What our Customers say about Us

Donnington Grove is pleased to welcome golf societies, of any size, to play our outstanding course, for a fun and enjoyable day.

Read a testimonial from our latest guest who we look forward to seeing again in the New Year.

“Hi Dave, It was nice to meet you this morning to thank you personally for organising our trip to Donnington. We left this afternoon after two really great days of golf and without  exception all twelve ladies asked me to pass on their thanks to you for,  great golf course, great accommodation, lovely food and above all extremely friendly staff, all adding up make a great break away. I believe some of my friends are already hoping to book for the New Year Break and I know I will be contacting you next year to book another away night…thank you very much.”
Kind regards
Norma

For more information, contact our golf organiser Dave Allen on:
Email: dave.allen@donnington-grove.com
Telephone: 01635 581000

Christmas and New Year Offers

Donnington Grove are excited to announce our Christmas and New Year’s offers. We are offering Christmas Disco Nights throughout December from £30 per person. We are also offering New Year’s Eve offers from £35 per person. So if you want to experience Christmas in the magnificent setting of the Strawberry Hill Gothic House. If you would like to view the menu’s for the Disco Nights and our New Year’s Eve celebrations just click here.

If you would like anymore information contact us on 01635 581 000

Special Summer Membership Offer

Such has been the popularity of our special summer membership offer that we are extending it into September, whilst still offering the same great value for money. If you pay £350 in September, we will give you a full 7 Day membership until the end of December. If you then continue your membership through until the 31st March 2012, you can do so for a further £250. If you renew your full membership (7 Day or 5 Day) for the 2012/13 membership year, we will give you a 10% reduction on your subscription. Email Dave.Allen@donnington-grove.com for further details.

Senior’s Open 2011

What a great day on Friday for the 69 entrants to the event. The weather was perfect with warm sunshine and a gentle breeze, the course was excellent – as always – the food was superb and the prizes were really appreciated by the winners.

The scores were very close at the top end. The winner of the 0 to 15 handicap visitors’ prize of a bottle of champagne and a 4-Ball at Heythrop Park was Geoff Fisher from Newbury & Crookham GC. Playing off 13, he scored a tidy 37 points. The visitors’ 16 to 24 prize of a bottle of champagne and a 4-Ball at Mill Ride was Steve Dumbleton from Salisbury GC. The home Club prize of a bottle of champagne and 2 dozen golf balls was won by 19-handicapper John Rance with 36 points. A full list of the prize winners can be found by clicking here.

Our thanks go out to all the players who entered and we look forward to welcoming them again to Donnington Grove again for next year’s event. All our visitors are, of course, most welcome any time. Click here to take a look at our website and find an offer that suits you.

SENIORS OPEN AT DONNINGTON GROVE ON FRIDAY, 19TH AUGUST: THE DRAW

Thank you all for entering the Seniors Open 2011 at Donnington Grove on Friday, 19th August.

Attached is the draw for the event. Would those of you who have submitted entries on behalf of others, please let them know their tee time and ask them to check in at least 30 minutes before they are due to tee off. If for any reason your arrival is delayed, please call the Proshop on 01635 551975 and let us know.

SENIORS DRAW

You will see that each 3-ball includes a member from Donnington Grove. When the number Donnington Grove entrants permit, this is something we try to do and will help those who are unfamiliar with the layout of the course.

Please note that Donnington Grove is a SOFT SPIKE course.

I have also attached the Clubs Dress & Etiquette policy. Please read it and make sure any competitors for whom you submitted an entry is familiar with it.

Those who wish to use a buggy may do so. They can be reserved by calling the Proshop on 01635 551975. The buggy hire charge is £25 for non-members.

Apart from the usual Nearest the Pin & Longest Drive, there will be separate prizes for our visitors and Donnington Grove members. No competitor may win more than one prize.

If you have to withdraw your entry, please let us know as soon as possible by either ringing the Proshop on 01635 551975 or emailing me on dave.allen@donnington-grove.com. Please note that, as stated on the entry form, no refunds will be given once the tee times have been allocated.

We look forward to welcoming you on Friday for an enjoyable day of competitive golf. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us.

Good luck to you all,

Dave Allen
Membership Secretary

01635 581000
dave.allen@donnington-grove.com

Great Membership Offers!

A Free Year’s Golf for Junior Members

Junior Membership is FREE for the 2011/12 subscription year if a Junior introduces a parent or grandparent as a Full 7 or 5 Day Member who joins by 1st April 2011. So, if your Mum, Dad, Grandad or Grandma are thinking of joining a golf club, get talking to them and persuade them to come and enjoy the experience at Donnington Grove.

and there’s more ……..

Junior membership is FREE for those under 12 years of age at 1st April if a parent or grandparent is a full 7 or 5 Day member.

25% off Subscriptions for Colt Membership

If your parent or grandparent is a full 7 or 5 Day Member at Donnington Grove, and you are aged between 19 and 22 on 1st April, your Colt Membership will be reduced by 25%, saving £120 on your annual subscription.

and there’s more ……..

If, as a Colt Member, you introduce a full 7 or 5 Day Member who joins by 1st April 2011, we will reduce you annual subscription for the 2011/12 year by £185. That’s a saving of almost 40% on you membership costs and if you introduce a Graduate or Colt Member, we will give you £50 to spend at the Club.

For more information on membership visit our Golf Membership page or contact Dave Allen on dave.allen@donnington-grove.com or 01635 581000.

Donnington Grove Course Guides

As a recent addition to our website we have added an area where golfers can view our course guide.

The area is designed so that Golfers can see all the hole plans and information such as distance and par before they play on the course. The plan also includes several top tips for each hole to help you with your game. The course guides include a bird’s eye plan of the hole and its layout, as well as a photo of the course from the tee looking towards the flag. Golfers should be able to use this to plan their shots as well as seeing where they have gone wrong in the past.

Donnington Grove is also offering businesses the chance to sponsor one of its 18 holes. Donnington Grove Country club has one of the best courses in the area; a historic hotel; a great clubhouse, with a friendly environment; and really good practice facilities. Theses, together with its thriving membership, make it one of the busiest corporate and society gold venues in the area attracting over 15,000 visitors each year.

We would like to offer you the opportunity to promote your company to this wider market by inviting you to join the Donnington Grove Business Executive Club. This will entitle your company to 8, 12 or 16 rounds of golf each month, A full colour advertisement on each golf buggy’s GPS system, a hyperlink to your website from ours and discounts on buggy hire, corporate golf days, hotel accommodation, functions & conferences.

If you would like to know more information about how to sponsor one of our holes then please click here. Alternatively you can contact Dave Alan by email or by phone on 01635 581000

FANTASTIC SUMMER OFFER ON CONFERENCES

This is a short seasonal offer so please take advantage while it lasts!

Half a day delegate rate – £25per person (discounted from £30 pp)

Day delegate rate – £32 per person (discounted from £60pp)

24hour delegate rate – £120 per person (discounted from £150pp)

We now have thirty beautifully appointed bedrooms.

Six new rooms built in The Summer House. These rooms have private car parking spaces, offer fantastic views across the lake and of the golf course, and they are modern and very spacious with walk – in showers and heated flooring.

We have also just opened 5 more rooms- Lake View rooms that are certainly comparable to the wonderful rooms in The Summer House. Our guests have been extremely complimentary.

We would also like to offer you a chance to stay in The Summer House for a special introduction price of £50 for one night stay bed and breakfast.

To reserve your event please email: Katarina Hlavata or telephone 01635 581000

Offer ends on 31st August 2010

April Blue Skies Golfing

Welcome to Blue Skies April at Donnington Grove.

To celebrate the beginning of the golf season we are bringing you a series of special promotions and blog posts to help honour the April blue skies. The Donnington Golf course is in magnificent condition and there is no better time like the present, to brush up on your golf skills for the new season. There is only one place to be this April and that’s Donnington Grove Country club.

We are kicking this month off with a blog series, ‘Top 20 Golfing Tips’. This will be running throughout the month of April, so make sure you regularly visit the site to read the latest tips. There will also be posts regarding special April offers, promotions, competitions as well as Golf Club News. There will be one Blog post updated every day as well as content being added to our Blue Skies webpage.

We will also be launching a Donnington review section on the Blue Skies webpage. This is a place where people can read other customers reviews and experiences of Donnington Grove. If you have a stories or reviews on Donnington Grove we would love to hear from you! Send a quick enquiry here and we will post your comments.

Have a fantastic April, enjoy the sun and we hope to see you on the Golf Course.

Chaos in Newbury town centre

Police have closed a section of Newbury Town centre after a white tiger was seen parading the street. The rare breed of Tiger has been identified as Sasha, she is said to of escaped her escort truck after not being sedated properly. Sasha was on a long Journey from Colchester Zoo in Essex, to Bristol Zoo when her vehicle hit traffic on the M4. Commuters on their way to work who saw the incident described it as ‘surreal’ one lady said ‘It’s just not what you expect to see on your way to work, the truck in front of me’s door seamed to swing open with ease and then  suddenly I was starring and this slightly confused Tiger’.  Sasha has wondered from the M4 and found herself in the busy town of Newbury. Police officials have sectioned off the area and are waiting for vets to arrive on the scene to once again sedate Sasha.

This day out for Sasha is expected to be over by mid-day and traffic around Newbury is to return to normal.  An elderly lady who spoke to us said ‘It’s chaos, I only popped into town to nip into Iceland then I found most of the roads are closed off.’ Another by passer said ‘If anything I feel sorry for the Tiger, all these people surrounding her, she’s probably really scared.’

Sasha will be safe in her new enclosure in Bristol this evening away from the bustle of Newbury and I’m sure she will have a well deserved sleep after her grand day out.