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Cotswold View DGC reviews
10
0
A really fun course that I never want to play in tournaments
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 21, 2023
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
-Great quality equipment (latitude baskets, clear signage)
-A wooded course in the UK! No complaints there. In terms of the style of woods, on the whole its a denser woodland compared to say a pine forest (though there's a hole or two in some mature pines). This balances with the fact that the holes are on the whole relatively short (70m)
-Good shot shaping variety (I'd lean towards it being RH backhand dominant due to tee geometry with early trees) with some nice open opportunities to air out a disc still
-A good mix of sticky and fast greens, knowing whether to miss long or short is important if you want a clean putt
-Fairly priced (£8-12 or something) and really well supported and maintained by the campsite it's built on
-There's donkeys and sheeps to cheer you on the first tee!
-A wooded course in the UK! No complaints there. In terms of the style of woods, on the whole its a denser woodland compared to say a pine forest (though there's a hole or two in some mature pines). This balances with the fact that the holes are on the whole relatively short (70m)
-Good shot shaping variety (I'd lean towards it being RH backhand dominant due to tee geometry with early trees) with some nice open opportunities to air out a disc still
-A good mix of sticky and fast greens, knowing whether to miss long or short is important if you want a clean putt
-Fairly priced (£8-12 or something) and really well supported and maintained by the campsite it's built on
-There's donkeys and sheeps to cheer you on the first tee!
Cons:
-Personal gripe, I don't enjoy how it plays in tournaments. All personal responsibility for being bad aside, it's a course you can get "woodsed" on alot. A field of 20 with 40 rating points between them finished effectively all spaced perfectly by 1 stroke between each of them. A poor kick puts you in jail, whereas technically poor shots can get away with it due to the fact that holes are so short. Casually however it's still incredibly fun to play
-Occasionally you'll play around mixed use paths/play areas where you should be mindful of wayward kicks
-A few greens overlap with tee areas
-Tee areas (bar a few) are dirt tees and a bit ambiguous/uneven
-Occasionally you'll play around mixed use paths/play areas where you should be mindful of wayward kicks
-A few greens overlap with tee areas
-Tee areas (bar a few) are dirt tees and a bit ambiguous/uneven
Other Thoughts:
I'm really looking forward to my next day out here!
1
1
Kavv
Experience:
9.2 years
31 played
2 reviews
Fun first visit 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 3, 2018
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Good combination of tight woods and more open holes, as well as left/right shaped lines. Not too much crossing over or spotting required.
Cons:
New, so THICK once off of fairway. Tee pads will make a huge upgrade. They were just natural ground on most holes.
6
0
Short, highly technical course on a beautiful property 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 20, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
This was the only course I was able to make time for on a trip to England and I'm very pleased I ended up here. In general, the Cotswolds is a beautiful part of the world and is rightfully designated as an AONB (area of natural beauty).
The whole compound is impressive with the B&B, cafe, fields of grazing sheep, and the immaculate campground. In fact, It's the nicest campground I've ever seen! This is one of those rare places where you can tow along your non-discing family and they'll find something fun to do while you play your silly game in the woods, ha!
Then there's the woods adjacent to the campground. The majority of the course is set in this planned woodland and it weaves throughout evenly spaced rows of pines and beech trees. I played right after the deep red leaves had fallen in the beech orchard and it made for a truly picturesque scene. Every bit of elevation on the property (not a lot) was nicely utilized with 2 longer downhill holes that played along a wide trail cut out for utility lines. The rest of the holes, with the exception of hole 1, have tight lines and a nice variety of distances.
I really liked the very unique start to the round. Once you walk past and say hello to the donkey and the rams, you'll get to the first set of tees. Here you'll be tasked to throw over/around fences and gates with an audience of sheep cheering you on to the right. I've never seen anything like this at a disc golf course.
There were at least 2 tee placements per hole that offered different lines as well as a short 9 hole beginner setup. This is a great layout to bring on some beginners and keep it fresh for everyone else.
First time on the Latitude baskets. They're essentially the same as the DD Recruits but with better/heavier chains. I thought they looked great and caught well.
Signage and navigation was as good as I've ever seen. Professionally-done signs were placed after most holes, pointing to the next tees.
The whole compound is impressive with the B&B, cafe, fields of grazing sheep, and the immaculate campground. In fact, It's the nicest campground I've ever seen! This is one of those rare places where you can tow along your non-discing family and they'll find something fun to do while you play your silly game in the woods, ha!
Then there's the woods adjacent to the campground. The majority of the course is set in this planned woodland and it weaves throughout evenly spaced rows of pines and beech trees. I played right after the deep red leaves had fallen in the beech orchard and it made for a truly picturesque scene. Every bit of elevation on the property (not a lot) was nicely utilized with 2 longer downhill holes that played along a wide trail cut out for utility lines. The rest of the holes, with the exception of hole 1, have tight lines and a nice variety of distances.
I really liked the very unique start to the round. Once you walk past and say hello to the donkey and the rams, you'll get to the first set of tees. Here you'll be tasked to throw over/around fences and gates with an audience of sheep cheering you on to the right. I've never seen anything like this at a disc golf course.
There were at least 2 tee placements per hole that offered different lines as well as a short 9 hole beginner setup. This is a great layout to bring on some beginners and keep it fresh for everyone else.
First time on the Latitude baskets. They're essentially the same as the DD Recruits but with better/heavier chains. I thought they looked great and caught well.
Signage and navigation was as good as I've ever seen. Professionally-done signs were placed after most holes, pointing to the next tees.
Cons:
This layout is a bit cramped in spots with next tees laid out very near the previous basket. I'm sure this is no big deal most of the time but could be a major issue in tournaments.
Tee surfaces were very rough. They're on level ground but with the unfinished surface, I encountered many bumps, roots, etc that forced some standstill drives where I'd otherwise prefer a small run-up. Since the course is overall pretty short this wasn't a huge issue but it's definitely the first area for improvement here.
Several holes had too much brush/thorns/entanglements inside the circle. I'm ok with trees throughout but I don't like how a good drive that landed 12ft from the basket can turn into a very dicey putt. Punish me with these thorns for a missed line or a shanked drive instead.
Nitpicking, but hole 16 really needs a few trees taken out at the kink in the dogleg. As it plays now, even the best players will rely on luck to get through this tiny gap.
Tee surfaces were very rough. They're on level ground but with the unfinished surface, I encountered many bumps, roots, etc that forced some standstill drives where I'd otherwise prefer a small run-up. Since the course is overall pretty short this wasn't a huge issue but it's definitely the first area for improvement here.
Several holes had too much brush/thorns/entanglements inside the circle. I'm ok with trees throughout but I don't like how a good drive that landed 12ft from the basket can turn into a very dicey putt. Punish me with these thorns for a missed line or a shanked drive instead.
Nitpicking, but hole 16 really needs a few trees taken out at the kink in the dogleg. As it plays now, even the best players will rely on luck to get through this tiny gap.
Other Thoughts:
As for rating, I think this currently falls under the "very good" 3.5 designation for now. I think the tees, lack of any big distance, and lack of a blow-you-away/empty-the-bag hole keep this under a 4.0 for me. Although hole 1 is memorable because of the animals and unique use of the fences/grazing areas, there isn't anything here I'd qualify as a signature hole--just a bunch of good holes!
Since the course is young, I'm sure tee pad improvements and other hole tweaks are on the wishlist. It's very clear that lots of TLC has already gone into the course and it's shaping up to be a really fun course. I'd love to return in the summer and see how everything plays with the leaves on the trees.
Since the course is young, I'm sure tee pad improvements and other hole tweaks are on the wishlist. It's very clear that lots of TLC has already gone into the course and it's shaping up to be a really fun course. I'd love to return in the summer and see how everything plays with the leaves on the trees.
4
0
ManicMinerUK
Experience:
3 played
2 reviews
Epic potential 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 1, 2018
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
- Very pretty woodland course
- mostly fair with wider fairways than many similar holes elsewhere in the UK
- great hole design with a decent range of shots required, if mostly tending towards straight.
- Lat 64 baskets are the best!
- Short course very fun and beginner friendly without being boring. Easy pars but tough birdies. Excellent design for these tee positions.
- mostly fair with wider fairways than many similar holes elsewhere in the UK
- great hole design with a decent range of shots required, if mostly tending towards straight.
- Lat 64 baskets are the best!
- Short course very fun and beginner friendly without being boring. Easy pars but tough birdies. Excellent design for these tee positions.
Cons:
- Some of the holes are over the sewerage system for the campsite and can be quite stinky on a hot day
- Hole 9 has deep impenetrable, flesh ripping rough left and right of the fairway - don't throw any disc you aren't prepared to lose!
- Woods golf is definitely an acquired taste so you need to keep a sense of humour about the regular clonks off Every. Single. Tree.
- Hole 9 has deep impenetrable, flesh ripping rough left and right of the fairway - don't throw any disc you aren't prepared to lose!
- Woods golf is definitely an acquired taste so you need to keep a sense of humour about the regular clonks off Every. Single. Tree.
Other Thoughts:
Low rating right now only because the course isn't really finished. Not sure any of the three courses have tee posts in for all of their tees so there's a lot of guesswork involved in trying to play a specific layout.
The kids on the campsite are certainly intrigued by these strange metal things that have appeared in the woods so once there's better signage up I could see this doing great things for disc golf in the UK.
Oh and in case it isn't obvious, this course is going to be AMAZING when it's finished! A unique, beautiful and atmospheric round of golf in a stunning setting.
The kids on the campsite are certainly intrigued by these strange metal things that have appeared in the woods so once there's better signage up I could see this doing great things for disc golf in the UK.
Oh and in case it isn't obvious, this course is going to be AMAZING when it's finished! A unique, beautiful and atmospheric round of golf in a stunning setting.
