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Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Krazy Golf on Porth Island

Playing Krazy Golf on Porth Island, Newquay.

We unexpectedly spotted a Crazy Golf course at Porth Island on our drive from Newquay to Padstow during our South West of England roadtrip in 2015.

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
The most difficult hole on the course

The course looked interesting, and similar to a Beton Concrete type of miniature golf course.

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
At the 646th course visited on our tour

However, the playing surface was one of the most bumpy we'd ever played on and coupled with the bouncy golf balls made for one of the most frustrating rounds of minigolf we've ever played. In fact we didn't even manage to finish the round, instead calling it a draw with the score level at 55 shots apiece!

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
Emily teeing-off on hole 1

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
Loopy
 
Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
Playing over three cups before a tunnel and the actual final hole on this lane!

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
Very crazy Krazy Golf
  
Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
The last hole was fairly straightforward...

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
...but had a funny green...

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
....with signs of repair...

Crazy Golf course at Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
...and a scary cup that we refused to putt into! Far too many cobwebs for our liking!

The course was the 47th visited on our two-week holiday, the 377th played overall and the 646th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.



You can find the Crazy Golf course next to the Newquay Football Golf layout. Check out the website for more info.

Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
The Porth Island Football Golf course is different to FootGolf...

Newquay Football Golf on Porth Island
...most notably because it has a goal!

Related blog posts:
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Mini Golf in the South West of England

Video:
Playing Krazy Golf on Porth Island, Newquay

Link:
- Newquay Football Golf

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Shanklin Seafront Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf

Playing the new Crazy Golf course on Shanklin Seafront.


Back in 2008 we visited the Isle of Wight and the first course we played there - and our 63rd overall - was the Miniature Golf course on Shanklin Seafront. Since that visit the course has been refurbished and changed from the concrete 'Beton' style to an Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf layout.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
The Crazy Golf course on Shanklin Seafront

While the colours, obstacles and many of the hole layouts look like a traditional Arnold Palmer Putting course from the 1960's or 70's what is noticeably different is the scale of the course. As the foundations are still from the large Beton type of course - itself dating from the 1950's - the new Crazy Golf course is like an over-sized Arnold Palmer.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
The course has a classic Windmil obstacle

It really is something to experience, especially if you've played a lot of Arnold Palmer Putting courses like us.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

The new course became the 709th visited and 416th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
  
Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
Hole 13 is not your usual Arnold Palmer hole

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
  
Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight

We enjoyed our round - albeit having to play a bit too quickly as we were pressed for time to make the 'tube train' to connect with the last hovercraft out of Ryde.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
Some BIG minigolf obstacles to putt round

In our minigolf match-up on the 18-hole Shanklin Seafront Crazy Golf course Cat Patterson picked up the surprise victory with a score of 47! Emily and I tied for second place on 49.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
How the 18-hole Crazy Golf course looked in October 2016

You can see how the course used to look in this blog post from our visit in July 2008.

The Shanklin Seafront Crazy Golf course in 2008
As the Crazy Golf course on Shanklin Seafront looked in 2008

Check out the Shanklin Seafront website for info on opening times and prices.

Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
Playing the obelisk hole

There is also a Pirate Adventure Golf course next to the Crazy Golf course on Shanklin Seafront. That course was built on what used to be a grass Putting Green.

Pirates Cove Adventure Golf at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight
Pirates Cove Adventure Golf at Shanklin Seafront

Related blog posts:
Isle of Wight
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Course Played #63 Shanklin (Isle of Wight) - Beton Crazy Golf - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:
Shanklin Seafront website

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