The Wiltshire Hotel, Golf & Country Club - Lakes Course

Have played this course over the past 15-20 years and decided to give it a try as had a free afternoon with son….in short I can’t believe they charged us for this experiance. Fairways with crater cuts throughout, greens that are crow pecked and not cut ……so that you can’t put anything …..

Such a shame, but this course is truly aweful now and would advise anyone thinking of playing to look elsewhere …..a waste of time and money.

Course condition was extremely poor! Fairways had 2cm trenches on them (I had 2 balls fall in them) Greens were no better, burnt out, holes in them, dying grass. Such a shame as the layout is really good. Would not be returning unless serious work was put in to the condition.

The lakes course probably used to be really good in its day - it is well laid out, and contains good challenges throughout the round. It is unfortunately not in great condition any more, with more maintenance/upkeep needed.

That said, probably because of this, the price of the round is very good value and the course was quiet on a Saturday afternoon, so perfect for a training / warm up round with no pressure of other players behind or in front of you.

The clubhouse/hotel complex similarly gives off vibes of "faded glory". On paper they have fantastic facilities, but they are currently in a bit of a shabby state.

Overall though we enjoyed it and would come again.

Definitely better options for the price point in the area. Some interesting holes and very attentive staff. It had the feeling like someone thought it was a good idea to build a golf course and thought that was all you had to do.

Despite the guy at reception being very nice, the course conditions were pretty poor. Dry and rough tee boxes. Bunkers made with pebbles and stones, not sand. Very deep holes in the ground in lines. Just wouldn’t go back or recommend to someone else.

Very disappointed with the course, in very poor condition, fairways not cut, quite often difficult to find ball on fairway. Greens poor, lumps of cut grass lying over some and bare patches. No yardage markers.

the course was shocking.peter allis would be turning in his grave if he new what they have done to his course it is not worth 5 pounds a round i would like my money back if that was possible i paid 70 pounds for 2 players it was like playing on a farmers field

This could be one of the best golf courses in the South West but it has been sadly neglected. It’s obvious the owners are just doing the bare minimum. The course is very scruffy now. The greens are not maintained and the tee boxes are devoid of grass. There is thick rough and no semi and it is easy to lose many balls. We played at 9:30 and there were hardly any cars in the car park and we only saw 3 other groups all day. The newish owners need to invest the money they got from the home office to invest in the course.

This used to be a great course, it’s now so run down it’s hardly recognisable. The greens if you can call them that are the worst I’ve ever seen browns would be a better description. So many of the bunkers are now GUR and the fairways and rough that has actually been cut are littered with the clippings. Although not an expensive round it is not worth the £25 they are charging. My advice is to stay well clear!

Unwelcome reception not interested in me.

Nobody else around. I saw four other people on the course.

General feeling of being run-down and not being kept well. Saw a couple of groundsmen but no-one tending the course. Fairways indistinct from light rough and greens not cut.

It is a lovely course but needs work to get it back to the standard it once was.

On a day when one didn't know quite what to expect on a golf course, I was treated to an awesome experience with the last group of an East Berkshire based golf society. My new friends for life Tyler, Neil & Kev humbly allowed me to join their throng (not thong) on the second hole and much admiration of each other's abilities ensued. I think we would have probably broken the course record on a better ball basis had the conditions allowed. Fortunately for me, after the round I left to play elsewhere. They had at least one more round on a soggy, though fair course. Will certainly come back in drier times, and remember the kindness of strangers.

I played the lakes course today, Friday, it hasn't rained here since Tuesday night and the course was saturated.

They have a golf shop, that was closed.

They have a halfway house, that was closed.

They have a driving range, that was closed.

The greens keepers seem to like wheel spinning across the grass, I witnessed this myself and there's plenty of evidence if this.

The course could be great. The course needs the grass cut. I tee'd up with a pink castle tee and the bottom of my ball touches the top of the grass. It seems to me, that they are putting in minimal effort to maintain the golf course and it shows. Bunkers have builders aggregate sand in there and it's rock hard. Greens need grass cut, fairways need the grass cut, tee boxes need the grass cut. Greens keepers need to have more respect for the course. It wouldn't be difficult to make the country club great. Photo of 15th green and the mess the grounds staff made.

Could be a really good course and i am sure it has been in the past. Unfortunately the maintenance is clearly not in place. Bunkers filled with building aggregate and full of stones .akinv them unplayable, far to wet to have buggys on which has left areas like a test track!

Greens were not horrendous but could be much better and the tee boxes were like a bog in places.

The actual course could be brilliant but a lot of work is required to bring it up to a decent standard, a real shame.

Let me begin with the positives ,This could be potentially a really good course, the layout of the course is good the variety of par 3s /4s//5s is a good test for almost any high to low handicapper,the Tee off areas were ok,the fairways had been cut ,the rough was as it should be ,there were 2 bunkers which were GUR which is almost acceptable.

The biggest problem this course has is the GREENS they are totally unacceptable and this course in my opinion should not be able to charge golfers a green fee based on the condition of the greens!!

I would strongly advise anyone who is thinking of going there to make sure you check the standard of the greens before paying your money !

Decided to play this course again due to the good low price for the round and the weather was perfect and the course quiet when we arrived so we went off strait away with no wait. However...the course had obviously not been owed for some time so the fairways were slow and the greens were just like you would expect on a pitch and put course with the grass almost half an inch long in some places - obviously not been cut for some time. Directions on the course are very poor and due to the two course set up, we once again played an incorrect hole as there were few signs to direct you to the next hole. What signs there were were in bad condition with most writing illegible with the hole descriptions peeling off as not been updated for many years.

Sadly this course has great previous faciities that are now being run into the ground due to lack of investment. Wont be visiting again sadly.

Played here for second time this year. First time was excellent condition, hidden gem. Hence return. However this time greens were very bad. Spoilt whole experience. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone in that state. Such a shame , could be such a great course with little investment.

I have played this course four times this summer. The first time loose cuttings on the fairway meant you could lose balls. The next two rounds were very enjoyable. This time the greens mower was apparently broken and the grass was up to 2 inches long. I've played rugby on better surfaces, This cis a lovely course to play on a good day, but yesterday was unplayable. Yes , it was a cheap deal, but it was a waste of a day and the buggy was full price.

The greens hadn't been cut for up to 2 weeks, so although the fairways showed signs of being cut recently, the round was ruined by appalling greens, such a shame and a waste.