Crazy Golf at Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in Wales

Looking back at a lost minigolf course.

Last week I asked "Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was at Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in Wales.

We first played the course in 2014 and revisited it in 2017 and 2018.

Sadly the Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park has now closed down.

We're glad we got to stay at the holiday camp and play the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we did.

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• Pontins
• Prestatyn
• Lost courses

Guess the Crazy Golf course location...

Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Minigolf hole-in-one in Maryport, Cumbria

Playing minigolf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium Crazy Golf course in Maryport.

The course was originally the 469th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in April 2012. We returned in June 2023 and were able to have a round on the Swedish Felt B-Run type of minigolf layout on that occasion.

Take a look at this blog post to see more of the course.

Minigolfing underneath a rollercoaster

A look back at a crazy golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.

One of the fun and intriguing places we had a game of minigolf was UNDERNEATH a rollercoaster at the Fantasy Island theme park in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England back in May 2011!

Sadly this particular crazy golf course is a lost course. Fantasy Island is now home to an 18-hole course called Lava Creek Adventure Golf. It's a course we are yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Swanpool Park in Swanpool, Falmouth, Cornwall

A look at the crazy golf course at Swanpool Park in Swanpool, Falmouth, Cornwall.

Last week I asked "Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the crazy golf course at Swanpool Park in Swanpool, Falmouth, Cornwall.

The crazy golf course at Swanpool Park in Swanpool, Falmouth, Cornwall was the 631st course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2015.

Find out more about the crazy golf course on the Swanpool Beach website.

Crazy Golfing on a football pitch in Luton

A look back at a pop-up crazy golf course in Luton, Bedfordshire.

We played a pop-up crazy golf course on a football pitch at a Charity Fun Day at Kent Athletic Club in Luton back in August 2011.

When we lived in Luton Kent Athletic F.C. was our nearest football team.

Bring back unique posters like this for fun day type events! It's far better than AI slop

Looking online it appears that the club's home ground closed at the end of 2015. Kent Athletic F.C. does still exist though and this year celebrates its centenary.

Guess the Crazy Golf course location...

Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

The Tee Party Crazy Golf course at The Club House in Spinningfields, Manchester

A look back at the Tee Party Crazy Golf course at The Club House in Spinningfields, Manchester.

I was in Manchester one day after this pop-up crazy golf course had closed in June 2016 so no clubs or balls were available for me to play. At least the holes were still there. The course became the 684th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf course at Gynn Gardens in Blackpool

A look at a lost crazy golf course in Blackpool, Lancashire.

We visited the crazy golf course at Gynn Gardens in Blackpool back in September 2009.

It's now a lost course as it was removed at some point between October 2009 and November 2012.

Do you have memories of playing the crazy golf course at Gynn Gardens?

It was of a similar design to the crazy golf course nearby on Princess Parade and in the town's Stanley Park.

Gynn Gardens was also home to a grass putting miniature golf course.

Crazy Golf at Blakemere Village in Northwich, Cheshire

There's a crazy golf course at Blakemere Village in Northwich, Cheshire.

The crazy golf course at Blakemere Village near Sandiway, Northwich, Cheshire is an outdoor layout.

Find out more on the Blakemere Village and Cheshire Outdoors websites.

2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

Good luck to the competitors in the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings.

The major miniature golf tournament returns for its 23rd edition from the 5th to 7th June 2026.

Richard Gottfried playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

The World Crazy Golf Championships began in 2003 and has been held at Hastings Adventure Golf every year, except 2020 when the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic). The current champion is Marc 'The Force' Chapman who is enjoying his fifth reign as world champion.

We both made our debuts in the 2007 edition of the event back when it was known as the Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships. It was Emily's first ever miniature golf tournament.

Emily Gottfried playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

Find out more.

Visit the Hastings Adventure Golf website to find out more about the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships.

Crazy Golf at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

A look at the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey back in 2009.

We enjoyed a big minigolf tour of the Welsh coast in August 2009 where we visited 32 courses in nine days. One of those was the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.

Photos of the crazy golf course in Holyhead Town Park (August 2009).

A lost minigolf course.

Looking online the course isn't there anymore and was removed sometime between July 2014 and December 2021.

Playing the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park.

We're glad we had the chance to play the unique layout on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we did.

In our minigolf match-up Emily won with a round of 53 to my score of 66. It's still one of the largest winning margins between us in the last 20 years!