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Arrow Valley Country Park reviews
7
0
A course perfect for beginners
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 4, 2023
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
-Solid baskets (discatchers)
-Genuinely some very very fun holes. A mix of open, wooded, distance and shot shaping. Having played events on expanded/amended layouts it's a solid template to make a more challenging course around as well
-It's free! There's free parking too which is very conveniently close to main roads
-Visibility and safety are generally very good throughout the course
-Genuinely some very very fun holes. A mix of open, wooded, distance and shot shaping. Having played events on expanded/amended layouts it's a solid template to make a more challenging course around as well
-It's free! There's free parking too which is very conveniently close to main roads
-Visibility and safety are generally very good throughout the course
Cons:
-Tee areas and signage are very much lacking, which is a shame for a course so focussed around the beginner experience as it makes navigation a challenge without guidance/UDisc
-It's a 9 basket layout, so baskets are reused for a full 18 hole layout
-You will likely have delays with other park users in the fairway on nice days outside of organised events
-Seemingly poor public transport links
-It's a 9 basket layout, so baskets are reused for a full 18 hole layout
-You will likely have delays with other park users in the fairway on nice days outside of organised events
-Seemingly poor public transport links
Other Thoughts:
This course is probably the hub of community driven beginner events in the UK and it's the perfect venue for it. I'd say the comminity adds more value to this site than the installation itself however, were that to fade out this could easily become a barely used ghost-course.
7
0
2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jun 11, 2014
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
- Good Disccatcher baskets
- Some variation in hole types
- beginner friendly
- Free parking, free to play, cafe and toilets within 2 minute walk of the course
- Some variation in hole types
- beginner friendly
- Free parking, free to play, cafe and toilets within 2 minute walk of the course
Cons:
- poorly signposted
- poorly maintained (update April 2017 - this is being maintained a lot better now than previously)
- One hole (7) doesn't have a recognised route to basket more hit and hope Update April 2017 - this has actually improved over time with branches down and is now an enjoyable enough hole)
- One hole 4 (probably the best on the course) has three blind footpaths that cross it - accident waiting to happen.
- Nettles and thorns encroaching on the greens so after a good shot you could still be playing in a patch of nettles.
- poorly maintained (update April 2017 - this is being maintained a lot better now than previously)
- One hole (7) doesn't have a recognised route to basket more hit and hope Update April 2017 - this has actually improved over time with branches down and is now an enjoyable enough hole)
- One hole 4 (probably the best on the course) has three blind footpaths that cross it - accident waiting to happen.
- Nettles and thorns encroaching on the greens so after a good shot you could still be playing in a patch of nettles.
Other Thoughts:
Overall a fun course to play with a reasonable mix of short (35 meters) to longish (90 meters) holes. unfortunately the course is not maintained and not well signposted.
Hole 4 is an accident waiting to happen with blind footpaths crossing from the car parks - a shame as it is probably the best hole on the course. Worth stopping if you are in the area but be prepared to spend a lot of time looking for discs especially in the summer months.
There is definite scope for a few dual tee positions to make the course more testing for a decent level player, at the moment around 5 of the holes should be easy 2's with a putter, hopefully this may be seen in future.
Limited amount of risk versus reward on each hole - the best for this is probably the shortest (hole 8) where if you go for the ace run and miss you are probably looking at a 3 finding your way back up the heavily wooded bank. All the other holes you can happily attack without any concern of getting offline.
Hole 4 is an accident waiting to happen with blind footpaths crossing from the car parks - a shame as it is probably the best hole on the course. Worth stopping if you are in the area but be prepared to spend a lot of time looking for discs especially in the summer months.
There is definite scope for a few dual tee positions to make the course more testing for a decent level player, at the moment around 5 of the holes should be easy 2's with a putter, hopefully this may be seen in future.
Limited amount of risk versus reward on each hole - the best for this is probably the shortest (hole 8) where if you go for the ace run and miss you are probably looking at a 3 finding your way back up the heavily wooded bank. All the other holes you can happily attack without any concern of getting offline.
