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Westgate and Birchington Golf Club

3.8   Golfshake Golf Course Rating 92 reviews | Post Review | Website
Price Guide: £££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

Westgate and Birchington Golf Club, Kent is an 18 hole, par 64 (4825 yard), private, parkland golf course.

18 holes | Par 64 | 4825 yards | Private | Parkland


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Golf Guide to Kent

Address: 176 Canterbury Road, Westgate on Sea, Kent, CT8 8LT United Kingdom

Tel: 01843 831115

Golf Pro: Mark Young | Tel: 01843 831115

Website: http://www.westgate-and-birchington-golfclub.co.uk


Golf Club Facilities

Golf club hire  Club Hire
Golf shop  Golf Shop
Changing rooms  Changing
Clubhouse  Clubhouse
Bar  Bar
Food  Dining
Function Room Hire  Function Room

Midweek Guide: £20.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £22.00 per round *

  • Societies Accepted to Play
  • Society Deals 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: £20.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £22.00 per round *

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.


Review Information


GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.82

Golfshake Golf Course Rating

 

AVERAGE RATING 3.8
(based on 92 reviews)

5 star
15
4 star
52
3 star
22
2 star
2
1 star
1
 

HIGHLY RATED

97%

would play again or recommend


3.8

The Course

4

Course Conditions

4.1

Value For Money

4

Pace of Play

3.6

Facilities & Service

4.5

Hospitality

2.6

Practice Facilities

4

Food & Drink

What the club says: Located on the Isle of Thanet in Kent Westgate and Birchington is a cliff top course of 4840 yards with stunning views over the sea. It is suitable for players of all ages.

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Paul Wigley rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 29 2023

pleasure to play

The course is short in distance but has tight fairways and small greens. The standard of the course is superb and the green keeper has made man subtle changes and improvement to make the course a great challenge. The drainage makes it playable al year round and always keeps its good condition. The course is extremely welcoming and all the staff are very friendly.

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Gerry C rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 24 2023

Great value

Old fashioned, straightforward and well maintained. It's not got thrills and spills and if you're playing well you should beat your handicap readily. However it's a very enjoyable short round with enough to think about to keep you engaged. There is a little field of par 3s at 15, 16, 17 thwt determine just howwellnyoubare going to score.

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Alan S rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 6 2023


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Alan S rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 6 2023


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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 8 2023

Quirky layout, friendly members, stunning views, nice halfway house.

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Alan S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 10 2022

Little good un

First of all have to say a BIG thanks and thumbs up to the ground staff looking forward to the spring when the new tee?s etc will be in operation.True being spread over 3 fields it's not to every one?s liking but being on chalk it's a year round course with nice sea views on many holes a good half way hut a small but perfectly formed club house with friendly staff and members,what more could you ask. o yes all at a good price. see you there

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Anthony T rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 26 2022

Open and forgiving

Used Westgate for years.
Allways forgiving and fun to play.
Great value for money.
Friendly staff.

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Paul W rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 17 2022

Marvellous with a quirkiness that's totally endearing.

Not very long (Par 64) but, if the wind is up, as difficult as any course.
8 par threes. Ranging from 106 to 225 yards. Each throws up it's own problems.
Well maintained greens that were running really well.
Course is played in 4 stages. 1-3 in one field, 4 to 14 in another over the railway bridge, 15 to 17 in another field (all par threes) then back to the first field to play 18 and get into the wonderfully friendly clubhouse.
Officially been around since 1893 as W&B but there's a map in the clubhouse dated 1844. So they are clearly doing something right and breakfast was superb.

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Simon Channon rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed May 2 2022

Disappointed

First, the positives: the welcome was friendly, the food excellent and the toilets sparkling clean.\\Now the negatives: the greens were scabby, the first cut off the fairways was unfairly tough and tangly, and the whole place seemed a bit run down. \\Although it is a short course, it is a fair test of your handicap. Just a shame that the overall experience was disappointing

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Alan S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 16 2022

Short and level 18 hole golf course at a very fair price.nice halfway hut well just a little over half way.well maintained course very pleasant staff and members only down side is their bar ,get more than half a dozen in there and it's crowded. fine in the summer sit outside.affordable golf especially for us older players who don't need to play at the weekends

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Alan S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 5 2021

Short but sweet

Nice little course in good condition especially this late in the season.Could-do with a bit more sand in some of the bunkers I visited most of them .great little half way hut very good coffee and a hot sausage roll with brown sauce don’t get any better.enjoyed my round.

(Round played: Nov 2021 - Score: 90 Handicap: 20.7)

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Barry /Deal rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 13 2021

Wonderful course quite short but challenging played it today when it was good condition Greens rolled well Even now you can see that been a hollow tine and top dressed shot 73 off yellows inc 1temp green Lovely views of the sea on a section of the course will deafly go back booked it through Golf now got a really good deal

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Sean Smith rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 6 2021

Challenge Day

We have just had our first challenge day at WG&BGC today Kingsdown Vs Etchinghill on mutual ground. The course was in very good order 1 temp hole but advised before we went out.
I must say the improvements on the course since lockdown has been fantastic. We had a superb breakfast before playing and the golf professional was very helpful in organising our day.
The catering staff were excellent with good service.
We certainly will plan again to hold our event at this course in the future
Make no mistake this is a challenging course and when work is completed it will be even harder.

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Gabriel O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 19 2021

Nice shirt course. Not too many tricky holes so even if you don’t hit too straight you should be okay

(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 89 Handicap: 28.7)

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Tony O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 15 2021


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