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Reasons to Visit Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club

Designed by 5-time Open Champion, the legendary James Braid
Located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty & close to the beach
One of the finest courses in Suffolk & ranked in the Top 100 Golf Courses in England

Thorpeness Golf Club is home to an incredible s golf course, designed by James Braid, who is renowned for some of Scotland's best layouts, including Carnoustie. In the heart of Suffolk, Braid has created a magical golf course, where golfers will wind their way through stunning heathland while contending with gorse, heather and pine trees. Thorpeness Hotel is located on England’s majestic east coast, nestled in an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and only 5 minutes from the beach. The hotel offers golfers charming bedrooms, with Ogilvie’s Grill House on hand to provide delicious meals.

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Thorpeness Golf Club

This Suffolk gem is heathland in style, and though not long - measuring 6,432 from the tips - is a fantastic test. Visiting golfers will be charmed as the layout winds its way through silver birch and pine, gorse and heather, in a fashion reminiscent of the world-renowned courses at Sunningdale and Woodhall Spa. The sandy soil gives Thorpeness a superb links accent, while the course's quality has been recognised with the award of a number of regional, national and international tournaments.

The charming Suffolk landscape makes for a delightful setting, while on the course itself Braid has created a great variety of holes. Some of the best are the signature 3rd, where a good drive is the key to negotiating the sharp dog-leg right, the short 7th, where a poorly-struck iron will disturb the lilies that cruise the lake, and the terrific closing hole, which demands two great shots to find the green, under the watchful gaze of the famous windmill.

James Braid's famous creativity is extremely evident at Thorpeness, and his tremendous course makes this an educated choice for your next golf holiday.

It is crucial to avoid the bunkers at Thorpeness, which are built in the true links style with steep faces.

Course Information
Par	70
Designed by	James Braid
Opened in	1922

Tees
Blue	6,444 yards
White	6,290 yards
Yellow	6,080 yards
Red	5,460 yards

Accommodation at Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club

Just ten minutes walk from the superb beach on Suffolk's famous coastline, the hotel prides itself on providing traditional hospitality for all those fortunate enough to visit. The thirty guest rooms are extremely comfortable, and all overlook either the Meare or the golf course. Old-fashioned values like personal, attentive service are married perfectly with modern comforts in the hotel, and the warm welcome will ensure that all visitors will be put at ease immediately upon arrival.

During the winter months, the golf course's sandy turf remains perfectly playable, while the open fires will be roaring in the lounge to greet the hardy golfer's return, emphasising perfectly the charm inherent in a Thorpeness golf break.

Hotel guests are welcome to rack up the balls for a few frames of snooker, or use the golf simulator, while the Meare and its surroundings offer a variety of pursuits: try rowing, tennis, boating, fishing, cycling or clay pigeon shooting.

Overlooking the 3rd tee, Thorpeness' restaurant is a sumptuous experience, where the ever-changing menu reflects the fresh and seasonal local produce.

The Patio Bar serves drinks and fine light snacks, including homemade Thorpeness fishcakes.

Features

Golf Buggies
Pro Shop
Tuition
Putting Greens
Practice Area
Tennis
Fishing
Clay Pigeon Shooting

Conference Facilities
Banqueting Facilities
Private Dining
Family Rooms
BBQ
Pets Welcome
Nearby Beaches
On-Site Parking

Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club
Thorpness, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP16 4NH
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Hotel reviews
Golf Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Overall Rating for Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club

Staff

9.2

Location

9.2

Room comfort

8.0

Facilities

8.2

Quality of bars & restaurants

8.6

Value for money

8.6

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Excellent

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

Geoff – Reviewed 6 May 2022

Excellent

Excellent all round, especially the food and the staff.

Kerry – Reviewed 6 May 2022

6.0

Good

Enjoyable stay bedrooms a little tired .

Debbie – Reviewed 1 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

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

Bill – Reviewed 18 Apr 2022

8.0

Very Good

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.

Caroline – Reviewed 26 Mar 2022

Excellent

Excellent food and great bar area.

Peter – Reviewed 23 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

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

John – Reviewed 23 Mar 2022

8.0

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.

Violet – Reviewed 10 Mar 2022

Excellent

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.

Keith – Reviewed 16 Feb 2022

Excellent

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

Angela – Reviewed 15 Dec 2021

Excellent

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

Nigel – Reviewed 8 Dec 2021

Excellent

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.

Dan – Reviewed 1 Dec 2021

8.0

Very Good

Great value

Tony – Reviewed 26 Nov 2021

4.0

Average

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

Kevin – Reviewed 23 Nov 2021

8.0

Very Good

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

Irene – Reviewed 10 Nov 2021

Excellent

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

Alan – Reviewed 20 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Clean & comfortable food great and enjoyed the course

Pamela – Reviewed 6 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

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!

Trevor – Reviewed 28 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

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

Tom – Reviewed 12 Sep 2021

Excellent

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.

Katie – Reviewed 7 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

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.

Paul – Reviewed 1 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

Restaurant food could have been higher quality.

Dan – Reviewed 24 Aug 2021

8.0

Very Good

Raymond – Reviewed 4 Aug 2021

6.0

Good

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.

Diane – Reviewed 15 Jul 2021

Excellent

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

Ken – Reviewed 13 Jul 2021

6.0

Good

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.

Roger – Reviewed 13 Jul 2021

4.0

Average

See my seperate letter sent to James Aquino

Keith – Reviewed 28 Jun 2021

Excellent

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

Tom – Reviewed 25 Sep 2020

8.0

Very Good

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!

Ben – Reviewed 4 Feb 2020

Excellent

good size room very clean and comfortable

Phil – Reviewed 8 Nov 2019

4.0

Average

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.

Mark – Reviewed 15 Oct 2019

Excellent

Very enjoyable, food excellent.

Michael – Reviewed 16 Aug 2019

8.0

Very Good

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

Richard – Reviewed 1 Aug 2019

8.0

Very Good

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

Jane – Reviewed 9 Jul 2019

Excellent

Excellent friendly staff. Well prepared and presented food.

Geoffrey – Reviewed 29 Jun 2019

Excellent

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

Nigel – Reviewed 5 Jun 2019

Excellent

Really good all round hotel great place for golf trip.

David – Reviewed 15 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

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.

John – Reviewed 1 Apr 2019

Excellent

Had a very enjoyable stay at Thorpeness

Pauline – Reviewed 13 Dec 2018

8.0

Very Good

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.

Mike – Reviewed 18 Oct 2018

8.0

Very 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.

Rafe – Reviewed 25 Sep 2018

Excellent

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.

Angela – Reviewed 12 Jan 2015

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8.8

Very Good

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Condition overall

8.2

Condition of greens

8.8

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8.4

Value for money

9.0

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Absolutely loved it in my top 10 in England

Geoff – Reviewed 6 May 2022

Excellent

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

Kerry – Reviewed 6 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

Enjoyable would play there again.

Debbie – Reviewed 1 May 2022

6.0

Good

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.

Bill – Reviewed 18 Apr 2022

Excellent

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.

Caroline – Reviewed 26 Mar 2022

Excellent

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.

Peter – Reviewed 23 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

Very busy on the Sunday, but very enjoyable.

John – Reviewed 23 Mar 2022

6.0

Good

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.

Violet – Reviewed 10 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

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.

Keith – Reviewed 16 Feb 2022

Excellent

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.

Angela – Reviewed 15 Dec 2021

Excellent

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

Nigel – Reviewed 8 Dec 2021

Excellent

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.

Dan – Reviewed 1 Dec 2021

Excellent

Love this course

Tony – Reviewed 26 Nov 2021

Excellent

Kevin – Reviewed 23 Nov 2021

8.0

Very Good

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

Irene – Reviewed 10 Nov 2021

Excellent

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

Alan – Reviewed 20 Oct 2021

Excellent

Liked the course easy walking good greens

Pamela – Reviewed 6 Oct 2021

6.0

Good

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

Trevor – Reviewed 28 Sep 2021

Excellent

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

Tom – Reviewed 12 Sep 2021

Excellent

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.

Katie – Reviewed 7 Sep 2021

Excellent

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.

Paul – Reviewed 1 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

Dan – Reviewed 24 Aug 2021

6.0

Good

Raymond – Reviewed 4 Aug 2021

8.0

Very Good

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

Andy – Reviewed 4 Aug 2021

Excellent

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.

Diane – Reviewed 15 Jul 2021

Excellent

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

Ken – Reviewed 13 Jul 2021

6.0

Good

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

Roger – Reviewed 13 Jul 2021

8.0

Very Good

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

Keith – Reviewed 28 Jun 2021

Excellent

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

Tom – Reviewed 25 Sep 2020

Excellent

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.

Ben – Reviewed 4 Feb 2020

8.0

Very Good

challenging, enjoyable, dont go in the rough.

Phil – Reviewed 8 Nov 2019

8.0

Very Good

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.

Mark – Reviewed 15 Oct 2019

Excellent

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

Michael – Reviewed 16 Aug 2019

8.0

Very Good

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.

Richard – Reviewed 1 Aug 2019

8.0

Very Good

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

Jane – Reviewed 9 Jul 2019

8.0

Very Good

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.

Geoffrey – Reviewed 29 Jun 2019

Excellent

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

Nigel – Reviewed 5 Jun 2019

Excellent

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!!

David – Reviewed 15 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

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.

John – Reviewed 1 Apr 2019

8.0

Very Good

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

Pauline – Reviewed 13 Dec 2018

8.0

Very Good

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.

Mike – Reviewed 18 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

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.

Rafe – Reviewed 25 Sep 2018

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