However, on our travels we have often found that courses that should (or did once) exist are no longer there (or have very little trace of their remains). In the cases of the three courses we attempted to seek out below we found that they no longer exist:
- Hornchurch (Harrow Lodge Park) - Minigolf/Miniature Golf - Did not exist!?
- Hornchurch (Haynes Park) - Minigolf/Miniature Golf - Did not exist!?
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- Romford (Harold Wood Park) - Mini Golf - Did not exist!?
So, if you are venturing out to any of the locations in the hope of a round of Miniature Golf, it's probably best not to!
If however you're reading this and have any information on the history of the courses above do let me know?
There was also another Miniature Golf course in Havering, at Central Park, however our time touring Essex on the 10th and 11th July 2010 was fading fast and we had to give up the search.
2 comments:
Hmm, the one in Upminster was definitely still in use...erm, 12 years ago. I used to play there as a teenager, some years before that.
Don't know about ANY of the others you mention, however. I'm a bit confused by your reference to "Central Park, Havering". The one in Havering is in Harold Hill. (Is there a mini-golf there? Possibly, but I doubt it. too many of the locals would use golf-clubs as weapons.). The one on your map is the (very inappropriately named) Central Park in Dagenham (less rough than Harold Hill, honestly). I think there did used to be mini-golf there, but I have no idea if it continues!
Sorry not to be of greater help
Hello Dominic,
Many thanks for your comment and the great information :-)
Back in July the Upminster Yellow Advertiser Newspaper had a story about the Pitch & Putt re-opening. It looked like a good little course - even through the fence and dereliction!
I'd heard via the minigolf 'grapevine' that Havering's Central Park did have a course!?
The trip around Hornchurch, Romford and Havering was rather fruitless!
Happy Putting!
Cheers,
Richard
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