Showing posts with label Adventure Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventure Golf. Show all posts

Friday, November 15, 2024

Adventure Golf at West Lodge Farm Park in Desborough, Kettering

There's an Adventure Golf course at West Lodge Farm Park in Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire.


There's an Adventure Golf course at West Lodge Farm Park in Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire

The 9-hole Adventure Golf course has a farm-theme.

Check out the West Lodge Farm Park website for more information.

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Treetop Golf at Cabot Circus in Bristol opening in December

The new Treetop Adventure Golf venue is opening at Cabot Circus in Bristol in December 2024.


Treetop Adventure Golf

The venue will be home to two 18-hole indoor adventure golf courses.

You can find other Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Birmingham and Gateshead.

Visit the Treetop Adventure Golf website for more information.

Friday, November 01, 2024

Adventure Golf plans for Windermere

A new adventure golf course is set to be created at Windermere in the Lake District.


A new adventure golf course is set to be created at Windermere in the Lake District

Choices Health Club have plans to build an 18-hole adventure golf course at Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool in Windermere.

It'd be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

New Adventure Golf course in Middleton, Rochdale

A new Adventure Golf course is being created in Middleton.


A new Adventure Golf course is being created in Middleton

The new outdoor Adventure Golf course is being built at Bowlee Park Driving Range in Middleton, Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Visit the Bowlee Park Driving Range website for more information.


It'll be another new - and fairly local - course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Lichfield's Beacon Park is getting a new Adventure Golf course.


Lichfield's Beacon Park is getting a new Adventure Golf course

The new outdoor Adventure Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire is being created as part of improvement works to the facilities at the park.

The park's Pitch & Putt course will also be changed, going from an 18-hole to a 9-hole course, but with improved fairways and greens. Footgolf and disc golf will also be retained.

Check out the Lichfield District Council and Lichfield Historic Parks websites for more information.


The Adventure Golf course at Beacon Park will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've been to Beacon Park before. Back in September 2017 we played the Eternit-style Miniature Golf course at the park. That layout became the 461st played and 775th visited on our travels.

Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)
Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)


Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)
Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Adventure Golf at Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate 2024

There will be a Winter Forest Adventure Golf Trek at Santa’s Christmas Funland in Harrogate this December.


There will be a Winter Forest Adventure Golf Trek at Santa’s Christmas Funland in Harrogate this December

Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate runs from the 14th to the 24th December.

Find out more on the Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate event website.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Adventure Golf at Allerton Manor Golf Club

Allerton Manor Golf Club in Liverpool is building an adventure golf course as part of developments at the club.


Allerton Manor Golf Club in Liverpool is building an adventure golf course as part of developments at the club

Visit the Allerton Manor Golf Club website for more information.


It'll be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Monday, October 14, 2024

New Adventure Golf course planned for Kirkby Valley Golf Club

Kirkby Valley Golf Club in Kirkby, Liverpool has plans to create a new Adventure Golf course.


Kirkby Valley Golf Club in Kirkby, Liverpool has plans to create a new Adventure Golf course

The 18-hole Adventure Golf course would be another new venue for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Kirkby Valley Golf Club website for more information.

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour keeps on rolling...

A look at our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour to date.


With a sign for The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness
With a sign for The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,065 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

At the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno
At the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno

1,007 of the courses we've been to were in the British Isles, with 58 in 12 overseas countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

Playing Manx TT themed Crazy Golf in Ramsay on the Isle of Man
Playing Manx TT themed Crazy Golf in Ramsay on the Isle of Man

We've been able to play a total of 576 of the courses we've been to. Many of these have been played multiple times. Other courses we didn't manage to play include those we found to be abandoned, closed, out-of-season, or derelict, while others were flying visits as we didn't have time to play. Luckily we've returned to some of the courses that were closed or unable to be played on our initial visit.

At a very very Crazy Crazy Golf course in Cofton Hackett
At a very very Crazy Crazy Golf course in Cofton Hackett

When added to the courses my brother Christopher (a founding member of the tour) and his family have visited around the British Isles and Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,112 courses visited!

A treacherous hole in Aberavon, Port Talbot
A treacherous hole in Aberavon, Port Talbot


Putting at Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing
Putting at Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing

We avoided the LIVE ALLIGATORS in Chorley
We avoided the LIVE ALLIGATORS at Gator Adventure Golf in Chorley

A scary indoor hole at Putters Adventure Golf in Warrington
A scary indoor hole at Putters Adventure Golf in Warrington

Playing the Crazy Putting Challenge course at Hamptworth Golf Club
Playing the Crazy Putting Challenge course at Hamptworth Golf Club

Playing a shot at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester
Playing a shot at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Miniature Golf Grass Putting in Douglas, Isle of Man
Miniature Golf Grass Putting in Douglas, Isle of Man

Trying my luck on the last hole at Hastings Adventure Golf
Trying my luck on the last hole at Hastings Adventure Golf

Minigolfing in Lyme Regis
Minigolfing in Lyme Regis

Playing Mini Championship Golf at Pirate Pete's in Ayr
Playing Mini Championship Golf at Pirate Pete's in Ayr

Having a whale of a time at Moby Adventure Golf in Romford
Having a whale of a time at Moby Adventure Golf in Romford

Teeing-off at Adventure Island Golf in Mundesley
Teeing-off at Adventure Island Golf in Mundesley

Playing out a hole at Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby
Playing out a hole at Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

Putting between the sights at Landmark Adventure Golf in New Brighton
Putting between the sights at Landmark Adventure Golf in New Brighton

Playing at Pirate Adventure Golf in Belfast
Playing at Pirate Adventure Golf in Belfast

'Putting' with a 'cue' of sorts on the Crazy Crazy Golf course at Joe Joe Jim's Arcade in Cofton Hackett
'Putting' with a 'cue' of sorts on the Crazy Crazy Golf course at Joe Joe Jim's Arcade in Cofton Hackett

Monday, September 30, 2024

18 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Celebrating 18 years of our minigolf adventures.


Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea

We played the Victory Trail course at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea, Hampshire on this day in 2006 and at the end of our 9-hole round on Saturday 30th September I won a free game by firing the cannon on the lucky last hole!

My free game card from Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea - never used!
My free game card from Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea - never used!

We've been putting on our crazy golfing adventures ever since.

Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea
Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea

When our travels began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the UK. There are now more than 1,000, and there are lots of new places to play the game opening all the time. Several courses have closed over the years, while others have been refurbished, redeveloped or completely transformed into new layouts.

All the of the changes and updates means our minigolf quest to visit every course is becoming never-ending! When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. We've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit.

We've now been to 1,065 courses overall in the last 18 years, with 1,007 of those locations in the British Isles.

Together with my brother Christopher - a charter member of the tour - and his family, we've visited a total of 1,112 courses.

Our travels have been recognised by the Guinness World Records, and I'm a record holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press). Check out the Guinness World Records 2024 book to see a lot more minigolf records too!

You can see all of the courses we've visited on this Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Adventure Island Golf in Mundesley, Norfolk

A look back at our visit to the Adventure Island Golf course in Mundesley, Norfolk.


Back in May 2014 Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried let us know about the Adventure Golf course in Mundesley, Norfolk.

Adventure Island Golf in Mundesley

We finally got to visit and play the course in July 2016.

Playing another brilliant course on our travels

The layout became the 406th played and 692nd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's a lovely setting for a game

Adventure Island Golf is a great 12-hole course, with plenty of tricky obstacles and some very nice theming. And for a 12-hole course there were certainly a lot of themes going on! With Pirates, Cannibals, Dinosaurs, Jungles and more.

The 11th and 12th were tricky indeed
 
The island that gave the Adventure Golf course its name

Emily playing another great tee shot

In our match-up Emily won with a 34 to my 37 - getting off to a flying start with a great hole-in-one on the first.

Putting past some dino eggs

A round of minigolf at the course costs £3.50 for adults and it's worth a play.

On the last hole

Check out Adventure Island Golf Mundesley on Facebook for more information.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

High Lodge Adventure Golf in Brandon, Suffolk

A look back at our visit to the Adventure Golf course at High Lodge in Brandon, Suffolk.


Adventure Golf course at High Lodge in Brandon, Suffolk

We visited the Adventure Golf course at High Lodge in Brandon, Thetford Forest, Suffolk back in December 2022.

Adventure Golf course at High Lodge in Brandon, Suffolk

The 18-hole woodland-themed outdoor adventure golf course at the forest centre was the 1,010th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Golf course at High Lodge in Brandon, Suffolk

Visit the Forestry England website for more information on the High Lodge site.


The outdoor Adventure Golf course is from the team behind Dinton Adventure Golf in Wokingham, Wardown Adventure Golf in Luton, Lightwater Country Park in Surrey and Victoria Park Adventure Golf in Newbury.

Monday, September 23, 2024

Mr Mulligans in Newcastle

Looking back at our visit to play at Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne.


Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

On Miniature Golf Day 2018 we swung by the Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne to play the three courses at the indoor minigolf venue.

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

There are three 9-hole courses on the adventure through Mr Mulligans Space Golf, starting at the 'Inventors Hangar', then moving through the 'Cosmic Storm' onto the 'Lunar Crash'.

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

The theming at the course is really well done, with my favourite section being the Moon.

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

We've played several Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf courses on our travels, with the three layouts in Newcastle becoming the 841st, 842nd and 843rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. They were the 496th, 497th and 498th courses played.

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

The latest two Mulligans Adventure Golf course we played were in Milton Keynes last October where we enjoyed rounds on the 'Enchanted Forest' and 'Underwater Kingdom' 12-hole indoor courses at the Theatre District venue.

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle

You can find Mulligans minigolf courses in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Sidcup, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans website for more information on the brand's courses.