Sunday, July 30, 2017

Minigolf in Norfolk

Details of miniature golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses in Norfolk.


We've been visiting Norfolk for a number of years and Great Yarmouth was one of the first seaside resorts we went to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in February 2007. Unfortunately on that occasion all of the courses there were closed for the season! We've since been back to the resort and other parts of the county and had some great rounds of minigolf.

Crazy Golf course at Pops Meadow in Gorleston on Sea
The Crazy Golf course at Pops Meadow in Gorleston on Sea became the 100th course visited when we swung by on the 10th May 2009

As of today we've visited 749 courses since September 2006. Of these 721 have been in the UK, with 28 overseas in eleven countries. There are approximately 40 courses in Norfolk and we have visited 32 courses of these so far. Twelve were closed / out of season at the time of our visit. Over the years we have visited eight courses in Great Yarmouth - some of which are no longer there.

Adventure Island Golf Course in Mundesley
At the Adventure Island Golf Course in Mundesley
  
With a Humpty at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth
With a Humpty at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth

Crazy Golf course at Eaton Park in Norwich
Playing Crazy Golf at Eaton Park in Norwich

Playing one of the partially outdoors holes at the indoor Crazy Golf course found within the old Windmill Theatre in Great Yarmouth
Playing one of the partially outdoors holes at the indoor Crazy Golf course found within the old Windmill Theatre in Great Yarmouth

At Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby
At Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

Cromer Putting Green
Putting in Cromer

Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton
Playing Crazy Golf in Hunstanton

Courses played since our first visit to Norfolk in 2007:

  • Cromer (Cromer Putting) - Putting Green
  • Gorleston-on-Sea (Pop's Meadow Putting Green) - Minigolf
  • Great Yarmouth (Hollywood Adventure Golf, Windmill Theatre) - Indoor Adventure Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Merrivale Model Village) - Crazy Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Pirates Cove) - Adventure Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Pleasure Beach) - Adventure Golf
  • Hemsby - Lost World Adventure Golf
  • Hemsby (Stonehenge) - BIG Mini Golf
  • Hoveton/Wroxham (Wroxham Barns) - Adventure Golf
  • Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Aztec Course)
  • Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Pirate Course)
  • Hunstanton (Vegas Amusement Arcade) - Crazy Golf
  • Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Crazy Golf
  • Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Putting
  • Mundesley (Adventure Island Golf) - Adventure Golf
  • Norwich (Eaton Park) - Crazy Golf
  • Sutton Staithe, near Stalham (Sutton Staithe Hotel) - Miniature Golf


Courses visited but not played:

  • Clippesby Touring Park in Norfolk - Minigolf
  • Cromer (Cromer Putting) - Putting Green
  • Cromer (North Lodge Park) - Putting
  • Cromer (The Meadow) - Pitch & Putt
  • Fritton (Caldecott Hall Leisure Complex) - Crazy Golf had been removed 
  • Fritton (Caldecott Hall Leisure Complex) - Putting Green
  • Gorleston-on-Sea (Bure Park) - Pitch & Putt/Minigolf
  • Great Yarmouth (Castaway Island Mini Golf) - Adventure Golf - formerly two Arnold Palmer Putting courses
  • Norwich (Eaton Park) - Putting Green
  • Norwich (Norwich Family Golf Centre) - Congo Rapids Adventure Golf
  • Norwich (Norwich Family Golf Centre) - Putting Green
  • Sheringham - Putting Green


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth
Sadly the 9-hole and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are no longer in their original form in Great Yarmouth

Courses we've played but have since closed:

  • Great Yarmouth (Arnold Palmer) - Minigolf 9-hole - replaced by Castaway Island Mini Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Arnold Palmer) - Minigolf 18-hole - replaced by Castaway Island Mini Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Jungle Golf at the Gardens) - Crazy Golf - turned into a Segway Grand Prix track in 2009


Courses still to visit in Norfolk:

  • Abraham's Bosom, Wells-next-the-Sea
  • Banham Zoo
  • Bawburgh Golf Club, Norwich
  • Caister Holiday Park, Caister-on-Sea
  • Cherry Tree Holiday Park, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth
  • Kings Head Pub, North Lopham
  • Pirates Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield
  • Waveney Valley Holiday Village, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth


If you know of any other courses we've missed off the list above, or hear about new courses opening do get in touch or leave a comment on this post.

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