Painswick Golf Club

Played Painswick several times, the course is in good condition, especially in this drought. Green are at 80% so all perfectly playable

Great club house and a nice all round experience

Seriously this has to be the worst golf course I have ever played. Nobody in the pathetic excuse of a clubhouse, course is in horrific condition, an absolute shambles of navigation and people walking everywhere, you are in danger of being hit by a golf ball on almost every single hole. Do yourself a favour and don't waste your time or money coming to this course.

Very quirky course, quite physically demanding, especially if you think you can use a trolley - I recommend taking your shorter game clubs in a pencil bag over the shoulder. The signs on the first 9 could have been better, but we liked the cows and the setting is fabulous. Short game is crucial on this course - it is less than 5,000 yards and should be rated far higher for difficulty as technically it is challenging unless you are good at lofting it very high and dropping it on a postage stamp. Definitely one to try if you want a good work out and a course with a nostalgic feel to it.

Very enjoyable round on a challenging course made more difficult by the very hot and dry conditions. Lovely clubhouse with friendly staff. Looking forward to my next visit.

Challenging walk and holes. Lovely greeting, and friends recommendation. Some holes were a real challenge for my beginner partner, and me! Breathtaking views. Lovely food at the clubhouse, and very friendly feel with membership. People knew each other and were interested in each other - groundsman, staff and members.

Not a long course but several very challenging holes.

Beautiful views and a lot of fun .

I recommend it

Excellent course, greens not that good

Staff very helpful

This is a great value for money course but suffers from lack of water. Greens were a bit hit and miss which was a shame but I suppose the very dry spring has not helped. very hilly gets the legs and lungs working

The first three holes are tough! I didn’t get rewarded for hitting all fairways, the ball just flew off into crevices and bushes leaving me amazed that I couldn’t find my ball at all on the first three holes.

In all fairness we had no rain for the whole week prior to me playing but no attempt to soften the fairways was made leaving them rock solid and unpredictable.

However, all of the par 3s are very enjoyable and very intriguing so they were fun to play just didn’t enjoy any of the fairways on the other holes. greens could do with some work also.

Booked last minute on the GN app. The course is in great condition, they have really looked after the Greens during this drought

Nice and hilly with several blind shots, making it a fun game of golf

Lovely course, loads of walkers and cyclists, a few cows and some incredibly fast fairways and greens due to the long period of dry weather.

"FORE" from all directions (mainly mine) but a very enjoyable course and some of the most stunning views you could ever wish for in the UK.

First time playing here and I loved it—weather was beautiful, the layout was interesting, and every hole had its own character.

That said… I accidentally aimed for the 14th green while on the 1st (felt ambitious), and took a confident driver in completely the wrong direction on the 8th. No one stopped me, probably because they were still laughing.

Absolutely great value for money—but unless you’re a local or psychic, I highly recommend going with someone who knows where they’re going.

Or at least someone who knows what a fairway looks like.

Bring triple the liquids, half the clubs, 20 extra balls and a comfortable pair of shoes because you're about to be hiking with your golf kit.

Beautiful course, beautiful surroundings, but expect to have to wait a while to take some shot, with shared fairways and fellow hikers patrolling the course.

Expect to lose at least one ball per round, unless you have perfect distance control. Even then, you may as well use your putter off the tee box with how much the ball runs.

All this said, it was a great experience and an exceptional challenge.

The course had character and some good holes. Some tight par 3’s, lots of 4’s and a couple of par 5’s. Very hilly and not particularly trolley friendly, but did get them round.

Would play again as knowing the course would help with the round. Great value for money.