Showing posts with label Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Show all posts
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Monday, January 01, 2024

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour continues...

Up to Saturday 30th December 2023 we had visited a total of 1,044 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. 997 of these have been in the British Isles.


Moby Golf
Moby Golf

Our minigolfing adventures began on the 30th September 2006 and in that time we've been able to play a total of 573 of them. Many have been found to be abandoned, closed, out-of-season or derelict on our initial visit. Luckily some courses that were closed on our original visit have since been played. And there are some course we've revisited and replayed dozens of times!

Southend Pier Crazy Golf
Southend Pier Crazy Golf

Last year we played courses together in England, while Emily also had rounds in Majorca and Orlando!

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 last year). Check out the Guinness World Records 2024 book to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Together with my brother Christopher - a charter member of the tour - and his family, we've visited a total of 1,089 courses.

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.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular activity for all ages and there are new courses opening up all the time in a wide-range of outdoor and indoor locations.

It'll be interesting to see what takes place in the world of minigolf in 2024.

Check out the full list of courses we've visited.

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

New Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes

The new Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes is nearing completion.


New Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes

We swung by Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes on our trip to Blackpool last week.

New Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes

The new 18-hole adventure golf course at Fairhaven Lake is almost ready to open.

New Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes

The new course is being created by the team at Greenspan Projects.

New Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes

We look forward to playing it on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Crazy Golf at Fairhaven Lake

Until this year there was a Crazy Golf course at Fairhaven Lake.

Crazy Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes, June 2017
In 2017

That course was the 436th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in June 2017. We'd originally made a flying visit to it in 2008.

Site of the lost Crazy Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes
Now a lost minigolf course

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Sunday, February 04, 2018

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury

A visit to play Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.


A view of the Crazy Golf course at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour

On Saturday 27th January we headed to Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Whitley, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire to play the 18-hole Crazy Golf course there.

Emily playing the 6th hole

We'd heard about the course via our friend and Professional Darts Commentator Rod Studd
and as it's just up the road from us and en route to Leeds we had to swing by for a game.

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Playing the 9th hole

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Another miniature golf course ticked off our list!

The Crazy Golf course at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour was the 796th we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 471st played. It was also the first new course we've played this year.

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 3 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 4 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 5 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 8 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 11 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 13 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 15

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 15's 'green'

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 16

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 17 

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Hole 18

In our match-up I shot a 61 to Emily's 63 to squeak a narrow victory on the tricky layout!

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
There's a great view from the course and meadow

Crazy Golf at Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour in Dewsbury
Emily in action on the colourful course

Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour is open 7-days-a-week. In addition to the Crazy Golf there's a small farm, miniature railway and play area. Check out Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour website for more information.

Link:
- Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour

Related blog posts:
- Crazy Golf
- West Yorkshire
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Putting Edge portable minigolf

Playing the Putting Edge portable minigolf course at Prolific North Live 2017.


The team Putting Edge minigolf were exhibiting at Prolific North Live 2017 at EventCity in Manchester so I got to play minigolf while wearing both my @putting_gott and @marketing_gott hats!

Putting Edge portable minigolf
The Putting Edge minigolf course gets the thumbs-up from me - even if David from Putting Edge had made the second hole very very tough indeed!

The tricky little 2-hole Putting Edge minigolf layout was the 722 visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 423rd played since September 2006.

Putting Edge portable minigolf
I really liked the ramp and jump on the first hole - I shot a few aces on it

Admittedly I had a fair few goes on the course (probably enough to constitute a full round of 18-hole), but by the time I left I'd equaled the day's low score of 4, with an ace and a three. The long dog-leg second hole was nigh on impossible to get a hole-in-one on.

Putting Edge portable minigolf
On the leaderboard

Check out the Putting Edge website for more details and do get in touch with David to find out how he can help make a difference to your event, function or exhibition space.

Putting Edge portable minigolf
David and the team at Putting Edge can tailor the obstacles and branding on the course to suit your needs 

Check out the video of me scoring a hole-in-one on the first below.





Links:
- Putting Edge
- Prolific North

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Portable Minigolf

Video:
- Hole-in-One on the first

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Crazy Golf at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Playing the beer garden Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance, Cornwall.


On the 7th June 2015 we visited Penzance and found that The Alexandra Inn had a Crazy Golf course in its beer garden!

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance, Cornwall

The very crazy and unique miniature golf course became the 34th visited on our roadtrip around the south west of England, the 374th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 633rd visited since September 2006.

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance


Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

In our minigolf match-up on the course I won with a score of 43 to Emily's 55.

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance


Crazy Golf course at The Alexandra Inn Penzance

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

Video:
- Crazy Golf Hole-in-One at The Alexandra Inn in Penzance

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