Mini Golf Sharks

Catching sight of some Crazy Golf Sharks on our minigolfing travels.

An animatronic shark on the Pirate Mini Golf course in Hatfield

The first 'actual' shark obstacle we found on a minigolf course was at Pendine Bay in Wales on a mammoth road trip in 2009.

The shark hole at the Crazy Golf course in Pendine Sands

Preceding our trip to Pendine Bay we'd visited and played the excellent Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate. The 16th hole there is called 'Shark's Teeth'.

Playing the Shark's Teeth hole during the 2007 Kent Open tournament at Strokes Adventure Golf course

Playing the 16th hole at Strokes in 2014

The kiosk of the Pirate Mini Golf at the Galleria in Hatfield has a big bitey shark above the counter!

Kiosk shark

The Great White shark is basking on the minigolf course in Hatfield

We often visit Felixstowe in Suffolk and a recent addition to the indoor Adventure Golf course at Manning's Amusement Arcade is a shark!

Emily and a minigolf shark in Felixstowe

I've been to Littlehampton twice. On the second occasion I managed to play the Sharksville Adventure Golf course.

At Sharksville

The shark on the advertising board was a different type of character

The one that didn't get away was a different species of shark too

Look closely at the shark at Sharksville and you'll see he's wearing a bow tie!

The 231st course we played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 'Sea Dwellers Crazy Golf' at the Golden Palm Resort in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. However, none of the holes had a shark on it.

We spotted this shark bin at a seafood shop in Whitstable in 2014

Shelley at Putterfingers also spotted a shark obstacle on a miniature golf course - it was on a Disney TV show called Shake It Up!

On our travels we've seen a lot of crocodiles and alligators lurking on courses too.

If you see any sharks on a minigolf course do let me know!

Related blog posts:
- Sharks
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate
- Crazy Golf at Pendine Sands
- Sharksville Adventure Golf at Harbour Park in Littlehampton
- Pirate Mini Golf at the Galleria Shopping Centre in Hatfield

Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

Details of Adventure Golf, Crazy Golf, Minigolf and Putting Green courses that we've visited in Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, Ingoldmells, Woodhall Spa and Spalding.

In the summer of 2011 our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour took Emily and I to Lincolnshire where we spent a pleasent week touring the seasides, with a few stops inland along the way. As part of our tour of Lincolnshire (and a little bit of Norfolk) we went to seven seasides, visited 34 minigolf and crazy golf courses, played in countless Amusement Arcades and walked along a few Piers too.

At the Jolly Roger Adventure Golf course in Skegness

Note: The numbers below relate to the 'visit number' on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

225 Skellingthorpe (Daisy Made Ice Cream Shop & Drive-Thru) - Crazy Daisy Golf (Swedish Felt B-Run)

226 Cleethorpes (Oddballs) - Crazy Golf

227 Cleethorpes (Fairworld Amusement Arcade) - Adventure Golf

228 Mablethorpe (Queen's Park/Linda's Pavilion) - Crazy Golf

229 Mablethorpe (Sea Front) - Crazy Golf

230 Mablethorpe (Arnold Palmer/Captain Hook's) - Adventure Golf

231 Chapel St Leonards (Sea Dwellers Crazy Golf) - Crazy Golf

232 Chapel St Leonards (Golden Palm Resort Crazy Golf) - Crazy Golf

233 Skegness (North Shore Caravan Park) - Miniature Golf

234 Skegness (Arnold Palmer) - Crazy Golf

235 Skegness (Arnold Palmer) - Putting

236 Skegness (Arnold Palmer) - Crazy Golf

237 Skegness (Jolly Roger) - Adventure Golf (Skull Trail)

238 Skegness (Jolly Roger) - Adventure Golf (Treasure Trail)

239 Skegness (Bottons Pleasure Beach) - Gold Mine Adventure Golf (Adventure Putting) & Cactus Canyon River Ride

240 Ingoldmells (Fantasy Island) - Crazy Golf

241 Woodhall Spa (Bainland Country Park) - 5 Star Crazy Golf - RICHARD SCORES A 'PERFECT' ROUND, WITH 9 HOLES-IN-ONE IN A ROW!

242 Woodhall Spa (Bainland Country Park) - Putting

243 Spalding (Springfields) - Secret Garden Adventure Golf

On the same roadtrip we finished up in Hunstanton where we were able to play a further five Miniature Golf courses.

244 Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Putting

245 Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Crazy Golf

246 Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Aztec Course)

247 Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Pirate Course)

248 Hunstanton (Vegas Amusement Arcade) - Crazy Golf

During the trip we visited the following courses, but were unable to play them for a variety of reasons (details and links below).

- Cleethorpes (Arnold Palmer) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit

- Cleethorpes (Terry's Traditional) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit

- Cleethorpes (Terry's Traditional) - Putting - Closed on Visit

- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Putting - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip

- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Adventure Golf - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip

- Cleethorpes (Thorpe Park Haven Caravan Park) - Crazy Golf - £10 Day Rate To Use Facilities - Not Enough Time on Roadtrip

- Mablethorpe (Queen's Park/Linda's Pavilion) - Putting - No Flags Out - Not Fully Open

- Sutton on Sea - Crazy Golf - Demolished

- Chapel St Leonards (Lakeside Boating Lake) - Crazy Golf - Derelict

- Skegness (North Shore Caravan Park) - Mini Golf - Pitch & Putt - Also home to "The Pitch And Putt Inn"

- Skegness (Pebble Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf - Closed on Visit

- Skegness (South Parade) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit

- Skegness (South Parade) - Putting - Closed on Visit

- Skegness (South Parade) - Pitch & Putt - No Time Left To Play

- Long Sutton (The Butterfly and Wildlife Park) - Closed on Visit

On our trip to Lincolnshire we also visited the smallest pub on the planet - The Signal Box Inn - in Cleethorpes. Following our visit I sent them a mini-Miniature Golf course for their games area!

Derelict Crazy Golf course, or a Deserted Model Village?

Driving out of Chapel St Leonards after visiting the Boating Lake Crazy Golf course we spotted what looked to be the remains of either Crazy Golf course, or a Model Village perhaps.

It was quite derelict whatever it was!?

Related blog posts:

- Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Chapel St Leonards (Lakeside Boating Lake) - Crazy Golf - Derelict

After playing the Crazy Golf at the Golden Palm Resort in Chapel St Leonards we got back on track and headed off to find the Boating Lake and another Crazy Golf course.

We eventually found it, but it was in no condition to play!

And so, it was yet another course visited, but unplayed on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

As one of my great BMGA Tour rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd recently deemed me, I am a 'Connoisseur of Bad Minigolf Courses'!

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Crazy Golf and Minigolf at The Golden Palm Resort, Chapel St Leonards, near Skegness

A surprising 'bonus' Minigolf discovery in Chapel St Leonards.

After our trip to Mablethorpe and short visit to Sutton on Sea on Thursday 19th May 2011 we headed along the Lincolnshire coast towards Skegness.

We had noticed on the MiniatureGolfer.com Course List that there was a Crazy Golf course at the Lakeside in Chapel St Leonards so headed to see what we could find there.

But before we reached the Lakeside we drove through the Golden Palm Resort and spotted not one, but two Crazy Golf courses side-by-side at the Holiday Resort!

The two 9-hole courses were quite different, and both were fun to play. The Golden Palm Resort reminded us of a mini-Las Vegas, and is well worth a visit.

The first course we played (#231 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour) was the 'Sea Dwellers' Crazy Golf.

The course was made up of multiples of just a couple of base hole designs, but with different sea creatures on each. The theming was very well done, and it was quite different to Putt on a course with blue 'greens'!

In our first Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up in Chapel St Leonards Emily defeated me 17-19.

The second course (#232) was more 'traditional' (if such a thing exists in Minigolf), and was a felt on concrete design, with brick borders.

In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up on the second course Emily defeated me 20-21 to seal an 18-hole match victory against me too.

Links:
- Golden Palm Resort
- Golden Palm Resort Holiday Park Skegness

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast