A look back at our visit to the crazy golf course on the promenade in Ilfracombe, Devon.
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The last of the seaside courses on the trip, and the penultimate course visited, was the 12-hole Crazy Golf course on the promenade in Ilfracombe, Devon.
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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Crazy Golf in Ilfracombe, Devon
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Happy National 7-Eleven Day
It's National 7-Eleven Day.
Today is National 7-Eleven Day!
7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on the 11th July.
The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.
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I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Thursday, July 09, 2026
Minigolf tournaments at Clambers Adventure Golf in Hastings
A look back at the 2010 BMGA Players Championships and BMGA British Open in Hastings, East Sussex.
I competed on the British Minigolf Association tour between 2007 and 2015 and many of those contests took place in the seaside town of Hastings in East Sussex.
Where Clambers Adventure Golf sat was once a model village. After it closed it became an outdoor laser tag arena!
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Guess the Putting course location...
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Flying Ant Day 2026 - Stockport, UK
Today has been Flying Ant Day 2026!
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire
A look back at The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Last week I asked the question "Where in the world was this indoor adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".
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The answer was The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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Sadly the unique factory-themed venue is now a lost minigolf course.
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I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Crazy Golf at at Woody's Play Barn in Ware, Hertfordshire
There's a crazy golf course at Woody's Play Barn in Ware, Hertfordshire.
Woody's Play Barn in Ware, Hertfordshire has a crazy golf course.
The crazy golf course at Woody's Play Barn is an outdoor course.
Check out the Woody's Play Barn website for more information.
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Crazy Golf in Beverley, Yorkshire
There are plans for a new crazy golf course in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
A new crazy golf course could be opening as part of a new golf venue at the Flemingate shopping centre in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The crazy golf course at FORE! in Beverley would be an indoor 9-hole course.
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Sunday, July 05, 2026
Happy Shopper shops on '1980s Food: Everything We Loved & Lost' on Channel 5
Happy Shopper shops on the Channel 5 programme '1980s Food: Everything We Loved & Lost'.
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| A Happy Shopper shop in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (2020) |
It was brilliant to be able to contribute to the Channel 5 documentary '1980s Food: Everything We Loved & Lost' and help to tell the story of Happy Shopper shops.
The programme was broadcast on Channel 5 today and was an edit of '1980s Food: The Ones We Loved & Lost' shown last year. These programmes followed 'The 1980s Supermarket', which included a feature on Happy Shopper shops in episode 3 when it was first broadcast in 2024.
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| Visiting a fully branded Happy Shopper shop is like stepping back in time |
One of the brands I remember clearly from growing up in the 1980s and 1990s was Happy Shopper. The colourful sign with the happy chappy face is a lovely throwback. Happy Shopper received a rebrand in 2000, but if you are lucky you can still find the original branding and signage on some shops.
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| The Happy Shopper shop on Chaucer Road in Sittingbourne, Kent (2022) |
You can the watch the programmes via the Channel 5 website:
Check out my Happy Shopper shops playlist on YouTube.
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
Friday, July 03, 2026
The Mini Golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire
Visiting the mini golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire.
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We visited the mini golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire on a trip to the town on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
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The 18-hole outdoor mini golf course was the 1,126th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.
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Photos of the 18-hole Selby Park mini golf course.
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I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
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