Kington Golf Club

Corse plays very tough due to the speed of the fairways any off line stroke will head for the gors with no shot, great views to make up for any bad play,

Having found Kington on the top courses under £35 we were very keen to try. Especially after playing Cleeve Hill (which was 3rd) it made us even more excited to play the number 2 ranked course Kington. Given how incredible Cleeve Hill was.

Understandably the course was incredibly dry and brown, but this was no fault of the club as the weather has dictated this in recent times. However the green were under some maintenance and poor. Holes with blind tee shots had marker poles, which seemed to be lined up for the whites. Especially the uphill 7th and 10th seemed off line for the yellows. With the dryness of the course, it became unplayable in places, with the ball running up to 40 yards off line if you slightly miss hit an approach shot to the green. A lot of fairways lined with extremely thick rough and the ball could bound along and into it, even if you hit a good tee shot. 18th was the worst example, with everything feeding down from left to right. We hit what seemed perfect tee shots out to the left to run down towards the drivable green, instead they ran 100 yards (yes we measured it) almost 90° right and lost in the rough down past the green. We could not have aimed further left really, and if we did the second shot down into a very small green would have had the same result.

Also, I play off 10.6 and my mate was off 22. His handicap stayed the same, yet mine dropped to 7 on our Wales Golf app, which seemed very punishing!

Again, maybe we had a particularly bad day, and I would definitely try again, just hopefully it better conditions as the scenery and variety of holes was a massive positive

Really friendly and helpful welcome from staff. Excellent price for 18 holes. Majestic views. Very hilly and tricky due to dry condition of fairways. Green immaculate but also fast.

A really superb days golf.

What a wonderful golf course !

Get out your hiking boots and crampons , your are in for a trek across the tops of the hills on this the highest course in England. There are no particularly long holes, but every one has it's own quite unique test. We played early August, the wind blew and the rain battered us... and 5 mins later we were stripping off in the hot sunshine. The course has grass bunkers, tiny TINY greens with a lot of subtle breaks. Fairways have a very "linksy" feel about them, plenty of slopes and humps and hollows to contend with. The wind is definitely a factor, on one hole i managed a 150Y shot with my mini driver, the next hole I hit a 5 iron 240Y, club selection and understanding wind is a must to make a good score.

If there was any criticism, (not necessarily the fault of the club), our round took the best part of 5 hours 15 mins, we had two four balls in front of us "trying" to play from the back tee's, some of them were "up to the challenge", but many were struggling and potentially would have struggled off the forward Blue junior tee's !

In closing I must add the last hole ( which is index 18), par 4 279Y is a really fun hole, the green is almost at 90deg to the tee box, and a long way downhill. Hit the "right" shot and you may just find the tiny green, but the run off area on the RH side below the green collects 90% of most shots.

Wow what a golf course. We played on a bright sunny but windy day. Views are absolutely stunning. We played this course after it featured as a ‘hidden gem’ on golf mates u tube channel. Greens were fantastic. Very tricky course. Back 9 easier than front I would say. Only negative was limited practise facilities. But that’s all I can say bad about Kington GC. Pint of Estrella £4.60. Looking forward to playing here again in a men’s/seniors open.

Well over an hour for us to drive to this course but we do it 3-4 times a year for sure. Middle of the summer is definitely the hardest as the bracken is up and the ball is harder to control on the links style fairways. Due to its short length and dry fairways there is a score to be had but keeping control of your ball is a must. First time players have no idea how for left or right you need to be to be safe but you will learn! 18th hole is a thing of beauty. Best chance you will ever have of eagle on this short par 4 as you send your drive miles left and wait to see if the golfing gods are on your side. Plenty of time to talk about it and watch the fate of others in the clubhouse where we paid less than £10 for a fresh turkey bap, chips and a local pint. Can’t beat this place for value, fun, views and customer service anywhere on the planet I’m sure. Yes, it is that good!!

Tough course for a high handicapper, playing there for the first time. For that reason some of the ratings are on the low side.

I would not play it again through choice. The views are stunning.

The greens were of a high consistent standard.

The course was in excellent condition. You need to keep it straight or risk losing lots of balls in the ferns that border the fairways. Very windy when we played so lots of 300+ drives but also lots if lost balls.

Amazing course. Great challenge. Probably not for beginners but if you have a good iron play, you will enjoy it so much.

Good fun. Shortish but high so windy. Odd that all the bunkers era now grass presume low maintenance

Quite simple unbelievable, stunning views rugged well maintained course very difficult. Shot 10 over what I normally do for 18 holes! 100% going back Thankyou

Very unique course for Herefordshire. Got lucky with the weather and the views were something else. Would definitely recommend and will be back to play again.

Lively natural course where the layout is all in front of you but miss the green and you can be 20 yards away.

It is how courses were 100 years ago and absolutely loved it.

Highest golf course in England. Didn’t fall short of spectacular. Excellent condition. Friendly staff. Wonderful views. A truly memorable day of golf.

The highest golf course in England. It didn’t fall short of spectacular. Excellent condition. Friendly staff. Amazing views. Very good variety of holes. Shame about my putting!

The fastest greens I've ever played in January

Course in fantastic condition while most other courses were shut

Great views, open heathland course, greens very difficult to hold,and fast, six interesting holes, rest nothing special, I played it twice, but once was

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