Sunday, June 01, 2014

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes

Playing the new Pirate Mini Golf course at thecentre:MK shopping centre in Milton Keynes.

Pirate Mini Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Spot Richard on the Pirate Mini Golf course at thecentre:MK...?

Having heard that a Minigolf course would once again be returning to thecentre:MK Emily and I were excited to give it a play.

Pirate Mini Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK

Last summer we played the Jurassic Mini Golf at the thecentre:mk. This year the team behind that course have returned with a Pirate Mini Golf layout.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Playing hole 3 of the Pirate Mini Golf course

On Sunday 1st of June we headed over to make the 560th course visit on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 12-hole Pirate Mini Golf course became the 336th played since 2006.



The layout looks impressive in its location in Queen's Court at thecentre:MK.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
thecentre:MK's Pirate Adventure Golf course in Queen's Court

The centre-piece of the vividly coloured, well laid out and fun looking course is a 20ft moving Octopus!

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
The GIANT minigolf Octopus at thecentre:MK's Pirate Adventure Golf course

The course itself is of the 'Eternit' type of Miniature Golf - with the addition of felt to the playing surface and a few non-standard hole types and obstacles.

Pirate Mini-Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Emily on hole 6

The pirate theming around the site is really well done and the striking blue of the felt on the course makes a nice contrast with the green felt flooring.

Pirate Miniature Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Putting in the wake of the Kraken!

It makes for a pleasing playing environment - even if the course is very tricky, with some tough second (and third) putts.

Pirate Mini Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Emily lining up a second shot

In our match-up Emily, the Eternit Miniaturegolf specialist (and British Women's Record Holder on the surface), beat me by one-shot with a result of 33 to 34.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Emily playing hole 10

Both scores were good enough to get us on the course Leader Board too.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Emily in tied fourth place on the Pirate Adventure Golf Leader Board with her 33 

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Squire in sixth spot

The course costs £4.50 a round for adults and the second round on the same day is half price. I took advantage of this and had another round after we'd had a bit of a shop around thecentre:MK.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
In the stocks

The Pirate Mini Golf course will be in thecentre:MK until the 29th of August 2014 and is open seven days a week. It's an interesting layout, has friendly staff and is worth a play.

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Playing the 12th hole

Further details can be found on the Pirate Adventure Golf course website.

Pirate Mini Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
The course was another to 'feature' a toilet on it! Though this was was not in use on the course

Pirate Mini Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Women were seen as unlucky on Pirate Ships!

Pirate Adventure Golf at thecentre:MK in Milton Keynes
Emily wasn't happy about that.

In recent years thecentre:MK has been home to three courses, the other being a Crazy Golf course at 'The Beach' in July 2011.

This year the team behind the Pirate Adventure Golf course also have a Jurassic themed Mini Golf course at the Oracle shopping centre in Reading.

Links:
- Pirate Adventure Golf
- thecentre:MK

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Playing Jurassic Mini Golf at the thecentre:mk
- Crazy Golf at 'the beach' at The Centre: MK in Milton Keynes - Minigolf course played #263
- Milton Keynes

3 comments:

Lemony said...

Great course... very nice theming... but that damn middle hill.. still happy I beat Squire :)

thecentre:mk said...

Thanks for the lovely blog - we're so glad you enjoyed Pirate Adventure Golf! You'll get another chance to play again though - the course will be in Queens Court til the end of September :)

thecentre:mk x

Richard Gottfried said...

Excellent news :-)

Fingers crossed the weather stays as nice as it was yesterday. Always great to have a putt in the sun.

Cheers.

Richard