Showing posts with label Pleasureland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pleasureland. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

A look at the old Moroccan Adventure Golf course at Pleasure Land in Southport.

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

Back in September 2009 we visited Southport for the first time. It was the last Friday of the summer season but Pleasure Land had closed down so we weren't able to play the Moroccan-themed Adventure Golf layout.

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

It's one of my favourite lost minigolf courses as it had a theme we hadn't seen before and haven't seen since.

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport
  
Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasure Land in Southport

We returned to Southport Pleasureland when we moved north in 2016. On that trip in October we were please to see the park open and thriving. It had also declared itself the 'Happy Halloween Capital of the UK'. A title it truly deserved.

Unfortunately since our previous visit the Moroccan Adventure Golf course had been removed as the park had received an extensive refurbishment. The area that was once home to the minigolf course had become a pathway.

Late last year the owners of Southport Pleasureland announced that a new year-round Dinosaur Adventure Golf course was planned to open at the theme park. Fingers crossed that will still go ahead.

We're looking forward to returning to Southport when trips to the seaside are once again allowed post-lockdown.

Sunday, October 09, 2016

A visit to Southport Pleasureland

Southport Pleasureland, the 'Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!'


We recently returned to Southport for the first time since September 2009 and we were pleasantly surprised to see that the Pleasureland theme park had reopened. Not only that, but it looked to be doing very well and they had really gone to town on the Halloween theming.

At Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!
We survived the haunted maze at Southport Pleasureland

In fact they've gone so far as to declare themselves the 'Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!'

Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!

I don't think I have ever seen so many pumpkins in one place before. There are thousands of them there!

Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!
The pumpkins came in all shapes and sizes

Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!
Plenty of characters too

Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!
Some were ominously congregating

Others were on their own

Southport Pleasureland - the Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!
There were clowns

Halloween pumpkin at Southport Pleasureland
'Sleeping' ones

Halloween pumpkin at Southport Pleasureland
And more traditional Jack-o'-lanterns

Unfortunately since our previous visit the Moroccan Adventure Golf course has been removed as the park has had extensive changes made. The area that was once home to the minigolf course is now a pathway. A shame really.

The Adventure Golf course at Pleasureland Southport as it was just after the theme park had been left abandoned in 2009
The Adventure Golf course at Pleasureland Southport as it was just after the theme park had been left abandoned in 2009

Southport Pleasureland
What the same area looks like now

However, the rest of Pleasureland is great. We really enjoyed our wander round - especially the walk through the haunted maze.

The maze at Southport Pleasureland
We dared to enter the haunted maze

The maze at Southport Pleasureland
A view of the outside world from within the maze

The maze at Southport Pleasureland
We escaped - as did our shadows

The maze at Southport Pleasureland

Check out the Southport Pleasureland website for more information and opening times.

Southport Pleasureland

You can see the blog post from our visit to Pleasure Land in 2009 in our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour archives.

Southport is still home to plenty of other Crazy Golf options and a lot of other things to keep you entertained. We're looking forward to our next visit and keep 'em peeled for more blog posts from our trip to Southport that are coming up.

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