Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club

Excellent location for Golf and a few drinks with mates

Traditional resort hotel and clubhouse. Physically rather ‘tired’ and in need of some TLC ! Room was sizeable and clean. Dinner was enjoyable and menu had a reasonable range of options for each course.

Excellent as always

Our golfing group was made very welcome by the receptionists, who were apologetic about some of the group having to stay at a hotel in Aldeburgh due to maintenance issues. Every effort was made on the ensuing shuttle service between locations to suit our wishes. The restaurant food/service was very good, including the menu choices. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay.

Very friendly, charming hotel. Food was excellent; our party rated it the best golf trip food anywhere - and we’ve been to a few places over the years! Particularly pleased to be able to choose from the whole menu. Dinner was well organised in a private room the first night, then in the main restaurant on the second night. Very spacious rooms. Plenty of parking space.

We were a small group of four playing two rounds and DB&B at Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club. We found the accommodation to be more than adequate for our stay and the rooms, although slightly dated, were very clean and well equipped with all we needed. We all enjoyed our dinner in the restaurant and the quality of food and presentation was very good. Staff in both the restaurant and bar were exceptional and made our stay an enjoyable one. Thank You

Accommodation was comfortable, spacious, tidy & clean.

Lovely quaint hotel. Our room was a good size with a view over the putting green. Being summer it's been very warm but there is no aircon in the room.. the fan provided is loud and not effective. Also would be nice to have a small fridge in the room.

Very comfortable room

Everything at the hotel worked well no problems to report. Staff were very friendly.

The staff are very helpful, rooms are basic (could do with an upgrade) but clean and a good shower. The food and drinks were good quality and well priced. The car park is not the biggest and it pays to get parked early.

Very friendly and efficient staff. Ideal hotel for golfers. Food was off a high standard. Definitely will return.

Lovely room, polite staff, wonderful food and fantastic golf course . All in all great value for money.

Absolutely brilliant break, really well organised and welcoming. A tough course but enjoyable nonetheless. Excellent food prepared and delivered by professional staff, what more could you ask for ?

Course very bad condition fairways unplayable bunkers hardly no sand members not friendly menu every meal starter had add on prices charged extra price for the smallest bit of steak I’ve seen charged £9 for 2 bits of bread

It was a great couple of days

Great location, comfortable rooms restaurant and bar very good.

Very enjoyable and food was very good ondeed. Beds very comfortable.

Brilliant course and lovely hotel room. Bar was nice and restaurant food was very tasty, restaurant seemed a bit understaffed which was a shame

Loved it. Jono was excellent on all respects but I would think that as I am his Mum! Thank you for the golf balls used as prizes

The hotel was excellent with nice clean rooms and helpful, friendly staff. The food was good for both breakfast and the evening meal and even the drinks were reasonably priced. All our group really enjoyed their stay and the package went had was excellent value for money.

I believe that the bar area needs upgrading, when there are large society groups staying it's difficult to sit together. In the summer it would be ok as there is outside seating, but in March not so good

An incredible stay. Absolutely fantastic.

We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel , all the staff were excellent. Incredibly friendly and helpful.

Loved everything - golf, food, rooms and staff

Third time staying here.Rooms, standard,staff friendly. Great value, food is good. Only complaint would be that for the second year running, our tee times were pushed back both days which meant a bit of a rush on the Saturday with no explanation or apology from reception or Yourgolf

Hotel facilities were good, food was excellent

The furniture in the rooms are a very shabby could do with replacing. The quality of food was excellent. Being a very dog friendly hotel as well as course would recommend this trip to dog owners.

Great stay at Thorpeness - comfortable room with excellent power shower, lovely breakfast and dinner, and even a full size snooker table in a dedicated room in the basement.

Fantastic location and the staff were all very helpful and friendly

Helpful and friendly staff , very clean and tidy

Comfortable twin room with powerful hot shower. Tea coffee biscuits provided. Excellent evening meals and breakfast. Suppliments on some choices but worth it.

We had a brilliant week end at Thorpeness, the golf course was beautiful, the accomodation spacious and lovely, the food and drink wonderful, the staff great. We were blessed with the weather and had a cracking week end and all at a fantastin price in todays market place.

We were a group of 16. The staff were very helpful and polite . I asked for a specific breakfast which was not on the menu and they able to produce my request. The food was very good and the menu choice was welcomed by all present. My only gripe was there were cobwebs in our room. I have been tasked with organising next years visit by all 16 people,e in the group.

Beautiful accommodation in superior room. Great food and staff all very smiley and helpful. Golf course in excellent condition. Lots to see in the surrounding area. All in all a great break thoroughly recommend.

Excellent stay and wonderful golf course, hotel staff fantastic, all round great service

A fantastic time had by all, rooms were in good order and mine had a a balcony over looking the practice area, the bar was well designed and the restaurant was nice. The food in the evening was lovely and the breakfast was adequate. All in all a very nice set up.

Fantastic we will be going back

Course and hotel very good. However organisation a bit of a shambles. Started with a buggy issue, was booked/wasn’t booked. Wrong room keys being given. 20 people sitting in the bar for 90 mins or more, talking to reception on arrival. Then 15 mins before teeing off we get told we have too pick our evening meal at the BAR. Breakfast was just as bad as waited 20 mins then when it turned up it was lukewarm. As I said lovely course and accommodation. Staffing shambles

We all had a fantastic couple of days. Big rooms, excellent food and staff, golf course fantastic, couldn't fault it. We will return

Large well equipped twin room. Great food and very helpful staff.

Venue is well known to the group and never lets down Great course and the smartened up facilities were great

Lovely stay at this hotel. Staff were all amazing, polite & attentive. Food was excellent & rooms were lovely too

The Bathroom had a leak and was very load

What a beautiful golf course. After 6 weeks of course closures because of waterlogged courses to come to play at Thorpeness with its well drained sandy soil was a real pleasure. The rooms were comfortable and the food excellent. We’ll be back next year

All very nice, thank you.

Fabulous value for money with the staff being friendly, engaging and caring, Two small criticism were that in the shower there was no shelf for toilet

Excellent in all respects

We stayed overnight on a two day golf special and the hotel and restaurant were first class. We had a three course meal which was superb and an outstanding breakfast. The staff were friendly and attentive and really looked after us. The course is really good too and inspite of a lot of rain before our visit was dry and in great condition. I recommend Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club without reservation.

The hotel was lovely the only down side, which could have improved, was to ask the rowdy society to quieten it down during lunch as they were very rowdy.

Great staff, food was amazing value for money bar was nice with a warming fire with great staff and the snooker room was a nice addition… great location for a night or 2 away golfing… only negative everyone said their rooms were too hot but we all know how to turn off a radiator and open a window… well most of our group did!!…. All in all a fantastic stay and will be back for a 3rd year running next year.

Hotel staff were excellent thoroughly enjoyable Minor points Thorpeness said they told you our 11.24am tee time meant that some groups would not finish but this message from your golf travel wasn’t passed on! Not the first time this has happened Also promised kit bundle has never arrived!?

Very enjoyable with friendly staff

Ideal location and value for money. Bar staying open until very late an added bonus

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Both dinner and breakfast were superb. Great food served promptly.

Nice quality food throughout. Staff helpful and friendly. Lovely setting

Very comfortable room and excellent food and service.

We recently had a two night stay at the hotel. Last time we visited was probably 10 years ago. Like before, an enjoyable stay, with excellent food, a nice quiet room, and great staff. We will be back.

The rooms are a little tired and need of refurbishment. The main hotel bars and restaurant likewise, but you have to appreciate the age of the hotel and it being a listed building.

All good, Course was Amazing!

Hotel could do with some refurbishment and in desperate need for external redecorations. However bed mattresses were very good and food quality and service was excellent.

Accommodation needs updating as woodwork and paint rotting in bedroom. Overall the hotel is ok and the staff are very well trained and attentive. Enjoyed the stay.

As I said staff very friendly and helpful

The golf hotel at Thorpeness seems to convey the historic significance of the birth of golf courses in the 1920’s. Architecturally, many things have been untouched and this added to its charm. My room was clean and comfortable with a wonderful view overlooking the 3rd tee box.

Excellent golf course and rooms v nice. Only issue was that we finished our round just after 5 and i was unable to get anything to eat in the bar as kitchen closes 5 pm.

All good

Brilliant place to stay Staff were very welcoming food was outstanding and all round brilliant service Will be going back next year

Very comfortable stay with good food and lovely staff, I would definitely recommend.

Comfortable room and we enjoyed the food. Staff were very friendly and attentive. I would suggest a choice of duvet as ours were very thick and heavy.

We were a group of 16 ladies staying for our golf away trip. The rooms are very spacious and comfortable although perhaps in need of a little updating now. The food, staff and service was very good with a nice atmosphere.

The location of this hotel is beautiful.The large lake provides a tranquil setting. Although the hotel room was tired it was very comfortable. The downstairs lounge areas were much better. All staff were friendly, professional and very helpful.

The only slight problem was didn’t find the bed very comfortable, everything else was excellent

Lovely venue, very good staff. Room was cold and my main meal was not good and a lovely waiter provided me with a free drink, however, it would have been nicer to have been offered another main meal as I was hungry.

Very comfortable spacious rooms. Food is amazing and all the staff were brilliant. Couldn't ask for more

Great stay, course was challenging and struggled after the hot summer but we enjoyed the round, food great quality overall great stay well worth the money. Wouldn’t hesitate to come back.

Unbelievable value!

Room was clean but suffered through tired furniture and paint work. The restaurant food was excellent and hotel staff very friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend staying and happy to visit again in the future.

Great rooms, great staff, and excellent food and drinks, including a good wine selection.

Bedrooms very spacious and beds very comfortable staff were very helpful would go back again

Hotel is in a lovely quiet location adjacent to the golf course. It is basically the clubhouse plus restaurant and rooms. It gave the impression of having some rooms refurbished as ours was immaculate spacious. Food and overall service was brilliant and staff helpful and friendly. Would definitely consider returning.

Decor very dated and experienced plumbing problems which were corrected Food in restaurant was excellent

Excellent! Would recommend. Food top notch.

Hotel was great and Dan in the pro shop was great so helpful

Excellent all round, especially the food and the staff.

Enjoyable stay bedrooms a little tired .

As always the very pleasant staff make the stay at a good hotel a real pleasure.

The hotel is rather quaint but I’m a beautiful setting. Couldn’t fault the staff who were very helpful and friendly. Super size bedroom and the bed was extremely comfortable but the very heavy duvet could be replaced by a lighter more efficient one. The furniture in the bedrooms is very tired and scratched so could do with an update but elsewhere it adds to the comfortable ambience of a 3 star village hotel.

Excellent food and great bar area.

Room clean and a nice size. Service very good. Staff friendly. Food very good.

We had a very pleasant short golf break. Golf course was in good condition for early march. Service and food was excellent. We were 12 ladies some of the rooms were ok but my room was no 25 no window very hot so not comfortable it was ground floor with a French door which opened right near the pro shop where golfers walked by. So we could not have this open and no privacy. Would definitely go again later in the year but not in this room.

The staff were very efficient and friendly throughout our stay. The room was adequate but needed updating. The food and staff in the restaurant were excellent.

Excellent as always, great staff, great food, lovely large comfortable room (although room too hot).

Ideally located next to the club house it could not be more convenient. Clean and comfortable rooms exactly as required.

A great venue for winter golf, we came off cleaner than we went on the course. Excellent food and very organised with pre-orders for a large group. A really warm bar and great social areas. Clear rooms with good beds and a great shower. 40 minute drive from Ipswich with lots of free parking. Good value for money.

Great value

Staff & food excellent but room very very poor so needs updating

Good attentive staff and food. Comfortable and spacious room.well kept golf course and very helpful staff.

Hotel was nice clean and comfortable, dining area was excellent, food was very nice, great staff.

Clean & comfortable food great and enjoyed the course

Good place to stay for a couple of days break with golf. No spa or other facilities (other than snooker table) Course is fine with good greens but fairways were very dry when we played and balls run off into unexpected hazards!

Rooms are a little tired but clean and everything works fine Very helpful and friendly staff

We had a lovely stay at Thorpeness Hotel with the golf - but we did think the evening meal menu was very limited. Added supplements for meat dishes, yes understandable sometimes on steaks, but also for the lamb which maybe was unnecessary. Their wasn't many meat dishes to choose from - Cajun Chicken is spicy, not everyone can eat spicy, so that left only burger or you had to pay. We had the Bear Battered fish & chips the first night, but the batter was so overcooked it was really crunchy and putting the knife in it, it just cracked off the plate. We did notice that loads of the the fish & chips were coming fast & furious, so that does show you that others were having the same problem. We would prefer to have had B & B as then we could have eaten out in many of the local pubs & restaurants, with much more varied menus. But overall value for money. Thorpeness Golf Hotel is always more expensive than others - not sure why, probably the location.

Rooms were pretty basic but had what was needed, a bed to rest the head, a tv and a shower. Restaurant was brilliant, food was amazing and great value and bar was nice too. Nice ambience and good beers on tap.

Restaurant food could have been higher quality.

The hotel itself is a little tired and could do with a bit of refurbishment but overall the location, the staff and the golf course were outstanding.

The venue, staff, food and the course was exceptional. We also played snooker for four in the basement snooker room. When I say we played, we were all useless 🥴 The staff were so helpful, friendly and professional. A real refreshing change to find such an organisation as Thorpeness golf complex. Do not alter, keep it up. Best Regards to you All Ken Selvey and Guys

Very dated building could do with a lick of paint! Staff not very experienced in serving drinks. Extra payments on room due to food ordered bar expensive. Night porter though was excellent.

See my seperate letter sent to James Aquino

Excellent service and staff A good range of food and drinks Great value for money

Simple twin room with TV and balcony was very nice and the shower was exceptional. The staff were very helpful however due to the amount of people eating they seemed to struggle with orders and getting this right first time. When we arrived we ordered breakfast and teas and coffees some breakfasts had come out before others had drinks, we had to ask for them. We pre ordered dinner which was fine but when the starters came out they had got us and another table mixed up so again half of us got food before the others. The sides were ordered and some cane out wrong as in chips instead of sweet potato chips. However I must say that the quality of food was exceptional and would happily eat here and stay here again! I would just say that the ordering system or the communication with the kitchen needs to be looked at. However this wouldn’t stop me going again!

good size room very clean and comfortable

Was ok very basic bar area small and limited choice of drink.had 3 society's staying as well as other guests and had only 1 person behind bar long wait to be served.

Very enjoyable, food excellent.

Comfy, clean bed; limited restaurant menu; always friendly and efficient staff.

Love the location. hotel staff great. Room we were in is getting a bit tired and shabby but we loved the place.

Excellent friendly staff. Well prepared and presented food.

Excellent meals in the restaurant and bar. Helpful staff. Spacious and comfortable twin rooms.

Really good all round hotel great place for golf trip.

Perfectly acceptable and good accommodation. Clean and warm, plenty of towels, all good. Easy and free wifi access. Impressed with the choices, and the quality, of the selected menu. Helpful staff, friendly too.

Had a very enjoyable stay at Thorpeness

Very impressed with the rooms, shared with my son. Twin beds comfortable and room size larger than expected with writing desk and large sofa to relax and read or watch tv. The room seemed very modern and bathroom of a high quality. We ate in the bar rather than the restaurant (wanted to watch England v Spain), the staff were really friendly and helpful and our food was enjoyable and well presented. Service overall was good.

Very pleasant stay at Thorpeness, big & comfortable rooms with all the basic amenities you would typically require available. Dinner was excellent and breakfast set you off ready for the day ahead.Prices very reasonable in the bar.

My husband Alan and I thoroughly enjoyed our 3 day golfing break at Thorpeness Hotel & Golf Club...just what we needed!  

The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful to make sure we were well looked after. As for the golf, well – the course was in great condition, not a bit of mud on our shoes or trousers after we played 18 holes; it was a pleasure to play on!

We will certainly contact Your Golf Travel when we decide to go on our next golfing holiday.

There is a lot of gorse which slows the round down. Our 2 last fourballs came down the 18th in the dark but really enjoyed gthe challange and the course was in good condition for the time of year

Interesting course with some nice holes. Greens were in excellent condition, but fairways very patchy and most bunkers seriously in need of attention, due to lack of sand, raking and poor definition. Pro shop staff pleasant and helpful.

Greens very good. Bunkers very hard to get out of.

Good layout let down by really poor conditioning. Fairways understandable, but tee boxes and bunkers were terrible! Greens ran ok, looked good if a bit slow. Needs some TLC to do justice to an interesting and good test of a course

Thorpeness is a demanding but fair test of golf. The greens were very good, but the rest of the course was patchy with many bare lies - which was due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer. Nevertheless, we all enjoyed the golf and will return again in due course.

Excellent layout, a real challenge; we were pleased to be playing it twice to work out where we should be aiming! As is the case for most courses in the UK this summer, the fairways were very bare and bouncy, and it was difficult sometimes to differentiate the fairway from the rough. Having said that, you don’t expect a links style course to be lush. The bunkers were very strategically placed but their condition was a bit of a let down as many had very little sand in them but plenty of stones; you were hitting the plastic lining on one. Greens were fine. Overall, we really enjoyed course.

Sad to say that we were a bit disappointed by the condition of the course. Thorpeness has a rich history and we expected better. On most of the holes there was no distinction between fairway and 1st cut rough and they were like concrete being severely underwatered. The bunkers were mostly filled with a strange mix of dark material that wasnt really sand and made many unplayable. In contrast, we found the greens to be in good shape and true once you managed to stop you ball on them ! Clearly the dry weather and constant use has taken its toll but for us as visiting golfers, a real disappointment.

Rounds were slow, but this was mainly due to the exceptionally hot weather & a busy course. In general the rounds went well.

Challenging but enjoyable

Given the recent hot spell it was very parched and in need of some new growth on the fairways. Tee boxes too were not great. Greens were excellent and overall a very enjoyable and challenging experience.

The course fairways due to the weather conditions were very hard and bumpy. The bunkers were not in good condition which made things very difficult. The greens were however were in good condition although very slow.

The course is challenging especially for high handicappers, though you can get round and find it enjoyable. The fairways were like concrete with the recent hot spell and there were areas where there was no grass and you had to place your ball on the nearest available patch. The greens played well and the only disappointment for a course of this standard were the bunkers, which didn’t all have enough sand and contained a lot of stones. The golf package is well priced and for the money it’s good value.

Great course, very dry summer so plenty of run, but a really fair test. Excellent greens, a touch on the slow side but very true.

Throughly enjoyed the course. The fairways were scorched owing to the weather, but the greens were good.

Great course and quite tricky

Take plenty of spare golf balls, the horse is unforgiving to say the least.

Fairways unplayable bunkers had not enough sand greens was nice never see no ground staff in 2 days won’t be returning

Lovely course, though the greens weren’t as smooth as I remembered

The golf course is a great challenge for all levels and an easy flat walk. Our first round was completed in under four hours the second was over four hours as we were behind the ladies playing a medal round

Have been to Thorpeness many times. Faiways were not as good as usual. Many bare areas that need overseeding. Rabbit holes on many fairways. Greens were a little bumpy but were better on 3rd day after some rain.

Really nice but tight course, well maintained

Course was very fast due to lack of any rain during March. Great Golf Course

Bunkers difficult and a number GUR

With only a couple of exceptions, the course was in prime condition for mid March, although a number of the bunkers are currently being renovated and were out of play as GUR. The challenge of staying out of the gorse was fun and made the course more picturesque than the average course. All my group really enjoyed the experience and we'll be back again soon hopefully.

We were unable to tee off until 1.25pm, in front was some very slow groups making the round over 5 hrs. which is awful and we were unable to finish our round due to darkness. WE WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN!! Very disappointed as it's a nice course

A very good experience. I love this course

This truly is open all year , when other courses are closed due to wet weather , this one is open. We had 2 excellent rounds, the 2nd round with a later t time playing behind a large group was slow!

An excellent experience in all respects.

Course was dry as usual. Busy but not slow. Well marshalled. Golf shop staff very helpful. A great course, if not a bit difficult with gorse everywhere. If you can keep it straight, it's fair, every poor shot is punished though.

Lovely course with quick greens and the need to navigate past the bunkers

Fairways lacking grass and hard with many bare lies throughout, can be frustrating not seeing where the ball ends up. Greens were excellent very true and responsive to spin. Overall worth the trip due to the challenge.

Absolutely brilliant course - hadn’t realised just how much of a heathland/inland links-type course it was, so we were thrilled when we saw the sandy, baked out fairways, rugged bunkers and beautiful heather and gorse throughout the course. Very picturesque, great condition (although we struggled to hold the greens as any shots coming up marginally short would bounce right through the greens) and I imagine it’d be a super course in the winter as well. Slope rating of around 130 seems about right - got destroyed in the first round, found some redemption the second time round! We also played the nearby Forest Course at Woodbridge Golf Club on the way home, which was also brilliant (9 holes of pure bliss).

Playing very tough due to dry conditions but still loved it

Fairways bit dry and hard but with the sun only expected, overall good course and greens in perfect condition.

Really enjoyed the course except for the strategically positioned bunkers with high lips 😱 Greens were good.

Great

This course never disappoints. The difficulty is in the bunkers but we all managed to find a way out of them even if we played out backwards. The course is very well kept well gone to the greenkeepers.

Difficult but fair

Two rounds played and two rounds enjoyed. The course is tight and it seems like you are surrounded by gorse at all times. If you hit the ball straight you'll love it. The greens were in good condition and rolled well but there are plenty of hidden breaks. The only thing that let the course down in anyway were the bunkers I hit a massive stone in one and damaged my club. This is a proper testing course of a good standard and well worth a visit to the coast.

Loved the course

Challenging course especially in the very windy conditions on Sunday. Monday was easier with less wind.

The course was in excellent condition. Greens fast and true, bunkers good, fairways firm. You have to be straight because plenty of gorse to catch wayward shots.

Great course to play but the rough is penal. Greens were true and fast. Good challenge.

Still early season and the course will get better , pretty damn good though this weekend

2 great rounds of golf, lovely course

Lovely course with springy fairways and receptive greens. A really good test though fair. In very good condition

We did not play very well but we can only blame ourselves for that.

Very happy with our two rounds, the course was drier and much more playable than those in Essex, we found the gorse a considerable challenge as once in you were rarely out. My only criticism was the directional signage on the course didn’t help navigate as much as it could.

Each hole had its own challenges. Course condition great including bunkers. Loved every minute. This was the easiest booking I have made. YGT agent was efficient, selected perfect tee times and was a pleasure to talk to. Follow up call was also much appreciated. He was even interested in my round and experience. I will certainly book again. Thank you

Thorpeness is an outstanding Golf course. It is beautifully set out and a great design. Each hole demands careful thought and accurately played shots. It is dry even during a wet winter with excellent greens and well turfed fairways. The pace of play was good and staff were friendly and helpful. A fantastic venue with some great deals too.

Considering the rain that every course has had, this course was very good to play with good tees, fairways and green. Well done to the green staff.

This course is a proper test of golf!… especially in the winter with the wind blowing. Overall course was in good condition for the time of year apart from the greens which had been spiked for maintenance reasons recently.. would love to play in the summer when in top condition but value for money is fantastic and all staff were friendly and helpful.

Sunday was combined with cloud and later heavy rain meant a gloomy afternoon however Sunday was sunny then overcast and completely playable even after torrential rain the previous day. The course is playable 365 days per year!

Despite heavy, heavy rain all day and night before our arrival, the course was in great condition, obviously being sand based helps. The pros were very polite & informative. A great weekend on & off the course.

It did rain so our review may have been even better in the sunshine!

Excellent condition considering the rain fall we have had in the last two weeks

It was slightly slow. The toilet is a portaloo and not entirely clean, there is no running water. I understand though it is in the middle of the course so difficult to provide.

Unforgiving, lovely maintained grounds. Greens lovely but a little slow. Overall a good challenging course very enjoyable

We were a two ball so expecting to have slow rounds, but they were fine. A very nice course with some challenging holes.

I had two rounds on the course while I was staying at the hotel. Course was in great shape. Unfortunately it was a weekend of gales and showers! Facilities at the club are ok but could be better. Pro shop ok, locker room ok, a decent practice ground if you use your own balls. But there's no practice nets, and the putting green is too small. There is plenty of room to have both on the practice ground area.

The course condition was not as good as our last visit approximately 8 years ago. It certainly would not be in my top 100 courses as promoted in their literature.

Excellent condition, Greens were fast but fair

Excellent golf course which was thoroughly enjoyable. On the first round we had the course to ourselves (good timing for a change!) It was busier on the next two rounds but this did not detract from the experience and would go back again

Course is in good condition and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Tee off times are monitored and kept to. Overall, we enjoyed the course.

Everything run smoothly staff and facilities superb great day and 2 rounds

To be fair to James Braid the design is clever, the greens are so interesting and difficult to read. Every hole is challenging, the bunkers are not big but deep with overhanging grass. They are just what the good player would expect. The sand is not too thick and is soft dark grey. A vast variety of tree species and thick tall gorse wind their way through the course. Finding your wayward golf balls is not easy, but this was one of the most enjoyable and fair golf courses I have ever played. It is truly a piece of landscape art and is a shrine to golf in a bygone era of Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen.

Everything about the course was excellent

All good

Very well designed course with bunkers in very clever positions Bit wet but can’t do much about that this time of year Greens and fairways were brilliant for the time of year

Very nice golf course which was quite difficult. We were amazed the way it stood up to the weather. Its a bit scruffy round the edges but it was still winter. I would definitely recommend.

Unfortunately due to the weather we were only able to play once. The hired Buggy was very good and we appreciated the bottled water.

The course was in very good condition. Quite a lot of bunkers which I managed to find 🤣. The weather was great for this time of year so made our golf away trip a very enjoyable one. Would definitely recommend.

We had lovely weather which showed off the beauty of the course and surroundings. Really enjoyable course to play, plenty of bunkers to catch you out and great greens. Would recommend a visit.

Very difficult course, but really enjoyed it

I won the first day so that shows how much I liked it from a high handicapper

A stunning but very challenging course. Second time here as a group of 12 and it won't be our last!

Just missing a driving range, or supplied range balls! Great course, tough, and made even tougher by being so dry, greens were great though. Highly recommend!

The course was busy yet seemed like there was nobody around! Good pace of play, no hold ups during our two rounds. Greens proved a good challenge and with the ball bouncing around on the fairway, the round was difficult to control, but very enjoyable. Excellent course but with the hard dry surface, any ball running into the gorse was in serious trouble!

Tight but fair, if you kept the ball straight the rewards were there as distance was shortened with the dry conditions, however stray offline and a host of difficulties face you, even if you can find your ball!

Course was in very good condition few blind holes greens very quick

I've rated this course as hard simply because, in spite of its comparative short length it is well protected by gorse, bracken and heather - stray off the fairway at your peril. The greens were fantastic albeit a trifle slow for my taste, but certainly good surface and some interesting reads. All staff were helpful and the local members were a delight. Course marshal was serving drinks and snacks. All in all a great place to play golf.

Greens were great and you got plenty of run on the fairways. Scenery was fantastic

Great course. Just needs the coloured flags for front/middle and back. A few more signs and a bit of a tidy up on a few bunkers. Pro shop staff were great - really helpful!

Absolutely loved it in my top 10 in England

Really enjoyed the course, good condition for the time of year and shortage of rainfall.

Enjoyable would play there again.

All our members enjoy this golf course and the fact it is "all weather" gives me more confidence to book at this time of year.

We loved the course. Very well kept and very tricky greens. Was glad to have a second round to get a very satisfying result. We liked it so much we’ve joined as Jubilee members as we don’t live too far away.

Always nice playing Thorpeness with the nice mix of holes and pleasing on the eye heathland terrain. The only slight grumble was the conditions of some the bunkers, very little sand in them making an escape incredibly difficult.

Very busy on the Sunday, but very enjoyable.

Has many bunkers and some are bucket shape so more difficult greens had been tinned and treated so not as good as normally. Course was dry very neatly trimmed.

The course was generally in good condition, unfortunately the greens had been hollow tined which is essential maintenance at the time of year. The only negative was the condition of the bunkers.

Love this course, it’s been very busy the past few times we have played it but then again everywhere we play seems to be busy this year - a sign of the times. Great pro shop staff, very helpful.

Great winter location. The course was in great condition for the time of year.

An excellent course for winter. The greens were exceptionally good. The course was in great condition. We came off cleaner than we went on. No issues at all using trollies and buggies available in November. 1st tee is only 1 minutes walk from the first tee.

Love this course

Excellent

Interesting course and nice green.Very enjoyable for all handicaps.Will visit again.

Enjoyed the course very much, good test for golf, excellent practice area, well worth the money.

Liked the course easy walking good greens

Reasonable golf with rounds of 30 and 37 stableford points for the two rounds.

About 4 hours to play 18 holes about what we expected really Clearly signposted green to the next tee the strokesaver was invaluable

Thorpeness Golf course is lovely, but you have to be straight - as there are loads of fern & gorse just waiting to eat up your golf balls. I have been to Thorpeness many times, and they seem to cleaned up a lot of the gorse now, which I must say did make it easier, but its still a challenging course, but its great.

Course was great condition and very enjoyable but also tough. The rough was near impossible to find your ball so don't go off track. Even though it wasn't really windy, the wind certainly playing its part and created a real challenge for the whole group ranging between hcap index of 8 thru to 21. Would happily come here again and again. Greens super condition and very quick. Recommend.

A great course. Proper links style. Very enjoyable day.

This is a favourite golf course - fairly flat so easy to walk (if you are of a certain sort of age), absolutely beautiful with gorse lining the fairways and well maintained. The greens were velvety - looking faster than they actually were. A challenging course but not overwhelming. We'd recommend.

The course is really challenging due to the visual aspect and the undulating greens. Very true mind you. The course, in my opinion is great for all levels. Definitely worth a try if you haven’t played it. Have fun. Ken Selvey

Practice range you have to use own balls. Course was in good condition greens were excellent. Very rough unforgiving with heavily lined with ferns ( with adders hissing) we had in our group Handicaps from 1 to 9 no one scored more than 32 stableford points. Green staff and Pros very accommodating. Overall a very tough course

Did'nt like the eyebrows around every bunker. If you got in them it was worse than being in the bunker

A great traditional golf course in great condition for the time of year

The wind was fierce on both days and the course played very hard, but that’s what we love and it was an experience to some in the group who had never played that type of course before. We had rain on Sunday morning for about 4 hours before we teed off, one puddle appeared on the 4th green and by the time we came back past it on 17th it was gone. The course is in superb condition and would recommend this to anyone and everyone.

challenging, enjoyable, dont go in the rough.

Was raining all day on Saturday not heavy but some greens had big puddles on ,sunday round was dry but greens had big puddles on them, greenstaff not attempted to clear them very disappointing.

Unfortunately it rained the whole time we were playing so it obviously made it more difficult.

greens and tees are very good; fairways show signs of traffic; tricky bunkering positions; very friendly pro shop although no clubs to consider; buggy at £30 is on the high side.

Very narrow fairways. They are in transition with the cut of their rough. Challenging.

Some fairway conditions were poor probably due to weather conditions last year, need time and attention to improve. Course more difficult for ladies (carries and playing out of rough just off the fairways). However an excellent layout.

I put Hard on course difficulty but that was off the white tees. We played 3 rounds but enjoyed the challenge every time.

Course is a fair old challenge (if windy would become really hard I think)we were a group of to high handicappers average score 28 points as you need to be straight!!

I really enjoyed this course. A great test for a mid-high handicapper with lots of well-placed bunkers and with good, fast greens. Very pleasing to the eye from the tee box, with the fairways framed by the yellow gorse. After 4 months of walking my own (very wet) course in Kent it was a pleasure to walk along dry, springy fairways.

Yes very enjoyable but think they book too many on the course. Play was slow

We played as a two ball and took about 3 hours 15 minutes for each round. We were invited through by slower groups on several occasions and found other players to be courteous and friendly. The course was set up very well with an abundance of bunkers some of which I avoided. Sadly not all! The course requires a strategic approach, it's not overly long at 6,000 yards but course management is critical to score well. We were fortunate with the weather and saw the course and surrounding Vista at its best. The greens were slower than we were used to but they were very true and freewheeling staff are to be congratulated on presenting the course so well at this time of the year. We will definitively return in the future and found the two days to be really enjoyable. Thanks to Sam Greenslade for organising our break, he was very helpful and cannot speak highly enough of him and his customer service.

Great track, one that really gets you thinking! As with every course in the UK this summer, suffered a little on the fairways but you can see it growing back. Around the greens it's excellent and one of the few places you can putt confidently knowing you're getting true roll! A really well laid out test that provided a good challenge for our group. Sadly the weather got the better of us on the 2nd day and whilst the course stood up to it absolutely fine being sand based, less could be said for the wimps trying to play in it. Even with that in mind we'd 100% come back here again.