The Dorset Golf & Country Club Resort

Rooms were great and had everything needed for a comfortable stay. Only negative was cold showers !

We stayed in one of the lodges which was quite frankly superb, great accommodation, very spacious and modern with 4 bathrooms and a sauna, 3 bedrooms were ensuite, dining table seated 8, a huge lounge with 4 settee's and a large tv and a stereo system. Tea,coffee, milk etc were all provided,whole group were impressed and we will be returning.

Stayed in the lodges which are superb, food was amazing and the staff looked after us really well all friendly and polite - would totally recommend to any group of golfers

friendly staff with excellent dining experience

Rooms were fine for a weekend golf getaway, and we got checked into our rooms prior to teeing off, which was great. Staff were really nice and obliging, from reception to Pro shop, Marshall’s, restaurant, bars etc. One of the friendliest venues for us. Breakfast and dinner were very good, with a good dinner menu. We would have no hesitation in returning there in future years.

Very good

A venue perfect for golf groups. Food high quality, drink prices reasonable and courses interesting and in good condition. Organisation is very impressive, everything runs to plan.

The lodges are great for large groups, clean and comfortable with fantastic communal areas. Food in the hotel was good. The hotel lacks some facilities, such as a swimming pool & spa, but is largely a Golf Club first and a resort second. The bar lacks atmosphere, but again is a Golf Club first, so the bar is more like a large clubhouse. Overall, I would recommend for groups of golfers (of a certain age), but don't expect the bar to be a party bar!!

Hotel rooms are very basic, 19’s in style, so dated! Bathroom was dated, with an electric shower that sounded like a jet engine. Bathroom was also grubby. Pillows and duvet smelt well used. Ground staff started at 07:30 with range ball collector outside our bedroom window, left engine running, so an early morning call ! Golf was good but you’re not able to take buggy to car park, so can be a long walk depending on where parked. £5 deposit required for buggy, even though paid upfront. They will only give coins back! Where are all the £5 notes in Dorset. Unable to refund to card either. Strange. Food and service excellent. I wouldn’t stay in the hotel again.

Really good value for money

10th time here and the standard still the same high quality. The good and choices to be had was excellent along with the courteous and friendly staff

The log cabins have everything you need and are clean and tidy. Staff in the bar and restaurant are always helpful, no table service for drinks whilst eating was a surprise this year.

Fantastic place food was excellent and staff were very helpful and friendly

The room was nice but a bit basic - needs a bit of modernisation. It was clean but very hot.

staff helpful and courteous.Food good and varied. Bed too short and soft, 1st floor rooms really hot

Again we stayed in three lodges and found them to be clean very well appointed for our needs. The food at dinner and breakfast and choices our group of 16 found very good on each day. Since this was our third time at Dorset every thing about the resort runs very smoothly, golf, bar and food, plus the 3 golf courses are in good condition.

Great value... great people.... everything you could wish for... couldn't fault a thing thanks. ..

Great chalets with good facilities, distance from the course and restaurant was perhaps a little further than anticipated

One night stay 2 rounds of golf. Very pleasant staff and very good food. Lodges were lovely.

Superb stayed in the oaklands cottage sleeping 8

We stayed in one of the lodges again which u cannot fault the are amazing The food is superb and staff are fantastic I cannot recommend enough We are booking again for the 3rd time in a year it’s that good

Group of 9 golfers on tour. Rooms,all facilities and golf courses were excellent. Wide fairways for the most part and massive greens. Food was good too. Will be going back next year

Excellent as always 👌

Excellent facilities, rooms were very good, food was very good, some members of staff could try to smile a bit, receptionist were very good, looking forward to going back one day. Golf courses were very good.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay - food was very good, staff very helpful and pleasant and enjoyed the course. Would recommend and will probably return.

Very good hotel , rooms a bit small , very clean

The Lodge accommodation was to expectation

We stayed in one of the lodges which are superb and I cannot fault them in any way, the whole place is awesome and amazing value for money

Great stay. Staff were polite,pleasant,efficient. Good system for meals(pre booking dinner) and food plentiful and tasty. Good breakfast. Felt safe with procedures in place in these strange times. Would recommend for a break. Gym facilities small but sufficient. Big bowling event so didn’t get to sample that. Would go again

All good

Our lodge was well appointed comfortable. The bars and restaurants were well run with pleasant and helpful staff. Food quality excellent overall

Superb accommodation. We stayed in one of the lodges for one night and it had everything we needed for the 8 of us. 2nd time visiting and I would expect a 3rd is not too far away!

The Woodland Cottage was perfect for our party. The other lodges were good but this was a step up. Food was reasonable and office on arrival really helpful. Shame about availability of buggy when one of our party got injured but there we go.

All the staff were really friendly and helpful and the catering was good too. The only thing I would say is that the lounge chairs would be more comfortable if they were normal indoor furniture and not conservatory furniture with saggy cushions.

The lodges are excellent and very spacious for three couples sharing. Tea, coffee and milk is provided which is a nice touch. We were a group of 12 couples who enjoy an annual golf break together and our experience at the Dorset Resort proved to be the best so far. The staff never missed a step, providing excellent service and always helpful. Both breakfast and dinner very good. We played all three nine holes courses over two days which were in good condition and very interesting. Our group will return!

The hotel is opposite the golf complex - the food & bar facilities located in the club house were very good. it was excellent value for money as it was a Sunday Driver. the facilities are excellent for groups/societies etc.

Very dated

Overall a great weekend staff were great friendly and very helpful, lovely food , the course was immaculate and the 3 accommodation plots were stunning myself and the 15 other people that went would all recommend and go back to the Dorset again 5star service

Nice well laid out rooms, could have done with being slightly larger as we had lots to dry as it rained. Having said that they were clean, comfortable and well finished.

Possibly the best facility I have been to in 10 years of YGT trips. Lodges were excellent, food was good, staff were friendly and helpful

The best of everything in one place !! Even with the restrictions of COVID-19

The food was brilliant, good selection. We stayed in a lodge, which was very nice to have your own space. Only down side is that golf buggies can not be taken to lodges. Meaning you have to either walk your clubs to clubhouse or use car each day to transport clubs. Some sort of club store would be good.

We stayed in the bungalow lodge away from the hotel which was amazing - lots of room and everything you could need.

The staff at the hotel very over officious. I found them to be at times rude, but this was only the staff in the clubhouse, the guys in the pro shop and the starter extremely helpful. The room was extremely hot and stuffy although they did provide a fan it was insufficient. The hotel is in the middle of nowhere so venturing out for evening drinks or entertainment was off the cards due to the cost and duration of travel.

Warm welcome, clean, tidy, efficient.

The self catering wood lodges were ideal for a large group as they had plenty of communal space for everyone to get together after the days golf. They were well equipped, in really good condition and the beds were comfortable. The meals served in the restaurant were excellent, not fine dining but good quality and substantial, just what's needed after a day out on the course, we certainly didn't go hungry!

The lodges are great, they cater for all, very roomy, great value, if i was being honest, there looking a bit dated furniture wise

8 ladies stayed in 2 lodges.Fabulous ,clean and roomy. Slight issue with pathway going out of bungalow lodge.Due to slabs being the same colour 1 lady didn`t see the step and fell down injuring shoulder and missing out on 2nd days golf.Incident reported.

The accommodation was very good although, we both thought the mattresses were far too soft(worn). The shower was good but very noisy.(water pump).

Loved the choice of 27 holes and never once did it feel over busy crossing over onto the different courses. Very well thought out and every 9 was interesting enough. On a good day you could score well across all the courses. Very happy with our two days and would book again

Course condition fairly good considering the dry weather, only issue was that the bunkers were hard to play out off due to lack of sand and some of the tee boxes were in a fairly poor condition and a few greens were slightly diseased, but all 3 courses were a good challenge and a great design. The trip was enjoyed by all.

Courses were in great condition despite the really dry weather we have had - firm and fast but greens in great condition - playable to all handicaps

not the greatist start as couldnt find our booking .but in all fairness was all sorted quickly with no fuss staff helpful and friendly course was dissapointing all bunkers gur .due to storm not clubs fault tbf greens amazing tricky for sure ..tees very tatty no grass would go back tho as members and staff are friendly ..

course in good condition greens interesting a tad slow

Three 9 hole courses, all very different, and quirky, so would rate course overall to average to hard. Greens were large, and reasonable pace, but the bunkers were flooded from the previous days rain, with no GUR signage. With timings, Sunday’s round took 5 hours, as we clashed with their Captain’s day, but back to the expected 4 hours 15 minutes on the Monday. Marshalls did a good job of checking on progress. Some very difficult, tight holes, and some impressive and challenging par 3’s but all in all, an enjoyable 2 rounds, with 10 out of 14 in our group averaging over 30pts.

Enjoyed but you do need to play it several times to adjust to hidden areas that need avoiding

Lots of sand, ditches and a few lakes makes an interesting courses. Woodlands is a much tighter course than the others. Apart from evidence of recent timing on a few greens, the course was generally in very good condition.

A huge amount of rain on the Thursday with literal rivers running down the greens - course had dried out by the Friday and was very playable. Course in good condition, greens were very good, good speed, run well & with many undulations. Lakeland and Parkland longer and pretty challenging, Woodland, shorter, but equally changing as much tighter. All courses had great greens.

Great selection of courses. Good condition apart from one green out of action due to irrigation works. Pro shop didn’t mention this before we went out though!

Woodland was pretty tight but good fun and enjoyable. Some of the other golfers crossing other tee boxes and fairways gets a bit nervy and people hitting others balls is a bit frustrating (please suggest to golfers to CHECK its 100% their ball).

A bit slow on the first day as a group had arrived late but the weather was good so didn’t really matter. There were preferred lies on the fairway mainly due to the wet spring but didn’t really need them. Nice to see that they don’t stop trying to improve the courses as lots of irrigation work being carried out. Didn’t affect out play as only 1 temporary green and that was on our last day.

Some irrigation work on fairways and greens but only effected one green, lots of work in progress on the bunkers but none of this took enjoyment away from the golf. We had one of our party who became unwell and the resort first air responder looked after him till the ambulance arrived, our thanks to the resort should be noted.

For the amount of people playing the course it was very good indeed well done the ground staff

The first round on Tuesday was very slow - too many people on the course. Second day was the same. Thursday & Friday was much better.

fortunately the bunkers were out of play this year due to heavy rainfall. The holes were interesting and varied.

Considering the amount of use and the dry weather we have been having, all three courses were in good condition. Some of our group needed to have buggies which they have plenty at the resort and are in good condition. The green staff were constantly working to keep the courses in good condition.

Great condition.. good facilities...some lovely holes

We loved the layout of the course. The wide fairways gave everyone a chance though the number and size of bunkers made every approach shot a real challenge. Condition of the fairways was excellent. Many of the greens were at the early season maintenance stage and were a little slow and bumpy. The bunkers also lacked some sand. Overall though a very enjoyable experience

Greens on the Woodland course had been spiked so not great, Lakeland greens were much better. Overall an enjoyable round.

Very poor weather so greens had a lot of surface water. Despite that course was in good condition as were the greens

Fantastic 3 nines woodland nice tricky 9 holes right club selection required did not need the driver that often Parkland bit more open and very nice Superb lovely 9 holes plenty of water to catch you out but keep it straight and it was fine

Amazing courses, testing for all golfers, in amazing condition and just love playing them Wish I lived closer as I would be a member without a doubt

Greens a bit slow after recent rain but they were true and massive. Easy to 3 putt. Course was in excellent condition

Very good, but a regular course ranger would certainly speed things up!!

😂😂 I had a nightmare weekend, my golf was well below my usual game, however it was a fantastic experience.

Would have liked to play each nine twice rather then one three times and another once.

Lovely course , well kept , very poor bunkers which the club acknowledges

It was to slow to many people. It looked like they had tried to cram in a third nine and it didn’t work

Course was in good condition Rating for greens was due to recent work with sand and hollows still in place. Having said that I understand that this work is carried out in the spring and did not detract from the overall golfing experience

Awesome courses and in superb condition, greens being readied for the season but that said it did not disappoint as so professionally done, we aim to go back in the summer and play when at their best

Courses are nice and condition great especially for time of year. No complaints. First day round in a 2 ball behind 20 4ball Texas scramble-very slow but advised to move to 3rd course for second nine-only ones on this so sailed round. Other days rounds no hold ups. Enjoyed the golf and would go again. Very peaceful and remote

Well laid out

Course in good condition. 3 different and interesting courses made it fun

Great course with all 3 nines offering something different and a new challenge. Course in great condition, apart from the bunkers which were unplayable. Offered a good test for our whole party whose handicaps ranged from 8 to 28

We had bad weather so course was decent considering. It had a starter but needed to be better managed at the end of 9 holes as you moved to your second 9. Seemed a free for all - on the Sunday we waited 20 mins to play our 10th which was disappointing.

The courses were varied, interesting and quite challenging. Signage between holes could be a lot clearer which would speed up people moving between holes. As there are obviously a lot of "non-golfers" using the course it does make it slow and you find people wandering around on your hole without looking. Not sure if any instructions are given to groups before teeing off as we didn't get any, although we are from a golf club but a few safety instructions should be mandatory. Enjoyable golf despite this.

The courses are challenging and interesting with three nine hole tracks. We played Woodlands and Parklands on day one and Lakeland and Parklands on day two with each track nine holes. Eighteen holes took around five hours with the resort very popular.

3 different 9 holes - considering the amount of golf played here the course was in good condition. Each 9 had different challenges which was good - speed of play was acceptable albeit a bit slow at times.

Nice courses-3 nines

Very slow play

When we arrived we were told by the club pro it was club championship weekend and the course was in great condition that was a understatement the course was immaculate 👍🏻👌🏻

Golf courses were all very wet due to the amount of heavy showers during our stay, some greens had standing water however it was all open, played well considering the rain and was a pleasure to play on. No buggies was the right decision considering the rain fall.

Greens were consistent and true. fairways were generally good. tee are was also well maintained.

Plenty of variety with the three different courses, well layout and made you plot your way around !!

Very good golf course and very busy, you can tell it’s a busy visiting course, the condition was ok bearing in mind it has been dry, preferred lies on fairways says it all. Overall not bad

The rounds where good. Signage needs up dating and routes for buggies need to be better. Overall good courses, but Woodland is just like they had some extra land and put in a few holes.

3 nine hole loops 1-18 are the championship course which was decent and a good course for all standards 19-27 was a tighter but shorter 9 - but all in good condition and an enjoyable course

The course on the hallway is in pretty good condition, greens were pretty good. The difference between the rough and the fairways was sometimes not obvious. The putting green was perfectly adequate didn’t use the driving range but looked pretty basic. One area of the course that needs further development would be the bunkers, a number of occasion there was hardly any sand and unfortunately potentially damaged one of my clubs by hitting a stone. On our second round my group unfortunately was stuck behind some very slow golfers so 18 holes for eight of us took us nearly 5 hours which I thought was unacceptable. Satisfied I went, however, I don’t think I need to return.

Disciplined from the tee then good scoring was insured, fantastic respective greens, large & undulating but most important than ran really well and true.

The fact that the course was made up of 3 separate 9 hole courses was ideal for a 2 night 3 round stay as it gave plenty of variation. Our group was made up of mid to high handicaps and all agreed it provided enough of a challenge for the lower handicaps but not too much for the high handicaps to cope with. Lots of bunkers though, which we all found our way into at some point and some were hard to get out of, but then I guess that's the point! The only reason for 4 starts on the overall condition is that the condition of some of the greens and fairways on the Woodland course were not quite as good as the other 2 courses. some of the fairways were a bit bare and the outer area on some of the greens was a bit patchy. In general though it didn't affect the run of the ball so definitely not a round spoiler. The Lakeland and Parkland courses however, were in excellent condition and really played well, quite surprising considering the amount of rain there was in the couple of weeks before we played, we were expecting a waterlogged course but it just wasn't. Overall the whole group very much enjoyed the golf.

I would say , the green this year were great, they have been slower in past years, a massive pat on the back to the green keepers this year, there were true with a nice members slope rating

Loved the challenge.Even par 3`s weren`t easy.If the oaks didn`t get you then the bunkers were the greens back up. Will be back.

We both enjoyed our golf,but we were behind a lot of 4 balls which slowed the pace of our rounds considerably. This is not a complaint just an observation. The courses were in very good condition.

Excellent facilities and fairways/greens in very good condition. Very nice clubhouse with reasonably priced drinks