staff were very welcoming and the quality of the catering was outstanding. The course itself is one of the prettiest I've played in the area and some of the holes were very photo worthy, simply lovely. A good test and a good walk surprisingly up and down a little more than you'd expect. Loved the day and can't wait for a return. If anything a little on the pricier side than normal but enjoyable.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreKeith L rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 14 2023
Well worth a visit , large greens , fast. Front 9 fairly flatish , back 9 , a bit up and down . Lovely tree lined fairways , big trees so plenty of room to chip out onto the fairway. A very stately club house and friendly staff .
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Show moreTerry G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 20 2023
Well worth a visit
One of those outstanding courses that I always look forward to playing each year. A lot of money was spent on the course a few years ago, with some bunkers being filled in, new ones placed at more appropriate places, and loads of new turf around the greens. This is all now nicely bedded in, and the course looks the better for it.As usual for October, this was my second round here in the year, in the second of their 2 senior opens, which are held in March (as a pairs event from 2023) and October as a singles event. The greens were absolutely superb and running very true and very quick even after all the rain we've had recently. Bunkers were looking good, and certainly the one I found had plenty of sand in it, but when I played the shot, this was quite compact under the perfectly raked surface.
In October 2022; I had a chat with the pro, who mentioned that we were playing just ahead of their Autumn maintenance, which would include deep hollow-tining and top-dressing, so if you're playing soon after mid-October, I'm sorry you missed the perfection we had for our outing. I should mention the ponds, which, after being very low on water in 2022, were back to their full volume, and making the course look back to its normal very pretty self with many mature trees and nice views.
Food was included in our price, but it's always been good here, although I don't believe they open as early as they used to, so it would be best to check if you want a meal before your game.
I'm already looking forward to playing again in March next year.
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Show moreTony Hodson rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 27 2023
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Great condition for the time of year ,i really enjoyed the challenge the greens where good seeing that we had a lot off rain the week before `.Reviewer Rating
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Terry G rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 14 2022
Well worth a visit
One of those outstanding courses that I always look forward to playing each year. A lot of money was spent on the course a few years ago, with some bunkers being filled in, new ones placed at more appropriate places, and loads of new turf around the greens. This is all now nicely bedded in, and the course looks the better for it.This was my second round here this year, in the second of their 2 senior opens, which are held in March and October. The greens were absolutely superb, with my playing partners likening them to carpets of velvet, so the greens were very quick. Bunkers were looking good, and certainly the ones I found had plenty of sand in them, were nicely raked and played well. One playing partner thought the sand was quite heavy, and therefore took a little more clubhead speed to get through.
I had a chat with the pro, who mentioned that we were playing just ahead of their Autumn maintenance, which would include deep hollow-tining and top-dressing, so if you're playing soon after mid-October, I'm sorry you missed the perfection we had for our outing. I should mention the ponds, which, after some very dry spells, were looking very low on water, which was probably the only dowside to what is normally a very pretty course with many mature trees and nice views.
Food was included in our price, but it's always been good here, although I don't believe they open as early as they used to, so it would be best to check if you want a meal before your game.
I'm already looking forward to playing again in March next year.
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Show moreNick T rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 29 2022
Great course
Got to be the best track in Northamptonshire challenging makes you think some 450+ par 4s greens quick and true superb layout and settingReviewer Rating
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Show moreNick T rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 29 2022
Great course
Got to be the best track in Northamptonshire challenging makes you think some 450+ par 4s greens quick and true superb layout and settingReviewer Rating
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Show moreJonathan H rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 23 2022
Beautiful course, deceptive and traditional
A lovely traditional course, with undulating hills, quite tight fairways and very consistent greens. Virtually no water in play, and some deep bunkers. It is a bit up and down, but a buggy is unnecessary. The clubhouse is set within a large old country home, making it visually striking. Staff were nice, but I found the food uninspiring (Beef ready sliced for example.)Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMatt U rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 21 2022
Great course with a variety of holes. Good undulation but not the longest trek and one you don't need a driver on many holes.
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Show moreGraham P rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2022
Fantastic course worth visiting
Played on twilight on 02/06/2022 - cost £35, Course was in excellent condition, greens were quite quick and true running, with many contours. Really enjoy course, will definitely play againReviewer Rating
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Show moreTerry G rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 24 2022
Well worth a visit
One of those outstanding courses that I always look forward to playing each year. A lot of money was spent on the course a few years ago, with some bunkers being filled in, new ones placed at more appropriate places, and loads of new turf around the greens. This is all now nicely bedded in, and the course looks the better for it.This was my first round here this year, in the first of their 2 senior opens. The second one is in October. The greens had been top-dressed, but the sand was mainly washed in, so the greens were reasonably quick. Bunkers were looking good, and certainly the two I found had plenty of sand in them, were nicely raked and played well.
Food was included in our price, but it's always been good here, although I don't believe they open as early as they used to, so it would be best to check if you want a meal before your game.
I'm already looking forward to playing again in October.
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Show moreA Golfer rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 10 2022
Perfectly kept greens and fairways
Long challenging and rewarding holes. Situated next to a 18 Century Hall classic parkland scenes . Perfectly kept greens and fairways. Practice area behind the hall small club shop but full of stock. Plenty of trees to drive over off the tee . Long cornering and steep fairways so a precise tee shot is key.Reviewer Rating
A Golfer rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 10 2022
Fantastic condition
Fantastic condition, fair challenge, lots of interesting holes, great clubhouseReviewer Rating
Michael B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 17 2021
Simply Perfect
Great location , parkland with lovely fairways and smooth green. Tricky tee shots but game improver. The clubhouse facilities are great plenty of parking certainly will return.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreDale B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 14 2021
An early start and The course was in lovely condition greens were excellent, but the rough was tough, even the semi rough could hide your ball
(Round played: Jun 2021 - Score: 94 Handicap: 14.6)
(Round played: Jun 2021 - Score: 94 Handicap: 14.6)
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Show morePete J rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 15 2020
Great course
Good mixture of holes with technical & long holes. BE selective off the tee!! Thoroughly enjoyed & will definitely play again(Round played: Sep 2020 - Score: 93 Handicap: 16)
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Show moreHallam C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 27 2019
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Show moreAllan M rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 19 2019
really nice course in good condition. Greens good and running well, lots of subtle turns and borrows. Bunkers good. Food, service and club house good. Played as part of a society.
(Round played: Jul 2019 - Score: 97 Handicap: 18.2)
(Round played: Jul 2019 - Score: 97 Handicap: 18.2)
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Show moreMark K rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 23 2019
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Show moreGiless C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 25 2018
Very nice setting, super friendly pro and staff keen for us to have a good visit, which makes a massive difference. Several outstanding holes although quite a generous layout, most of the difficulty is in the greens, firm and fairly fast with some decent slopes. Tees and bunkers very good, fairways decent after a tough summer. Yardage’s and coded flags all very clear. Warm up net and putting green,
Fairly tough walk, only two par 3’s and two par 5’s with several 100 plus yard walks between tees. One might suggest a little rerouting could be considered..that’s really the only criticisms I could make, ranked about right on here.
Fairly tough walk, only two par 3’s and two par 5’s with several 100 plus yard walks between tees. One might suggest a little rerouting could be considered..that’s really the only criticisms I could make, ranked about right on here.
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Show moreTerry G rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 19 2018
Superb course
One of my all time favourite courses, and after much work being done last year, and the bunkers not being brought into play for their March Senior Open, it was an absolute pleasure to play their October Senior Open with the whole course looking great. All the new bunkers are in play and look like they were put in when the course was built - a tribute to the greenkeepers and staff who contributed to all the work carried out. Obviously it means my yardage book is now out of date, but that's a small price to pay for what is again an outstanding course. The layout is really good, although one of the players did comment that 14 par 4's and only 2 par 3's and 2 par 5's was a strange layout. We were only off the yellow tees, so not playing particularly long, and only 2 scores of 40 points, and the winning score of 43 points, so no-one "tore it up". The greens are always in good nick, although we could see that they had been spiked recently, but they had all but fully recovered - possibly a little slower than they usually are but still running very true. Loads of sand in the bunkers - a lot of which are in new positions since last year's work. The fairways showed little of the hot weather damage I've seen at other courses this summer, but we were playing 'preferred lies' on closely mown areas all the same. There was the usual Autumn problem with leaves, but that is to be expected in October. The food was good, and plenty of it, and as usual, we were very well looked after by the very friendly members and staff. Already booked for their next Senior Open in March 2019, and looking forward to it.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreDale B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 14 2018
Lovely course well wlrth trying it
The course is long but is well kept and worth playing if you get the chance(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 97 Handicap: 16.8)
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Show moreJustin B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 1 2018
Wonderful clubhouse, New Bunkers, Fast and Hard greeens and a wonderful parkland setting
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 108 Handicap: 22)
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 108 Handicap: 22)
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Show moreStewart M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 11 2018
Great course superb hospitality even it was very wet we will go back in the summer
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 86 Handicap: )
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 86 Handicap: )
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Show moreAndy W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 11 2018
Lovely Course
A lovely golf course. Well laid out in a fantastic setting.Considering the weather it was in great condition, with the greens running well.
As a few other reviews have said a lot of work has been done on the course, leaving all the bunkers currently as GUR, but it will be fantastic from May once fully opened.
The Pro & all the members were friendly & very helpful.
I look forward to playing it in the summer
(Round played: April 2018 - Score: 90 Handicap: 12.9)
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Show moreAidan B rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 18 2017
Lots of work goiing on
The members have heavily invested in the course which will be great for them next year but not good for visitors now. Lots of shorter holes, a number of winter greens and lots of bunkers being dug up, filled in and moved. Their are loads of diggers and workmen all over the course.(Round played: Oct 2017 - Score: 86 Handicap: 12.3)
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Show moreTerry G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 14 2017
This is one of my favourite courses, which I play at least twice a year. They are doing MAJOR work at the moment (as at October 2017), which includes moving bunkers, and altering green surrounds etc. I understand they are spending millions, and have apparently appointed course architects to design the new layouts, which I think will look fantastic when finished. Unfortunately, it meant that their Autumn Senior Open was none-qualifying, as there were 4 temporary greens and 3 temporary tees, making it poor value for the price we paid. I am looking forward to visiting in March, when the work will be finished, and hopefully all in play - at the moment, there are huge swathes of land marked GUR, where they have laid new turf to cover the areas already renovated and areas still being worked on. The only reason for the 'poor' score on course conditions is because of the work interfering with the usual very high standard of course at Wellingborough.
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Gavin B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 8 2017
Golf Day
This is a really nice good course and club. Every hole is different and great to pay. In really good condition. Food was great(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 113 Handicap: 28)
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Wellingborough Golf Club Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there a driving range at Wellingborough Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of a driving range at this venue.
Is there a golf clubhouse at Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf clubhouse at Wellingborough Golf Club.
Is there a golf pro shop at Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes you can access changing rooms and facilities at Wellingborough Golf Club.
Can you hire buggies at Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes you can hire golf clubs but these will be subject to availability. Contact Wellingborough Golf Club prior to your visit to confirm your requirements.
Is there a bar at Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes there is bar.
Is there a restaurant at Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes you can order food for dining at Wellingborough Golf Club
Is there accommodation at Wellingborough Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of accommodation being available.
Are there functions rooms available to hire at Wellingborough Golf Club?
Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact Wellingborough Golf Club for further details.
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