Forest of Dean Golf Club
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Also known as Bells Hotel & Country Club.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 69 | 5925 yards | ||
| Yellow | 69 | 5524 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 71 | 5147 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 68.9/135 | 387 | 150 | 402 | 413 | 173 | 390 | 536 | 182 | 330 | 2963 | 420 | 371 | 370 | 547 | 314 | 157 | 420 | 212 | 405 | 3216 | 6179 |
| Yellow M: 66.9/128 | 367 | 140 | 341 | 398 | 150 | 370 | 516 | 153 | 306 | 2741 | 399 | 330 | 340 | 500 | 287 | 140 | 385 | 201 | 367 | 2949 | 5690 |
| Red W: 70.3/132 | 323 | 133 | 306 | 348 | 128 | 360 | 460 | 142 | 298 | 2498 | 410 | 300 | 310 | 464 | 252 | 139 | 376 | 198 | 367 | 2816 | 5314 |
| Handicap | 8 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 69 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by KatherineSokol on 04/21/2025
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Photo submitted by KatherineSokol on 04/21/2025
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Photo submitted by Fendtski on 03/02/2025
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17th Par 3… Photo submitted by u9888641 on 01/02/2025
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Fantastic course Photo submitted by daviddean999 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by daviddean999 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by daviddean999 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by daviddean999 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by daviddean999 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by DougPulsford on 08/11/2023
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Photo submitted by DougPulsford on 08/11/2023
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Photo submitted by DougPulsford on 08/11/2023
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17th Hole Photo submitted by t1764288905 on 09/20/2022
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Photo submitted by u524522802 on 07/04/2022
Lovely course
Really enjoyed the course. Fairways and greens in good condition. Pace of play was excellent - no delays. Food and beer was pricey- £5.50 for a pint of Stella Artois and £13.50 for a burger.
Great value
Great deal as usual, business model is cheap deals keeping course busy downside is bit of a procession round , par 5 we were one group of 4 playing on same hole,, waiting on almost all holes. Temp tees all round but all greens open. Signage could be better in particular coming off 9th trying find 10th fortunately played last year so knew where this temp tee box was about 80 yards further back . Overall if played before you know what to expect. Staff were very friendly and good facilities for drink and meal after.
Lovely course but waterlogged
This course is a lovely course and the staff are very friendly. The only thing stopping me giving was a couple of holes being a bit boggy due to a week of rain previously. I will be back in the summer to sample it in the proper conditions.
A Little Soggy
Enjoyed playing course albeit after a few days or rain. About 5 challenging holes otherwise not that interesting.
Off course hotel bar was a kids playground. There is nothing worse that wrecking your eardrums through the uncontrolled screaming of a herd of someone else’s children.
Will play the course again later in the year.
Great vfm
Although the course was very wet after the deluge of the previous few days it stood up pretty well. Greens were wet which meant you could throw the ball right up to to the hole but still putted true if a little slow. Overall a great day had.
Well worth a visit
Generous fairways are generally open and inviting for good shot making, but with a range of hazards to make strategy important. Good greens for time of year. Played the course on a damp day, which did not affect course too badly.
Will not bother returning
2 hour's 45 minutes to play 9 holes, got to the 10th there were a group on the green a fourball in the fairway + a group waiting to tee off pretty much as it was on every par 4 up to this point. Found out there were 2 societies out & members, enough was enough we retired and didn’t bother with further torture of more slow play. Disappointed that the course was over subscribed so this will be entered onto the will not return list in fact it’s the first one on there.
October 2021
Being quite local I’ve played this course many times, tee times are squeezed in every 7 mins and the first hole is a blind shot par 4 with a bell, it’s just not feasible for tee times to stay on time, quite often there will be 24 people on the 1st tee, ridiculous booking system
Over subscribed
The staff were friendly and informative - really efficient!
The course was nice but a little criss-crossed.
The course was oversubscribed - the result was slow play, queuing and some irritation amongst players. The gap was,I think, 6 minutes - not really feasible for 4-balls!
Pity because the course looked good but we gave up after 9 holes - 2hrs 25mins was enough for us!
Nice course, good value
A nice course with plenty of variety. The greens were a bit slow, possibly recovering from maintenance, but overall a good afternoon of golf at a very reasonable cost
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Great course
Really good course, have just seeded the greens though so don’t expect your putting to help you round :)
Little Gem
This is a little Gem of a course, only let down and a minor point is work being carried out on the 10th tee, winter mat in place making it a difficult tee shot being blocked off by trees
Course was In excellent condition. Greens superb. Will definitely be going back. Good value for money
Played great considering the conditions
Wet day and week in general but whole course played very well, mix of challenging holes and some simpler ones. Club pro was very helpful and pointed out certain things to navigate the course well and quickly. Will definitely be back with such a good price of £16pp
Forest of GREEN
Great course, the greens were the greenest and quite perfect,
Beautifully course, would definitely play again, just a bit far for us to travel - 92 miles,
May consider overnight stay at the hotel