Donnington Grove Country Club

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Holes: 18 holes
Par: 72
Distance (men/women): 7045y
Courcerating (men/women):
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Green Fee: £30 - £40
Cart Fee: yes
Architect: Dave Thomas

Is there a hotel: No
Is there a restaurant: yes

Extra info
The Donnington Grove Estate is set in a delightful and secluded position on the outskirts of Newbury and is overlooked by the historic Donnington Castle. The present house was built by James Pettit Andrews between 1763 and 1772 to designs by John Chute. This style is now known as Strawberry Hill Gothic, after the house created for Horace Walpole in Twickenham. The land purchased by Andrews at the time was not extensive and during his ownership, Donnington Grove could more properly be described as a house with grounds rather than a country estate.

Records show the house was expensive to construct and the house and grounds costly to maintain. For whatever reasons, the estate was sold to William Brummell in 1783 and it was this gentleman who turned Donnington Grove into a proper countryseat. By the time of Brummell’s death, in 1794, the estate covered some 800 acres, the house and stables had been extended, Grove Farm created and the entrance lodges erected.

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