The Notleys Golf Club

Fairways not cut hard to tell fairway from rough. No bunkers all overgrown. Greens ok but need cutting and work. Generally course in poor condition and unkept

Overpriced for the condition of the course

Fairways and tees could do with a good cut but greens in very good condition overall course in good nick shame about the golf

First time I’ve been to this course, nice staff very helpful, took me a lil bit of figuring out of the course but I enjoyed my round and will back to try beat my score

Due to rain of biblical proportions, the course was very wet and muddy HOWEVER -

I was welcomed in the clubhouse by a very friendly staff member. Members/guests who were already there greeted me openly which is quite rare for an Essex course.

To be clear, the course was sodden in places, ground water saturated the valley parts and made a very hilly parkland course challenging just to tranverse the course let alone play. How the greenkeeper and management managed to keep the course open and playable is a testament to their dedication. I came across 1 green with a small amount of sitting ground water and 1 green in need of some TLC but, considering the recent weather, it was amazing that it was only those 2. The other 16 greens were absolutely fine. The areas around the tees were muddy in places (due to high footfall from players) but it really wasn't an issue at all.

I played on my own but the 4 in front me (and the three in front of them) kept to a good level of speed so no silly delays like i've experienced at other courses in North Essex. I completed the round in 3hrs 40 mins. 7 temporary tee boxes and NO temporary greens made me a happy chap indeed.

I would happily recommend this course to friends and colleagues and would love to visit again when it's drier just so I can really experience the challange those course provides!

The course itself wasnt the best. Not kept well and greens were unplayable at parts. Owner and manager Mr Bugg, very rude and abbrasive. Booked a round but needed a buggy. Told they dont do doubles buggies, even though the course website stated they do so misleading. Very rude and defensive when trying to point this out (so it can be rectified) and hung up on me twice. Not recommended

Played yesterday and the course was in a bad way.

From tee to green it was absolutely solid, the tee boxes were dusty, bumpy and really badly kept, the fairways were rock hard but the weather has been really hot but they look like they haven’t been since a drop of water in a year, the greens were awful and flooded in parts due to a poor sprinkler system.

Course layout wasn’t great, confusing at times for a first time player.

The holes are challenging with most of the front 9 being either drastically down or uphill.

May try again in different conditions but not worth playing in its current state

Played few times here and is nice for the price. This time however a fourball in front were playing so slow and miles behind play but wouldnt let us through even though we were two ball which meant it ended up 3 groups deep on the tee we had to skip two holes to avoid it. Round would have been 5.5 to 6 hours as it was 20 mins a hole at least.

They said they were in a "comp" but they were so rubbish and far behind any other group they should still let others through really poor golf etiquette which spoilt the round.

Challenging course , friendly staff .

Fairways need attention (mowed)and in particular the tee boxes hard and bumpy

Confusion in layout of course

1st impressions when I arrived were fantastic, A lovely welcome from the owners in the clubhouse, It was explained to me that the majority of bunkers were out of play due to ongoing development works, I tee'd off behind a 3 ball who I was told were slow players but they let me pass at the 2nd hole so no hold up at all, the course is tricky due to the nature of the valley. Nice course layout.

Nice wide fairways compared to my usual courses so hit a lot of FIR's for a change. Would defiantly recommend and will certainly visit again when in the area. 5*

I play off 10

Great course layout with some brilliant tee shots but the general upkeep let’s it down. Bunkers are all gur and greens are shocking but for 14£ what do you expect..

The course is ok but greens were uncut and so was the fairways looked untidy

Lay out was awesome greens were all kept to the best quality.

I played on a very wet day. I can imagine on a dry day a lovely course. We were made to feel welcome. Great club house. Some challenging holes and quite hilly.

Looking forward to going back.

Really interesting layout with undulating fairways. Have to plot your way round. Tee boxes and greens not great but certainly playable. For the price you certainly can’t complain. Would definitely play again when next in the area.

Having not played The Notleys before, I wasn't expecting much based on other reviews.

Positives: Staff friendly, fairways in good condition, small practice range and plenty of buggies/trolleys (should you want them), Members also friendly.

Negatives: inconsistent greens (a few were waterlogged), tee boxes requiring some attention (not much in the way of flat ground), wayward shots landed near our group on multiple occasions without shouts of 'fore' (the holes are packed in quite tightly) together), and slow play in the morning session meaning we didn't tee off until more than 20 mins after our tee-time.

On balance, would probably play the course again.