Showing posts with label Douglas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Douglas. Show all posts

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Dealz not Poundland in a former Woolworths

A look at the Dealz shop in Douglas on the Isle of Man.


I took this snap of the Dealz shop on Strand Street in Douglas while on holiday on the Isle of Man in 2018.

Dealz shop in Douglas on the Isle of Man

Dealz is a subsidiary of Poundland, which is owned by Steinhoff International, hence the similar branding. The majority of Dealz stores can be found in the Republic of Ireland, with others in Spain and Poland. The store in Orkney opened as a Dealz but was rebranded as a Poundland.

Woolworths opened in the Art Deco building in 1924 and closed in 2008.

We've seen a few other old Woolworths shops on our travels.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Mini Golf on the Isle of Man

Details of the Crazy Golf and Minigolf courses on the Isle of Man.


We've just returned from holiday on another of the islands in the British Isles. It was a trip where we were able to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour tally, clocking up another five miniature golf course visits.


Crazy Golf at Onchan Pleasure Park in Onchan, Isle of Man
Crazy Golfers and Island Explorers

First up we had a look for the TT Crazy Golf Garden course at Noble's Park in Douglas. Sadly the course is no longer there.

Noble's Park in Douglas, Isle of Man
Noble's Park was a nice spot, but sadly there's no longer a Crazy Golf course there

Next we had a look at the Crazy Golf course and Mini Golf (Pitch & Putt) in Onchan Pleasure Park in Onchan on Saturday 28th July. The courses are open daily from 11am, but we visited in the evening so they were closed. We did get to play them on Tuesday 31st July.

Crazy Golf at Onchan Pleasure Park in Onchan, Isle of Man
Playing the 4th of 18 holes at Onchan Pleasure Park

Mini Golf at Onchan Pleasure Park in Onchan, Isle of Man
Emily putting on the Pitch & Putt minigolf course at Onchan Pleasure Park

We headed to Ramsey at the north of the Isle of Man on Monday 30th July where we were able to play the TT Putting Crazy Golf course at Mooragh Park. As a bonus we also got to play a Putting course next to it, one we were unaware of before our visit.

TT Putting Crazy Golf course at Mooragh Park in Ramsey, Isle of Man
Emily playing hole one of the TT Putting Crazy Golf course at Mooragh Park in Ramsey  

Mini Golf Putting course at Mooragh Park in Ramsey, Isle of Man
Playing the minigolf Putting course at Mooragh Park

We've now visited a total of 828 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.