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.

In 2010 the BMGA Players Championships and BMGA British Open were held at Clambers Adventure Golf in White Rock Gardens (aka Planet Hastings).

I finished tied for 11th place in the 29 strong field of the BMGA Players Championships and 28th place of 56 in the BMGA British Open.

Clambers Adventure Golf is sadly now a lost course.

Where Clambers Adventure Golf sat was once a model village. After it closed it became an outdoor laser tag arena!

Guess the Putting course location...

Where in the world was this grass putting course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Flying Ant Day 2026 - Stockport, UK

Today has been Flying Ant Day 2026!

Flying Ant Day 2026 struck on Wednesday 8th July as the ant colony underneath a tree stump in our garden in Stockport, England erupted with hundreds of flying ants in the early evening of the heatwave day.

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?".

The answer was The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.

We played the indoor adventure golf course at The Golfing Hole in Swindon on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in January 2015.

Sadly the unique factory-themed venue is now a lost minigolf course.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

A sign at the Pleasant News Happy Shopper in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (2021)

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.

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.

The Happy Shopper shop on Chaucer Road in Sittingbourne, Kent (2022)

You can the watch the programmes via the Channel 5 website:

• 1980s Food: The Ones We Loved & Lost
• The 1980s Supermarket

A ghost sign at the old Happy Shopper shop in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk (2020)

Check out my Happy Shopper shops playlist on YouTube.

The Mini Golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire

Visiting the mini golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire.

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.

The 18-hole outdoor mini golf course was the 1,126th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

Photos of the 18-hole Selby Park mini golf course.

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Adventure Golf at Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire

There's a new adventure golf course at Rudding Park hotel, spa and golf resort in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The Great Yorkshire Golf Adventure is a new adventure golf course at Rudding Park hotel, spa and golf resort in Harrogate.

The Great Yorkshire Golf Adventure 18-hole outdoor adventure golf course at Rudding Park opens on Saturday 1st August.

Find out more on the Rudding Park website.

Minigolf in Valencia, Spain

A look at a minigolf course in Valencia, Spain.

Last week I asked "Where in the world was this minigolf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the minigolf course in the park near Pont del Regne in Valencia, Spain.

The course became the 739th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when Emily swung by in June 2017.