Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre is a fitness facility located at Batchwood Hall, St Albans AL3 5XA, UK.
Google reviewers rate it 3.9 out of 5 across 212 reviews. That is a large enough sample to be worth trusting.
Membership prices and class timetables change more often than equipment does, so confirm them with Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre directly before your first visit.
Really enjoyed my trip to batchwood. The golf and leisure facilities were excellent and the areas were clean and well cared for. The staff were very friendly and knowledgable and provided an excellent service
Played 18, course is in pretty fine shape, but CHRIST that was the slowest round I’ve ever had - 5.5h to get round the course, teed off at midday and finished almost in the dark. Not quite sure what’s going on to warrant such slow play, had a few close calls with fore shouts but didn’t see anyone taking 10 balls off the tee so no idea what that was about. Did however see a fourball wearing jeans and t shirts which was quite jarring given it was raining.
The greenkeeper & staff deserve a medal for the way they have turned the greens around at Batchwood over the last few years. They were in pretty patchy and poor condition on some of the holes due to the course being public land and kids on bikes chopping up the greens, as well as standard crows digging for worms and people not replacing their pitch marks. The course is always busy because it's one of the most accessible, pricewise in the area. That does effect pace of play as there are a lot of new golfers playing (and they need to play somewhere) and there is no real starter or marshal as you would find in private clubs. That being said it's an interesting course that is great value for money in the twilight hours in particular and has some interesting (if not quirky) holes, the Par 3 third is a lovely hole with a tricky green, the 5th a very tough Par 4 and the 7th a memorable blind drive down the hill and a second shot that your brain begs for you not to slice or duff into the "pit of despair" as I like to call it. The back nine has another excellent Par 3 at 15 and the 18th is a lovely slightly uphill Par 5 to finish. I think one area of improvement would be to signpost or help the newer players out with tips on improving their pace of play, it's not something you are really taught for a while playing golf unless with more experienced players, but that's not a sleight on the course improvements that have been made in terms of its conditions over the last 2-3 years.
Overall good gym space but a shame they’ve made it smaller by removing workout space on the mezzanine bit and turned it into more seating! Really think they could make better use of the space and layout. Making the gym bigger with more machines etc
Overall good facilities and equipment with bike parking outside. Does tend to fill up after work hours but that is normal. There is a problem with young children running around sometimes.
Sunday: 08:00 to 18:00. Monday: 06:30 to 22:00. Tuesday: 06:30 to 22:00. Wednesday: 06:30 to 22:00. Thursday: 06:30 to 22:00. Friday: 06:30 to 22:00. Saturday: 08:00 to 18:00. Hours come from the gym's Google listing and can change on public holidays.
Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre holds 4.1 out of 5 across 411 Google reviews. Read a few of them rather than the average alone, since a single score hides whether people are praising the equipment or the staff.
Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre is at Batchwood Dr, Harpenden, St Albans AL3 5XA, UK. The map on this page opens directions in your own maps app.
You can reach Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre by phone on +44 1727 844250 and through its own website, linked at the top of this page. Membership prices change often and are rarely published in full, so asking directly beats trusting any figure you find elsewhere.
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