Longhirst Hall Hotel & Golf - The Lakes Course

Booked this round but was not told one of the courses was closed due to a county competition so everyone was on the lakes course, so i ended behind a log jam of 4 balls, as i need a buggy due to a heart condition things were painfully slow as you arrive at your shot much quicker than walking so i gave up after 5 holes., a very rude young man on reception shrugged he's shoulders and more or less said tough, their are lots of courses in Northumberland this one will never be visited again.

I got to say it’s a great course and challenging holes

And on the 17th great views off the lakes

Course was in good condition, looked great but the greens were very poor and the amount of bird faeces was unbelievable.

Great course, great greens and a tricky layout. Don’t let the short yardage fool you, this is a very testing and tight course that doesn’t require a lot of drivers to be used. A thinking mans course.

Played the Lakes Course with my son and thoroughly enjoyed it. some very tricky holes where i lost a ball to the water hazards.... luckily they sell lake balls at club shop for 50p per ball. my advice is to stock up before your round.

Played The Lakes course with son-in-law and his father first time for his father. Course was in great condition greens good views spectacular ball’s in water loads but still great day out we all scored over 30 points

The greens have all but dried out, clearly not watered, no stop on them and needed to play bump and runs in rather than anything high as the ball bounced just as high. Other than that, there’s a driving range, two courses so you can get on but wait til it after it rains and it needed a deluge!

The Lakes, a very friendly welcome from the golf shop, and a wonderfully garrulous gent at the starter hut, another course that allows you to play from whatever tee you like, whites for us, course was in great condition, and looked very picturesque, couple of burnt spots on the greens, but they ran very true and quite quickly, but not like lightning, tee s were also in good condition, and all GUR was well marked, very minor issue was 150 markers were not obvious. Layout of the course is perfectly fine, although the par 3s could do with more protection, to many bail out areas, whilst it’s called the Lakes, and there are more than a few, if your a relatively accurate ball striker the water doesn’t really come into play as much as you would expect, mind you if you are wayward then it will be a whole different story. Back nine had a beautiful par 4; with stunning views, and a couple of large dogleg holes that require good placement to allow you to attack the green. Looking forward to going back.

Longhirst Hall Golf Club has 2 excellent and quite different tracks on offer. I've played the Dawson more often than the Lakes so I was looking forward to see how it had developed over the last few years.

The weather was excellent and the course looked phenomenal from the first tea. The Lakes course has an interesting layout, with clever holes requiring an accurate blind tee shot to avoid scary rough and water, and nicely staged par 3s well framed with mounds and bunkers. The 8th and 12th were particular favourites.

There's always varied and beautiful wildlife at Longhirst, and today it was a bit like playing in a waterfowl reserve.

It's no surprise that some liken this course to Florida tracks, and with today's sunshine it was hard to tell the difference between Northumberland and Orlando.

The only negative today was the four-ball in front playing slowly and not letting smaller groups through. I will definitely be having another crack at the Lakes soon.

Course very busy but no qualms about playing this course again.

Great to be out to play my first round in over 18 months. Hopefully rid of a few cobwebs.

The course was immaculate. Greens ran true and fast but were perfectly cut.

The water hazards did manage to snaffle a few wayward shots but the round was more about enjoying the experience again.

If you get the chance go out and play this course which has something for everyone.

Well laid out course, good easy walking, no too many inclines for a 73 year old like myself.

Would have preferred to hire a buggy but the price for a visiting OAP was prohibitive at £25