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Richard Gottfried · at Wednesday, May 08, 2019

New Dragon's Quest Mini Golf course at Fontygary Leisure Park in Rhoose, Barry, Wales.

I recently heard about the new Dragon's Quest Mini Golf at Fontygary Leisure Park from the team at Greenspan Projects.

The minigolf course at the caravan park is open to the public, with a round costing £7 for adults and £5.50 for children.

Fontygary Leisure Park is in Rhoose, Barry, Wales. My family used to holiday at Barry Island, but I've not been to Rhoose yet. We're looking forward to visiting Dragon's Quest Mini Golf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Richard Gottfried · at Monday, January 28, 2019

A look at the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl.

The Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl in January 2018

Last January we swung by the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course at the Rhyl Family Fun Fair on the promenade.

We first visited and played the course on our road-trip around the coast of Wales back in the summer of 2009. Back then it became the 146th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We also visited the course in September 2014 and September 2017.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Wales
- Rhyl

Richard Gottfried · at Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Finding out about the Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf courses in Sudbury, Canada.

We recently heard about the Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf courses at Josephines Vegetables in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The venue has SEVEN courses and 63-holes!

Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf. Photo courtesy of Josee Rainville

There's a LOT of minigolf at Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf

In 2010 we played a minigolf course in a Pub Beer Garden in Sudbury, Suffolk, England! Hopefully one day we'll get to visit Sudbury in Canada too.

Opened in 1997, Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf has been a member of the US ProMiniGolf Association since 2000. Next year the course will host the 21st Annual Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf USPMGA event.

The gates/gaps in the obstacles remind me of the frame on the Labyrinth obstacle on the Eternit style of miniature golf courses

We've seen quite a few dinosaur, Jurassic and dragon themed courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels, but none have looked like the unique layouts at Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf. The dinosaur skeletons give the course a museum-like feel.

One of the steel dragons on the course

The seven course layouts were designed by Josee and Marcel Rainville, who have operated Josephine's Vegetables on the property since 1982. The courses are dedicated to their son Steven and his friend Tyler, and all families who have been impacted by cancer.

The layouts were designed to be unpredictable and fun to offer something different each time a game is played. Josee tells me that it is possible to score a hole-in-one on each of the 63-holes - however, attempting the feat took FIVE YEARS of playing! I bet 'The Putter King' Allan Cox would like to take on that challenge.

In 2003 Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf was the Tourism Federation Of Ontario’s Inaugural Innovation Award Winner, after it was nominated by Attractions Ontario.

Can you name this Pokemon? The hole has only seen one hole in one since 1997!!!

Interestingly five of the courses are what would be termed 'traditional' minigolf, in that you play the holes using a golf putter and ball. But two of the layouts are called Pool Putt and require you to use a pool cue! We always like to see variations of the game and have played Pit-Pat and Crazy Golf Pool on our travels. Emily also found some Snookergolf Billiards tables in Blankenberge, Belgium earlier this year.

Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf scorecard. Photo courtesy of Josee Rainville at Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf

The Dinosaur Valley Adventure Golf scorecard

The Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf courses re-open for another season of fun on the 1st of May 2018. Check out the Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf website and Facebook Page for more information.

Links:
- Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf website
- Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf & Josephine's Vegetables on Facebook

Related blog posts:
- Canada
- Dinosaur

All photos courtesy of Josee Rainville at Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf.

Richard Gottfried · at Sunday, October 08, 2017

Revisit to the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl.

On our holiday in North Wales we revisited the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course at Rhyl Family Fun Fair. As it was out of season the course was closed. It looked in good condition though.

It was closed

Another course revisited on our travels

Hole 1

Hole 2

We first visited and played the course on our road-trip around the coast of Wales back in the summer of 2009. Back then it became the 146th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also visited the course in September 2014.

I wonder what's under the green sheet?

On both previous visits I hadn't noticed what the castle was made out of - it took Emily to point it out! Me and my wide-eyed wonder eh!

What a great use of a shipping container!

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 146 - Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf, Rhyl
- Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Rhyl

Richard Gottfried · at Monday, October 06, 2014

A revisit to the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales.

Outside the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl

Back in August 2009 we visited and played the 12-hole Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour visit to Wales.

During our holiday in nearby Prestatyn we made a revisit to the course, although as it was an 'out of season' Monday the course was closed. When we'd driven passed the course on the Saturday it had been open and looked nice and busy.

The Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 146 - Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf, Rhyl
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Wales
- Rhyl

Richard Gottfried · at Friday, April 05, 2013

A visit to the Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course at World of Golf in Croydon.

The second part of the inaugural Will Donnelly Invitational Minigolf Tournament saw us all head from Kelsey Park's Minigolf course in Beckenham to the nearby World of Golf Centre in Croydon which is home to an 18-hole Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course!

A view of the 18-hole tropical Dragon Quest Adventure Golf. In Croydon!

Emily looks distracted as tournament organiser Will Donnelly plays a tricky second shot

Taking a shot at the Dragon Quest Adventure Golf

The visit to the Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course was number 526 overall on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 316th course played since September 2006!

A view of the course. Note the GIANT catapult to the right of the photo!

After the day of Minigolf we set off on our way to Guildford for an evening of Archery Tag, but before we arrived there we found another Minigolf course, in Carshalton, that we hadn't previously visited or played!

Emily and I have also played the Adventure Golf courses at the World of Golf centres in New Malden and Sidcup. We're yet to visit the World of Golf in Glasgow, but it's on our 'to play' list!

Related Blog Posts:

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Courses Visited List

- Minigolf and Crazy Golf courses in and around London

Links:

- Dragon Quest Adventure Golf at World of Golf, Croydon
- World of Golf

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Richard Gottfried · at Monday, August 27, 2012

Two more unplayed Miniature Golf courses on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

On our way to the 2012 World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales Emily and I stopped off in Llandrindod Wells on the 23rd August 2012. We’d seen online that there was a Crazy Golf course and an 18-hole Putting Course at Princes Avenue near Llandrindod Lake.

Unfortunately when we arrived at around 5pm they were closed.