Home of English golf (1)
My first thought as I enter the village of Woodhall Spa is how like Sunningdale it is. As with the Surrey town you get a sense of stepping back in time to the Edwardian era.
The tree-lined roads are have elegant villas, one or two very modern box homes, a few well-to-do hotels and the odd cosy pub. I arrive just as it is getting dark but I am excited to get a glimpse of the golf course(discount golf clubs) so wander up to the 1st tee and 18th green, peering into the darkening skies, little knowing that the light is going to be a lot worse next day! Then I continue to my hotel, one mile outside the village.
The Village Limits
I’m a little ahead of schedule but the hotel proprietors Billy and Sonia Gemmell were happy to show me to my room and before I knew it was settling back on my bed, connecting to the free wifi (isn’t it about time all hotels offered that simplediscount golf service?) and catching up on the scores from the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Then, after a great shower (you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover but there is nothing wrong with judging a hotel by the power of the shower) I met up with my companion for the next two days – Will Spence from National Club Golfer magazine.
Tucking into our delicious dinner we weren’t too surprised about the awards nor The Guardian’s heralding of Village Limits as the ideal base for a foodie tour of the county.
I actually started with Ayrshire Haggis on a flat mushroom (I always associate haggis with golf so it made sense), had medallions of Lincolnshire pork with a blackberry juice for the main course and ended with a lemon sorbet.
Over the meal we eagerly discussed the four rounds of golf ahead of us v. National Club Golfer Challenge Match – a 72-hole stableford marathon!
After the meal we sat down for a nightcap and chatted to Billy and Sonia, learning that the English Golf Union girls teams often stay at the hotel. And next morning, after a breakfast that fuelled us for the first 36 holes(Taylormade burner superfast 2.0 driver), I leave feeling confident that what is good enough for England’s hottest talent is good enough for me.
More golf clubs review:
TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 Fairway Wood
Ping k15 Hybrid
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