Showing posts with label Great Yarmouth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Yarmouth. Show all posts

Friday, February 02, 2024

New Crazy Golf at Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk

Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk will be home to a new Crazy Golf course.


Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk will be home to a new Crazy Golf course

The Crazy Golf course is part of a programme of renovations and upgrades at Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park.

Visit the Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park website for more information.

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in May 2022.


Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf replaced the 9-hole and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting courses on the promenade. We visited in July 2016 and the course became the 693rd on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. When I returned in May 2022 it became the 556th course played.

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Visit the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea

A look at the Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf course in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk.


Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

My brother Christopher and his daughter Elena made a Crazy World of Minigolf tour visit to the Crazy Golf course at Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea yesterday.

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

The 18-hole Crazy Golf course is the latest layout to exist at Pop's Meadow. Miniature Golf of one sort or another has been played on the site since the early to mid-1900's.

Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023


We originally visited Pops Meadow on the 10th May 2009, but on that occasion the course was closed. That course visit was the the 100th overall on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

The old Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop's Meadow in June 2010
The old Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop's Meadow in June 2010

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour now stands at 1,071 courses visited since September 2006.



Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Monday, September 12, 2022

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022

The Great Yarmouth area has an excellent selection of mini golf courses for a round or two.


The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022

Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game this season. Find out more on the Big Mini Golf Tour blog.

You can plan your visit to the participating miniature golf courses by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Friday, September 02, 2022

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A look at the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Thursday, September 01, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

A view of the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth in May 2022.


 

Check out the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.


One of the first places we visited on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.

We chose the seaside resort for a big minigolf trip in 2007 as we knew there were a lot of courses there.

We've returned a number of times since then, including a trip in May to help launch the Big Mini Golf Tour 2022. Minigolf has been played in the area since the early 20th century and there are plenty of options for a game in 2022.

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Tuesday, August 02, 2022

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A view of the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Monday, August 01, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth

A visit to the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A visit to the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Sunday, June 19, 2022

Minigolf in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A look at minigolf courses in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

One of the first places we visited on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. We chose the seaside resort for a big minigolf trip in 2007 as we knew there were a lot of courses there.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth
Playing the Arnold Palmer Putting Course on Marine Parade in 2011. This course has been replaced by Castaway Island Adventure Golf - the latest course to occupy the minigolf hotspot since the 1920s!

We've returned a number of times since then, including a trip in May to help launch the Big Mini Golf Tour 2022.

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Hollywood Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Hollywood Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston
Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston. This location was once home to an Arnold Palmer Putting Course

Stonehenge - the BIG mini golf in Hemsby
Stonehenge - the BIG mini golf in Hemsby

Putting in Gorleston
Putting in Gorleston

Minigolf has been played in the area since the early 20th century and there are plenty of options for a game in 2022. Here are the courses we currently know of:

Belton
  • Mini Golf at Haven Wild Duck Holiday Park

Caister-on-Sea
  • Crazy Golf at Haven Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park
  • Crazy Golf at Haven Seashore Holiday Park

Clippesby
  • Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Great Yarmouth
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf on Marine Parade
  • Hollywood Indoor Adventure Golf at the Windmill Theatre on Marine Parade
  • Castaway Island Adventure Golf on Marine Parade
  • Crazy Golf at Merrivale Model Village on Marine Parade
  • Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf on South Beach Parade
  • Adventure Golf at Parkdean Resorts Vauxhall Holiday Park
  • Pitch & Putt at Bure Park

Gorleston-on-Sea
  • Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf on Pavilion Road
  • Gorleston Putting Green at Gorleston Cliffs Sports Pavilion

Hemsby
  • Lost World Adventure Golf on Beach Road
  • Stonehenge Adventure Golf on Beach Road

Scratby
  • Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park

If you know of any other minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, putting or pitch & putt courses in the Great Yarmouth area please do let us know.

Minigolf history in Great Yarmouth

One of the earliest miniature golf postcards we have in our collection is this one showing the Putting Green on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.

Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927. Publisher unknown
Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927

The postcard was sent to Hayes, Middlesex on the 11th November 1927.

You can see the Hippodrome in the left of the image and this building is still standing and is the Hippodrome Circus on St George's Road. If you visit now you'll find a row of buildings in front of the Hippodrome itself! You will also find that there is still a minigolf course on the same spot as the Putting Green. Now called Castaway Island Adventure Golf the site was an Arnold Palmer Putting Course that we played a number of times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Big Mini Golf Tour

Several miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game this summer as the Big Mini Golf Tour has teed-off across seven layouts. You can find all the details of the Big Mini Golf Tour, prize draw and places to play via the Big Mini Golf Tour Linktree page.

The Big Mini Golf Tour map

You can plan your visit to the participating miniature golf courses in Hemsby, Clippesby, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Follow the Big Mini Golf Tour


Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA

Funding from Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA has helped to bring you the ‘Big Mini Golf Tour’. Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA uses money raised from a business improvement district levy which is designed to raise the profile of the area, increase the number of people visiting and staying, improve the visitor experience and increase repeat visits, encourage people to stay longer and to visit more attractions and to provide incentives and opportunities to spend more in local businesses.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall in Great Yarmouth

A look at the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

I played a round on the 18-hole Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk earlier this month. And what a pleasure it was.

Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

The course has been at Clippesby Hall for a number of years and we did swing by it on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2011 when we were a bit too late for a game.

Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

It was worth waiting all this time for a play of it though.

Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

It's a brilliant 18-hole layout and a great test of putting skill. There are a few good rebound opportunities too.

Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A very nice setting for a game.

Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Check out the Clippesby Hall website for more information.


Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Clippesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Saturday, May 07, 2022

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth, June 2011

A look at the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth, June 2011.


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth, June 2011

This particular 18-hole course was the 22nd course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2007.


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth, June 2011

There has been a miniature golf course on the same spot since the 1920's. First with a grass Putting layout, then the Arnold Palmer Putting Course and now with Castaway Island Adventure Golf.

We're looking forward to a return to the Great Yarmouth area for the Big Mini Golf Tour this summer.

Sunday, May 01, 2022

The Big Mini Golf Tour tees-off in Greater Yarmouth this month

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022 tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day - Saturday 14th May.


Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area are coming together to promote the game.

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022

We've played in and organised lots of miniature golf competitions, tournaments, challenges and events over the years and this year we are excited to be a part of the Big Mini Golf Tour in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth.

The four-month event highlighting miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth area tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day, Saturday 14th May 2022 and runs until Miniature Golf Day on Wednesday 21st September 2022.

Mini Golf course map

You can plan your visit to the nine miniature golf courses in Hemsby, Clippesby, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Follow the Big Mini Golf Tour


Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA

Funding from Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA has helped to bring you the ‘Big Mini Golf Tour’. Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA uses money raised from a business improvement district levy which is designed to raise the profile of the area, increase the number of people visiting and staying, improve the visitor experience and increase repeat visits, encourage people to stay longer and to visit more attractions and to provide incentives and opportunities to spend more in local businesses.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Big Mini Golf Tour - teeing-off in Greater Yarmouth next month

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022 tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day - Saturday 14th May.


Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area are coming together to promote the game.

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022 tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day - Saturday 14th May
The Big Mini Golf Tour - teeing-off in Greater Yarmouth in May 2022

Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game.

The four-month event highlighting miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth area tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day, Saturday 14th May 2022 and runs until Miniature Golf Day on Wednesday 21st September 2022.

Mini Golf course map

You can plan your visit to the nine miniature golf courses in Hemsby, Clippesby, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Follow the Big Mini Golf Tour


Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA

Funding from Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA has helped to bring you the ‘Big Mini Golf Tour’. Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA uses money raised from a business improvement district levy which is designed to raise the profile of the area, increase the number of people visiting and staying, improve the visitor experience and increase repeat visits, encourage people to stay longer and to visit more attractions and to provide incentives and opportunities to spend more in local businesses.

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

A mini golf putting postcard from Burgh Hall in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A look at a miniature golf postcard from our collection.


Here's a postcard showing a mini golf grass putting course at Burgh Hall Country Club Chalet & Caravan Park in the 1970s.

The card was posted to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne from Lowestoft, Suffolk on the 24th May 1977.

BURGH HALL COUNTRY CLUB postcard. Posted 24 May 1977
BURGH HALL COUNTRY CLUB postcard. Posted 24 May 1977

We'll be heading back to Great Yarmouth this summer for the Big Mini Golf Tour taking place across miniature golf courses in Great Yarmouth, Hemsby and Gorleston-on-Sea.

Sunday, April 03, 2022

The Big Mini Golf Tour - Course List and Map

The Big Mini Golf Tour tees-off on Saturday 14th May.


The Big Mini Golf Tour

We have played in and organised lots of miniature golf competitions, tournaments, challenges and events over the last decade and a half and this year we are excited to be a part of the Big Mini Golf Tour in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth.

Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game.

The four-month event highlighting miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth area tees-off on National Miniature Golf Day, Saturday 14th May 2022 and runs until Miniature Golf Day on Wednesday 21st September 2022.

Mini Golf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area

You can view the details of participating courses in Hemsby, Clippesby, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea in the Big Mini Golf Tour List.

The Big Mini Golf Tour Map of courses in the Greater Yarmouth area



Visit Great Yarmouth

Funding from Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA has helped to bring you the “Big Mini Golf Tour”.

The Big Mini Golf Tour

Check out the Big Mini Golf Tour links for more information.