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About

Holes 9
Type Resort
Style Parkland
Par N/A
Length 2800 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Formerly known as Highbullen Hotel Golf and Country Club.

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf Simulator Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis, Bowls, Croquet
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Reviews

3.1
43 Reviews (43)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Lovely 9 hole course

Views are amazing and the course is nicely laid out. The second 9 holes are the same as the first but with different tees. We didn’t play them though because the course was so wet. There were areas you could hardly walk, squelching through mud and if you caught the ball heavy you had a mud shower. Not pleasant. I would definitely come back and play again but I’d have to be sure the course was dry.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shocker

Only a 9 hole course. Greens where horrible, weren’t cut, very bobbly.

Would not play again!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very poor course

Greens are awful,no yardage markers on the tees ,it's more like a chip and put condition you would find in a city. Won't be back it is advertised as an 18 hole....when it's a 9 hole course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Good value for money but only 9 holes & poor condition

The course was a nice layout but it didn’t match up to my gps watch.

The score card was a photo copy A4 paper folded up

And the first tee was about a 10-15 min walk from the ‘clubhouse’

Not much selection for drinks / snacks.

Sum really nice holes but the condition off tees & bunkers let this course down.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser

This course used to be 18 holes, but now is 9 holes only. We hadn’t realised this before booking.

In our opinion, it has lost some of its best holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cheap for a reason

Paid £10 a round. Seemed very cheap but on arrival was told that only holes 3 to 11 were open and the greens were either hollow tined and sanded or just rough. Feel that the information on the condition of the course should have been available before booking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

This course now only has 11 holes

Holes 12 to 18 have been taken away due to building work

Not mentioned when booking disappointing to find out after driving an hour to play

Shame as was a nice course

Greens aren’t that great

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Course was ok but the greens where very poor and getting round the course was very awkward could not find all tees. Have played many years ago but not great this time. Staff friendly but from a golf point of view disappointed

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Considering the location of the course it is a shame that it was in such poor condition as it has real potential. Greens were brown, not cut and slow, fairways more like a field and was boggy throughout. Golf now also does not state that only 11 holes are open so don’t currently book on here!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Could be so much better

Booked at 8am for a 9.40 start. Turned up only to be told second hole was closed so only 17 holes. Why they didn’t inform golf now or give me a discount I don’t know

Layout is good very confusing between the 11th and 12th with no signs

Greens in very poor condition brown in lots of places and slow

This could be a fantastic course as the layout and views are great but the greens really let it down

Hopefully that can be sorted

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible greens

Awful brown greens. Obviously neglected. Not watered. No sign of any green keepers.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Liked. Would visit again.

Pleasantly surprised with our visit given some of the reviews didn’t seem the best. Great day was had though. Not overly busy, nice course layout and managed to get a cheap GolfNow deal. Some of the fairways were quite over-grown though, and rather ironically the guys cutting the grass didn’t seem to want to move away from the greens as you played towards them. All in all a good visit. Worth the money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highbullen afternoon

Played here before so knew what to expect. Course was quiet and that suited us. Course in good condition although the greens were a bit bare in places. Like playing here so will come again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Holiday game

I played this course whilst I was on holiday in Ilfracombe and found the course very picturesque and quiet.I thought that the greens were very poor and it spoilt what was otherwise a pleasant afternoon game.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Condition of course very bad,dead grass left everywhere,greens very poor,fairways not even cut and full of daisys, balls very hard to find., very good course ruined.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Nice Surprise

A lovely day with only two negative observations.

The fairways simply need cutting and there should be signage directing players to the next tee on ALL holes as it is not always obvious.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

More of a field than a golf course

This is an excellent hotel with extensive grounds, parts of which are roughly mown to enable people to hack a golf ball through the fields. As a golf course, it is in dreadful condition and is poorly maintained. Can be a nice venue for a short break if you are not serious about your golf

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

18 holes in the dry

Blessed with good weather for our round. Unfortunately , I’m sure hampered by the weather, the grass was a bit a longer than usual and spotting balls amongst the daisies proved a problem at times. Also, mown grass was left on the ground in places so balls could disappear underneath. On a positive note, it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon, we like the layout of the course, and we’ll back again soon.

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