A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
Showing posts with label 2022. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2022. Show all posts
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Adventure Golf at High Lodge in Brandon, Suffolk
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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.
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Mini Golf at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham
Last week I asked "Where in the world was this mini golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".
The answer was - the mini golf course at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
The Mini Golf course at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham was the 1,004th visited and 562nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
Visit the Peter Cowen Golf Academy website for more information on the 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, April 07, 2026
Urban exploration - Debenhams in Canterbury, Kent
A look at the old Debenhams department store in Canterbury, Kent.
Debenhams ceased trading on the high street in May 2021 after 243 years of operation. You can sometimes still find ghost signs and somewhat intact storefronts around the UK where the shop units have not been occupied by a new business.
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Location:
Canterbury, UK
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, April 01, 2026
Guess the Mini Golf course location...
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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.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Urban exploration - Anglia Square shopping centre in Norwich
A look at a lost shopping centre in Norwich, Norfolk.
Anglia Square shopping centre in Norwich opened in 1970.
Anglia Square shopping centre has now closed and been partly demolished, with plans to build new housing, offices and retail space on the site.
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| The Hollywood Cinema closed in 2019 |
Photos of Anglia Square shopping centre in Norwich (May 2022).
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| The Hollywood Cinema was previously an ODEON |
We visited Anglia Square shopping centre several times when in the city. Mostly to go to Sutton Toys, an excellent retro and vintage toy and videogame shop - which has now relocated to Reepham Road in Norwich.
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urbex
Location:
Magdalen St, Norwich NR3 1DZ, UK
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, January 02, 2026
Urban exploration - Blockbuster Video in Fallowfield, Manchester
A look at the old Blockbuster Video store in Fallowfield, Manchester.
I spotted the remains of a Blockbuster Video store while driving to Manchester in October 2019 and revisited it several times up until its demolition in January 2024.
Blockbuster ceased operations in the UK in December 2013 and it was interesting that lots of the branding, signage and QuikDrop box remained largely unchanged at the abandoned store in that time.
The inside of the old store had a haunting, frozen in time look to it.
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Location:
Fallowfield, Manchester M14, UK
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, October 01, 2025
Stonehenge The BIG Mini Golf course in Hemsby, Norfolk
A look at the Stonehenge-themed adventure golf course in Hemsby, Norfolk (May 2022).
Stonehenge The BIG Mini Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk was the 174th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in June 2010 back when it was a 15-hole layout. We first visited it in May 2009 when it was a 12-hole course. It's now an 18-hole course.
Here's how the course looked on our last visit back in May 2022.
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The BIG Mini Golf course
Location:
Hemsby, Great Yarmouth NR29, UK
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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