Forest Hills Golf Club

A real gem of a course\. Not surprisingly, the fairways were brown and hard, and landing slightly offline or missing the green could be quite punishing\.

On tee shots where you could see the full fairway all the way to the green, it was rewarding to pick your target and take advantage of the firm ground, with drives often rolling out by 30 yards or more than your normal drives don’t be surprised to get close to 340 yard drives\. Where you could land the ball on the green from a good height and with the right angle of descent, the greens held surprisingly well\.

The best strategy was to embrace the links\-style conditions and use the fairways to work the ball towards the greens\. If possible, I would definitely recommend walking the course\. It is a beautiful walk, with the fairways framed by mature trees, although there are some longer walks between tees and several changes in elevation\.

Even knowing your carry distances, the firmness of the ground meant that a few balls ended up considerably further than expected, resulting in some longer\-than\-anticipated searches\!

The walk over the small bridge to the final green reminded me of St Andrews\. The green sits directly in front of the clubhouse veranda, making it a great spot for friends and fellow golfers to watch, cheer you on—or perhaps give you a bit of stick\!

The clubhouse is a lovely place to finish, with good food served with a smile and a friendly word\. Overall, a beautiful course with plenty of character, and one I would happily play again\.

It’s a stunning modern course. Beautiful greens, great hole variety, huge elevation changes. Challenges all aspects of your game. Beautiful and fun - a rare combination. Pro shop staff super friendly too. Will definitely come back.

Lovely course, good facilities, Green where in excellent condition, some tricky holes, not the longest course but really enjoyed it,

Great course , played there on 25th , 33° lovely fairways very tricky greens

Really enjoyed playing Forest Hills. The staff were really friendly and welcoming. The club house was well presented and the staff were nice. In terms of the course, it was well laid out with some tough holes, if you found the trees. I played with my dad and brother and all 3 of us found it a great course. We got a hot deal for £23 each and thought it was a fair price for the course. Any higher would’ve been a bit of a stretch in our opinions.

This was the first time I had returned to play Forest Hill’s in 4 years. Four of us played. The changes to the off-course amenities were huge; and for the better too. The staff were all very friendly and courteous. We were still playing off winter tees. However, they were all perfectly constructed and had a high standard of synthetic grass embedded in them. The second alternative hole was still being used, but this didn’t affect the game because it is prepared well. The course was dry, the bunkers well stocked with sand, and the greens were in good order considering the time of year. There had been some great changes made to some of the holes, which, because of this, took away the ‘Mickey Mouse’ character of the previous holes. The fairways were well-prepared too and were running well. The value for money was great; £25 per player. The food served from the Clubhouse was well-cooked and hot. All in all, a great day out was had by all.

Everything was perfect. Will definitely try to get down again in the summer. Beautiful views and course in nice condition. Winter tees very good and added length and a bit more difficulty but still very enjoyable.

I was a single player, taking advantage of a half price booking through GN. I now know why it was such a bargain price. Don’t be fooled they rammed the tee times and together with an elderly client base, that 99% could no longer strike the ball. Made for the slowest first 4 holes I’ve ever played. Yes 4 holes !!!!!!

Arrived in plenty of time to what is a beautiful course in great condition. Brilliant putting area and chipping green.

Only managed 5 holes in total after cutting through back to the club hut. !!! Now that’s the issue, pace of play would be quicker at a morgue.

The first three holes took 1.hour 27 minutes. The tee times were chocker blocked and waiting and watching the mature golfers mis hit pretty much every shot was quite painful to watch.

It gets worse, I asked to play through, only to be told “you have no standing” you would have thought common courtesy would prevail !!

The first 4 holes were made even more annoying as each time I was due to take my approach iron to the green, the ground men, started to change the pin location, this in turn took them about 6 to 8 minutes per hole. Clearly the lone player, who wasn’t a member could be disrupted. !!!!

I can’t believe they had the audacity to change the pin location mid hole or mid shot !!! I did question this on the 4th time of happening on the 4th hole, to be told I might need a touch to finish the round, those guys won’t you through. My tee time was just before 1pm !!!

Seems the culture at the club and the members is not to show any courtesy to guests .

I eventually gave up, cut through to get back to the club hut and played a small PAR 3 , whilst waiting for a 3 ball to chip and putt out ( 14 minutes ) another member approached me on the tee area again to tell me I had no standing…

Pretentious members and staff !! Ruined a great course

A great looking course but members and staff were very unpleasant

Me and my brother played this course as we were staying nearby for the week. Took us over 3 hours to play the front 9 as the 4 ball in front were so slow and wouldn’t let us play through. Walked off after 9 as we were waiting on the 10th tee box for over 15 mins. We were very disappointed

Down in the Forset of Dean on holiday i booked to play The Forest Hills golf club, from the start of getting to the club to the time i left i can not fault the club the guys in the pro shop the staff in the clubhouse and the members who i met were so friendly. The course was in great condition from the tees to the fairways and the greens were avery good test of your putting skills. Definitely recomend playing this course to anyone visting this area. Next time i am down that way i will be paying another vist. I hired a buggy as the course is very hilly and i could not fit my electric trolley in the boot. At £41/£45 for the round i thought was very good value. 10 /10 Forest Hills

First time playing this course and overall enjoyed the experience.

A Sunday afternoon and the course was very busy so pace of play slightly slow with a wait on most tee boxes. I think the amount of blind shots adds to this especially for first time visitors. This leads to my thoughts on signage, there are no signs on any of the tee boxes with blind shots to alert the players to wait for the sound of a bell. A couple of times balls went past us while we were waiting for the green to clear.

There are many interesting holes with risky approach shots to the greens.

Unfortunately, our round was marred towards the end when whilst putting on the par 3 17th green, when one member of the group behind decided to play his tee shot to the green even though we were clearly visible from the tee. When we challenged his actions at the following tee he and the rest of the group basically laughed it off without apology. It would seem every sport has its idiots.

18th hole is fun as the approach shot to the green is over water and in full view of a very nice clubhouse patio.

Considering the lack of rain we have had recently the fairways were soft and the greens receptive.

Would definitely recommend this course to friends and would return to play again.