Hallmark Hotel The Welcombe, Spa & Golf Club

Green keepers have done a fantastic job getting the course back to somewhere near its best after a couple of years where the weather had really taken its toll. A few currently bunkers being fixed up but it didn't detract, tee boxes were decent and the greens really nice for this time of year. Would definitely recommend.

The biggest issue was the lack of a buggy. The buggy park had no shortage of vehicles at 10 am when we arrived for our 10.20 booking but we were told all had been booked. On the course we noticed most players were on foot and when we returned almost four hours later there were still unused machines in the buggy park. How were the vehicles ALL fully booked?

Booked an early tee off, waited for the pro shop to open. No one in front or behind so I could play at my own pace, which allowed time for cleaning sand off the golf ball on the greens , trying to find a ball after a blind tee shot. So much sand on the greens made pitching and putting a lottery. Morning dew meant ball just gathered sand like a snowball as it rolled over the greens. I wish there was some way either the course of golf now would advise when the greens have been treated like that, so they can be avoided, feel I paid full price for a poor experience. Some excellent views from the highest holes of Stratford. Quite a challenging course, quite tight off the tee, some blind.tee shots, big elevation changes made choosing the right club difficult, greens mostly flat.. nice looking golf course, in countryside, even saw a couple of deer grazing alongside a fairway.

Haven’t played for 3 years so have the usual

Aches and pains after playing on this up and down course, I my thing I would change is I would get a buggy next time until I start playing regularly again as the last 6 holes hurt me for sure

Good course and a good challenge. Quite hilly in parts, but a great round overall.

Great course but second cut was to long we spent far to much time looking for balls only if just off the fairways and lost a couple of balls along the way. Great layout we will play this course again.

Enjoyed The Welcombe today. There’s a mixed bag of holes out there and some big hills that older unfit guys will really struggle on especially if carrying.

The greens were running very true and were quite impressive but there were far too many bunkers in need of some TLC and over growing with large weeds.

You need to play this course a couple of times to get to know it. On a few blind holes we drove on what really should have been an iron.

But it was charming, some great holes, beautiful trees and ponds lining some of the holes. Would certainly return.

What a course drove the green on dingle bend to 7ft and poachers drop drove the green and hit a 380 yard drive on the 18th leaving 100 yards to the flag very hilly older players may want a buggy but amazing layout and greens are smooth and fast 10/10 will be playing here a good few times more