Little Lakes

Bewdley sits on the edge of the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, a market town straddling the River Severn where the landscape shifts between river meadows, woodland, and gently rolling farmland. It's a part of the West Midlands fringe that doesn't shout about itself, but the countryside is genuinely attractive — and the name Little Lakes tells you exactly what kind of terrain the course works with.

Water features are clearly central to the design here, and a layout threading through a lake-studded site in this part of England tends to reward patience and accuracy over raw power. Par 71 suggests the course leans slightly toward the shorter side, which on a water-influenced track usually means a collection of tight, shapeable holes where placement off the tee matters more than distance and the penalty for wayward shots tends to be wet rather than rough.

Bewdley itself is a handsome town with a strong sense of local identity, and Little Lakes reads as a course serving its community rather than chasing a regional destination reputation — the kind of place regulars know intimately and visitors often leave pleasantly surprised by.