Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Shed minigolf

Chatting with Andrew Wilcox of Readers Sheds and the Shed of the Year Awards I was reminded of this excellent shed-based crazy golf hole we played back in 2010.

Garden minigolf in East Finchley, London

Not only do you putt into a shed, but it's a musical obstacle too. Marvellous.

Garden minigolf in East Finchley, London

The garden crazy golf course in East Finchley was the 250th we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 956 courses since 2006.

Garden minigolf in East Finchley, London

Visit the UrbanCrazy website for more information on the courses they create.

Garden minigolf in East Finchley, London

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Monday, April 06, 2020

Garden Minigolf

A look at Putting at Home.


UrbanCrazy Garden Minigolf in East Finchley

We visited our 250th minigolf course ten years ago and it was one of the most unique layouts we've played.

UrbanCrazy Garden Minigolf in East Finchley
The first, and to date only, garden shed I've putted into

We've now been to 948 miniature golf courses since 2006.

The 9-hole minigolf course was tailor-made and features some challenging obstacles and changeable holes!

UrbanCrazy Garden Minigolf in East Finchley

It was built so games can vary from round to round and range from a 6-hole to a 9-hole course.

UrbanCrazy Garden Minigolf in East Finchley

In 2011 I was runner-up in the London Invitational Tournament held at the course.

UrbanCrazy Garden Minigolf in East Finchley

The marvellous back garden minigolf course was designed and built by UrbanCrazy, a UK-based minigolf business that designs and builds permanent miniature golf courses, provides portable layouts, supplies equipment and more.

Are you putting at home during the lockdown and isolation of social distancing?


We've seen quite a few indoor and garden crazy golf courses created over the last few weeks.


Our friends Pat and Mandy at The Putting Penguin were quick to organise the Putting Penguin Pandemic Putt Off – a stay-at-home putting competition with entries being submitted from around the world.

Our pals Tom and Robin at A Couple of Putts have also been logging all manner of isolation minigolf courses on their social media.

We've got plans for some indoor minigolf layouts too. We've also got quite a few minigolf games in the Crazy Golf Museum.

While a lot of the minigolf world is out of action, plans are still being drawn up for new courses, work is ongoing to finish courses where permissible, and ideas formulated for when it's safe to get back out on the course. If you'd like to have a chat about minigolf, marketing, minigolf marketing, or competitive socialising please do get in touch.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens

Playing the Crazy Golf course at the Botanic Gardens in Southport.


Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens

We played a round on the Crazy Golf course at Southport's Botanic Gardens to celebrate Miniature Golf Day last Saturday.


Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens

We'd first visited the course in November 2016 when it became the 717th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As it was out of season we didn't get a game on it that time.


The weather was brilliant on Saturday and luckily the course was open so it became the 528th played on our travels.

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 4
 
Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 6
  
Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Hole 9

In our round on the 9-hole course Emily won with a score of 18 - a perfect par of all twos. I shot a 20, including one hole-in-one. Our friend Cat scored 27.

Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Emily playing hole 2


Crazy Golf at Southport's Botanic Gardens
Emily playing hole 5

We've now visited 925 courses since September 2006. Five of those have been in Southport.


The Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course is the sister course to the one in the town's Hesketh Park. We first visited that course in September 2009 and finally played it in October 2016.


We really enjoyed our visit to the Botanic Gardens and the Crazy Golf course. They are worth a visit if you're in town.

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden

A look at the Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf course in The Alnwick Garden at Alnwick Castle.


Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden by Christopher Gottfried 271018
The Fogotten Garden Adventure Golf course has some huge obstacles and decorations

Charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has added another course visit to his list as he recently spotted the Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf course in The Alnwick Garden while on a trip to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden by Christopher Gottfried 271018
An oversized club, ball and spider at the miniature golf course

Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden by Christopher Gottfried 271018
At least the signmaker didn't forget

Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden by Christopher Gottfried 271018
A Tremor-sized worm!

Check out the Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf website for more details.

Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf at The Alnwick Garden by Christopher Gottfried 271018
Some nice big toadstool obstacles on the course

We're looking forward to playing the Forgotten Garden Adventure Golf and a visit to The Alnwick Garden - they've got a Poison Garden there! Intriguing.

Alnwick Castle by Christopher Gottfried 271018
Alnwick Castle

Christopher Gottfried has now been to 24 minigolf courses on his part of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, including courses in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Indonesia!

Link:
- The Alnwick Garden

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Friday, November 25, 2016

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf in Southport

A visit to the Crazy Golf course in Southport's Botanic Gardens.


The last time we arrived home from Southport we noticed that we'd missed out on visiting another Crazy Golf course. The layout is in the Botanic Gardens and is the sister site to the course in Hesketh Park and they do look very much alike.

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport

Unfortunately we weren't able to have a game on the course as it was closed for the season.

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course in Southport
The Lucky Last Hole. I won a free game card when I played at Hesketh Park. It's valid at the Botanic Gardens course too

The Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf course was the 717th course we've visited overall and the 691st visited in the UK.

Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf in Southport
This way to the Crazy Golf

We very much enjoyed our stroll around the Botanic Gardens and lake. There was lots of wildlife and some hidden tunnels dotted around too. It's well worth a visit.

Botanic Gardens in Southport
A Miniature Train Ride was also mentioned on the signs in the park. We couldn't see it though

Related blog posts:
- Mini Golf course at Hesketh Park in Southport
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Southport

Video:
- Crazy Golf course at Southport's Botanic Gardens

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton

A visit to the Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport.

Since moving north we've spotted a few miniature railways on our travels around our new local area. The first of these - the Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton - was randomly found en route to Macclesfield last month.

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport

The Brookside Miniature Railway is located at the Brookside Garden Centre in Poynton, near Hazel Grove and is well worth a visit. We spotted the sign from the road outside and had to call in for a visit.

The Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
Full steam ahead

We enjoyed our ride on the train so much that we took our friend, and fellow fan of miniature golf and railways, Oliver Florence there on his recent stay with us in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

Oliver and Richard at the Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
Ollie and Richard on the train

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
Squire Richard with the Sir Richard engine

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
New locals of Cheadle

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
The "Greatest little railway in Cheshire". Not my words, the words of Phil Collins

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
A view of an engine

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
On our first visit fares were £1.80 for adults. As the route was shortened on our second visit tickets were £1.50

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
A long Stockport bench

As there is some building work going on through the winter the route of travel has been truncated. Luckily our first visit coincided with the last weekend of steam until next summer.

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
The closed section of line. Luckily we got to travel that way the week before our second visit

Check out the links below for more information on the Brookside Miniature Railway, as well as other miniature railways in the UK. Visiting them could become a new tickable list activity like the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour...

Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton, Stockport
Like Land of the Giants

Links:
- Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton
- Brookside Garden Centre
- Miniature Railway World

Related blog posts:
- Miniature Railways