Beccles Golf Club

As said before, it's not Lytham but for a tenner for 18 holes it's a great place to cut your teeth on a full length course.

It's on common land so be careful of walkers and wrenching your ankle down the hundreds of rabbit holes. You'll also lose many balls down said holes or in the thick gorse so bring plenty with you.

The extremely dry weather means the ground is scorched but the greens are generally well kept .

We will be back.

Dog walkers everywhere. Dogs picked up my ball twice and ran off with it. Holes in all the fairways.

I had heard people complain about rabbit holes on the course but the greens were well regarded by most

I hadn’t intended to play when I arrived in Beccles but was curious to check out the course- I had my clubs with me so approached the club house - parking circa 350 yds away

The two volunteers staffing the course were extremely helpful and friendly and gave me some helpful information

The flags were not in place because a third volunteer had removed them to enable mowing so navigation was a challenge- the course seems like a throwback to the start of golf and in the spirit of this I was happy to overlook the drawbacks

You will encounter dog walkers on most of the course during the round - I engaged several in conversation and found them friendly and charming and not antagonistic as I had been told by others

Off yellow tees 2x 9 holes was a 68 par and if not for the very high winds on the day I played it would’ve been relatively straightforward- as I mentioned this round was played on the spur of the moment but I thoroughly enjoyed it and cannot praise the staff/volunteers highly enough- Beccles is a gem and the course is a real asset

Whilst I appreciate its volunteer run it’s not a playable course. It’s essentially 9 greens dotted around a common/open parkland with no tee boxes or fairways.

I thought I would check it out as it was near where we were staying but wanted to write this review to help others in a similar situation.

I had no illusions having read the previous reviews but for a tenner I thought what the heck. To be fair the greens are really good but it's clear there's no money or perhaps opportunity to do much more. We played in the early evening and gave up after 9 as it's such a hard slog across fields/common land. It was so difficult to see where some of the tees were as there no direction signs, even using the course map is little help on some holes.

Perhaps the most frustrating element is the hordes of dog walkers who mostly take no notice of you playing golf and looked irked if you shout fore. We nearly hit a stray dog on the 8th with a drive (not much point in shouting fore to a dog) and when the owners finally came into view they slowly strolled off the "fairway" after releasing the slobber coated ball the dog had picked up. Also, watch out for mound of dog **** on the third hole where the walkers are most prevalent.

I'm glad we played and good luck to the club but I doubt we'll return sorry.

The golf course is actually the village common where people walk their dogs. There was no one at the club house and no score cards or map of the course. It's a nine hole course and I couldn't find four of the holes. There are rabbit holes everywhere, I certainly wouldn't recommend this course at all.

Pleasant course, easy playing and no hold ups apart from the odd dog walker. Great course to learn on.

As it’s common land people tend to sit down anywhere on the course, which is ok but be careful not to hit them. There are no fairways. Lots of gorse bushes. My friend lost three balls within four holes and they were straight shots. No directions from one hole to the next, some were a long walk. The greens were in fact very well looked after and the best thing on the whole course. My friend gave up after five holes really fed up with the very bad course. I couldn’t go, coming down with a sudden illness, went on Golf Now website and tried to cancel my game giving 30 hours notice but couldn’t get a refund . We will definitely not be returning to that golf course.

The fairway grass was calf deep and full of rabbit holes, it's a lottery that you find your ball even on a straight shot. The only thing going for this course is the greens which are in good shape.

Loved the quirkiness of the course and the holes were decent. Greens were in good condition but the rest of the course is a large moss covered rabbit Warren with holes everywhere. For a tenner it was fine.

The worst golf course you will play! Don’t book! We played 2 holes. Will be requesting my money back

I loved playing Beccles golf course it is essentially a 9 hole with different tee boxes. The tee boxes need some attention and a bit of a paint job but the greens are tight and in excellent condition.

For me the essence of the course is playing on the common which feels wild and windswept , mashies and niblicks should be mandatory , proper!

Carnage. The greens were actually very good. Course was creative, enjoyed the layout, but there is no fairways, and that’s not a joke. It’s basically, tee box, then wasteland with rabbit holes EVERYWHERE and rocks, then a nice green at the end. If you want a challenge and/or a mad game of golf for fun, give it a go. If you want a nice lie and serious golf, you won’t find that here.

I probably would play here again one day for the sheer madness of it, but it’s not for “serious” golf