Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts

Monday, August 21, 2023

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

There's an Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier in Devon.


Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Lost City Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier from his recent visit.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023
Someone ignored the rules on the sign at Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier!

Jam is a big fan of Paignton and on an trip to the seaside resort earlier this year he saw the course under construction.

Paignton Pier Crazy Golf under construction. Photo by James Trubridge, April 2023
Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Paignton Pier Crazy Golf under construction. Photo by James Trubridge, April 2023
Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Paignton Pier Crazy Golf under construction. Photo by James Trubridge, April 2023
Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

It's another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


We visited Paignton in 2015, but there wasn't a course there then.

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Street Golf in Paignton

There's an urban themed mini golf course in Paignton, Devon.


There's an urban themed mini golf course in Paignton, Devon

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for letting us know about Street Golf in Paignton. It's an indoor urban themed mini golf course.

Another location for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Friday, April 08, 2022

Adventure Golf at Beverley Holidays in Paignton, Devon

There's a new seaside-themed Adventure Golf course and playground at Beverley Holidays in Paignton, Devon.


There's a new Adventure Golf course at Beverley Holidays in Paignton, Devon

Visit the Beverley Holidays website for more information.

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Crazy Golf at Babbacombe Model Village

There's a new Crazy Golf course at Babbacombe Model Village in Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon.


There's a new Crazy Golf course at Babbacombe Model Village in Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon

The 9-hole outdoor layout is a Swedish Felt-style course.

Check out the Babbacombe Model Village website for more information.


It's another new place to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Minigolf at the Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh

Finding a mini miniature golf course in Bickleigh, Tiverton.


Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

My brother and his family were recently down in Devon and swung by the Devon Railway Centre on one of the days of their trip. Sadly the venue wasn't open at that time, but they did return later in the week when it was as there's a crazy golf course there too.

Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Unfortunately the course was so busy while they were there they didn't get to have a game, but they did find this superb and very mini crazy golf in the model world part of the centre!

Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Visit the Devon Railway Centre and Model World website for more information.


Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

The Crazy Golf course at the Devon Railway Centre counts as a visit - even though it wasn't played - and the model course is at least half a visit too. This means the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list of courses visited since September 2006 now stands at 998.5!

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Crazy Golf at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh, South Devon.


Crazy Golf at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

My brother Christopher and his family recently visited Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh, South Devon and while there spotted the free to play Crazy Golf course at the farm.

Crazy Golf at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

Crazy Golf at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

The course became the 997th visited overall on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2021

It's always nice to see and hear about new minigolf courses.

Visit the Pennywell Farm website for more information, opening times and prices.

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club in Saltash

A look at the new Woodland Adventure Golf course at China Fleet Country Club in Saltash, Plymouth.


Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

My mate and minigolf rival Simon Brown hit up a new minigolf course over the weekend as he teed-off on the Woodland Adventure Golf course at China Fleet Country Club in Saltash, Plymouth.

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

The 18-hole adventure golf layout opened last year.

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Woodland Adventure Golf at China Fleet Country Club Saltash Plymouth. Photo by Simon Brown, May 2021

Check out the China Fleet Country Club website for more information, opening times and prices.


It'll be a new course for us to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we return to Plymouth in the future.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Ilfracombe Crazy Golf

A look at the Ilfracombe Crazy Golf course.


Ilfracombe Crazy Golf. Photo by Adam Dewar, September 2020

Many thanks to my friend Adam Dewar for sending along a few snaps from his recent visit to Ilfracombe, Devon where he had a game on the Crazy Golf course.

Ilfracombe Crazy Golf. Photo by Adam Dewar, September 2020

Ilfracombe Crazy Golf. Photo by Adam Dewar, September 2020

Ilfracombe Crazy Golf. Photo by Adam Dewar, September 2020

We visited the course on Ilfracombe Promenade during our south west coast road-trip in 2015 but were just too late to have a game there.

It's an interesting looking layout and the 12-hole course has some unique obstacles to play up, over, under, around and through.

Visit the Ilfracombe Crazy Golf website for more information.


A postcard from Ilfracombe

I actually bought a couple of crazy golf postcards of the Ilfracombe course at the last postcard fair I attended before the pandemic.

We're looking forward to returning to Ilfracombe on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

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Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Crazy Golf at The Beaver Inn, Appledore, Devon

There's a Crazy Golf course at The Beaver Inn, Appledore, Devon.


Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Alan 'Storming' Norman for sending over these photos of the Crazy Golf course at The Beaver Inn in Appledore, Devon.

Crazy Golf at The Beaver Inn, Appledore, Devon. Photo by Alan Norman, September 2020

It looks like a very nice layout and one we've added to our To Play list when we're next down that way on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


It's always fun finding minigolf courses in pub beer gardens.

Visit The Beaver Inn website for more information.


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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Crazy Golf and Crazy Snooker at Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle in Devon

There are Crazy Golf and Crazy Snooker courses at Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle near Ilfracombe in North Devon.


One of the places to visit on our post-pandemic bucket list is Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle near Ilfracombe in Devon.

There's a 9-hole Crazy ‘Fountain’ Golf course there AND a Crazy Snooker layout. When I checked with the theme park the team confirmed it is a Pit-Pat layout. That makes it the only outdoor Pit-Pat course in the UK!

Watermouth money

Two of the tokens in my collection come from Watermouth Castle. I found them at an antiques fair back in 2015 and I found out they date from before 1992.

Token from Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle in Devon
What a happy castle

Token from Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle in Devon
I wonder how much 10 Gnolds are worth these days? Not that I'd part with the coin

Visit the Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle website for more information.

Friday, August 07, 2020

One for International Beer Day - Crazy Golf in Beer, Devon

A look at a crazy golf scorecard from Pecorama in Beer.


Happy International Beer Day.

Here's an item from the Crazy Golf Museum archives - a minigolf scorecard from the Crazy Golf course at Pecorama in Beer, Devon. Donated by Nigel Lutt.

Pecorama Crazy Golf course scorecard from Nigel Lutt, September 2017

Pecorama Crazy Golf course scorecard from Nigel Lutt, September 2017

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Plans for a new Crazy Golf in Bideford, Devon

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course in Bideford, Devon.


There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course in Bideford, Devon

The new business would also include a cafe, bounce area and arcade games.

We visited Bideford on our tour of the South West of England back in 2015. We had a look for the Crazy Golf course in Park Avenue but it was long-gone.

We did however visit the Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf course in Westward Ho!.

It'll be nice to get back down to visit the South West of England on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

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Thursday, June 04, 2020

Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

On this day in 2015 - we visited our 600th miniature golf course in the UK.


Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

We played the Mini Golf course in Goodrington Sands on the 4th June 2015 during our mammoth road trip around the South West coast of England.

Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

In two weeks we visited 62 minigolf courses.

Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

The Beton-style Concrete 18-hole Goodrington Park Mini Golf course in Goodrington Sands, Paignton was the 600th course visited in the UK and the 621st overall.

Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands
 
Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

Mini Golf in Goodrington Sands

When our travels began in September 2006 we had a target to visit all 600 courses in the UK. Between then and now hundreds more course have opened, while others have closed, been demolished, abandoned or refurbished.

We've now been to 948 courses, including 39 overseas.

Hopefully we'll get to return to Devon and the South West again in the future as we had a marvellous time in 2015.

The Jurassic Golf course at Santa-Fe Adventure Park in Swanage, Dorset was the 600th course visited overall on our tour on Sunday 31st May 2015.

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Crazy Golf postcards from Ilfracombe

A look at a pair of miniature golf postcards from Ilfracombe.


I bought this pair of crazy golf postcards from Ilfracombe, Devon at the last postcard fair I attended.

Mini Golf Course. Sea Front. Ilfracombe. Taw Valley Wholesale Co.
Mini Golf Course. Sea Front. Ilfracombe. Taw Valley Wholesale Co. 1977

Crazy Golf at Ilfracombe. Taw Valley Wholesale Co.
Crazy Golf at Ilfracombe. Taw Valley Wholesale Co. Photocolour TV/IF312

Both were published by the Taw Valley Wholesale Co, Ilfracombe. Neither are postally used.

We visited the course on our tour of the South West in the summer of 2015. It hasn't changed much at all.

Crazy Golf on the Promenade in Ilfracombe, Devon

Thursday, October 03, 2019

Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon

A look at the Pitch and Putt course at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands.


Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon

During the summer of 2015 we visited 62 mini golf courses on a tour of the South West of England.


One of those was the Pitch & Putt course at Roundham Head, Goodrington Sands, Paignton, Devon.


Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon

It wasn't open at the time of our visit.

Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon
Bunkered

Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon

Pitch and Putt at Roundham Head in Goodrington Sands, Devon

Luckily the Mini Golf course at Goodrington Sands was open. That became the 600th course we visited in the UK.

Monday, September 16, 2019

New Adventure Golf course at Exmouth Leisure Amusements

Treasure Island Adventure Golf now open at Exmouth Leisure Amusements in Devon.


There's a new Adventure Golf course at Exmouth Leisure Amusements

There's a new Crazy Golf course now open at Exmouth Leisure Amusements.


The 9-hole pirate themed layout can be found on the seafront in Exmouth.

Monday, July 29, 2019

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Lost minigolf courses - the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth

A look at the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth, Devon.


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth

We stayed in Exmouth, Devon for part of our summer holiday in June 2015 so we could visit the Arnold Palmer Putting Course on the seafront.


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
Sadly the course wasn't open when we swung by in June 2015

Unfortunately the course wasn't open on the day we visited and even more unfortunate is the fact that the course is now consigned to history as it was demolished in 2016.


Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
A view of the 10-hole course

I'm a BIG fan of Arnold Palmer Putting Courses and the Exmouth layout looked superb.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
The classic windmill obstacle was on hole 3 at Exmouth

It was a 10-hole course, with a lucky 11th hole where you could win a free game if you rang the bell with your shot.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 4

Hole 5

The Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth was the 611th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
Hole 10 was a waterwheel obstacle

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
The venue in Exmouth was also home to a grass Putting course

The first Arnold Palmer Putting Course in the UK opened in Coventry in 1965 and was part of an Arnold Palmer Driving Range. A course was also located at a Driving Range in Sheffield.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth
A classic Arnold Palmer Putting Course sign

Sadly over the years a number of Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK have been closed, abandoned, demolished or converted beyond recognition.

As well as the loss of the Exmouth Arnold Palmer course, the two Arnold Palmer courses in Great Yarmouth have been replaced by one Adventure Golf course. The two courses in Cliftonville, Margate were closed in 2014 and removed shortly after. The course that was once in Folkestone is no longer playable - as it was used to make an art installation on the promenade.

Luckily you can still find playable examples of Arnold Palmer Putting Courses - in varying conditions and some with modifications - in the following locations:

  • Bognor Regis - built in 1993
  • Broadstairs - built in 1995
  • Caister-on-Sea (Haven Holiday Park)
  • Canvey Island (9 holes of an 18 hole course remain)
  • Cleethorpes
  • Filey (Primrose Valley Holiday Park)
  • Gorleston-on-Sea
  • Hastings
  • Mablethorpe (Haven Golden Sands Caravan Holiday Park)
  • Mablethorpe (Hooks Island)
  • Prestatyn
  • Skegness x2 (9 and 18 hole courses)
  • Southend-on-Sea (1 of 2 courses remain - the 'East' course) - upgraded
  • Southport
  • Weston-Super-Mare
  • Whitby


A scorecard from the Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in Skegness - this has a wonderful listing of other courses. Some of these still exist, while others have closed
A scorecard from the Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in Skegness - this has a wonderful listing of other courses. Some of these still exist, while others have closed

Lost Arnold Palmer Putting Courses:

  • Ayr (Haven Craig Tara Holiday Park, formerly Butlin's)
  • Battersea
  • Blackpool, Starr Gate
  • Bognor Regis (Butlin's)
  • Camber Sands - now a Car Park
  • Cliftonville, Margate (2 courses)
  • Coventry
  • Eastbourne
  • Exmouth
  • Folkestone - now an Art Installation on Beach Huts!
  • Goodrington
  • Great Yarmouth (2 courses) - turned into Castaway Adventure Golf
  • Hornsea Potteries
  • Hove
  • Ladram Bay
  • Leicester
  • Manchester
  • Minehead (Butlin's)
  • Nottingham
  • Prestatyn
  • Pwhelli (Butlin's)
  • Rhyl
  • Scarborough
  • Sheffield
  • South Shields
  • Southend-on-Sea ('West' course demolished)
  • Tynemouth
  • Weymouth
  • Whitley Bay
  • Withernsea


If you know of any Arnold Palmer Putting Courses missing from the lists above please do get in touch.

Of the 912 courses we've visited since September 2006, 25 have been Arnold Palmer Putting Course locations.

Related blog posts:
- Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Exmouth

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