Stoke by Nayland Resort

Really great golf complex with good standard hotel attached. The courses were good although the greens were having quite a lot of work done following some problems over the summer, which made putting a bit hit and miss. Food in the restaurant and club house was a good standard. Pro shop is excellent. It felt like great value for money for a 2 day break.

Currently staying here, the rooms are lovely along with the building itself. Facilities amazing. The biggest let down is the situation with parking. The fact there isn’t parking for hotel guests seems ridiculous. When there’s golf events on and people using the spa you’re driving around for so long looking for a space when there just isn’t any. A lot of the spaces are reserved for committee, director and even employee of the month but no priority at all to those who have spent a lot of money to stay here. People parking on the banking basically on the greens. It makes you not want to leave the hotel itself because when you get back you know you aren’t going to be able to park when you get back.

Came here for afternoon tea and the place was glorious in the magnificent sunshine. Place was very well kept and decorated to a high standard. Staff were friendly, attentive and always available. Parking was a bit hectic as it was very busy but the overflow section was available although it can seem like a bit of a trek if you have a baby and they don't want to go in a push chair 🤣

Enjoyed the venue very much, we did have a few issues but the staff were great 👍 in sorting them out. The food was lovely and presented very well. The drinks were extremely over priced especially the soft drinks. That's our only gripe which also played a big part in our experience. The wedding was lovely but would suggest that more seating was available in the function bar area as there were guests that were disabled and had nowhere to sit in between different parts of the ceremony/breakfast/photos. The lady on reception on Saturday afternoon was an absolute angel and a credit to your venue. (Electric Wheelchair) yes I would recommend staying here 👌🏿

This is a golf only review for the Gainsborough course. I was really impressed on arrival, lots of parking, great golf shop, readily available golf carts (even though it was very busy), good food and friendly service. The golf course itself was set in stunning countryside and looked spectacular. Considering its a busy course the tee boxes were good and the fairways were really well kept, however.... The two things that really let it down were. 1. The bunkers, fairly simple to fix (and it had rained the previous day), were extremely hard and crusty. I felt they either needed a very thorough rake or some new sand. 2. The greens, these in a lot of cases were very bad which really surprised me considering the quality of the rest of the course. It looked like they had recently been treated and were very diseased. I appreciate they were taking steps to improve them but at the time I played they really took away from the experience. Overall its a great facility, I hope to go back next year to see if the greens have improved. If they have I think it will be a great course