Vale Royal Abbey

i have played vale royal a few times, this time due to maintenance week at my own course, I've enjoyed every time i played it apart from this time. The condition of the course seems to have slipped, greens were wooly and spongy, previously they were slick, bunkers poor condition and hardly any had been racked after someone had played, I'm a pretty decent player and was playing on my own, i got behind a 4 ball who were literally chopping the course to bits, playing out of bunkers, not racking them, i don't know why they didn't let them through, i don't know why they felt they could miss treat the course but the way the course looked, they were not the first, its a real shame this has been allowed to happen.

First time playing, course in beautiful condition.

Tee boxes fairways and greens are up there with the top clubs.

Some short holes but a tough test, loads of bunkers or water. Rough cut back well so people aren’t spending loads of time looking for balls which kept pace of play good.

Look forward to playing again.

This is, by a distance, the finest course I have played. The fairways were like carpets, the green were fast yet receptive, undulating and testing. The layout is superb with each hole adding a little sonething different. The array of enormous bunkers was highly entertaining - unless you find one, then they're not so funny at all, though that's probably down to my lack of talent. The clubhouse was tremendous, staff were friendly and helpful, ammenities were superb. Vale Royal Abbey is an event in itself that I can, and will, experience again.

Top top golf course.

Slick greens fairways like carpets.

One of the best I’ve played

Firstly niggle. Pace of play was slow in the middle of the round but I was a single player. Thankfully got called through

Greens the trickiest I have ever played on. Lightening fast albeit a little slower than the practice green and deceptively undulating. Putts going 4 feet past the hole from 4 feet out but perhaps that’s my lack of talent

Over all a wonderful course well set up. Generous fairways thankfully that give you a chance but pls Ty of hazards.

Play and enjoy

Fantastic day at Vale Royal. Great course, in pristine condition. Lovely wildlife on the course, met a friendly fox! Would thoroughly recommend!

Enjoyed a great knock, course conditions very good, fast greens, defo coming back!

Great course in superb condition but our round was ruined by the fact a 7 ball group had been allowed out to play resulting in us having to miss 3 holes out which ruined our enjoyment of the round which was a real shame as a course it is fantastic

Just fantastic could not fault anything if it’s a top class parkland course your after this is it

Excellent course, greens and fairways in immaculate condition,

Bit of a walk to some of the tee’s

Great weather, very interesting, challenging and in great condition golf course, great scenery, what more do you need to spend a nice day on the golf course!

Course was in great condition and the greens were superb. Only one complaint some of the bunkers need more sand in them, that didn’t spoil our round 👍

Really enjoyed my round at Vale Royal, despite there being a lot of rain in the week the course was in superb condition. Flat, green tee boxes, short fairways, graded rough and fast greens throughout the course!

Quite boggy in places, mostly in the rough but didn’t affect the enjoyment.

I like the layout of the course as it makes you think about shots and ball placement- took irons off the tee on several par 4s due to very well placed hazards. There are a good mix of tough holes and opportunities and it’s refreshing to play a course where Driver off the tee is not an automatic decision.

Would love to play Vale Abbey again and highly recommend it!