Forest of Arden CC
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4.0
194 Reviews (194)
5 Stars
81
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
76.9%
Recommend this course
171 out of 194 reviews
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4.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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4.0
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.3%
Recommend this course
17 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff, quality practice facilities, and a well-balanced layout make Arden a course worth visiting. Rounds consistently come in under four hours, and recent golfers highlight strong value for the price paid.
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Forest of Arden Country Club - Aylesford Course

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 69
Length 5801 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built N/A
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Steel Tim Lobb (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No jeans or football shirts. Tailored shorts must be worn with appropriate socks.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa
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Reviews

4.0
194 Reviews (194)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course- poor customer aftercare

Great golf course, lovely condition and well maintained! A joy to play! Shame about the off course amenities… Pro shop closed at 1700??? finished golf at 2030, bar was closed,??? Couldn’t believe lack of welfare for Golfers overall!?? no drinks or food service… very very poor from a HOTEL owned championship course, … really need to sort this out !to attract casual golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Gordon

The staff in the shop and gentleman on reception were exceptional!!

My playing partner was an hour late due to traffic problems, they manoeuvred things around so when he arrived we got on straight away. They also were very good with my playing partner in making him comfortable when he arrived stressed. However, maybe that was a bad idea as he won the golf…

Great course, great staff, very attentive, very professional!

Thank you, look forward to our next visit

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Everything ok

Greens were ok but lots of pitch marks. Condition of course was ok but rough quite high and fairways quite narrow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Very nice course.

First time playing here. Nice friendly welcome and some advice. Played the front 9 in really good time, but on the 10th caught up with a society day party. Wouldn't have made any difference if I was let through as there were several groups in front of them. Played quite well until then, waiting 10-15 minutes on most tees. Anyway doesn't detract from the enjoyment I had playing a really well kept course. Everything on this course was good, greens, bunkers and fairways were excellent. Best course I have played this year. But nearly 3 hours to play 8 holes wasn't great, but plenty of wildlife around to watch. Great day & definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Forest of Arden - Aylesford Course

Lovely set up and fairly challenging but it was the condition of the greens that impressed most. No marks at all, firm, true and smooth - A1 standard

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent

Great course. Very tough if you stray from the fairways (which happened a lot) but really enjoyed it.

Greens were excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course good condition price a bit high I think £35 , but overall nice day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A fantastic round

Second time playing the course and that knowledge certainly helped! Could really see the difference and improvement in the course conditions from having previously played on a very wet winters day. Course was challenging but rewarding for good shots and smart decisions. The green side bunkers caught us out a few times but they were well maintained making them easier to escape. Pace of play was super quick with our group getting round in sub 4 hours. All in all a very enjoyable day out, can’t wait to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A great price to get to play a challenging and rewarding course layout. Greenkeepers have obviously been working hard to keep the course in such good condition despite all the rain, was wet underfoot in areas but never affected shots and greens were still fast and receptive. Can’t wait to play again with a bit of course knowledge!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has variety

Nice outlook,good holes from a golfing prospective.

Pace of play was very slow waiting on every tee box and we were a fourball

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter golf

Course was wet in places but generally well playable. Not too busy and well and safely organised.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice not memorable

Title says it all.

Good condition considering the weather

Nice enough, but no stand out holes

Friendly

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Work to be done

The course is a nice laid out course with some demanding holes but also some enjoyable tactical holes. Staff and facilities very very very good. The course conditions very poor, very wet and no drainage. The greens were well kept but considering the course abs price I would expect better drainage and maintenance off the greens

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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