Whitby Golf Club
Course Information
Whitby Golf Club, North Yorkshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6182yard), private, cliff top, seaside golf course established in 1892.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6182 yards | Private | Links
Whitby Golf Club Information
Golf Club Overview
Address: Low Straggleton, Sandsend Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3SR United Kingdom
Tel: 01947 600660
Golf Pro: Johnny Norton
Website: https://www.whitbygolfclub.co.uk
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Whitby Reviews
Discover what golfers are saying about the course, facilities, and overall experience at Whitby 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 Whitby Golf Club.
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.64
AVERAGE RATING 4
(based on 84 reviews)
5 star
20
4 star
49
3 star
11
2 star
3
1 star
1
HIGHLY RATED
97%
would play again or recommend
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What the club says: It is the ideal type of holiday course, not too long or difficult for the moderate player provided a reasonable degree of accuracy is achieved. "Wild hitters" can be severely punished, as some of the hazards are quite unusual. The most striking is the wild cleft in the Cliffs known as "Upgang Ravine" which has to be driven when playing the 6th and 18th holes. The degree of driving difficulty on many an occasion is decided by the prevailing wind which may come from either the North Sea or the moors.
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Heather R rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 25 2025
The course is interesting and the greens were in good condition. Not an easy course if you don't know it with plenty of blind shots and hazards that you cannot see. It was blowing a gale throughout which made it brutal for the average golfer. There's a large ravine you play over unless playing off the red tees, and the footbridge is condemned, resulting in a very long and steep detour that has to be done twice.
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Mark P rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 16 2025
Course in great condition, only negative being the bunkers that need a little more sand. Interesting layout particularly the coastal side of course. Connecting footbridge still out of commission meaning that there are two long walks (7th and 18th) down and up the ravine adding 10 minutes to the round. Pace good and friendly members.
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Mark P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 5 2025
Great short course, shame link bridge is out
Shortish course in good condition with fast greens. Great views on cliffside holes and generally an interesting layout. Shame that the link bridge over the ravine is out. Bunker sand quality needs some attention. Very friendly and good pace.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMark P rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 17 2025
Short but interesting with tricky winds
Winter tees, fairway mats, but all greens in play, generally in good condition for time of year. Bridge out that adds 10 minutes to round that said pace of play good. Everyone friendly.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMark P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 17 2024
Shortish, mainly clifftop interesting course
Fairways and greens in good condition. There are a few pretty short holes but it is still challenging overall especially with the wind prevalent.12 of the holes are on the coastal side of the coast road and those 12 are split 7/5 across a ravine with two of the drives needing to carry the ravine. At present the bridge connecting the two sides of the ravine is out of commission and there is an additional 5 minute walk in each direction to circumvent this.Reviewer Rating
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Mark P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 22 2024
Short but interesting with tricky winds
Very muddy in places and required to use mat on fairways. Very windy but sunny day. Fairways and green heavy to allow course to recover from winter/rains. Rough not as bad as pro suggested. Winds made it a challenge but helped to drive a par 4 green however a well hit high 3 iron made around 120 yards on another hole.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMick M rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 19 2024
Course reasonable due to conditions, muddy in places , would love to play it in the summer, it's short but enjoyable
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Show moreScott W rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2023
Nice course
The staff where very polite nothing was to much trouble the course played more like a park land course rather than a links n it wants re mapping on your gps deviseReviewer Rating
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Show moreGerard K rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2023
Didn't enjoy this course unfortunately, not a long hitter so some of the carry from the tee were long for me , and I hated going over the rope bridge ( twice )
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Gerard K rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 14 2023
Not my favourite course
Clubhouse good , staff friendly ,need to be long of the tee on some holes , which spoilt it for meReviewer Rating
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Show moreNigel D rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 23 2023
A challenging seaside course
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Mark P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 7 2022
Always a pleasure but less so with the third closed
Whitby is one of my favourite courses in the area, however the third being totally closed and the fourth having its tee moved due to the third works definitely affects the ratings this time. Aside from the aforementioned work, the course was in good condition for the time of the year and greens although having treatment were fast and true. As always very pleasant members and a pleasure to play even on an extremely windy day (added to the fun!).Reviewer Rating
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Show moreTimothy L rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 19 2022
Golf trip venue 2022
Small group of 7 on a golf trip and had a ball here. Really warm welcome. Great course which challenged both low and high handicappers. It's the wind which provides the difficulty here. 2mph both days. The views are fantastic and the course was in fabulous nick. We are here too and the food and service was excellent.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreDuane C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 22 2022
Surprised
Good course, did enjoying it twice whilst on holiday in Whitby. Staff very helpful and friendly. Also the local golfers where friendly too, giving advise. If I'm back in Whitby again, definitely play this course again.Reviewer Rating
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Show morePaul F rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 18 2022
Whitby GC
What a day. Wind, rain, sun, typical of a links course on the coast, great challenge in firm conditions. Greens were good. Food and hospitality second to none. Already plannig a group booking next year.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreRobert U rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 4 2022
The fairways were quite narrow so more often then not you were playing out of whispy grass,also there were a couple of ravines you had to get over which made for some great teeing off shots.Loved it.
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Show moreAndy C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 15 2022
Love the views
New course layout is great, shame my Garmin couldn't work out where I was most of the back nine but superb despite the wind!Reviewer Rating
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Show moreMark P rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 27 2022
Enjoyable forgiving course
New course layout that although a little shorter nevertheless still interesting and better as the course feels more integrated rather than the two road separated sections. The short holes greens are being protected with new ditches. Greens were heavily sanded and fast. Bunkers and fairways in good condition.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreAndy U rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 25 2022
A great round challenging in places, worth a visit if in the area.
Made better by the fantastic views.
Made better by the fantastic views.
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Show moreDavid E rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 20 2021
Fantastic Views on the Yorkshire coast
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Show morePhil G rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 8 2020
great views and a challenging course
11 of the holes played on the clifftop with great views fortunately we had a windless day which I believe is rare. Good challenge with rolling fairways in good condition, greens not quite so good but it is getting late in the year and signs they were being worked on. Definitely revisit(Round played: Oct 2020 - Score: 105 Handicap: 21.1)
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Show moreMark P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 19 2020
Interesting cliff top course
Very windy on day played, 9-7-2 course configuration with middle 7 over road away from cliff playing around a housing estate and a little back and forth. However, the 11 on the cliff side are fun to play especially the 4th, 6th and 18th over ravines. Course generous and fairways in great condition, but the greens, having recently been worked on, were terrible and the only down side, apart from the bar closing at 4.30pm. Very enjoyable overall.(Round played: Sep 2020 - Score: 91 Handicap: 16.3)
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Show moreLewis/London rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 16 2020
Poor condition
A very flat course, with promise due to the challenging rough, but considerably let down by awful greens (and pretty bad tee boxes).Not worth the weekend green fee until the greens significantly improve, would not rush back unfortunately.
Hopefully a full winter of recovery will leave them in better condition for next year.
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Show moreMick M rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 25 2020
Course had 3 holes closed due to wet conditions and all bunkers were GUR,otherwise course was in good condition
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Show moreKevin M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 17 2020
I played Whitby golf club on 28th January and found it to be in great condition for the time of year. The club being a bit unorthodox to what I am used to is a breath of fresh air, this is how golf clubs should be. As far as value for money is concerned it's the best green fees I've ever paid and will most definitely play again when I am up that way. Highly recommend a visit if ever you are in the area.
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Show moreDanny K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 10 2019
Brilliant course very challenging
Great course played 2 days on the trot will return next year.Reviewer Rating
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Show morePatricia N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 25 2019
Hot Hot Hot
Nice to be on the cliff tops on one of the hottest days of the year. Course is nice but views are great.(Round played: Jul 2019 - Score: 110 Handicap: 30.3)
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Show moreDavid N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 25 2019
Hot Day
Hot still day on the cliff top with some great views. Lack of wind made the course quite benign but still fun.(Round played: Jul 2019 - Score: 94 Handicap: 21.5)
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Show moreChristopher M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 28 2019
Nice little course
Compact course that makes benefit of the surrounding terrain well, including a couple of drives over a ravine.Reviewer Rating
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Show moreDavid M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 21 2019
Played on a Monday where there were discounted green fees at £12.50. Great value. Fantastic coastal views. Course is challenging especially with the wind but suits all handicaps due to variety of distances on the holes. Tees and fairways were pristine but the greens were quite bare in places (May end 2019). If they were much greener, they would be perfect because they have challenging contours and some need good accuracy due to shape and pin positions. Although patchy, they were smooth with little ball bobbling when putted.
Did use clubhouse so can’t comment on food or bar but the Pro Shop attendant was very friendly and helpful. Well worth a play especially if on holiday in the area.
Did use clubhouse so can’t comment on food or bar but the Pro Shop attendant was very friendly and helpful. Well worth a play especially if on holiday in the area.
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Whitby Golf Club Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there a driving range at Whitby Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of a driving range at this venue.
Is there a golf clubhouse at Whitby Golf Club?
Yes there is a golf clubhouse at Whitby Golf Club.
Is there a golf pro shop at Whitby Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of a Pro Shop at this venue.
Are there changing facilities at Whitby Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of changing facilities at this venue.
No, we are unaware of being able to hire buggies here.
Can you hire golf clubs at Whitby Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of being able to hire golf clubs here.
Is there a bar at Whitby Golf Club?
Yes there is bar.
Is there a restaurant at Whitby Golf Club?
Yes you can order food for dining at Whitby Golf Club
Is there accommodation at Whitby Golf Club?
No, we are unaware of accommodation being available.
Are there functions rooms available to hire at Whitby Golf Club?
Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact Whitby Golf Club for further details.
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