Niddry Castle Golf Club

Played this course on Sunday as part of a 4. We were all really disappointed in the course. From the first to the last, the greens were in terrible condition. More akin to winter greens only with less grass and more sand. Fairways weren’t ideal and a lot of grass clippings were left. Finally the rough was ridiculous. 4-6 inches thick and made finding balls incredibly hard, even if we knew it’s exact location. It’s a shame as it has the potential to be a good course. Only structural downfall I would say is the layout. There are multiple blind holes that aren’t clearly marked out, which means attacking greens is hard and pins impossible.

Poorly structured too many holes crossing over , too many long walks in between to next hole, tee offgiving way on other holes, one hole you have to walk back just to play the next tee . Alot of leaving bags a far distance if not wanting to walk double the distance with it. Fairway not very well cut . Feel sorry for club members.

Though golf now got great deal

At to days squeeze on money.

Coarse was like my own private

One as only my self and my son

On coarce and Coarse was in great condition will play again

I'd seen the course on golfnow on numerous occasions but had no idea where it actually was. I found it again when trying to find somewhere to play at short notice mand thought I'd give it a try. I'm delighted I did. The fact rst six holes were great fun and very quirky, before moving on to what I believe are the new holes which were definitely challenging. I can't remember much about the 18th as it was play in the dark time. Will definitely be back to try it again very soon.

The course in general has some good holes but the routing is bizarre. Hitting over greens and tees to shared fairways seems mental, I’m glad I don’t play medals here as it seems quite dangerous when busy

Excellent course conditions even better surroundings!

This was a really good course with some challenging holes. Difficult at times to find the next hole but local players point the way. Staff were really helpful and friendly prior to playing , explaining some holes and the route to take. Our football all enjoyed the game

The greens and tees were in poor condition for this time of year. Patchy growth in lots of areas.

It is an interesting layout and would no doubt take a round or two to get to know the lines of approach.

Would I play it again, sorry no.

Played this as a four ball on Sunday 8th May.

This is by far the worse course in West Lothian and not worth £2 let alone £20 per head.

Firstly, the greens were terrible and clearly they hadn’t been cut all week. It was like putting in a Persian rug and it’s obvious to us now why there was hardly anyone else on the course.

Secondly, after our round had finished at 18.30 the clubhouse was all shut up so we had nowhere to go for a bite to eat and a drink.

Could have played a much better course in the region for the same money and had a better experience. Would not recommend to anyone.

Had not played Niddry Castle since it extended to 18 holes...cracking course...definitely worth a visit if in the

area...relaxed and friendly atmosphere...staff were very

helpful...members also...addition of 9 to 18 made this a

nice way to spend a few hours in April sunshine...looks quite straightforward but is a challenging course..no hills to

speak of but lots of lurking hazards...

Give it a go...

Many Thanks to all

When getting to the course, the club clearly advertised the times we played before the club actually opened and was a gate locking entry to the course. Had to park on the street and walk up, 2 other tee off’s had to do the same.

When got there due to nothing being open we didn’t know the layout of the course with no assistance and as wasn’t open and no members about was very difficult to navigate for the first few holes.

When getting to the end of the round we weren’t made aware there was a shotgun start comp on and due to this the playing members wouldn’t allow us to play the 17th and 18th. This should have been advertised.

Not great experience as a visitor to say the least

Great course fantastic views considering getting membership