Showing posts with label Boules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boules. Show all posts

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg

A look at the Minigolf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg.


Many thanks to my brother, and Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, Christopher Gottfried for sending along these great snaps of the Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg!

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
Minigolf in Remich

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
The Miniature Golf course is of the 'Eternit' variety

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
What a view and what a venue - there's minigolf, boules and a miniature railway at Remich Minigolf!

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
What a brilliant sign

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
The net - one of the trickiest obstacles in minigolf

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
I wonder how many more minigolf courses Christopher will see on his bike ride through Europe?

Check out the Minigolf Remich course website for more info.

Sunday, April 08, 2018

Start of the Petanque season in Stockport

Today marks the start of the Pétanque season in Stockport as the Woodstock Pétanque Club take to the terrain at Alexandra Park in Edgeley.


The club meets on the second and fourth Sunday of the month and play between 1pm and 4pm.

Petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
Playing a shot last April

Petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
The club receiving coaching from the English Petanque Association last summer

Check out the Woodstock Pétanque Club Facebook Group, Twitter and website for more information.

Woodstock Petanque Club at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
The Woodstock Petanque Club

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Petanque at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Finding a Petanque piste at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire.


On our recent Midlands road-trip we visited Beacon Park in Lichfield, Stafffordshire to play the Crazy Golf course. After our game we noticed the park was also home to a Petanque terrain. Good to know as we're fans of the game too.

The Petanque Terrain at Beacon Park in Lichfield
The Petanque Terrain at Beacon Park in Lichfield

The rules of boules
The rules of boules

The area looked in good condition. It was next to the park cafe and also had a nice view of the Crazy Golf, Pitch & Putt, FootGolf and Disc Golf courses too.

The Petanque Terrain at Beacon Park in Lichfield
As well as Petanque you can play four types of Golf in the park!

Check out the Visit Lichfield and Lichfield Historic Parks websites for more info on Beacon Park and its facilities.

Related blog posts:
- Petanque
- Boules
- Lichfield
- Minigolfing in the Midlands

Monday, July 24, 2017

Back in action at the Woodstock Petanque Club

Playing petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport.


It was great to be back in action at the Woodstock Petanque Club yesterday after a bit of a break in playing the game. The Sunday session began with some coaching from two English Petanque Association coaches who led the group in some training drills and gave some pointing and shooting demonstrations.

The Woodstock Petanque Club at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
The players practice some pointing and lobbing on the Edgeley piste

It's always interesting receiving some top level coaching and advice and I'll certainly be putting some of the techniques into practice. I'm not sure going straight into a competitive match was the best thing to do after relearning the basics of holding and throwing a boules as my playing partner Carol and I lost 13-2 to Hilary and Dave!

My record at Woodstock Pétanque Club is now 6 wins and 5 defeats.

All-time
- Played 11, won 6, lost 5

2017
- Played 5, won 4, lost 1

2016
- Played 6, won 2, lost 4

Woodstock Pétanque Club meets on the piste at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Membership for the year is £10, with a £1 fee for each afternoon you play. A bargain price to spend playing a fun and skillful game in great company.

Visit the Petanque in Manchester Facebook Group and Ptonk in the Park Twitter account for more info. You can find out more about the game on the English Petanque Association website.

Monday, April 24, 2017

Latest report from the Woodstock Petanque Club

Yesterday we spent a nice afternoon playing Boules at Woodstock Pétanque Club in Edgeley, Stockport. The day was even nicer as I won all three of my games! Emily also played well on her first appearance of the new season, with two wins from three games.

Petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
Throwing in game 1

In my first game I was teamed up with Richard J to take on Barbara and Joan. Richard had won the first session of the season so was undefeated in his three games so far. It was also the first-time we'd been paired together, but what a team we made, picking up the victory 13-4.

Petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
Playing across the newly refurbed terrain at Alexandra Park

Next up was a game against Emily and Hilary J. For this contest I was paired with Andrew and in a close match we won 13-11.

My final game of the afternoon was a three-on-two game pitting me and David C against the trio of Cath, Hilary J and Jean W. The match was also the last to finish as we battled to a 13-8 victory, the scoreline not showing how close the game actually was.

Petanque at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport
A head scratcher

My record at Woodstock Pétanque Club is now 6 wins and 4 defeats.

All-time

  • Played 10, won 6, lost 4


2017

  • Played 4, won 4


2016

  • Played 6, won 2, lost 4


Woodstock Pétanque Club meets on the piste at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Membership for the year is £10, with a £1 fee for each afternoon you play. A bargain of a price to spend playing a fun and skillful game in great company.

Visit the Petanque in Manchester Facebook Group and Ptonk in the Park Twitter account for more info.

Sunday, April 09, 2017

Start of the Pétanque season in Stockport

Boules club back in action at Alexandra Park.

Today saw the start of the 2017 Pétanque season in Stockport as 18 members of the Woodstock Pétanque Club met on the terrain at Alexandra Park in Edgeley.

Petanque action at Alexandra Park in Edgeley
Club organiser Jackie B in action on the Edgeley piste

It was marvellous to be back out and playing pétanque in some wonderful weather. In my match-up I was drawn to play in a triples game alongside Carol H and newcomer Hilary 2. In a very close match against David W, Jackie and Paul we picked up the win 13-10.

Petanque action at Alexandra Park in Edgeley
Carol H pointing a shot on the way to victory

It was my third ever win at the club, and the second teaming up with Carol H. My record at Woodstock Pétanque Club is now 3 wins and 4 defeats, with a 'winning streak of sorts' carried over from last year.

Petanque action at Alexandra Park in Edgeley
Club stalwart Andrew Smith plays a shot in our pre-match warm up

The Woodstock Pétanque Club meets-up from 1pm on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. New players are very welcome. It costs just £10 for the annual membership, with a £1 fee per week when you play - with prizes up for grabs for results over the three games played.

Check out the Woodstock Pétanque Club website, on Twitter as well as the Pétanque in Manchester Facebook Group for more info and to check on playing dates.

The Friends of Alexandra Park are also on Facebook so do give them a like and a follow too.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex

Looking back at our minigolf visit to Dovercourt.


Back in 2009 we visited the seaside town of Dovercourt in Essex where we played the Swedish Felt B-Run Minigolf course at Low Road.

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Emily playing hole 6 in Dovercourt

The 6-hole course was the 92nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now played 423 and visited a total of 723 since we began our travels in 2006.

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
A view of the 6-hole minigolf course

We played three rounds of the 6-hole course while in Dovercourt and the overall result was a 49 to 54 victory to me.





Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Hole 1

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Hole 2

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Hole 3

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Hole 4

Crazy Golf in Dovercourt, Essex
Hole 5

Hole 6

Emily putting on hole 3

The Low Road venue is also home to a grass Putting course, Croquet and a Petanque piste. We didn't have time to play the other games on our visit.

Games at Coronation Gardens in Dovercourt
Lots of games to play

Putting Green at Coronation Gardens in Dovercourt
The Putting Green

Crazy Golf and Croquet in Dovercourt
Crazy Golf and Croquet

The Petanque terrain, Crazy Golf course and Croquet lawn at Coronation Gardens in Dovercourt
The Petanque terrain, Crazy Golf course and Croquet lawn

Our visit to Dovercourt was part of a roadtrip which saw us also visit minigolf courses at Stonham Barns, Felixstowe, Clacton on Sea, Blake End near Braintree and Hemel Hempstead.

Since our visit to Dovercourt eight years ago we've also seen there's an Adventure Golf course at Dovercourt Caravan Park. The Jungle Rock Golf course is open to both caravan owners and the general public. It's another course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we next get back to Essex.

Related blog posts:
- Dovercourt Crazy Golf
- Minigolf courses in Essex
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:
- Playing Dovercourt Crazy Golf 1
- Playing Dovercourt Crazy Golf 2

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick

A visit to the miniature golf courses at Hope Park in Keswick, Cumbria.


Our mammoth minigolf roadtrip in April 2012 took us to Keswick in Cumbria and the three miniature golf courses at Hope Park.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Hitting and hoping at Hope Park in Keswick

The lovely weather meant the Obstacle Golf course was incredibly busy, with queues of people lining the course.



As we were pushed for time we had a game on the 18-hole Putting green where I picked up a one-shot victory over Emily 48 to 49. Although by the time we started playing our round we noticed the players thinning out on the Obstacle Golf. It's a course to return to in the future.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Obstacle Golf and Putting at Hope Park in Keswick

The courses were the 466th, 467th and 468th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, with the Putting course becoming the 288th played.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Emily tees-off at Hope Park

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
On the Putting Green

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Emily Putting next to the Petanque piste

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Lining up a Putting Green shot while hindered by an Obstacle Golf hole

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A view of the miniature golf courses at Hope Park

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Obstacle Golf in the foreground, then the Putting, with the Pitch & Putt in the distance

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
What a view

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
This looks like a tricky shot

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A rocky hole

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
The Obstacle Golf course and part of the Putting Green next to it

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A dogleg hole on the Obstacle Golf course

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
The Pitch & Putt course at Hope Park

Visit the Hope Park, Keswick website for more information. Looking on the site there is also a Petanque piste in the park.

Related blog posts:
Visiting a further 49 Minigolf and Crazy Golf courses in England and Scotland
Unplayed Minigolf Courses on our Roadtrip to Scotland & Back
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:
- Hope Park, Keswick website

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Petanque at the Parkway Hotel & Spa in Cwmbran, Wales

Blog about the Boules piste at the Parkway Hotel in Cwmbran.


Looking through our photo archive for my recent blog post about the old Petanque piste at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester I spotted a couple of snaps from one of our stays at the Parkway Hotel & Spa in Cwmbran, Wales and the 'Boules Pitch' they have there.

Petanque at the Parkway Hotel & Spa in Cwmbran, Wales
They play petanque differently in Wales!

Petanque at the Parkway Hotel & Spa in Cwmbran, Wales
The Boules Pitch at the Parkway Hotel in Cwmbran

Back in 2009 we competed in a Boules Invitational Tournament at The Mumbles in Swansea. The competition against our friends and minigolf rivals the Kukielka family took place prior to the first-ever Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) and during our BIG minigolf roadtrip around the Welsh coast.

Petanque at The Mumbles in Wale
Boules Invitational Tournament champion Seve 'Steve' Kukielka on his way to victory at The Mumbles

We've found quite a few petanque terrains and boules pistes on our travels and since we moved up to the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport last summer we've been members of the Woodstock Petanque Club in Edgeley.

Related blog posts:
- Petanque
- Boules
- Cwmbran
- Wales