Showing posts with label Ingoldmells. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ingoldmells. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2020

National Rollercoaster Day

Happy National Rollercoaster Day.


The 240th course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was underneath TWO rollercoasters at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire back in 2011.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

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Friday, July 27, 2018

New Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

There's a new Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells.


Many thanks to our friend Steven Huckle for letting us know about the new Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire.


There's a new Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

The Lava Creek Adventure Golf course is an 18-hole, multi-platform course. Check out the Fantasy Island website for more details.

We've visited Ingoldmells on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour before. Back in May 2011 we played the Crazy Golf course underneath the rollercoaster at Fantasy Island. That course was the 240th played on our travels. We're now up to 823 course visits.

The outdoor Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in May 2011

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Happy National Roller Coaster Day

I heard via The Milky Way adventure park in Devon that today is National Roller Coaster Day. Over the years we've played a few minigolf courses next to, or underneath, roller coasters!

Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Ingoldmells Fantasy Island
The Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells sits right underneath a giant roller coaster 

Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells
The roller coaster ride that is the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The two that courses that immediately spring to mind are the Crazy Golf course at Ingoldmell's Fantasy Island and the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas.

Check out the video of me playing the Pike's Pass course right next to the roller coaster.



Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells
Emily playing at Ingoldmells

One of the first unplayable courses we visited on our tour was the Extraordinary Golf course at Alton Towers. Unfortunately it was flooded when we arrived on a rainy day in June 2007 so we were unable to play any of the roller coaster and ride-themed holes.

In 2011 Clacton Pier was home to a minigolf course that sat just along from the thrill rides the pier offers.

Photo of the Minigolf course at Clacton Pier in 2011
The Minigolf course at Clacton Pier in 2011

We've visited the Aztec and Inca Adventure Golf courses in Southend-on-Sea that are part of Adventure Island, home to some roller coasters and rides.

The Milky Way adventure park itself also has an 18-hole Mini Golf Putting course.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire
- Pike's Pass Miniature Golf at Circus Circus in Las Vegas
Clacton Pier
- Aztec & Inca Adventure Golf at Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea
- Alton Towers
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Links:
- National Roller Coaster Day website
- #NationalRollerCoasterDay
- The Milky Way

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

Details of Adventure Golf, Crazy Golf, Minigolf and Putting Green courses that we've visited in Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, Ingoldmells, Woodhall Spa and Spalding.

In the summer of 2011 our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour took Emily and I to Lincolnshire where we spent a pleasent week touring the seasides, with a few stops inland along the way. As part of our tour of Lincolnshire (and a little bit of Norfolk) we went to seven seasides, visited 34 minigolf and crazy golf courses, played in countless Amusement Arcades and walked along a few Piers too.

Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast
At the Jolly Roger Adventure Golf course in Skegness
Note: The numbers below relate to the 'visit number' on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

225 Skellingthorpe (Daisy Made Ice Cream Shop & Drive-Thru) - Crazy Daisy Golf (Swedish Felt B-Run)
226 Cleethorpes (Oddballs) - Crazy Golf
229 Mablethorpe (Sea Front) - Crazy Golf
237 Skegness (Jolly Roger) - Adventure Golf (Skull Trail)
238 Skegness (Jolly Roger) - Adventure Golf (Treasure Trail)
239 Skegness (Bottons Pleasure Beach) - Gold Mine Adventure Golf (Adventure Putting) & Cactus Canyon River Ride
243 Spalding (Springfields) - Secret Garden Adventure Golf

On the same roadtrip we finished up in Hunstanton where we were able to play a further five Miniature Golf courses.

246 Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Aztec Course)
247 Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Pirate Course)

During the trip we visited the following courses, but were unable to play them for a variety of reasons (details and links below).

- Cleethorpes (Arnold Palmer) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit
- Cleethorpes (Terry's Traditional) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit
- Cleethorpes (Terry's Traditional) - Putting - Closed on Visit
- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Putting - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip
- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Adventure Golf - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip
- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Crazy Golf - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip
- Mablethorpe (Queen's Park/Linda's Pavilion) - Putting - No Flags Out - Not Fully Open
- Sutton on Sea - Crazy Golf - Demolished
- Skegness (North Shore Caravan Park) - Mini Golf - Pitch & Putt - Also home to "The Pitch And Putt Inn"
- Skegness (Pebble Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf - Closed on Visit
- Skegness (South Parade) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit
- Skegness (South Parade) - Putting - Closed on Visit
- Skegness (South Parade) - Pitch & Putt - No Time Left To Play
On our trip to Lincolnshire we also visited the smallest pub on the planet - The Signal Box Inn - in Cleethorpes. Following our visit I sent them a mini-Miniature Golf course for their games area!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

After visiting and playing a stack of Crazy Golf, Minigolf and Adventure Golf in Skegness, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour took us off to Ingoldmells on Saturday 21st May, for a go on the 12-hole Crazy Golf course at the Fantasy Island Theme Park.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course was the 240th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course itself sat below the two massive Rollercoasters at Fantasy Island.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

In a way the course/location reminded me of the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at the Circus Circus Hotel in Las Vegas, not in the course design, but in the fact that it was in close proximity to the Rollercoaster itself!

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up Emily defeated me 33-34.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course was fun to play, reasonably priced and with good equipment. It's worth a visit if you're in the area - even with so much else to see and do at Fantasy Island.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Mini Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The Fantasy Island Theme Park is also home to the Largest Market in Europe! The site also sits within one of the biggest spreads of Caravan Parks in the UK!

On a Minigolf/Rollercoaster-related note - Back in June 2007 we visited Alton Towers to play the Ride-Themed Extraordinary Golf course - unfortunately it was closed. We've also played next to a rollercoaster at the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas.

Related blog posts:
List of courses visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

Link:
- Fantasy Island