Lloyd Park reviews
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Some Royals On The Course Might Create Some Interest! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 13, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
I Was Confused And Amused At Croydon Park Disc Golf Course!
For being a semi-experienced course bagger, I felt my level of preparedness was sorely lacking today. I hadn't planned on playing this course so had not printed off the on-line map. And then as I made my way to the course, I failed to glimpse the course map which sits just outside the cafe. Had I a map, I might have deduced the general layout of the course. Failing to do so left me wandering about like an Afghan shepherd boy searching for his favorite (giggle, giggle) ewe.
Croydon Park is a large sprawling park with much going on. The large playground with it's zip line was filled as was the fitness area. A group of about a dozen hikers passed by me. The course area is up beyond the zip line. This area consists of slightly rolling hills, area of thick trees and bushes, open grassy areas and many places with tall grass that could use a mowing. There is quite a bit of trash strewn about. I only saw one bench and no garbage cans.
There seems to be both a long championship course and a shorter beginners course. I never quite got with the flow of this course. Sans map, I was reduced to just playing whichever tee I happened upon. I didn't find out to later that some baskets (I think either seven or nine of them) are used for multiple holes. Sometimes, I ended up playing 4-5 of the short holes in a row and then I would chance upon a championship hole and play those for a while. My best guesstimate would be I shot somewhere between 10 under and 22 over par. Who cares and I only used her majesty, the Queen's name in vain six or seven times.
The tee signs are small plastic ones attached to short poles. The long course has orange signs and the beginner/rec course has green signs. The orange signs give the distance in both meters and feet while the rec course doesn't reveal distances. The tee pads were a some kind of rubber mat and the baskets are the European version of our Discatchers with DiscGolfPark on the yellow bands. Most baskets had a round next tee arrow pointing to the next tee. And there were two silver baskets. All were in need of some kind of a number.
The rec course is a nice little beginner layout with most holes in the 150' to 175' range. The orange championship course is obviously more challenging. It has more holes with tighter fairways and distances up to 450'. There were no signature type holes. No really creative tee pads or basket placements. I think the course in general was pretty nondescript.
For being a semi-experienced course bagger, I felt my level of preparedness was sorely lacking today. I hadn't planned on playing this course so had not printed off the on-line map. And then as I made my way to the course, I failed to glimpse the course map which sits just outside the cafe. Had I a map, I might have deduced the general layout of the course. Failing to do so left me wandering about like an Afghan shepherd boy searching for his favorite (giggle, giggle) ewe.
Croydon Park is a large sprawling park with much going on. The large playground with it's zip line was filled as was the fitness area. A group of about a dozen hikers passed by me. The course area is up beyond the zip line. This area consists of slightly rolling hills, area of thick trees and bushes, open grassy areas and many places with tall grass that could use a mowing. There is quite a bit of trash strewn about. I only saw one bench and no garbage cans.
There seems to be both a long championship course and a shorter beginners course. I never quite got with the flow of this course. Sans map, I was reduced to just playing whichever tee I happened upon. I didn't find out to later that some baskets (I think either seven or nine of them) are used for multiple holes. Sometimes, I ended up playing 4-5 of the short holes in a row and then I would chance upon a championship hole and play those for a while. My best guesstimate would be I shot somewhere between 10 under and 22 over par. Who cares and I only used her majesty, the Queen's name in vain six or seven times.
The tee signs are small plastic ones attached to short poles. The long course has orange signs and the beginner/rec course has green signs. The orange signs give the distance in both meters and feet while the rec course doesn't reveal distances. The tee pads were a some kind of rubber mat and the baskets are the European version of our Discatchers with DiscGolfPark on the yellow bands. Most baskets had a round next tee arrow pointing to the next tee. And there were two silver baskets. All were in need of some kind of a number.
The rec course is a nice little beginner layout with most holes in the 150' to 175' range. The orange championship course is obviously more challenging. It has more holes with tighter fairways and distances up to 450'. There were no signature type holes. No really creative tee pads or basket placements. I think the course in general was pretty nondescript.
Cons:
Navigating this course the first time through playing solo was most difficult. I talked to a father-son tandem who had just finished and they too, were hopelessly lost.
The tee pads are somewhere south of adequate.
The baskets had next arrows signs pointing in the direction of the next tee but even with them, I still couldn't always locate that next tee.
The underbrush was mostly prickly with blackberry bushes. On the plus side, you could forage for blackberries while playing.
The course would be so much better if the long grass would get mowed. Trying to throw uphill in the tall grass was most painful.
Quite a bit of trash lying around.
No numbers on any baskets. Even if some kind soul would just write the number on the basket with a Sharpie, that would help.
The tee pads are somewhere south of adequate.
The baskets had next arrows signs pointing in the direction of the next tee but even with them, I still couldn't always locate that next tee.
The underbrush was mostly prickly with blackberry bushes. On the plus side, you could forage for blackberries while playing.
The course would be so much better if the long grass would get mowed. Trying to throw uphill in the tall grass was most painful.
Quite a bit of trash lying around.
No numbers on any baskets. Even if some kind soul would just write the number on the basket with a Sharpie, that would help.
Other Thoughts:
To me, it's very apparent that there isn't a strong club presence here. Gees, an organized work party could do a whole lot of trimming and cleaning up the course in a couple of hours.
Disc golf hasn't really caught on big here in the UK. Maybe, they need to convert the soccer ruffians into disc golfers. I would love to see this course draw a little attention from someone, especially the government entity who mows the grass. Maybe convince Prince William and Prince Harry and their foxy wives to start playing? That might spur some interest with the serfs.
DELICIOUS BURGERS: The cafe in the park serves up the most delicious double burgers and fries for 5 Euros. As good as any burger anywhere. I give them a 5.0.
Disc golf hasn't really caught on big here in the UK. Maybe, they need to convert the soccer ruffians into disc golfers. I would love to see this course draw a little attention from someone, especially the government entity who mows the grass. Maybe convince Prince William and Prince Harry and their foxy wives to start playing? That might spur some interest with the serfs.
DELICIOUS BURGERS: The cafe in the park serves up the most delicious double burgers and fries for 5 Euros. As good as any burger anywhere. I give them a 5.0.
11
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UK Disc Golf 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jul 19, 2013
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Beautiful Park - My girlfriend walked the course with me and kept talking about how great of a place it was.
- Baskets
- Tee post with numbers and maps (minus one hole)
-Good Variation of shots.
-Tee Pads - most holes have rubber tee pads, which are big and pretty nice, different then what I am used to seeing. althought they are not the best they are pretty decent.
- Hole Ten. This is the signature hole throwing off a ledge 260ish feet.
- Baskets
- Tee post with numbers and maps (minus one hole)
-Good Variation of shots.
-Tee Pads - most holes have rubber tee pads, which are big and pretty nice, different then what I am used to seeing. althought they are not the best they are pretty decent.
- Hole Ten. This is the signature hole throwing off a ledge 260ish feet.
Cons:
- Baskets are a bit weathered, but still catch good.
- The grass is a bit high there are (fairways) but these seem to be walking trail paths.
- Front nine is a bit of a mess in navigation, I didn't play holes 6,7,8 because I couldn't find them. (I forgot to print off this map http://www.croydondiscgolf.co...oyd-park.htmlso it was very hard finding the holes)
- The grass is a bit high there are (fairways) but these seem to be walking trail paths.
- Front nine is a bit of a mess in navigation, I didn't play holes 6,7,8 because I couldn't find them. (I forgot to print off this map http://www.croydondiscgolf.co...oyd-park.htmlso it was very hard finding the holes)
Other Thoughts:
Honestly this course was a ton of fun. The grass was a bit tall, but it has been matted down and still a great course to play if in London. I am not sure if Disc in the UK/Euro is set up different but this course was a lot different then what I am used to play. Good change.
It's about 40ish minute with Public transport.
Make Sure you print off this: http://www.croydondiscgolf.co...oyd-park.html
When you get off the tram walk towards the playground/outside gym. There should be a fence that you will walk around and this is where it starts.
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It's about 40ish minute with Public transport.
Make Sure you print off this: http://www.croydondiscgolf.co...oyd-park.html
When you get off the tram walk towards the playground/outside gym. There should be a fence that you will walk around and this is where it starts.
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If you do not like my review, please give me what I can improve to help. Thanks!
18
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Londinium Discus Maximus 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 28, 2009
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Map and directions available at http://www.croydondiscgolf.com/LloydPark.html make it easy to navigate the course.
Useful map at each tee area showing basket location.
Nice mixture of right/lefty/neutral advantage holes.
Useful map at each tee area showing basket location.
Nice mixture of right/lefty/neutral advantage holes.
Cons:
Single basket, single tee, tee area dirt/grass/mud. Baskets have taken a bit of a beating.
Lot of trash scattered about the park.
Nettles will give you a persistent sting if you happen to touch them.
Lot of trash scattered about the park.
Nettles will give you a persistent sting if you happen to touch them.
Other Thoughts:
Couple of holes under 150', couple of holes over 400', average for course just under 300'.
Gently rolling landscape with a few trees and bushes providing the obstacles.
Like most UK courses, ground is soft, so have a towel to wipe of your disc, wear water resistant shoes, and expect your discs to stick into the ground, vice roll, quite a bit.
About an hour by car from Heathrow. Can also reach the course from central London by train then tramlink, which has a stop right at the course!
Gently rolling landscape with a few trees and bushes providing the obstacles.
Like most UK courses, ground is soft, so have a towel to wipe of your disc, wear water resistant shoes, and expect your discs to stick into the ground, vice roll, quite a bit.
About an hour by car from Heathrow. Can also reach the course from central London by train then tramlink, which has a stop right at the course!
