There is a lot to like about Farnham. It has a very relaxed feeling from the moment you arrive, despite being in an area where traditional members clubs have a reputation for being a bit snooty, and also some great facilities.

The course itself is a fun mix of parkland on the first 4/5 and last 6 holes, and heathland in the middle. The heathland holes are the real strength playing over some really quite rolling terrain. Despite this I felt like most of the parkland holes really held their own against them, the first and last being some real standout par 5s and the 17th being a really strong par 4 to test your nerves on the run in.

On the heathland holes I thought the real picture hole is the 6th, however all are strong, the 9th being my favourite, with a blind tee shot and fairway that will kick your ball left, leaving an uphill potentially blind shot to a green sloped right to left with death of you miss left or long and get a strong kick.

My only real complaint would be the bunkering style. The club has decided to install eco bunkers in a links pot bunker style, with revetted stacked turf faces. While they do look intimidating, I feel like they don't fit very well with the landscape and some more artistically styled bunkers as you see at the likes of hankley, sunningdale and co would really have fit the land better, while still being just as punishing.

All in all very worth a visit though, you can get a real taste of true heathland golf without having to quite spend the big bucks you would for the other clubs in the area.