Whipsnade Park Golf Club

Great course, immaculate condition and a test for all handicaps. Will be visiting again and again

Course was in great condition but the holes are very similar and lack challenges. Staff didn’t seem particularly pleased to have visitors on their course.

Course was great fun and greens were really well maintained. Club house had stopped serving food when we had finished our round at about 5. But that was the only down side.

The greens on this course were near perfection. You'd travel far to find any better. Course is generous off the tee. Some really good holes that require a bit of shot shaping off the tee. The more i play this course the more I like it. My only criticism would be some of the bunkers need a bit more sand in them, but I'm probably being a bit over critical as it's only the few that I keep finding when I play. If the M1 motorway wasn't such a disaster to drive on I'd probably join this course. It's a hidden gem.

An excellent course with superb fairways and rapid greens. Very good value for money and would definitely play again

Course in good condition, nice time to play as not busy

Played Whipsnade for the first time on Friday 22nd Sept with my eldest son. We were both very surprised after travelling along some very narrow lanes to find such a lovely course with practice areas and a lovely converted building into a clubhouse / bar / restuarante. Booked online as a 2 ball and had a great deal teeing off at 3.30pm. However when asking if we could T off early (as it didnt appear busy) the reception was a little offhand and we were curtly told that we had to wait and play with 2 other people as a 4 ball and that was why we had such a good Green Fee.!!! I recommend that this should be made clear at the point of online booking. However we waited and the guys didnt turn up the obligatory 5 mins before T time so we followed a single player and had a great round of golf despite the heavens opening up when we got to the 2nd T. Thunder and lightning imediately overhead but there was no siren - so we played on and it was great that we did. The round consisted of sunshine and showers and some brilliant golf by my son James. The holes are all individual tree lined fairways so you were immersed in the hole you are playing. 5 x par 5's, 9 x par 4's - 5 of which are close to 400yds, 4 x par 3's over a course yardage of 6393.

We played the front nine in 1.1/2 hrs and the back nine in 1.3/4 hrs helped in part by James' great scoring. Playing off 8 and only 6 times a year he carded a Gross 3 over 76 dragging his old Dad along for the ride. Overall a great golf course, nicely maintained with very good consistant greens. Fairways are lovely and soft underfoot (grass - not wet soil) so the ball is sat up nicely.

I would totally recommend any one in the area to come and play the course. I play for our Seniors team and travel to many golf courses and this stands well above many that I have played.

My only other recomendation is that the scorecard is available online. Whilst the video is great most golfers love to view the card before we decide to play a course.

Played this course on a golf day. Practice areas were really good with a pitching green and huge putting green and a driving range which as the club shop person said rather loudly and very rudely don’t play of the grass!

A few of my playing partners commented on how rude he was so clearly just didn’t take a dislike to me.

The course was in very good condition and seemed to get very close to the zoo which was interesting.

I found the front 9 easier than the back with a nice dogleg to start my favourite hole was a par 3 on the back 9 with a big pond next to the green which my ball went into.

Overall would play again but put off going by the club shop experience

First time playing this course and will be back soon!

Course in great condition - perfectly manicured throughout and some great holes.

Club shop staff very friendly and welcoming.

Thanks for a great afternoon and see you soon!

Simon

Took father in law who isn't the quickest player these days so good to see staff happy to let us go off a little earlier than planned as it was quiet as we were paired with another two ball as a result of buying on GN. Took a tee at 1530ish and was busy but not clogged. Nice and flat and the fairways are nice and open in places so possible to hit a good score.

Situtuated on Dunstable Downs, near Whispnade Zoo (where you can see some of the animals!) - this is a remarkably flat course in excellent condition despite the dry weather.

Decent wide layout with plenty of long par 4s with left/ right woodland dog legs to challenge above average golfers - misplaced drives generally could be found whether under tree canopies or alternate fairways!

Greens were excellent to putt on however with the dry conditions played like a links with early shots into the green not holding and running through - so change of tactic to run into the green for remainder of round.

The course is especially quiet on a Mondays due to the kitchen being closed - however the staff we met were very friendly and the facilities very welcoming.

Recommended and will definitely like to book again.