Showing posts with label Festive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festive. Show all posts

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition in Manchester

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters miniature golf tournament eleven years ago today!


The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition in Manchester


The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition in Manchester

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to more than 1,000 courses since September 2006.

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That layout was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Christmas Crazy Golf

Can you guess where this festive themed minigolf course was?


Christmas Crazy Golf
A festive minigolf course from our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters miniature golf tournament nine years ago today!


Chrizy Golf Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester
Chrizy Golf


Chrizy Golf Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester
Chrizy Golf

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 979 courses since September 2006.

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That one was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

One Month Until Christmas Day

Not long to wait now.


The Christmas hole at Teezers Retro Crazy Golf in Coventry
The Christmas hole at Teezers Retro Crazy Golf in Coventry

Thursday, September 09, 2021

Trick or Treat Mini Golf and Glow Golf at Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

The team at Fun Fore All Family Fun Park in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA are getting ready to tee-off Trick or Treat Mini Golf and Glow Golf at the 18-hole miniature golf course there.


The team at Fun Fore All Family Fun Park in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA are getting ready to tee-off Trick or Treat Mini Golf and Glow Golf at the 18-hole miniature golf course there

Trick or Treat Mini Golf runs from the 1st October and finishes on Halloween night itself.

Each evening at dusk the course will become a Glow Golf layout.

Check out the Fun Fore All Family Fun Park website for more information, opening times and prices.


Fun Fore All Family Fun Park is on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 'To Visit' list and we're looking forward to a game there. Hopefully our trip to Pennsylvania co-incides with one of the themed, seasonal events at the fun park.

Monday, November 30, 2020

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf

A look back at the Chrizy Golf Masters crazy golf competition in Manchester.


Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters miniature golf tournament in Manchester eight years ago today.

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

Time flies!

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

Back on the 30th November 2012 the first - and to date only - Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf tournament was held on a festive-themed pop-up crazy golf course at Piccadilly Place in Manchester.

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

Chrizy Golf scorecards

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

Chrizy Golf - Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That one was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Plonk Golf's Christmas pop-up in London

The team at Plonk Golf are creating a festive-themed pop-up Crazy Golf course in London this Christmas.


There's a Plonk Golf Christmas pop-up minigolf course in London

The Plonk Golf pop-up minigolf course will launch on Sunday 1st December and is open all the way through to Christmas Eve.


You'll be able to find the Plonk Golf Winter Wonderland Miniature Golf course at their Hoxton Clubhouse near Old Street.


For more information visit the Plonk Golf website.

Plonk Golf in Shoreditch
Plonk Golf in Shoreditch, one of a number of Plonk Golf courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Monday, November 25, 2019

Christmas Mini Golf

It's a month until Christmas Day!


Have you heard of any Christmas-themed Crazy Golf courses popping-up this year?

Christmas Crazy Golf
A Christmas-themed course we played in London back in 2009

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Christmas-themed Crazy Golf courses

Will there be any festive minigolf this year?


Summer is almost over and the shops have already started selling Christmas stuff, so now is the perfect time to ask whether there will be any Christmas-themed miniature golf courses this year?


The first Christmas-themed minigolf course we saw was set-up in London ten years ago

We love seeing courses getting involved in different events and seasonal activities. On our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour we've seen a few Christmas-themed layouts, including the Chrizy Golf course in Manchester back in 2012!


In 2012 there was a six-week pop-up Crazy Golf course at Piccadilly Place in Manchester

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is home to two permanent 18-hole minigolf courses known as Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf. Our friend Shelley Barrett has played them.

The story-line side of the Disney Winter Summerland Miniature Golf course

Minigolf is becoming more and more popular and has grown from being a traditional outdoor seaside summer activity to become a year-round game that can be played indoors, outdoors and at pretty much any time of the day.

Many businesses are also booking Christmas parties at miniature golf courses around the UK and there are certainly a lot of venues suited to cater for groups, with many minigolf centres now featuring bars and restaurants too.

Given the minigolf boom I wonder how many specifically Christmas-themed courses we'll see this festive season? If you know of any, please do get in touch.

Christmas Crazy Golf in years gone by


I won the Chrizy Golf Masters tournament in November 2012

In 2017 the Lakeside Village Shopping Centre in Doncaster had a free-to-play Christmas Crazy Golf course set up for shoppers to play during the festive season.

In 2013 the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough hosted the Christmas-themed 9-hole Miniature Golf course from Mini Golf and Games. I'd played the course when it was set-up, without the festive decorations, in Letchworth Garden City that summer.

Christmas minigolf course in Peterborough. Photo by Mini Golf and Games, 2013
A very nice Christmas-themed pop-up minigolf course

Back in 2009 we played a Christmas-themed minigolf course at Devonshire Square, London.

Part of the first Christmas-themed minigolf course we played back in 2009

Fun Fore All Family Fun Park in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania hosts an annual Holiday Lights Mini Golf event and it looks superb.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park. Photo by Hot Metal Studio-75 / Fun Fore All Family Fun Park
Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

Related blog posts:
- Christmas

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

A festive surprise from Fun Fore All

It was wonderful to receive a nice festive package from the team at Fun Fore All in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania - I can't wait to open it!

Some minigolf post from Fun Fore All
It's always lovely to get a bit of post

Check out my blog post for more info about their Holiday Lights Mini Golf extravaganza.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park - Hot Metal Studio-4
A look at the Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All

From November 17th to January 2nd Fun Fore All's two 18-hole Miniature Golf courses have been transformed into a fully playable walk-through holiday lights experience.

For more information and the schedule for the Holiday Lights Mini Golf check out the Fun Fore All Fun Park website.

Friday, November 17, 2017

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All

Finding out about the Holiday Lights Mini Golf and festivities at Fun Fore All Family Fun Park in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.


Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park
A view of the Holiday Lights Mini Golf course

We love sharing what's going on in the world of minigolf through our blog and social media channels and it's brilliant to see courses getting involved with different festivities.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

One such course is Fun Fore All in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The team there love theming their two 18-hole courses and recently had a successful Halloween. Now attention has turned to Christmas and their Holiday Lights Mini Golf which runs from November 17th to January 2nd.

View the Holiday Lights Mini Golf Teaser video.



Fun Fore All Family Fun Park's two 18-hole miniature golf courses are being transformed into a fully playable walk-through holiday lights experience.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

The courses will have a variety of themed festive lights including Country & Western, penguins, the Taj Mahal, under the sea, and a Victorian Christmas. Holiday Lights Mini Golf will also have a walk-through light tunnel, a twenty-foot Christmas tree, and a holiday musical show that plays several times an hour.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

It sounds brilliant. We love seeing courses getting involved in different events and seasonal activities. On our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour we've seen a few Christmas-themed layouts, including the Chrizy Golf course in Manchester back in 2012!

I'm still the reigning minigolf champion of Christmas having won the Chrizy Golf Masters in 2012!

Running from November 17th through to January 2nd from 5-10pm each night, the event is also packed with many other holiday inspired activities for the festive season including live reindeer, free pictures with Santa Claus every Friday and Saturday night, Christmas cookie decorating, a drop off for letters to Santa, a holiday concert, face painting, balloon art, caricature art, and great holiday food and drinks like hot chocolate, hot apple cider from Soergel Orchards, smores, and gourmet Kettle Korn, cinnamon roasted nuts & caramel apples from J.D.’s Popcorn. For a complete list of events, visit the Fun Fore All Holiday Lights website.

Hopefully we'll get to visit Fun Fore All Mini Golf on our future Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels.

Holiday Lights Mini Golf at Fun Fore All, photo courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park

A portion of the proceeds raised during the Holiday Lights Mini Golf event are going to benefit Highmark’s Caring Place, which provides support for children grieving the loss of a loved one. Visit the Highmark’s Caring Place website to learn more about. Holiday Lights Mini Golf is $10 per person for one course or $15 for both courses.

For more information and the schedule for the Holiday Lights Mini Golf check out the Fun Fore All Fun Park website. You can take a Virtual Tour of Fun Fore All online too.

Links:
- Fun Fore All Family Fun Park website
- Fun Fore All on Facebook
- Fun Fore All on Twitter

Related blog posts:
- Guest blog
- Christmas
- USA

Photos courtesy of Fun Fore All Family Fun Park.

Monday, December 03, 2012

I’m a Genius Gluten Free ‘Christmas Hero’!

Appearing on the Genius Gluten Free Advent Calendar!
 
I was nominated by a few people as a Christmas Hero as part of Genius Gluten Free’s ‘Christmas Hero Advent Calendar’ promotion and I appear behind today’s door (3rd December)!
What a lovely surprise it was this morning to see a tweet from the team at Genius Foods telling me I was picked as a winner.
 
You can see my nomination and photo at “Christmas Hero - 3rd December”
 
I’m looking forward to receiving the Genius Gluten Free Mince Pies and other goodies!
 
Merry Christmas :-)