Britannia Golf Course, George Town

Elmwood Golf Course, near Cupar

Advantages: Easy walking, not arduous, superb catering
Disadvantages: The course has some settling to do

This course was constructed by Elmwood College, which is the top European College for Golf Management Studies, and opened in 1997. Regrettably, I think they have to study a bit harder. To give it the benefit of the doubt, the course was originally agricultural land and still has a lot of settling in to do. You still get the feeling of walking from field to field as a lot of the original walls are still there. The surrounding countryside is open farmland with Tarvit Hill to the south and Lomond Hills to the west. It’s a lovely setting and the welcome cannot be faulted. THE COURSE It’s a par 70 (sss 68) for men and par 73 (sss72) for ladies. The course is pretty straightforward with only a few greenside bunkers (no fairway bunkers). The only real problem is the knee high rough if you are really wayward. 1 ...

Scotslady 21.08.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Elmwood Golf Course

Fancy A CHEAP Round Of Golf

Advantages: See text of opinion
Disadvantages: See text of opinion

~ ~ Most of the Irish golf courses that I have reviewed here at Ciao have one thing in common. They would all rank in the top twenty or so in the country, and consequently the cost of playing them can sometimes be prohibitive, especially for the golfer who is simply after a pleasant game of golf without having to re-mortgage their house for the privilege. As well as this, most of the top ranking courses require you to book your round well in advance, (and pay for it up-front!) and also ask you for a handicap certificate from your home club to ensure that you are not a complete ‘hacker’, and thus liable to cut their hallowed turf to shreds. So for the occasional golfer, or for those who are not members of a recognised golf club, gaining access to these austere establishments can sometimes prove a daunting task. Indeed, if ...

the_mad_cabbie 09.05.2002 · Read full review
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Rule Britannia!

Advantages: Cheap! Central Location.
Disadvantages: Soft Pillows, dirty bathroom.

expensive. So, it was time for some shopping around? Doing a load of searching and whatnot on Google, I stumbled upon this, the Britannia Hotel. Located down New Street, Birmingham, and at just £35 per night as the advanced fee ? it was a bargain. Finding The Hotel Being pretty poor at most sort of planning, I didn?t really take much note of exactly where the Hotel was, just that it was somewhere down New Street. So, it actually took us a bit of finding, but that was mainly due to us not knowing Birmingham at all. All I remember now, is it is next to Primark, so that?s that. The Room We had room 225, located right at the end of the maze-like corridor, on floor two. Opening the door, the room was pretty much how we expected it to be ? as basic as humanly possible. Two Beds, sat next to each other, with a tiny set of drawers to ...

obscuredbykep 28.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Britannia Hotel, Birmingham