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4.3
109 Reviews (109)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.2
86.5%
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5.0
1 Reviews (1)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
5.0
Value
5.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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4.8
4 Reviews (4)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
5.0
Layout
4.8
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 6218 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.3
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Darwen Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1893
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Locker Rooms
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Reviews

4.3
109 Reviews (109)
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Great course, great condition would play again or join.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good condition considering

Most courses around the north west are very wet at the moment but Darwen seems to drain pretty well considering. Couple of things to probably check before you book though as not made apparent when i booked. Only a random selection of 9 holes were open and all on temp greens. Also no guarantee you can play those 9 twice due to tee slots.

I'll definitely try to play again here when fully opened as looks like a nice course with some great views of the surrounding area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Lost

It's always a dissaplintment when you find winter greens.. Would have been nice to let us know before paying full price... But when they take over 100 yards off some holes it makes you wonder what the point is..... No effort to resite the 150 markers, or even decent signs on where to go...... I played the 3rd hole, only to be told it was the 17th, and got lost a further 3 times.... Those things ruin a round and I won't risk playing there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course

Few hilly holes on the back nine. All in all a good course. Unfortunately they were working on greens preparing for winter. Will definitely play here next summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value for money course in the area.

I got this tee on a hot deal for £10. I'd played here before and thoroughly enjoyed it. Playing here again I looked forward to even more especially with the nice weather.

Course is well looked after and always has green staff out working.

Only down side was no pro shop or clubhouse open at 8:30am for me to get a card and also to access clubhouse afterwards as it wasn't open.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early tee time, course in great condition. Probably the best in the area. Will be visiting again thanks to the ground staff good work.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best value courses in the area

Played here once before in the winter and thoroughly enjoyed it, even in the cold and rain. I swore i'd return once the weather picked up, so I did.

Course is well maintained, tricky layout, staff are all friendly, members also.

I paid £13 on a hot deal for a round here and honestly that's a steal, I feel bad only paying that much for such a great course.

Definitely use a trolley as the holes are very up and down, the 15th is called "heartbreak" for a reason. I carried and got round ok, but next time I'll bring a trolley.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful but challenging

2nd time we’ve been here, and we were just as impressed as the first time. The wind was blowing which made the longer holes more tricky. Set in wonderful surroundings, with a great clubhouse and friendly staff and members, what’s not to love!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in great condition

One of toughest courses I’ve played but still appeals to all levels. Greens in great condition and par 4 hole layouts really challenging even the shorter ones.

Would definitely recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Number 1 in the area.

Very good condition,, views are stunning. Wildlife everywhere.

I honestly don't know of a better course in the area and I have played most of them.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Darwen

Excellent course, would visit again did not use the facilities due to the current situation with Covid

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

Why have I never played here before???

Awesome just awesome true test of golf. Windy uphill downhill dog legs it has everything. Fell like I've robbed the course £10 to play on a dry course full greens. Not going to lie back 9 is tough on the legs but the breakfast wrap I had before going out kept me going. Give this course a go its brilliant

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in great condition

Excellent value Golf at Darwen, as always. Millionaire’s golf on the back nine, as always. Recommended, as always.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good challenge

Course was in excellent condition, even after the poor weather recently. The only downside was how hilly the course was, I’d recommend using a buggy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Course in fantastic condition.

Darwen is always a delight. I’ve not been since last year and it’s looking really, really good.

The greens are like ice rinks, but they run very true.

At £15, a bargain, my only minor gripe being finishing after 10pm in near darkness due to slightly slow pace of play.

Well recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Played this course a few times but this most recent time was exceptional. The only downfall is that there’s no practise net. It does have a range though but if you’re tight like me and don’t want to have to pay for just a few warm up shots it’s slightly annoying. The only that negative is that the function room was hired out for something and the music was ridiculously loud as we were tearing off and coming back to the 18th. Other than that the course was in great condition and I’ve recommended it to my golf group for our next tourni!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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