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The Competitors line-up at Shanklin's Beton Crazy Golf CourseToday Emily and I visited the Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire, where there is an Isle of Wight Lane!
I couldn't find any history on Bedfordshire's Isle of Wight connections, so if anyone out there knows how this lane/road got its name please do get in touch?
Links to the Minigolf courses we visited on the real Isle of Wight:
Shanklin Crazy Golf
Shanklin Putting Course
Shanklin Jungle Adventure Golf
Rylstone Gardens Crazy Golf
Sandown Pier Indoor Adventure Golf
Sandown Sandham Gardens Crazy Golf
Ryde Adventure Golf
Results of Irregular Mini Golf Tour Minigolf Competitions played on the Isle of Wight:
Isle of Wight Championships Results
Results from the six rounds played on the Isle of Wight
1st – Richard Gottfried - 213(+39)
2nd – Emily Gottfried - 214(+40)
3rd – Christopher Gottfried - 224(+50)
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Invitational Tournament Results
1st – Richard Gottfried - 326(+76)
2nd – Emily Gottfried - 332(+82)
3rd – Christopher Gottfried - 347(+97)
More information and links to our Crazy Golf and Minigolf travels can be found at Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
After asking the Dunstable Gazette, Dunstable Town Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and the Dunstable Tourist Information Centre about the origins of the naming of Isle of Wight Lane on the Dunstable Downs, I was referred to Kensworth Parish Council who told me:
ReplyDelete"The lane acquired its name from a property in the lane - the Isle of Wight Farm" http://bit.ly/fVJ20G
Many thanks to Kensworth Parish Council for the information :-)
It still begs the question as to how the Isle of Wight Farm got its name though?
ReplyDeleteThe website Pete's Walks makes a mention of Isle of Wight Lane/Farm.
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