The Heron Country Club Reviews Summary

Category: Golf club Brentwood

Address: Herongate, Brentwood, CM13 3LW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441277811289

Rating: 4.3
based on 115 reviews.

Course Quality

Pros:

  • "The course layout was very nice with fabulous views across Essex."
  • "The course has undergone some huge improvements since the new management has arrived."
  • "Course is playing great. Fairways and greens in great condition."
  • "The course was in great condition, the visitor green fee was very reasonable and the staff were very welcoming."
  • "Fantastic course in great condition."
  • "Just love playing the Heron Golf Club. Super friendly staff and the golf course is in superb condition."
  • "The course is well maintained and is a peach to play."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely shocking fairways like tractor fields."
  • "They let far too many people on and you end up waiting after every shot! Money greedy club!"
  • "The course becomes very boggy when heavy rain is around and really hard fairways in the height of summer."
  • "The Heron course was very boggy on the fairways and the two other courses were closed."
  • "This course was awful. The greens/fairways was in a poor condition."
  • "Disappointed to arrive for a society day only to find all greens spiked and covered in sand."
  • "Course should have been closed as it was unplayable due to water on greens and fairways."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Umesh,Paula and all there Team catered for our every need,the food was fantastic bar service brilliant nothing was to much trouble they completed the day perfectly."
  • "All the staff I met were welcoming and enthusiastic."
  • "The level of service and professionalism displayed by the staff at The Heron Country Club has left me incredibly impressed!"
  • "Warm welcome from every member of staff you bump into, no hard sales pitch just friendly chat and advice."
  • "The staff on the day were so attentive that there wasn't an empty glass in the room or a request unfilled all night."
  • "Every single member of staff represents the club so well and can honestly say that each interaction was positive, warm and so welcoming."
  • "The staff were polite, efficient and made sure everything was kept clear and clean."

Cons:

  • "Poor customer service, and incompetent staff, who make excuses rather than being honest."
  • "As a guest I don't feel very welcome."
  • "we complained and was just told tough!! Poor attitude in pro shop which has been a problem here over last year or so."
  • "Then the nastiness started when I asked for a refund of the balance on my club card."
  • "Country club was overall lovely but the manager was very rude shouted at one of the lady’s working that day and was very rude and didn’t deserve that."
  • "they left a tool box in the way to the toilets and entrance I feel over this split my dress and had quite bad bruising!!"
  • "Issue with the machine, took payment twice & didn't supply balls. Quickly rectified in pro shop."

Facilities

Pros:

  • "Nice clubhouse and great driving range which uses the top tracer computer system for a variety of practice or fun. Heated bays."
  • "Played a round of foot golf here and thoroughly enjoyed the course."
  • "Great facilities, driving range and short game area."
  • "Fantastic drive range, lovely clubhouse over looking the lake."
  • "Excellent clubhouse facilities, driving range, well stocked pro shop., nice food."
  • "State of the art driving range, top of the range buggies, electric trolleys with GPS, resurfaced car park and electronic booking in system."
  • "We used The Garden Room for a funeral wake. We were 100% delighted, the whole experience was excellent and very professional."

Cons:

  • "Although hot food is advertised in the proshop as being available all day the only food option actually available was 'Pepperoni pizza take it or leave'."
  • "Tried two days running to use driving range, but too busy."
  • "Also the beer was warm due to a break down which was a shame."
  • "the mats in the range are AWFUL and scuff your clubs."
  • "Driving range however, hike up the prices following lockdown, then add the ball tracking technology and hike the prices again."
  • "the artificial grass you use on some of the temp tees is bloody dangerous."
  • "Advertised on website that the Golf Range stops dispensing balls at 20:30... balls stopped dispensing around 19:15."

Value

Pros:

  • "The visitor green fee was very reasonable."
  • "Very nice course (Heron Hawk) good greens and well kept course given current weather conditions. Good bar and food options reasonably priced - as are the green fees."
  • "Someone complained about price, but the deals for 2 players and a buggy are very good."
  • "Easy to book and great value, the course is in excellent condition, really well looked after."
  • "We booked a twilight round and I think very good value to be fair."
  • "Quality golf at an affordable price."
  • "For a pay and play course this is very well kept in my opinion. It’s dearer than some but you can see the difference."

Cons:

  • "They let far too many people on and you end up waiting after every shot! Money greedy club!"
  • "Rather expensive for a coffee £2+ but not bad."
  • "Nothing changed, why a price hike for green fees?"
  • "£30 for Sunday golf at this this course is over priced."
  • "The mark down for me is the opulent but expensive clubhouse. Great views but something like £4 for a cup of tea."
  • "All the improvements have made this the most expensive course in the area."
  • "Down side, if you use a buggy they are one of the most expensive golf clubs around here to hire £30!"

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