Hawkstone Park Golf Club is one of the most popular golf trip destinations in the North West of England. Surrounded by mature Shropshire countryside, this 36 hole golf resort has welcomed golfers for decades with both The Hawkstone, designed by 5-time Open Champion James Braid, and The Championship golf courses providing a superb test for a range of handicaps.
In terms of settings, few can compete with Hawkstone Park. It's two championship golf courses and the academy layout are nestled in an English Heritage Grade I landscape, next to the ruins of a medieval castle and the stunning cliffs of the Follies.
The picturesque surroundings combined with testing golf, popular with golf societies and smaller groups alike, make Hawkstone Park a perfect destination for golf breaks in the North West.
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Golf Courses at Hawkstone Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club
Championship Golf Course
The Championship Course is Hawkstone Park’s youngest layout and has made this venue one of the few in the West Midlands to boast 36 holes of championship golf. Weighing in at 6,763 yards it is noticeably longer than the Hawkstone Course and features many Americanisms – including generous fairways and large water hazards – which create an interesting juxtaposition with the stunning, and very English surroundings
Course Information
Par
72
Designed by
Brian Huggett
Opened for play
1995
Tees
Blue
6,763 yards
SSS 72
White
6,472 yards
SSS 72
Yellow
6,258 yards
SSS 72
Red
5,751 yards
SSS 73
Hawkstone Golf Course
The golf complex at Hawkstone Park extends to forty two holes, giving visiting golfers excellent variety. The 18-hole Hawkstone Course is where a young Sandy Lyle learnt his trade and it boasts some excellent holes. Particular highlights come around the turn and include holes such as the 12th, which has cleverly made use of the castle’s moat. Measuring 6,487 yards, this course is long enough to pose a question of even the best player’s golf game while not being overbearing for the lesser equipped player.
Signature hole: The 10th on the Hawkstone is the resort's signature; named ‘The Road Hole', the 518 yard par-5 hugs the dramatic cliff top.
The six-hole Academy Course is especially useful for beginners but also offers a good opportunity for more experienced players to work on their short game or to simply enjoy some golf should they be pressed for time. Hawkstone Park also boasts good practice facilities including a 20-bay driving range an extensive short game area with both putting and chipping greens.
Accommodation at Hawkstone Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club
The 66 bedrooms in Hawkstone Park's hotel have been the subject of extensive refurbishment in recent times, and are now stylishly decorated and ideally equipped for a comfortable stay. For that special occasion, it is possible to upgrade to one of the sumptuous superior rooms and suites.
Every guest room is fitted with luxury extras like a flat screen satellite television. The relaxing accommodation will ensure that visitors are revitalised, and ready to explore all that Hawkstone has to offer, with the incredible natural beauty of the surroundings, in addition to the fantastic golf courses.
Food & Drink
The fine 1792 Bar & Grill restaurant is famed for its extravagant Sunday lunches.
In the Lyles Bar, guests will enjoy a light bite or a refreshing drink, and also the fine views of the Hawkstone course 18th green.
Leisure Facilities
Exploring the 18th century Hawkstone Park Follies is an incredible experience; the fantasyland of cliffs, crags, caves, woodland, and ancient monuments has been awarded Grade 1 certification by the English Heritage organisation. Highlights include the Swiss Bridge, a vintage wooden structure spanning a deep chasm, and the Monument, a 100-foot column whose peak affords views over no less than 13 counties.
This local landmark draws thousands of visitors each year, drawn in by the spectacular views including Hawkstone Park Golf Course itself with the follies overlooking the Hawkstone and Championship course to explore the 100 acres of stunning Shropshire countryside.
Golfers looking for something a little more expansive for their golf break can head to local towns such as Shrewsbury which is home to not only a castle but also a cathedral with a wide variety of bars, restaurants and shops to explore.
How to get to Hawkstone Park
Hawkstone Park can be found in Weston-under-Redcastle, North Shropshire, a mere half-hour drive north of Shrewsbury and an hour's drive south of Manchester.
Hotel was nice - room was good. Bar was quite busy and could have done with more staff on whilst there was a wedding happening. Had a top time at Hawkstone and would definitely recommend.
8 / 10
8 / 10
Since the refurbishment the bedroom - ensuite accommodation is very comfortable, if not a little small... and for ladies, somewhat grey!
The restaurant is very light and the menu was excellent for the money.
Our two complaints were the understaffing, particularly at dinner on Tues 3rd. There were over 50 men in the room and only 3 staff plus bar man so there was a lot of rushing around. Also the level of noise was very difficult. We would like to see these society venues considering this issue (The Vale was the same earlier in the summer) and offer a quieter area to eat.
We are encouraged to see the building work in progress as the existing Clubhouse building is grim, with no atmosphere in the bar-eating area and a Pro-Shop that closes early in the afternoon.
Overall we enjoyed the visit.
10 / 10
The hotel was amazing, the staff were really helpful and the rooms were fantastic. The only problem was that they still had the pool/snookers tables advertised when in fact they had been removed from the hotel. So just a pre-warning for anybody visiting that getting a taxi into Shrewsbury is probably the best option.
10 / 10
Great accommodation and excellent staff
8 / 10
Rooms recently refurbished to an excellent standard also the dining room which is first class.
All the staff were very helpful and very pleasant nothing was to much trouble.
10 / 10
10 / 10
Great staff. Good, plentiful wholesome food.
8 / 10
The rooms have been refurbished recently, though some of this appears cosmetic and may not last long. The room was tidy enough (though we did get a free upgrade to a suite), there was plenty of hot water, towel rail did'nt work. The resteraunt / bar area is airy and pleasant. The staff were friendly and helpful. Food was good, breakfast was basic, not a huge choice but what there was was hot and nice.Overall a good hotel for a golf course, though may not be your cup-of-tea if only visiting the area.
10 / 10
Nicely refurbished in the last few years. Caters very well for groups and conferences - less likely to be a venue for a romantic trip for two. Double room was large, comfortable and well-equipped. Evening fare on the DBB booking was fine but limited. Very good breakfast. superb setting.
8 / 10
First room was rather small but we were offered an upgrade to a family room which was lovely. Food in the restaurant was only okay but the service was excellent from friendly, attentive staff.
6 / 10
Both courses were superb but the Hotel wasn't great - Bar shut at 12pm - No good to no one
8 / 10
Good clean hotel and very a good restaurant. Staff were very helpful and efficient. Would certainly go again.
8 / 10
Good food good room great value for money
10 / 10
Great stay a misunderstanding with one restaurant member of staff very very rude indeed
10 / 10
Hotel rooms were modern and very pleasing
8 / 10
Excellent dinner/ breakfast; rooms clean, well presented, overall very good, drinks very expensive over £5 a pint!
10 / 10
Staff were very helpful & friendly both at breakfast & evening meal
Guys very happy with the tv being set up for the football match
6 / 10
Hotel is in the countryside not near any other amenities.The rooms look as if they have been refurbished and are very clean and comfortable.Food was very good particularly the evening meal.staff very friendly.The one area of disappointment was that there was nothing to do in the evening.As a group we entertained ourselves but there was no communal tv / no sky sports and no sports fascilities i. e snooker table.The golf clubhouse which did have some fascilities closed at 530pm.We were told they were building a specific sports area and there is some construction work going on. Wether it was the time of year but the golf club house which is very nice seemed to be under used for some reason.The pro shop was well stocked and the reception we had very good.We changed our tee off times on the second day and this wasn’t a problem .Changing rooms were very clean in general we had a very good stay
4 / 10
We were a party of six staying for one night plus two rounds of golf.
Hotel:
Initially we were all put in the annex accommodation. Here the rooms were very small. You might say ‘how much room do you need for one night’? But the twin beds were very close together, and had the weather been wet, there would have been very little room for two people to dry their clothing. Because the toilet flush mechanism was broken, the reception staff moved two of us to a room in the main building, (why hadn’t the cleaner reported this fault?). This room was of a size I would have expected and quite comfortable. However the floorboards were very creeky and after ninety minutes in bed someone came into the room above and then spent over an hour walking about which kept me awake until 1:30am (Not Premier Inn standard). The tap for the hand basin was loose on its mount. Considering the whole hotel was fully refurbish not long ago, (and at first impressions looks very smart) I am surprised at how quickly it has deteriorated.
Food:
One of us had burger and chips from the Bar Menu, very nice. Another had steak from the À la carte Menu, very nice. The rest of us went for the fixed menu of £20 for two courses this was ok but the roast beef was tough, the roast pork was dried out and the potatoes tasteless. At breakfast, the staff were not very attentive, I had to ask for tea and coffee. The buffet selection was on the poor side, there were no boiled or scrambled eggs only fried, the tomatoes were shrivelled up and the fried bread looked like bread rolls from the night before which had been sliced and fried.
Drinks:
In the Golf Centre the drinks are VERY expensive. A pint of bitter £4.90 and non-alcoholic Beck Blue £7 for a pint (2 bottles). Extortionate!
In the hotel bar the prices were still high but more what you would expect in a hotel.
Golf:
The Pro-shop was adequate and seamed to have everything that you may have forgotten and left at home. The staff were friendly.
The courses were very good especially considering the hammering they must take from visitors. Quite a few of the fairways could have done with a mow as they were a bit slow. The greens were very good, the speed and angles made you think hard about every putt.
Overall impression:
We all said we would love to play there again. However most of us said the hotel side would put us off staying there.
8 / 10
All the renovations seem now to be complete to a very modern standard. Food was very acceptable, all staff very helpful. We were all very pleased.
8 / 10
Hawkstone Park Hotel has been upgraded since last year and the place looks great..we had a great night there and would recommend Hawkstone to anyone.
10 / 10
Excellent stay with very friendly staff from reception to restaurant to bar staff. Hotel restaurant and all rooms have had a significant investment since our last visit and really looks fantastic. Will be back next year for sure.
8 / 10
Hawkstone Park has two very nice golf courses, both
of which were in superb condition, with undulating fairways and excellent
greens, even though it was difficult to hold them.
All staff members were very friendly and the prices within
the complex were just about the average for such a place.
This venue is truly great value for money so thanks to YGT for
all their input & organisation; so easy to deal with.
I would recommend this to everyone.
8 / 10
Thanks for a wonderful golf break at Hawkstone Park.
It was hard to chose which course was the best as both courses were the best we’ve
played so far. The greens and fairways were 9/10 with the rough on the Championship
Course a little too long but that didn’t spoil the day as the rest of the
course was so good.
Food in the hotel was very good, the rooms were basic but
very clean and that’s all you need.
Price of a pint or 2 was a bit on the steep side but all in
all would go again and would recommend a golf break at Hawkstone Park to all
levels of golfers.
10 / 10
Everything up to the day of travel was easy to organise
(group of 16 golfers). A couple of phone calls to YGT and enquiries were
quickly and efficiently dealt with.
The Hawkstone Park golf break consisted of 18 holes on the Hawstone Course,
which is a truly fabulous course. It’s a little undulating and set within
an entirely natural setting; challenging, yet a very playable course.
Check-in at the hotel was professional, the dinner menu had a good variety
of dishes to choose from and the food was of a high standard. The hotel rooms
were of a good standard too and comfortable.
Day two started with a buffet style breakfast and again the food was good.
Then it was off to play the Championship Course. This is another nice course
and challenging with tight fairways on the front nine and plenty of water on
the back.
Overall, both courses were great to play and the facilities at the clubhouse, hotel
and pro shop were all good too.
If I had a niggle then food at the clubhouse was very expensive but I would
prefer to end on the positive notes this break deserves. The facilities were
great, fun was had by all and it’s pretty good value too.
The guys want to have a similar outing next year so cannot wait to see what's
on offer.
8 / 10
Our trip to Hawkstone Park went really well
as we were lucky with having good weather on both days and I would like to
thank the your golf travel team for making it so easy - this at least the third
time I have used you and I've been pleased every time.
All of my group were pleased with the overall cost of the
golf break...most thought that the price was just for the golf and room only,
not dinner, B&B!!
We were also lucky in that the hotel chose to give most of
my group individual rooms rather than having to share - I guess they were not
full on that Thursday.
I think everyone preferred the Hawkstone Course to the Championship
Course although both were good and presented a reasonable challenge to all
handicaps.
OK...we had one niggle and that was the price of a pint. Went
to the bar in the clubhouse to order 4 pints, supplied a £20 note and got 80p
change! Drinking anywhere else is pretty much out of the question unless you
want a 10 mile round trip...and designated drivers.
On the whole, it's a venue I would recommend at this price
but would advise bookers to be aware of the price for drinks.
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