Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa

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Course Information

Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa, Bedfordshire is an 18 hole, par 73, 7107 yard, resort, inland links golf course.

18 holes | Par 73 | 7107 yards | Resort | Inland Links

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Address: The Mansion House, Luton, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, LU1 3TQ United Kingdom

Tel: 01582 698856

Golf Pro: Craig Ferris | Tel: 01582 698856

Website: http://www.lutonhoo.co.uk

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Golf Shop

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Clubhouse

Bar

Dining

Function Room

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All golfers are reminded that we enforce a strict dress code policy on the golf course.

Midweek Guide: £32.50 per round *

Weekend Guide: £39.00 per round *

Societies Accepted to Play
Society Deals Available
7 Day Membership Available
5 Day Membership Available

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

Tee Time Information

Midweek Guide: £32.50 per round *

Weekend Guide: £39.00 per round *

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

Review Information

GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.81

AVERAGE RATING 3.7
(based on 323 reviews)

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RECOMMENDATIONS

90%

would play again or recommend

3.7

The Course

3.7

Course Conditions

3.6

Value For Money

3.8

Pace of Play

3.9

Facilities & Service

Hospitality

3.2

Practice Facilities

3.3

Food & Drink

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G rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed May 25 2015

Lovely course, fairways immaculate,greens excellent & and staff top draw

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Gari / Luton rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 21 2014

Best course In the area by a long way.. Excellent staff and facilities also.

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Richard S rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 10 2015

A really decent course. Quite long, quite narrow, but in good nick. Greens slower than they look. But a beautiful setting, and the background of planes taking off from nearby Luton airport is quite cool. 19 handicap, but played really well to shoot 41 points. We're definitely coming back.

(Round played: Jul 2015 - Score: 87 Handicap: 19.5)

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Paul rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 28 2021

Great Day!

Played the course 2 weeks ago for the first time and had such a great day. I am part of a surrey membership that recently included Luton Hoo to their options and I really cant wait to return. The staff was fantastic and made us feel very welcome, I spoke at length with Craig the Pro after my round and he took the time to tell us about the reasoning behind why there are no bunkers and was so friendly. The course was in great condition and loved the layout. The prices in the bar i must say were extorniate but none the less didnt affect our day.
Look forward to returning soon!

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Terry G rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 17 2019

I last played Luton Hoo in early 2013, when the new holes were very open, and there was little to define fairways/rough. There were a lot of newly planted trees then, but mainly all you could see were the pale green tubes that were protecting the new trees from being eaten by the wildlife. Moving on almost 7 years, and the trees now have some height to them, which defines some of the holes, although they will need a lot more growth to really make the front nine holes on the course anything other than very 'open'. The fact that there are no bunkers on the course, also means there is little to 'protect' the greens, no matter which direction you are approaching from. We played after some particularly wet weather, and there were a couple of temporary greens, which were nothing more than holes cut in the fairways just short of the greens themselves. The back nine holes are amongst very mature trees, so at this time of year, there were a lot of leaves on the ground, which did make for some lost balls for our society, which includes some players who are not that straight off the tee.

As we were a society, we did get a very good deal for our 18 holes, plus bacon roll & coffee/tea, on a weekend, but generally, the club is expensive to play without some form of deal. One of our number decided to order a breakfast, which cost over ?16, (including a built in service charge, which he objected to, because he had to wait so long for the food).

The course was far busier than when I last played, but everyone seemed to be moving along quite well despite time looking for wayward balls, so the pace of play was acceptable. It was surprisingly quiet for a course so close to Luton Airport and the M1, and apart from the newer holes, we could have been anywhere in deep countryside. There is a small pro-shop, but I thought the items on sale were again on the expensive side (e.g. a metal bag-tag and ball marker in a presentation box was ?25).

A few minor downsides. There were very few waste bins around, which meant people were leaving all sorts of rubbish at the tees, presumably to be picked up by greenkeeping staff later. This included an empty single malt bottle, and several plastic bottles. There were no tee signs, so if you didn't know where you were going, you couldn't check before playing. Since my last visit, there are now signs to the car park, but it is still easy to miss these, so if you're visiting to play golf - on the road into the facility, turn right before you reach the main house, go past the next building (this includes the 19th hole bar, pro shop etc), and the car park is on the left. Go as far as possible into the car park (down by the tennis courts) for the shortest walk to the pro shop and 19th bar.

The course has hosted a number of championship events, so they do have some long holes, which only our biggest hitters were getting near to hitting in 2, and that was with us playing from the yellow tees, some on which were very generously far forward of the usual tee placements. Apparently it's over 7,000 yards off the very back, but I don't think they generally allow play from those tees.

I would like to play the course during the summer (or at least late spring/early autumn), but I guess the deals would be fewer and further between at that time of year. Either way, I'm sure I will be back, so long as I don't have to pay the standard green fee.

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Kevin B rated 2.5 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 8 2022

Haven’t plAyed luton for some time course has deteriorated and would rate it as best in beds but an enjoyable track no bunkers bit odd for a golf course

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Hiren P rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 10 2021

No bunkers!

Long course with no bunkers but long rough of off the fairway

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Eddie M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 30 2021

Good greens

This was the day after some heavy rain. The tees were in a poor state with a couple of tees in a bad way. The fairways had been cut very short, and there were a few weeds on them. The greens were very good, they were all consistent with a nice speed, and would also accept a well hit approach shot. The rough was a bit trampled down but otherwise fine. The paths were uneven and untidy.
The front nine is up and down, and rather featureless, the back nine is a much better nine both visually and in terms of interesting holes.

(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 87 Handicap: )

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Shawn B rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 11 2021

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(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 97 Handicap: 28.3)

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Colin R rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed May 7 2017

Lovely setting, however, greens were in a poor state and course quite bland.

(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 84 Handicap: 8.9)

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