The Best Golf Courses in Alderholt, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2025)

We've just had our Christmas lunch here. The food was lovely, as were the people serving us. Thank you so much.

Really good course. Very friendly place.

A very pleasant parkland course, challenging without being impossibly difficult. Well worth a visit. Very difficult to find via Google maps!

Lovely course, greens in great condition

A good course with some long holes, especially when the wind blows and a few picturesque holes. The greens were tricky with a variety of subtle and not so subtle breaks. It was very dry given the amount of rain there had been prior to the round. I'd like to play it again in the Summer.

The club is in a beautiful location with far reaching views and was a perfect venue for a celebration of our mother's life. The airy function room easily accommodated our 40 or so guests, the buffet was varied and plentiful and the bar well stocked. All staff were very professional , efficient and friendly and nothing was too much trouble.

buffet for an exceptional wedding anniversary the chicken curry was fantastic the prawn cocktail was excellent. The Italian Chef Max is amazing !

Cannot praise this course high enough played on the last two days (November 2024) the fairways were good & the greens were excellent, the course is well set up & well maintained, some lovely features with Centenary Walk & the 1921 Club House. Excellent. The clubhouse was welcoming & Mark the pro was very helpful.

One of the best courses I’ve played on in the area. It’s really well kept and looked after. Friendly members and well run bar. The course has 2 long par 4s, but present other challenges on the shorter holes so provides a good balance. If you play in the mornings and evenings you’ll often find deer wandering the course.

Great course, good condition for the time of year and even had decent weather

Been a member here for a little while now, and so glad to be a part of the club! The course is absolutely stunning, even through the winter months. Everyone is very friendly, the facilities are great, and they are constantly investing money back in. It's not a massively long course, but still a very testing layout. Plenty of well placed bunkers, streams and forest to contend with. The greens, which are some of the best around, are very tricky, and you are rarely left with a straight putt. 5* for me so far!

My son (HC6) and myself (HC12) played 3.34pm tee midweek. Although we played on a windy damp afternoon, we really enjoyed the course. It was immaculately presented from the off, very good tee boxes, well defined fairways and great greens. Well worth the green fee, we booked through golf now and saved significantly from the club price.

Had a meal with friends, food and staff were very nice. We did not play golf.

what a great course and a great setting. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was delicious all round a great day

Sometimes.......... ....... and not very often....... you get to play a course and think.... this is it.. the perfect model for an ideal golf course........ I am lucky, I get to play many different courses all over the UK, Europe and parts of the US. Ferndown is a first...... the first time I have found that perfect model. Our welcome started before we even got to the course, an interchange of email with Sue Helliker, and a sound, solid, honest but polite response. The welcome on check in in the pro shop. An excellent breakfast in a very nice surroundings . A very welcoming, course starter who was informative and helpful without being some overbearing " dont do this dont do that" individual. Members who got stuck behind us, who kept checking we knew where we were going, and were clearly more interested in making sure we were enjoying our golf, rather than holding them up. The course itself is a gem, difficult / tricky, without being impossible, bad shots punished, without losing a ball, good shots rewarded. Shorter holes that really made you think about club selection, well protected greens and hazards / bunkers well placed in landing zones, greens that were both difficult and consistent. Could I pick a "weak" hole, no chance. So from a visitor who cant wait to return a big thank you, to the staff and the members we met alike, all of whom, seemed to be so rightly proud of this wonderful experience.

First class course in both condition and presentation. Helpful bar staff as we played late afternoon. Lots of attention to detail, would certainly return.

Loved the idea of the crazy golf course , just too beat up after 18 to try it! Having just played a course close by which had all greens on temps, amazed at the quality of these greens even after torrential rain. There are some interesting holes and it's long but it's the greens and the breakfast which swing the 5 stars

We had a 60th birthday party at Hamptworth and we had ordered a finger buffet. The quality and choice of the buffet was excellent and more than enough for everyone. Each of our guests were very impressed with the quality and cleanliness of the venue, as well as the food, drinks and the efficiency of Zoe and her team. Zoe was also a great help with organising the play list which for us technophobes was a huge plus. We returned with some of our guests for breakfast the following day, unfortunately the weather was grim so they couldn't see the beautiful view of the course from the clubhouse very well. Despite this a couple of them expressed a desire to return and play the course. A huge thank you to Andy and all his team for making the occasion so special.

The best course I have played in the area infact best course in the South. The welcome from the staff makes you feel special as soon as you step through the door. The clubhouse has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Its like Chelsea chic comes to Wiltshire. The course is in superb condition and the work being put into it is clearly paying off. Would 100% recommend.

Brilliant Golf Course in superb condition, quite tight fairways, well looked after. Lovely greens with just the right amount of deception (depending on your point of view) Lovely clubhouse, friendly helpful staff and really nice food. Well recommended.🏌️‍♂️⛳☀️👍

An absolutely amazing place for not only Golf 😊 but also a venue to train your staff at. From the enquiry, all the way through to the end of the training course, these guys are simply incredible, Sammie and the team in the office to Stewart and the bar staff, they could not have done anymore. I will most definitely be using them again for my training requirements. Thank you again Paul Young CPC Direct Training Ltd

Teriffic round at Crane Valley GC. Played like a donkey, but that wasn't down to the course, which wasn't long, but was technical in places. Hit some good shots, but also some shockers, think I should have left the putter in the car too ! Enjoyable course, even in the drizzle !

We have had our annual group members (for 80 members, though we could easily fill more places) afternoon cream tea at Crane Valley for the past 3 years. Every year they provide the same superb food and service. Nothing is to much trouble for the staff, the facilities are top notch with the 80 place function room with bar and lounge area with views over the scenic golf course down to the lake. Highly recommended.

Lovely course, well prices, friendly staff and members. When taking all into account I am giving this 5 stars. The course itself is good quality with a proper length to the par 4 and 5 holes. Greens are immaculate and quick. It's not quite a championship course but given it's £13 for a twilight round if you prebook on the website it's great value. Even peak time rounds come in at under £30. The clubhouse is nice. Good selection of drinks and a nice area to sit a chill after a round. There is an outside patio nearly completed right by the 18th green which will be superb on a warm day/evening. Staff and members are very friendly and helpful. I will play here time and time again.

This is a course that regularly gets plaudits from top 100 golf course lists, and it's easy to see why. The setting is scenic, it has all the practise facilities you could ask for, and the course itself is the star of the show. The greens had recently been treated, but didn't look too far away from being excellent again. The tees were good, and the fairways were just about holding up to the pressures of the summer heatwave we've been going through. There are lots of nicely shaped holes, and a good mix of short and long par 4's. It's also pretty friendly from the tee, so can be played by all levels of handicap. Add in the excellent clubhouse and friendly members (the ones I spoke to were anyway), and you've ticked all of the boxes. Highly recommended.

Have used Alresford GC for many years with my society. The club house has recently been refurbished and is now an excellent venue and the food options are very reasonable and the staff are very attentive. The golf course we played in April 2023 was in excellent condition and the greens were unbelievable for this time of the year. If not played it’s highly recommended.

Course in great condition, clubhouse staff very friendly, food was good 👍 great day.

Excellent, well maintained course in beautiful Hampshire countryside. Lovely new clubhouse and friendly staff Would readily recommend and happily return

I have played here over the years and recently twice. The staff are all polite, friendly and helpful. I rely on them to pass on my compliments to the kitchen crew for excellent meals, and the greens staff for a well maintained course. Not the cheapest but certainly best value for money on a society day out.

I recently ran a Mental Health and Small Business - One Day Conference at Test Valley Golf Club and can't truly express how impressed I was with everything from the venue, to the catering, to the level of service. From the moment I enquired, Maria and Molly made me feel welcome and wanted to ensure they could accommodate as much as was feasible to create an event just as I had envisioned. The preparation and support provided was second to none. On the day, the food was excellent, the room was perfectly arranged and no dietary requirements or additional requests were too much trouble. They were so attentive and I can not wait to book our next event with them.

Good golf course, challenging yet forgiving if you manage the course. Beware the bunkers, lol. Golf buggies available. Book tee time on line and buggy. Discounts on buggies for medical reasons.

Nice course and not outrageously expensive. Greens are pretty consistent although some of the fairways are a bit lumpy and can give some random bounces. That's my excuse anyway.

Joined in the Summer great friendly golf club and would highly recommend when visiting the area.

What a beautiful course, in the heart of the New Forest. Some quirky holes with blind tee off's.. Quick greens and undulating fairways make for a fair challenge, certainly will return 👍⛳

A lovely golf club which is very welcoming. Not sure if the pannaging pigs in the bunkers are movable or immovable objects though?!?

The course is good and despite it being a 9 hole it does offer some real variety, it becomes 18 as you play the same holes from two different tee locations.

Best welcome to date…beautiful link course, with the Isle of Wight views. A big shout of to Christie in the pro shop who went up and beyond to help my partner and I find a good place for NYE. Also Graham Pole for his generosity in buying us a pint after our first game here, as the bar was closing with only cash payments. We will defiantly be back to play the final 9 soon. Sam & James 😃

Fun course...good shape...a bit confusing as 3 9's so always around people and other holes. Would come back. Played it in a 3 club wind which always takes away a little something. Great views.

Played Stroller & Needles. Both incredible views and challenging holes. Stroller better of the two and harder. Lots of bunkers and some difficult hole layouts on both. Greens were a1. Clubhouse really cool. Just a fun place to play and challenging. Lots of par 5s and long challenging ones. The bunkers need the sand loosening though because they were almost all playing really shallow and hard and it was hard to take sand. Most of the sand underneath top thin layer was compacted, not loose. Apart from that it was awesome. This place is amazing and such a cool quirky club. Will definetly be returning at some point with other family/friends. Thanks a lot

We are members anyway, and to be honest it's a very special place to visit. The sea view, Christchurch Bay, Needles in full view of, is stunning! Brendan for us being front of house, he is absolutely key to our experience, very witty, very hard working and attentive, along side a great team effort in general. We love it here, and will be forever regular visitors.