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4.4
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
99.5%
Recommend this course
100 out of 103 reviews
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4.3
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.5
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 18 reviews
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Course Highlights
This municipal course consistently impresses with exceptional greens, a varied layout mixing short and longer par 4s, and conditions that hold up well through wet weather. Helpful and friendly staff complement outstanding value, making it one of the best municipal courses in the region.

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Parkland
Par 70
Length 5918 yards
Slope 122
Rating 69.2
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Towneley Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1932
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice No

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.4
103 Reviews (103)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

I have played many times in past year.

The course is quite exceptional for a municipal course and is as good as most golf courses in the North west.

Over the winter a couple of green's have had much needed Maintenance work to improve their playing ability but this has not detracted from the overall playing experience of the course.

Well worth a visit and all the staff are very helpful and friendly 👍🏻

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

All great

Course in very good condition for this time of the year,had plenty of rain over past few months but not at all boggy

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Enjoyed the course overall. Hole 16 and 17 are closed so only played 16. One of the holes has 2 different tee boxes playing over it so it slowed us down as the group in front was very slow and wouldn’t let us play through. So we had to wait behind them while others teed off then wait again when we played the hole. But some very nice challenging holes

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Excellent value for money

Course in good condition. Very nice Bistro at the end although it was closed for a private function that day (I have eaten there before). Tees were mostly mats which was fine although some were tricky to find.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Absolute gem of a course

I’m so shocked at how good this course is… located on the outskirts of Burnley town centre and open to visitors I was expecting an average municipal standard. Wow, not here, the course is immaculate green to tee. It’s a challenging enough course but also forgiving so a great place to play if your not a single figure handicapper.

I would recommend this course to anyone within a 45 minute drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great municipal course, really good condition

This was my first time playing Townley and I was really surprised at how nice a course it is. The course was in fantastic condition, the greens were reasonably fast and in great condition. The course has some stunning views and a couple of nice elevated tees. The layout is a good mix, with trees and streams in play to make you think, whilst also being a very forgiving course. To top it off the pro shop sells draught beers!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Little Gem

Greens a little slow but overall a good course, drying out nicely, wpyld play again defo

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Played a couple of times now and enjoyed, only complaint was a that the layout isn’t clear when using the winter tees and we missed a 3 holes due to getting confused, couple of signs wouldn’t go a miss. However the course was good even after the poor weather and wouldn’t hesitate to play again .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A real treat course, staff very friendly and helpful, course is good great condition, if it was closer to my home I would make it my home club, will be going back very soon 👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

birdie not a boggie

1st time played for circa 8 years, nice informal round of golf. Other golfers not repairing divots and pitch marks was the only problem

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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