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4.2
129 Reviews (129)
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
45
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
88.7%
Recommend this course
117 out of 129 reviews
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4.6
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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4.4
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
95.2%
Recommend this course
20 out of 21 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 6144 yards
Slope 131
Rating 70.1
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Blackburn Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1894
Golf Season Year round
Architect James Braid (1933)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - GBP 25
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.2
129 Reviews (129)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice Course

Nice course, some nice and unique holes with well maintained fairways and greens, definitely would recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time playing and both me and my playing partner said what a nice course it was. It’s quite hilly so would recommend a buggy. There’s some really nice holes and the greens and fairways were in great condition. Unfortunately nothing is open on a Monday and the pro shop wasn’t open when we got there so wasn’t able to get a drink or anything before the round. Would definitely recommend a visit

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 162
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 162
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Blackburn golf course

This is a really good course a few mind challenging holes there seemed to be loads of flies flying around and a couple of killer hills but deffo a very nice course will be deffo be back 😊

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Absolute cracker!

Best course I have played on. The weather was excellent, the greens the best we have seen. Highly recommended. Definitely requires alot of effort around. Needs a buggy or electric trolley.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fantastic

Course was in fantastic condition.

Great layout and great holes.

Best golf of the year for me.

Its like a mix of parkland and links.

Great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Overpriced and Poor Conditions

The course is very average, however the amount paid compared to other courses, such as Stonyhurst calls into question why it is expensive. The pro shop and clubhouse are average but they do exist and are staffed which is good. Not sure if the green keeper is on strike, but the fairways were poor and patchy in some places. Signage is good and it’s easy to navigate the course which is one positive I could take. The other golf users are very friendly. Overall average course enjoyed the round but felt as though it is overpriced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Stunning

It was a pleasure to play this course today. What a wonderful piece of property! Bravo

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great

Course has dried out more. Fairways were great and nice to be off normal tees. Great golf at a great price. Bargain at £20.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great value for money

Booked through golf now for £20 which was a bargain. Some great elevated tees with great views. Been a member at shaw hill for years so it was nice to be able to open the shoulders and let rip with the driver on a lot of the holes. Will come back again in the summer .

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

Played this course as a last minute choice.

Fantastic experience.

Bit wet still in places but some fantastic holes.

10 and 13 are two incredible par 5s.

Hilly and testing.

Friendly welcome from staff and members with a great atmosphere in the bar.

Will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Better direction

The course has had a fair amount of work done to it over this winter and with that the first few holes had a lot of buggy tracks but didn’t really take away much from the round and more drainage will help in the future. The course offers some interesting holes but could really do with better signage to get you to the next hole, myself and my friend were half way up the 8th before we realised we’d missed a few holes out. If you are going to play in wetter months it was very wet in places but the greens were all on proper greens when we were there although there were temp greens set up. All the staff were very friendly and helpful the club house is lovely and it is well worth a visit.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Winter golf, ready for the summer

Great course. Greens still great even though it's winter. The lads in the club house where great after our round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great condition

Played the course on the 2nd of February and it was in great condition for the time of year.will definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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