World of Bun Throwing - Latest Report and Photos

My original hometown of Abingdon in Oxfordshire has, since 1760, carried out the wonderful tradition of Bun Throwing to celebrate Royal events, or mark significant milestones.

I have attended all of the events in my lifetime, twelve to date, with the latest taking place on Friday 29th April 2011 to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

You can check out the photos and a report from the latest Bun Throwing, and further details on the tradition over at my World of Bun Throwing Blog.

The Crazy Golf course in Abingdon's Abbey Meadows

A tweet from @TheCrazyGolfer highlighted a link to a news story in the Witney Gazette about £700,000 of cuts by the Vale of White Horse District Council - "Vale of White Horse District Council agrees £700,000 cuts".

Amongst the things that had been considered to be 'cut' were the crazy golf and pitch-and-putt facilities at Abingdon's Abbey Meadows! The Crazy Golf course there was the very first course I played as a child growing up in the town.

Stories in the Oxford Mail and the Oxford Times have more information about the proposed cuts and a photo.

I revisited the course as part of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in August 2007, when it became the 31st course played on the tour.


Blog Post - Crazy Golf in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

More photos of the Abbey Meadows Crazy Golf course can be found at MiniatureGolfer.com

A review of the Crazy Golf course (2007)

Crazy Golf in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

A tweet from The Putting Penguin about the local history of minigolf in Illinois linked to a story on the Register-Mail website in Galesburg, USA, which mentioned that in Abingdon, Illinois there was a 27-hole Miniature Golf course known as the “Upsandowns”.

This prompted me to write a little bit about Crazy Golf in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Prior to moving to Luton a decade ago I grew up and lived in Abingdon and the Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows was the first course I ever played many years ago.


The course was also revisited as part of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour on the 18th August 2007 and became the 31st course played on the tour.






A review of the Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows can be found on MiniatureGolfer.com

In addition to the Crazy Golf course in Abingdon, there is also a Mini Golf (Pitch & Putt) and a Putting Green, all of which have been played a number of times over the years.


The town of Abingdon, England also has a unique tradition of Bun Throwing!

Interestingly, despite being born in Oxford, I never played the City's courses until August 2009!