Macdonald Linden Hall Golf & Country Club

Played Linden Hall on a Saturday morning and was pleasantly surprised by the good pace of play — the course was very quiet, which meant no waiting around and a nice steady round.

Unfortunately, the condition of the course left a lot to be desired. The tee boxes were in very poor shape; some were so sandy it felt like teeing off from a bunker rather than a proper tee. On top of that, there were lots of broken tees, cigarette butts, and general waste scattered around. It could really benefit from some small bins for broken tees and litter to help keep things tidy.

The greens were also in poor condition, with patches and even roots growing in some areas, making putting unpredictable and frustrating at times.

The halfway house was a highlight — the woman running it was friendly and served us some excellent toasties, which were a great touch during the round.

The course layout itself is nice and easy to follow, making it accessible for all levels. The weather on the day was beautiful, which definitely helped make the round more enjoyable despite the course conditions.

At £30 a round, it’s hard to justify playing here when there are much better options in the area for the same price range.

Overall, I wouldn’t recommend playing here at the moment until some much-needed maintenance and care are put into the tees and greens.

Played today been a while since we played last. The course has never been in the best of condition but it's a good layout and a good challenge. The tee boxes if you can call them that are an absolute disgrace. The grass has completely burnt away and there basically just sand. It wouldn't be so bad but there's huge holes in them too. It's not just the odd tee box it's all of them!!! The fairways aren't too bad to be honest. The bunkers aren't great but playable. The greens aren't great either. It's like playing on winter greens. There bumpy and there’s areas of grass missing on some greens aswell. The course needs serious investment. We payed £30. It wasn't worth £25 tbh. Overall a course with so much potential but let down by lack of maintenance..

Played today paid £30 and was extremely disappointed in the condition. I don't like leaving poor reviews as we don't always know the financial circumstances of a golf course, however being a MacDonald Hotel course I did not expect the poor standards.

Tee boxes were absolutely terrible. either no or very little grass and covered in sand, or dead, brown patchy grass. One even had a rabbit scratching in the middle between the yellow blocks. Overall tees 2/10. Fairways ok 5/10. Bunkers, was in a few and got out so playable just looked poorly maintained 4/10. Greens, unfortunately not what to expect in summer, at best they were to the standard you would expect after a heavy winter, very patchy, uneven and slow. and holes ragged. 3.5/10. Surprisingly we all putted ok as there was not much break and as slow, just hit it at the middle got a good chance, Staff in shop and clubhouse great, very pleasant. Green keepers gave us a nod as we passed them. The course is a great layout with some cracking par 3's, hope they manage to recover the course as I am sure the staff are more than capable. Won't return this season, will try again next year.

Scenic Northumberland and plentuful wildlife always on offer here. Course is mostly excellent. Some bunkers need a tidy, a couple marked as GUR. Greens and Fairways are good. Tees still recovering from the dry spring, but flat and firm if a little sandy. Staff excellent and the Linden Tree pub is very welcoming at the end.

Can’t understand how this course is in so poor condition, it could be magnificent . Great setting and surroundings but the greens and tee boxes were dreadful today(may) surely this is the time the course should be nearly perfect!

£30 a round, greens bald and bobbly and the tee boxes are atrocious . Won’t be hurrying back

I have played here quite a number of times and each visit I thoroughly enjoy my round of Golf. The layout is superb and always plays wonderfully and this course boasts 4 very memorable and beautiful par 3's. As others have mentioned a couple of parts could do with a spruce up in the surrounding areas but at my last visit the fairways and especially the greens were exceptional, it is clear they are working hard to keep this course at a very high standard. It has a great half way house for refreshments and the views are stunning. Would 100% recommend this course and I always look forward to returning.

Course was surprisingly quiet and in good condition especially the fairways for the time of year, the staff were excellent and could not have been more helpful. Excellent value at £20 will definitely play there again

Got there a bit early , went in the pro shop , told me I could start early after I had some practice, course was in excellent condition , no problems with pace of play as not many out , would recommend and will probably go back , as me and my friend go round the county playing different courses each week no wonder there aren't many visitors , clubs need to be realistic and drop there prices, we enjoyed linden hall golf .

Greens need some work and so do some of the water features and surrounding areas

Linden Hall is a nice course with lots of potential but it's overdue for some significant investment to address various issues - feels like it hasn't had much done to it since it opened back in the late 90's. Some work was ongoing during our visit but not nearly enough to mitigate the very muddy fairways, badly kept bunkers and erratic greens. Front 9 is currently more pleasant than the back 9 with the 18th in particular needing a re-think concerning the trees that were originally intended to focus the approach into the final green but are now simply an overgrown nuisance that serve only to frustrate. The current owners need to either invest in the asset or sell it to allow someone else to bring the place back to life.

Despite wet weather, the course was pretty dry. Greens a bit hard and frosty to start but thawed quickly. Good layout. Interesting challenge. Can't complain for £21 in February. Would be much more difficult.in windy weather.

Signage is very poor, right from arriving finding the golf reception was more by luck. This theme continued on the course, very few signs to indicate where the next tee was. The course condition taking into account the time of year was poor at best. There was a sign at the first tee informing players that green keepers have right of way, we didn’t see any green keepers the entire round. One of the holes had a winter green which is understandable however we weren’t informed until actually reaching the tee, where the green keeper had managed to spray in white par 3 winter tee. This turned out to be the worst winter green I have ever played. Fine winter greens are required but at least make them different to the fairway!! After this winter greens there was a sign for the next tee, however it leads you to miss out an entire hole unless you have a walk about ! The course has potential to be stunning, lovely course layout with some demanding holes with what could be lovely bunkers. However a lot of time and effort is required to bring this course up to a good standard. Once we finished the round trying to find a place to have a post course drink was a challenge and in the end we gave up. Again signage would be good! A real shame as this course and facilities has such great potential.

Jesus if this had some money spent on it, it would be best course around, no signs anywhere visible and rough in areas but wow what a course

I will be back again once it’s drier

Played alone and enjoyed the peace and quiet

Saturday afternoon and not many playing loved it