Cainhoe Wood Golf Club
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Course Information
Cainhoe Wood Golf Club, Bedfordshire, formely Beadlow Manor, is a 27 hole club 18 hole, par 71 (6098 yard) Baroness & par 73 (6618 yard) Baron Courses. A resort, parkland golf course.
27 holes | Par Baroness 71; Baron 73 | Baroness 6098; Baron 6618 yards | Resort | Parkland
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Address: Shefford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PH United Kingdom
Tel: 01525 860800
Golf Pro: Alistair
Website: https://www.cainhoewoodgolf.co.uk/
Golf Club Facilities
Range
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Accommodation
Midweek Guide: £15.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £23.00 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- 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: £15.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £23.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.61
AVERAGE RATING 3.3
(based on 342 reviews)
5 star
37
4 star
139
3 star
94
2 star
33
1 star
38
RECOMMENDATIONS
89%
would play again or recommend
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Gaz rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 19 2016
Do not play this place!
Unfriendly
Shocking course
Shocking greens
Shocking bunkers
Shocking service
The best part is the drive OUT!
Avoid
Unfriendly
Shocking course
Shocking greens
Shocking bunkers
Shocking service
The best part is the drive OUT!
Avoid
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Roy - Ampthill rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 4 2016
One word for this place would be poor!
Incredibly run down buildings when you drive in. A driving range with ripped netting all the way round which makes it massively dangerous, to a very unloved golf course. I say one as the other was closed when we played as apparently it got flooded in June, however it's now mid August!
We played the Baron & our welcome in reception/shop was good and the shop is the shining light, really well stocked.
Course was shocking, poor tee boxes, long rough and fairways towards semi rough length. Greens burnt & dry on their way to looking dead. Shame as layout is lovely and could be pretty good.
Bar well stocked with good beers and good service from bar manager Richard, but full of pretty depressed members. It's hardly a surprise, if it's in such poor condition all over how has it got a future?
Incredibly run down buildings when you drive in. A driving range with ripped netting all the way round which makes it massively dangerous, to a very unloved golf course. I say one as the other was closed when we played as apparently it got flooded in June, however it's now mid August!
We played the Baron & our welcome in reception/shop was good and the shop is the shining light, really well stocked.
Course was shocking, poor tee boxes, long rough and fairways towards semi rough length. Greens burnt & dry on their way to looking dead. Shame as layout is lovely and could be pretty good.
Bar well stocked with good beers and good service from bar manager Richard, but full of pretty depressed members. It's hardly a surprise, if it's in such poor condition all over how has it got a future?
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Darren A rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2016
I've played up here several times and in general this isn't really a golf course I'd recommend to anyone. The driving range is hit and miss as to when it's available for use and the maintenance of the course is incredibly poor. The price versus the standard is way out, ?28.50 (an increase from last year) for a course that is no where near the standard of other local course.
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Abe From Oxford rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 9 2016
What a shambles.
We played Beadlow this last week and I have to say it's probably the worst maintained golf course I have ever played on.
The general course housekeeping is akin to the council cutting the road verges. Overall appearance is pretty poor and very agricultural.
The T-boxes are so well used in places that they look like a practice area. This is not to mention just how un-manicured they are as they are a mown patch surrounded by long uncut grass.
The greens are just about alive and very unreceptive . Worst of all is just how small these greens are. WHY? There is plenty of room to have some very generous sized greens.
Also most of the greens have an uneven cut. Well when I say cut I mean hacked. The verge about the greens are mostly brown & dead and really make the whole place look as though none of the staff give a stuff.
There is s lot of rough along the fairways , which is a shame. again there could be some lovely generous sized sculpted fairways with larger landing areas to target.
Generally this place is a shambles and I for one wouldn't want to pay to play here again. Which is a shame as there are actually 2 courses (Apparently) I understand the other is now closed for the foreseeable.
The general condition of this course in my opinion is a result of poor quality ground staff and ineffective greens keeper. or a manager who has no foresight and is incapable of giving direction.
I think the question is "would I want to join this club"? Most defiantly not.
We played Beadlow this last week and I have to say it's probably the worst maintained golf course I have ever played on.
The general course housekeeping is akin to the council cutting the road verges. Overall appearance is pretty poor and very agricultural.
The T-boxes are so well used in places that they look like a practice area. This is not to mention just how un-manicured they are as they are a mown patch surrounded by long uncut grass.
The greens are just about alive and very unreceptive . Worst of all is just how small these greens are. WHY? There is plenty of room to have some very generous sized greens.
Also most of the greens have an uneven cut. Well when I say cut I mean hacked. The verge about the greens are mostly brown & dead and really make the whole place look as though none of the staff give a stuff.
There is s lot of rough along the fairways , which is a shame. again there could be some lovely generous sized sculpted fairways with larger landing areas to target.
Generally this place is a shambles and I for one wouldn't want to pay to play here again. Which is a shame as there are actually 2 courses (Apparently) I understand the other is now closed for the foreseeable.
The general condition of this course in my opinion is a result of poor quality ground staff and ineffective greens keeper. or a manager who has no foresight and is incapable of giving direction.
I think the question is "would I want to join this club"? Most defiantly not.
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Bedford rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed May 8 2016
The baron is in terrible condition with uncut daisy filled fairways,a lot of the trees around the course have been thinned and the branches,trunks and scrub left laying everywhere,the greens are patchy bumpy and overgrown
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jonny hertfordshire rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 27 2014
poor condition even before the wet weather, no signs of improvement could be good but needs looking after properly
not One I would join better around for my money
not One I would join better around for my money
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Baine rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 3 2013
Played here a few times no sign of anyone resembling a greenkeeper grass far too long not kept up to the standard I was told it would be
definately not going to join
definately not going to join
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Paul B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 12 2013
going downhill
(Round played: Jun 2013 - Score: 90 Handicap: 9.9)
(Round played: Jun 2013 - Score: 90 Handicap: 9.9)
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Drew / Bedford rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 25 2012
A Golf course needs lots attention and loving care, this course seems to have lost all of the care and attention. Non exsisting green staff, so it makes you wonder what staff they have, why are players playing from the white tee markers in the middle of winter. Greens pecked to death by birds, bunkers (well more like gravel pits)
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Aaron rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed May 29 2023
A course still looking tired….
The place can change its name but it still hasn’t fully recovered from the old ownership. It needs a massive cash input to the course and a good bulldozer to some of the derelict buildings that still surround the estate. The yardage signage around the course needs updating as it still says Beadlow Manor, and it’s been a while since the club changed names!The course itself was lush but there was cut grass everywhere. Greens were ok but as expected quite bobbly and slow. It is a grass factory so the grass growth can get on top of the greenkeepers. Aprons, and bunkers were in reasonable condition but the fairways and rough were long. The tees need attention. If you go amongst the trees you will never find your ball again, the grass is far too long. It’s cheap to play and always busy, but it lacks finesse and looks worn out.
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Peter E rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 5 2023
Glad that we can now use trollies
Not happy as i have just found out that my playing partner had paid for my round and they still charged me.Reviewer Rating
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Blues Brothers rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 25 2022
Work in progress
Having vowed never to come back 5 years ago we returned recently following some good reports about improvements made at the club. Allowing for the heatwave it was still evident that the course has advanced since we were last there. The tees and greens are noticeably better as are the bunkers. The narrow tree lined fairways are still keeping you honest. However one area where there has been no improvement and indeed shows a deterioration is the volume of golfers on the course at any one time, and the busy status on each hole. The waiting time definitely spoilt the round and we left the course after hole 16.Reviewer Rating
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Peter H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 21 2020
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Lucio M rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 21 2020
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Peter H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 8 2020
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