Having a nice sit down after a long day of Minigolf.
On my travels around the UK I'm always on the lookout for interesting, unique, odd and obscure things to see, do and visit.
During a conversation about Littlehampton and Crazy Golf last year I was told that the town is home to the Longest Bench in the World. In fact, the people who told me about it were the very same people who designed it! I made a note to visit the bench when I eventually made it to Littlehampton.
During a conversation about Littlehampton and Crazy Golf last year I was told that the town is home to the Longest Bench in the World. In fact, the people who told me about it were the very same people who designed it! I made a note to visit the bench when I eventually made it to Littlehampton.
Last summer we had run out of time on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour roadtrip from Hastings towards Littlehampton and ended the day in Worthing. Similarly we failed to make it to Littlehampton on a trip from the direction of Southsea and ended that journey in Felpham, near Bognor Regis. So, having spent the weekend playing in the BMGA British Masters minigolf tournament in Worthing I took the opportunity to make the short trip along the coast to Littlehampton to check out the Minigolf courses there.
Looking at the information board and map on the seafront I noticed that the Longest Bench was not too far from where I had parked and was very close to one of the Miniature Golf course locations I was looking for at Banjo Road, so I headed along for a quick sit down.
Looking at the information board and map on the seafront I noticed that the Longest Bench was not too far from where I had parked and was very close to one of the Miniature Golf course locations I was looking for at Banjo Road, so I headed along for a quick sit down.
.JPG "A view of the Longest Bench in the World stretching along the Littlehampton Promenade") |
| A view of the Longest Bench in the World, built in July 2010, stretching along the Littlehampton Promenade |
The bench is not as I expected it to be. I imagined that it would be one long bench like a Park Bench. But it's a very higgledy piggledy construction (at least at either end) and stretches along for some distance in a slightly more regular fashion along the promenade.
I'm looking forward to a return trip to Littlehampton with Emily to further explore the town, visit the amusements and Harbour Park and play the many Minigolf courses there. I'll also have another nice sit down on the Longest Bench in the World and take in the views of the beach and sea.
Links:
- The Longest Bench Facebook page
Related Blog Post Links:
- A Stack of Minigolf Courses Visited in Littlehampton, but None Played!
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Related Blog Post Links:
- A Stack of Minigolf Courses Visited in Littlehampton, but None Played!
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Bench Related Photo Link:
- In January 2012 I had a sit down on a random BIG bench that is in Hitchin, Herts!
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.JPG "Brown Tourist Sign to Maltravers Park in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Littlehampton (Harbour Park) - Sharksville Adventure Golf")
.JPG "A view of the Sharksville Adventure Golf course through the gate at Harbour Park in Littlehampton")
.JPG "The shark on the sign outside Sharksville Adventure Golf has a Bow Tie on!?")
.JPG "Western Putting on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!")
.JPG "A view of the Western Putting centre on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!")
.JPG "The Putting course at Western Putting in Littlehampton")
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.JPG "The Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton")
.JPG "A view of the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton - no Minigolf course there")
.JPG "A view of the very well maintained Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton")
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.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing")
.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing - Chris lines-up a shot in his match against Scott")
.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing - Scott in action")
.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing - Chris takes on a sudden-death shoot-out shot")
.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing - Paul 'Johnson Paul Johnson' Johnson takes on a sudden-death shoot-out shot")
.JPG "Midlands Minigolf Club - Captaincy Handover")
.JPG "A shell-shocked Paul 'The Capitan' Johnson with his new Captain's armband")
.JPG "Bar Billiards at The Swan in Worthing - Richard plays a shot")
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.jpg "A close-up of the two Airdancers at Times Square in Bangkok, Thailand")
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.JPG "Richard Gottfried on the Seagull-free Splash Point Mini Golf course first thing on Saturday morning")
.jpg "Some of Top Gull's friends gather on the perimeter of the Splash Point Mini Golf course during the practice day")
.jpg "A pair of Seagulls squabble over who gets to eat what I believe to be a toasted cheese sandwich!?")
.jpg "Is this @Top_Gull at the Splash Point Mini Golf course on Saturday???")
