Showing posts with label Cromer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cromer. Show all posts

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Crabstix Adventure Golf course at Cromer Boating Lake in Norfolk

A visit to the new Crabstix Adventure Golf course at Cromer Boating Lake in Norfolk.


Crabstix Adventure Golf in Cromer. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, 19th May 2019

Charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has visited the new Crabstix Adventure Golf course at Cromer Boating Lake in Norfolk.


Crabstix Adventure Golf in Cromer. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, 19th May 2019

The new 18-hole Adventure Golf course was built by the team at Castle Golf and replaced the old Crazy Golf course that had been at the Boating Lake site for the past 27 years.

Crabstix Adventure Golf in Cromer. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, 19th May 2019

We visited Cromer in July 2016 and enjoyed our time in the seaside resort. The old Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake was the 687th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 887 courses since September 2006.

Crazy Golf at Cromer Boating Lake
The Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake as it looked in 2016

We're looking forward to a return visit to Cromer to play the new Crabstix Adventure Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Crabstix Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.

Christopher has visited 26 courses on their own branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Emily and I have also visited eight of those courses, but 18 of the courses are from travels to other courses in the UK, Turkey, Majorca, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Indonesia!

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is now at a mammoth 905 courses visited!

Related blog posts:
Cromer
Norfolk
Minigolf in Norfolk
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

New Adventure Golf course at Cromer Boating Lake

New Adventure Golf course heading to the Boating Lake in Cromer.


A new Adventure Golf course is being built at Cromer Boating Lake

A new 18-hole Adventure Golf course is being built in Cromer, Norfolk and should be open in time for Easter. The new course will replace the old Crazy Golf course that has been at the Boating Lake site for the past 27 years.

We visited Cromer in July 2016 and enjoyed our time at the seaside resort. There are lots of opportunities to play minigolf in the town. As well as the new Adventure Golf course there's a superb Putting course on the cliff top and a Pitch & Putt and Putting Green at The Meadow. There also used to be a Putting course at North Lodge Park, but it wasn't there when we visited.

The old Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake was the 687th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Cromer Boating Lake
The Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake as it looked in 2016

We're looking forward to a return visit to Cromer to play the new Adventure Golf course and revisit the others.

Related blog posts:
- Cromer
- Norfolk
- Minigolf in Norfolk
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Minigolf in Norfolk

Details of miniature golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses in Norfolk.


We've been visiting Norfolk for a number of years and Great Yarmouth was one of the first seaside resorts we went to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in February 2007. Unfortunately on that occasion all of the courses there were closed for the season! We've since been back to the resort and other parts of the county and had some great rounds of minigolf.

Crazy Golf course at Pops Meadow in Gorleston on Sea
The Crazy Golf course at Pops Meadow in Gorleston on Sea became the 100th course visited when we swung by on the 10th May 2009

As of today we've visited 749 courses since September 2006. Of these 721 have been in the UK, with 28 overseas in eleven countries. There are approximately 40 courses in Norfolk and we have visited 32 courses of these so far. Twelve were closed / out of season at the time of our visit. Over the years we have visited eight courses in Great Yarmouth - some of which are no longer there.

Adventure Island Golf Course in Mundesley
At the Adventure Island Golf Course in Mundesley
  
With a Humpty at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth
With a Humpty at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth

Crazy Golf course at Eaton Park in Norwich
Playing Crazy Golf at Eaton Park in Norwich

Playing one of the partially outdoors holes at the indoor Crazy Golf course found within the old Windmill Theatre in Great Yarmouth
Playing one of the partially outdoors holes at the indoor Crazy Golf course found within the old Windmill Theatre in Great Yarmouth

At Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby
At Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

Cromer Putting Green
Putting in Cromer

Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton
Playing Crazy Golf in Hunstanton

Courses played since our first visit to Norfolk in 2007:

  • Cromer (Cromer Putting) - Putting Green
  • Gorleston-on-Sea (Pop's Meadow Putting Green) - Minigolf
  • Great Yarmouth (Hollywood Adventure Golf, Windmill Theatre) - Indoor Adventure Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Merrivale Model Village) - Crazy Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Pirates Cove) - Adventure Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Pleasure Beach) - Adventure Golf
  • Hemsby - Lost World Adventure Golf
  • Hemsby (Stonehenge) - BIG Mini Golf
  • Hoveton/Wroxham (Wroxham Barns) - Adventure Golf
  • Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Aztec Course)
  • Hunstanton (Blackbeard's Adventure Golf) - Adventure Golf (Pirate Course)
  • Hunstanton (Vegas Amusement Arcade) - Crazy Golf
  • Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Crazy Golf
  • Hunstanton (Victorian Pavilion) - Putting
  • Mundesley (Adventure Island Golf) - Adventure Golf
  • Norwich (Eaton Park) - Crazy Golf
  • Sutton Staithe, near Stalham (Sutton Staithe Hotel) - Miniature Golf


Courses visited but not played:

  • Clippesby Touring Park in Norfolk - Minigolf
  • Cromer (Cromer Putting) - Putting Green
  • Cromer (North Lodge Park) - Putting
  • Cromer (The Meadow) - Pitch & Putt
  • Fritton (Caldecott Hall Leisure Complex) - Crazy Golf had been removed 
  • Fritton (Caldecott Hall Leisure Complex) - Putting Green
  • Gorleston-on-Sea (Bure Park) - Pitch & Putt/Minigolf
  • Great Yarmouth (Castaway Island Mini Golf) - Adventure Golf - formerly two Arnold Palmer Putting courses
  • Norwich (Eaton Park) - Putting Green
  • Norwich (Norwich Family Golf Centre) - Congo Rapids Adventure Golf
  • Norwich (Norwich Family Golf Centre) - Putting Green
  • Sheringham - Putting Green


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth
Sadly the 9-hole and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are no longer in their original form in Great Yarmouth

Courses we've played but have since closed:

  • Great Yarmouth (Arnold Palmer) - Minigolf 9-hole - replaced by Castaway Island Mini Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Arnold Palmer) - Minigolf 18-hole - replaced by Castaway Island Mini Golf
  • Great Yarmouth (Jungle Golf at the Gardens) - Crazy Golf - turned into a Segway Grand Prix track in 2009


Courses still to visit in Norfolk:

  • Abraham's Bosom, Wells-next-the-Sea
  • Banham Zoo
  • Bawburgh Golf Club, Norwich
  • Caister Holiday Park, Caister-on-Sea
  • Cherry Tree Holiday Park, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth
  • Kings Head Pub, North Lopham
  • Pirates Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield
  • Waveney Valley Holiday Village, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth


If you know of any other courses we've missed off the list above, or hear about new courses opening do get in touch or leave a comment on this post.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Putting at North Lodge Park in Cromer

The 691st course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was at North Lodge Park in Cromer, Norfolk.

There's a sign for the Putting outside North Lodge Park

Unfortunately the course wasn't open on our visit. Or indeed easily identifiable as a Putting course!

But there's no sign of a Putting course inside

It'd be a lovely spot for a game of minigolf though

Related blog posts:
Cromer
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Cromer Putting

The 405th course played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was at Cromer Putting.


Emily had visited the course on the 13th July to make it number 689 on our tour, but had waited until my arrival on the 14th to give it a play.

Emily, Jo and me ready to tee-off at Cromer Putting

It's brilliant fun, with fantastic views. It's also one of the longest Putting courses we've ever played and is certainly a unique layout.








The people at the 18-hole course were very friendly and the lady showed me an old postcard showing the course in the 1930's - it was instantly recognisable. A round on the course costs £2.50 for adults and is a must play course if you're in the area.



In our match-up Emily and I drew on 50 apiece. Jo was third.



Cromer Putting has a sister Pitch & Putt course at The Meadow in the town centre. That looks like a very BIG miniature golf course!

Pitch & Putt at The Meadow in Cromer

Link:
Cromer Putting

Videos:
- Cromer Putting 1 of 2
- Cromer Putting 2 of 2

Related blog posts:
Cromer
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Miniature Golfing in Cromer, Norfolk - Pitch & Putt and Putting
Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Miniature Golfing in Cromer, Norfolk - Pitch & Putt and Putting

Emily has visited the 689th and 690th courses on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - the Putting Green on the cliffs and Pitch & Putt at The Meadow in Cromer, Norfolk!

BIG Golf minigolf is open every day. Just not in the evening

A look at the courses in Cromer
  
The rules

We do like a BIG sign for minigolf of any type

Unfortunately the Pitch & Putt course wasn't open at the time of her evening visit.

The course is open during the week too (see the blackboard on the first photo) but opens at 11am at weekends

The Putting Green however was open on Emily's visit. But she saved her game for when she could face me - or so she says. I'll wager she mapped out some sneaky ace lines on her first viewing of the links putting course.

A lovely day in Cromer

A nice selection of putters

Always nice to see a Putting Green sign - especially when it says 'OPEN' too!

A lovely bit of signage

Another view of the course
  
Emily tells me she had a nice welcome from the man at the course

Link:
- Cromer Putting

Related blog posts:
- Cromer
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

Emily has visited the 687th course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - a Crazy Golf on Grass Putting Green in Cromer, Norfolk!

The Crazy Golf Putting Green in Cromer

The layout has a number of fibreglass Crazy Golf obstacles arranged on the grass Putting surface. It's not often you see a course designed like that!

Unfortunately it wasn't open at the time of her visit.

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