Showing posts with label North Yorkshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Yorkshire. Show all posts

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Crazy Golf Meets the Movies! at Uredale Mill in Askrigg

A pop-up crazy golf course is opening at Uredale Mill in Askrigg for Easter.


A pop-up crazy golf course is opening at Uredale Mill in Askrigg for Easter

The Crazy Golf Meets the Movies! 18-hole indoor minigolf course will be open at Uredale Mill in Askrigg, North Yorkshire from the 23rd March to the 7th April.

Visit the Uredale Mill website and Incredible Artists Facebook Page for more information.

Crazy Golf at The Friars Head at Akebar

The Friars Head pub at Akebar in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire has a free-to-play Crazy Golf course.


The Friars Head pub at Akebar in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire has a free-to-play Crazy Golf course

The Friars Head pub at Akebar is reopening on the 1st March and there's a free-to-play Crazy Golf course at the venue.

It'll be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out The Friars Head website for more information.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Adventure Golf at Angrove Country Park in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire

Angrove Country Park in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire is now home to an Adventure Golf course.


Angrove Country Park in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire is now home to an Adventure Golf course

A new 9-hole Adventure Golf course has opened at Angrove Country Park at Greystone Hills in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire.

Angrove Country Park is a Hoseasons holiday park.

Visit the Angrove Country Park website for more information.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Mini-Golf at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire

There's an 8-hole Mini-Golf course at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire.


The layout recently re-opened after receiving a refurbishment.

There's an 8-hole Mini-Golf course at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire

Visit the Richmondshire Leisure Trust website for more information.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in Whitby

There's a new minigolf course at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in Whitby.


Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby, North Yorkshire is home to a new 9-hole minigolf course.

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

The layout was created by the team at UrbanCrazy.

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Minigolf at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in High Hawsker, Whitby. Photo by UrbanCrazy, July 2021

Visit the Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks website and Facebook Page for more information on Woody's Wildlife Wondercourse.

Friday, March 26, 2021

Crazy Golf at the Sun Parlour Cafe in Ripon's Spa Gardens

There's a new Crazy Golf course at the Sun Parlour Cafe in Ripon's Spa Gardens.


There's a new Crazy Golf course at the Sun Parlour Cafe at Ripon's Spa Gardens

We played the original layout at the Spa Gardens on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2009! The new course looks very interesting, with some interesting obstacles and tricky holes.


The new layout itself is very different to the large old concrete course we played.

It'll be nice to revisit Ripon and have a game on the Spa Gardens Crazy Golf course.

Visit the Sun Parlour Cafe's Facebook Page for more information.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Captain Jack's Adventure Golf in Scarborough

New Adventure Golf course now open in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.


A new Adventure Golf course is now open in Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Captain Jack's Adventure Golf is now open next to the observation wheel in Scarborough's South Bay.

Visit Captain Jack's Adventure Golf website for more information.


The new Adventure Golf course is located where the Futurist Theatre once stood.

On our travels we see minigolf courses everywhere - even where there aren't any. Last June I took this photo of the empty plot of land and we thought it'd be an ideal location for a course.

Scarborough
Captain Jack's Adventure Golf course landed on this spot

Minigolf in Scarborough


Last summer we revisited Scarborough and had a brilliant long weekend playing minigolf on the seaside resort's courses.

The North Bay Crazy Golf course was the 900th course we've visited overall and the 861st in the British Isles.

Scarborough's two bays have got a lot of choice for fans of minigolf, with a nice mix of Crazy Golf, Putting Greens, Pitch & Putt and Adventure Golf.

We're looking forward to returning on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Scarborough Adventure Golf. June 2019

We revisited the Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade on our return trip to Scarborough, North Yorkshire last summer.


Scarborough Adventure Golf. June 2019
The Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade in Scarborough

Back in June 2008 the course became the 55th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Unfortunately time and the weather were not on our side so we didn't get a chance to play the course for a second time.

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Thursday, May 07, 2020

An old postcard from Bridlington

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Bridlington.

One of the old postcards I found at the last postcard fair I attended before the pandemic lockdown was this one showing Bridlington Princes Parade and The Spa Boating Lake. It was published by Photochrom Co. Ltd. and is unposted and undated.

Bridlington Princes Parade. The Spa Boating Lake. Photochrom Co. Ltd.
Bridlington Princes Parade. The Spa Boating Lake. Photochrom Co. Ltd.

I'd guess that it's from the late 1920's or early 1930's.

Interestingly the minigolf course being played looks to be a portable layout.

Portable and pop-up minigolf courses are very often seen as a modern thing. However there have been a number of seasonal set-ups at seaside locations over the years.

We've really enjoyed our visits to Bridlington. It's a nice seaside town and we've had some fun games of minigolf there. One of those was a temporary course at the Foreshore Sands.

Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course in Bridlington

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Minigolf Putting in Knaresborough

A look at the grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard.


Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard

Time really does fly! Looking through our records it's been five years since we visited Knaresborough in North Yorkshire!


Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard

The last time we were there we enjoyed playing the grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard. It was a course we missed on our first visit to the town in 2010.


Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard

The grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard became the 357th course played and 591st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 948 courses since our travels began in 2006.

Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard

The course is the first we've ever been to that had a sallyport and secret tunnel running underneath it!

The tunnel was built in the late 13th or mid 14th century and was large enough for a small group of armed men to leave the castle secretly at night and launch an attack on any besieging troops.

Knaresborough is definitely on our list of places to go to post-lockdown.

Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard
 
Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The North Bay Crazy Golf course in Scarborough

A look at the North Bay Mini Golf course in Scarborough.


The North Bay Crazy Golf course in Scarborough

Last June we visited our 900th minigolf course when we played at the North Bay Crazy Golf in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.


The North Bay Crazy Golf course in Scarborough

The 12-hole course was the 861st course we'd been to in the British Isles and the 520th course played at that point.


It was a brilliant and fun layout and well worth playing when you next get the chance.

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Minigolf in the North Bay since 1925


Interestingly The Scarborough News has published a number of photos showing forgotten views of Scarborough. One of those (number 20) shows a miniature golf course at North Bay in 1925.

The course is in the exact same spot as the current Crazy Golf course.

The North Bay Crazy Golf course in Scarborough
While the buildings opposite the course have changed, the steps and pathway remain the same as in 1925

It's wonderful to think that minigolf has been played on the same location for almost 100 years.

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While we were in Scarborough I also played the Holbeck Putting Green. That course has also been open since 1925.

Holbeck Putting Green in Scarborough

The two miniature golf putting courses were among the first to open in the UK. England's first artificial Crazy Golf course opened in Skegness, Lincolnshire in 1926.

Check out my blog post about the miniature golf courses in Scarborough. There are quite a few in the seaside town.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

New Adventure Golf course in Scarborough

Pop-up Adventure Golf course opening on Scarborough seafront.


A new Adventure Golf course is opening on Scarborough seafront


Scarborough's south bay seafront will be home to a new Adventure Golf course. The layout will be set up next to the observation wheel on the vacant site next to the Coney Island amusement arcade.


The summer pop-up Adventure Golf course will be located where the Futurist Theatre once stood.


Site of the former Futurist Theatre in Scarborough
On our travels we see minigolf courses everywhere - even where there aren't any. Last June I took this photo of the empty plot of land and we thought it'd be an ideal location for a course

Last summer we revisited Scarborough and had a brilliant long weekend playing minigolf on the seaside resort's courses.

The North Bay Crazy Golf course was the 900th course we've visited overall and the 861st in the British Isles.

Monday, September 09, 2019

The Holbeck Putting Green in Scarborough

Three months ago today the next stage of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour began as we visited our 901st course since September 2006.


The Holbeck Putting Green in Scarborough was the 901st visited and the 521st played on our travels.


Holbeck Putting Green in Scarborough
Views of the Holbeck Putting Green

The Holbeck Putting Green was opened in 1925 and was the first Putting Green to be established in the town.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

North Bay Miniature Railway in Scarborough

A look at the North Bay Railway in Scarborough.


North Bay Railway in Scarborough

On our holiday to Scarborough earlier this year we stopped by for a look at the North Bay Railway.


North Bay Railway in Scarborough
Scalby Mills station

Unfortunately it was far too wet and late to have a ride when we arrived. And then on the Sunday we left it was far too nice a day to spend sitting on a train. Typical.


North Bay Railway in Scarborough
A set of carriages at Peasholm Station

The North Bay Railway runs from Peasholm Park to Scalby Mills - and there are miniature golf courses at both ends of the line!

North Bay Railway in Scarborough
Peasholm Station

North Bay Railway in Scarborough
A brown tourist sign at the bottom of the hill to Scalby Mills Station
 
North Bay Railway in Scarborough
A view of the North Bay from Scalby Mills Station

North Bay Railway in Scarborough
The carriages awaiting an engine at Peasholm Station

We do enjoy visiting miniature railways and have been to a fair few on our travels over the years.

Related blog posts:
Miniature Railways
- Scarborough

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- North Bay Railway

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Happy third birthday to Holeymolies Miniature Golf in Skelton-in-Cleveland

The indoor minigolf course opened on the 4th July 2016.


Holeymolies minigolf

Last year it became the 500th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, the 845th visited overall and the 807th we've been to in the British Isles.


Hole 17 at Holeymolies minigolf
Getting a hole-in-one on hole 17

The indoor minigolf course at Holeymolies Leisure Complex boasts the 'World's Longest Mini Golf Hole' - measuring in at a whopping 264 feet!


Hole 1 at Holeymolies minigolf - the longest minigolf hole in the world. You have to start off upstairs, teeing-off up a ramp and then the ball is carried along the long viaduct before being deposited on the green
Hole 1 - the longest minigolf hole in the world. You have to start off upstairs, teeing-off up a ramp and then the ball is carried along the long viaduct before being deposited on the green

Next week the Holeymolies course will be closing for a major refurbishment. We look forward to seeing what it'll look like after.

Check out the Holeymolies website and Facebook Page for more information.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough

A visit to the Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.


Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough

On our recent trip to Scarborough we visited the Crazy Golf course in Victoria Park.


Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough

The course became the 899th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough
At the 899th course we've been to

The hut at the Victoria Park Crazy Golf course
The hut at the Victoria Park Crazy Golf course

The course is a colourful 15-hole concrete layout.

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 1
 
Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
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Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 10
 
Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 11

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 11

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 13

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 13

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 13

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 14
 
Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 15
 
Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 15

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 15

Crazy Golf at Victoria Park in Scarborough
Hole 15

We're looking forward to returning to Scarborough in the future.

Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough

Related blog posts:
Scarborough
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour