Review of the Bank House Golf & Country Club, Worcester
Have just come back from 2 nights at The Bank House near Worcester.
Went away with 16 lads, and would definitely recommend it as a great venue to visit for your next golf break.
Hotel
3* hotel, attractive old building from the outside, and perfectly comfortable on the inside. It has a quite small bar but there is Sky Sports and they serve a decent selection of beers circa £3.50 a pint.
Food in restaurant is ok, but a step down from meals I’ve had at Selsdon park and Foxhills. Breakfast there is a good selection of fry up, fruit and cereals which was all good. There is a small outdoor pool but it was covered up when we were there which was a shame. So not much in terms of spending time on site making full use of leisure facilities!
It’s about a 3 minute walk from hotel to golf course down a dirt track, no sign posts for golf course so could confuse people at first.
Initial impressions of golf course is that it is a bit un-cared for, practice facilities are a bit scruffy but golf course is very good.
There is a lot of water about, course is not long but very punishing if you go off line and it has 6 par 5’s, 6 par 4’s and 6 par 3’s so quite quirky. The back 9 is very good all the way through, holes to remember are 11th, (which you stand on the tee and say to yourself “I don’t know whether to paint this or play it!”) long par 3 carrying 180 yards of water. The 16th where your approach shot is similar to playing into the 10th at the Belfry. 18th long par 5 with a 200 yard carry off the tee all over water. There is a decent bar at the golf club for after round beers, and a balcony in the clubhouse overlooking the 10th tee.
Night out in Worcester
Worcester centre is only 10 mins by car and costs £7 in a cab, very pretty town and plenty of places to go out. Friday night is the night when all the underage lot go out, we went to a club called Tramps where it was 99p to get in and 99p for a bottle of fosters, but we probably upped the average age by about 10 years. Velvet Lounge is decent, bit more classy and there are plenty of other bars and clubs about. We certainly felt that Worcester had never seen 16 raaa’s but we have all come away alive so can safely say the people of Worcester are friendly enough!
Warwickshire Golf & Country Club
We also played the Warwickshire on the way up on the Friday, a massive resort with two 18 hole courses and a 9 hole par 3 course. We played the Earls course which was excellent. Condition was really good, it is pretty long and again quite tight as the rough was punishing. There was quite a bit of water and some beautiful tree lined holes. Quite an Americanised feel to it though as quite a few of the holes are quite open and feel as though the holes will be good when they are finished.
Overall I would give the Bank House as a whole, 7 out of 10, Bransford Golf Club 8 out of 10, and the Warwickshire 8.5 out of 10.
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I went on a golf break to Worcester in March and although I didn’t play the Warwickshire, the Bank House is a top quality venue. The course has lots of water on it so rewards the straighter hitter.
Will be going back next year for sure.
I played The Bank House last year and was really impressed. Although I hit the ball really short off the tee it was not too difficult whereas courses like The Brabzazon and Celtic Manor are too hard for me. I’m only 5ft 1in so long courses don’t suit me!
This year I’m off to Ramada Gloucester – can’t wait!!
We have been to Bank house before, we have an annual golf weekend. I arranged my sons stag weekend there this time, to cater for the older crowd & the younger lads that could not make the main stag weekend. We had a great time, so much so he doesn’t want to have another stag do.
We all knew the hotel was looking a little past it’s best before we went. The breakfast was very good, the evening meals not as good as last year. Drinks very expensive in the hotel, they miss a trick there, as everyone then leaves the hotel and go into town, where we spent hundreds of pound they should have had.
The staff were friendly & helpful, and we would go back again, but maybe not next year.
Gotravelgolf have been very proactive during and after our trip, and we would use them again.
Hotel, looks and felt slightly on the tired side, however, was comfortable and clean when inside. Evening meal and breakfast were both ok, with a decent selection of choices. Staff at hotel were very friendly and provided excellent service.
Golf course is only a few minutes from hotel walk down a dirt track. Again, initial impression was of a slightly un-cared for club, but the course was actually a very good challenge, with water playing a part in the majority of holes and greens in good condition. Strong par 3’s and reachable in 2 par 5’s combine to make it a very enjoyable course to play.
Overall, the deal provided by your golf travel was excellent value and my wife and I will be using your services again (Actually I already have, and am away again with the lads again for this weekend !!)