Vale Royal Abbey
Aerial view from Vale Royal Abbey.
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4.5
212 Reviews (212)
5 Stars
149
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
95.4%
Recommend this course
204 out of 212 reviews
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4.9
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
5.0
Value
4.9
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.6
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 17 reviews
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Course Highlights
Vale Royal's thoughtfully designed layout consistently impresses with firm, fast greens and well-maintained fairways that reward returning visitors. Welcoming staff and outstanding value for the quality on offer make this course easy to recommend.

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6463 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season Year round
Architect Simon Gidman (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.5
212 Reviews (212)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Lovely course but tough for first time visit

Stunning grounds and really nice golf course with some very challenging holes, made even more challenging by several blind shots (T and fairway shots). Would definitely benefit with a small map on scorecard or on the hole signage a hole layout on the T box for a better visualisation as there are many hidden hazards and blind traps, tough for first time visitors!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

nothing

beautifully fairways and all goods friends and say hello in many times

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A course full of character

So much to enjoy about this course. The fairways were lined with trees but there was plenty of space to hit your Driver. The greens were very good even though they had just been dressed.. l am looking forward to playing the course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

EXCELLENT!!

Best course I have ever played on in 9 years of golf!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Good course

Good course. Not overly long but makes you think about position.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Challenging But Really Enjoyable Course

On the hottest day of the year.... it was a really enjoyable experience. Lovely course architecture. The course was struggling due to the very dry weather - concrete fairways etc - but this is unavoidable. The greens were in excellent condition.

Just as a suggestion, I would add a course map onto the scorecard as there are many blind shots from tee & fairway. This would really help.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great test

I’ve played this course a few times and it’s one of my favourites. It’s a great test with lots of different types of holes to keep it interesting. It only gets 4 stars for course condition due to the extreme weather we’ve been having but the tees and greens were still in brilliant condition.

Definitely worth a trip round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st but not last time

First time round here, pro friendly and helpful. Course in great condition with fast tricky greens ( proved my downfall on a few occasions!). Will definitely return to knock a few shots off my last round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great venue

Course was baked yellow due to recent hot weather but hard fairways made it fun and drives just kept going and going, played like a links. Greens in great condition and bunkers really playable with deep sand which you dont get everywhere. Highly recommended if not a bit pricey.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A great day and fantastic course. Will definitely come back for another round

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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