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

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Adventure Golf at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Orpington, Kent

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Orpington, Kent.


There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Orpington, Kent

The 18-hole Adventure Golf will be an outdoor layout.

Visit the Ruxley Manor Garden Centre website for more information.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Aces Minigolf Gloucester is growing

The superb 12-hole miniature golf layout at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester is expanding to become an 18-hole course.


We played the Aces Minigolf Gloucester course in July 2021 to play a few rounds and compete in the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Invitational Tournament - that event was the first minigolf competition we'd played in since 2019 and it was fun to be back in action.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester
The new holes will be on the other side of the fence on the right hand side

It'll be interesting to see what the new 6-holes look and play like.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester
Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for more information, opening times and prices.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester was the 967th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 550th played since September 2006.

Sunday, October 08, 2023

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

A look at the Charity Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.


Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

We recently found that the Woburn Sands Emporium garden centre was home to a Charity Crazy Golf course, so we had to head along for a game.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
A view of the course from hole 1

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
The hut

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
The scarecrow proprietor

It's always fun finding a minigolf course we didn't previously know about. And superb when it's a unique layout.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Emily tees-off

The Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium certainly was different, and it was brilliant to play the 7-hole course!

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Emily on hole 5

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Emily playing the windmill hole 3

The Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium was the 1,037th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
A combined 1,037 miniature golf courses visited

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
A view of the course from hole 7 (the flag is from when the course had 9 holes)

In our minigolf match I took the win with a score of 17 to Emily's 18. It had been close for the first six holes, with Emily ahead by one shot. But the final hole was a round wrecker and game killer. Emily played first and shot a 6, while I was able to hit a 4 and take the win.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Playing hole 6

Photos of the 7-hole Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium (October 2023)


Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 1

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 2

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 3

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 4

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 5

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 5

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 6

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium
Hole 7

Visit the Woburn Sands Emporium website for more information about the course and the garden centre's charity partners. It's an excellent garden centre with plenty to see and do there.

Friday, June 24, 2022

Mini Golf at Hillier Garden Centre in Cheddar

There's a new 9-hole Mini Golf course at Hillier Garden Centre in Cheddar, Somerset.


There's a new 9-hole Mini Golf course at Hillier Garden Centre in Cheddar, Somerset

Visit the Hillier Garden Centre website for more information.


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

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Aztec Adventure Golf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Huntingdon

A new Aztec Adventure Golf course is opening at Dobbies Garden Centre in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire this summer.


A new Aztec Adventure Golf course is opening at Dobbies Garden Centre in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire this summer

The new course is set to open in July 2022.

Visit the Aztec Adventure Golf website for more information.


The layout is another new one for us to swing by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Crazy Golf at Worzals in Wisbech

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course to be built as part of development at Worzals Garden Centre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.


There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course to be built as part of development at Worzals Garden Centre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and our travels to East Anglia.

Keep an eye on the Worzals website for more information.

Friday, July 09, 2021

Aces Minigolf Gloucester - now open!

The new Aces Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester is now open.


Aces Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester

All the very best of luck to our friends at Aces Minigolf who are opening to the public for the first time at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester today!


Aces Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester



Take a look at the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for more information, opening times and prices.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Competitions at Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Two tournaments to tee-off at Aces Minigolf Gloucester.


Aces Minigolf Gloucester

The new Aces Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester is gearing up for the full opening by hosting two minigolf competitions on Sunday 4th July.

First up is an Amateur Championship with a great prize up for grabs to the winner.

Amateur Championship at Aces Minigolf Gloucester

This will be followed by the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Invitational Championship with some of the best minigolfers in the country invited to compete on the course.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester will be opening fully to the public on Friday 9th July.

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for more information.


We're really looking forward to having a game on the new 12-hole layout on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Friday, June 25, 2021

Aces Minigolf Gloucester opening next month

The new Aces Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester will be opening to the public on Friday 9th July.


Aces Minigolf Gloucester

The 12-hole course's opening hours will be:
  • Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 6pm (Last tee off time 5:15pm)
  • Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm (Last tee off time 3:45pm)

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for more information.


We're looking forward to playing the new course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Monday, May 17, 2021

A sneak peek of Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for some sneak peeks of the course design and the progress of the build.


Aces Minigolf Gloucester

We're really looking forward to playing the new course when it opens at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester next month.

More information can be found on the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Mini Golf at Cherry Hill Garden Centre in Hemlington, Middlesbrough

There's a new minigolf course at Cherry Hill Garden Centre in Hemlington, Middlesbrough.


There's a new minigolf course at Cherry Hill Garden Centre in Hemlington, Middlesbrough

The 9-hole outdoor minigolf layout opened in 2020.

Visit the Cherry Hill Garden Centre website for more information.


It's a new miniature golf course - and another at a garden centre - for us to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Monday, April 26, 2021

Aces Minigolf Gloucester

A new minigolf course is opening at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester.


Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Work is underway on the new Aces Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester.

Check out the Aces Minigolf Facebook Page for more information.


The 12-hole minigolf layout is the brainchild of my minigolf rival and doubles partner Seve Kukielka. Seve has been playing tournament minigolf since the mid 2000's, is highly ranked in the British Minigolf Association Order of Merit and has won a number of competitions over the years.

We're really looking forward to playing the Aces Minigolf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Monday, March 22, 2021

Thursday, December 10, 2020

New Adventure Golf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester

Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester will be home to a new Adventure Golf course.


New Adventure Golf course opening at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester

A new outdoor Adventure Golf course is being built at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester.

It'll be another new layout for us to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played a few miniature golf courses at garden centres on our travels and they are a popular spot to set up a course.

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Tuesday, August 04, 2020

Peterborough Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre

A look back at our first visit to Peterborough Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre.


It's been over five years since we first visited the Peterborough Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre. Time certainly flies!

It only seems a short while ago that we swung by for a game.

Peterborough Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre, July 2015

It's a brilliant 12-hole course, full of testing layouts and obstacles. A nice test of putting skill.

The course was the 382nd played and 662nd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 954 courses in total since September 2006.

We actually revisited Peterborough Minigolf in February of this year on one of our last road-trips before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Visit the Peterborough Minigolf course website for more information.


The course was another superb build by the team at UrbanCrazy.

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Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Farmyard Adventure Mini Golf at Greenlands Farm Village in Tewitfield, Carnforth

A look at the Adventure Mini Golf course at Greenlands Farm Village in Tewitfield, Carnforth (June 2019).


Farmyard Adventure Mini Golf at Greenlands Farm Village in Tewitfield, Carnforth

We played the Farmyard Adventure Mini Golf course at Greenlands Farm Village in Tewitfield, Carnforth this time last year.

Farmyard Adventure Mini Golf at Greenlands Farm Village in Tewitfield, Carnforth

The 9-hole layout became the 519th course played and 892nd we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.


It was a fun course and we had it to ourselves as the weather was a little rainy.

Thursday, May 07, 2020

Tidal Bay Crazy Adventure Golf in Sherfield on Loddon

A look at the Tidal Bay Crazy Adventure Golf course in Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire.


Tidal Bay Crazy Adventure Golf in Sherfield on Loddon

We played there a year ago today.


The course at Wyevale Garden Centre was the 515th we played and the 883rd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It was the 845th course visited in the British Isles.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Happy National Gardening Week

This week is National Gardening Week.


A look at garden centre minigolf courses.

Garden centre minigolf courses
A look at some of the garden centre minigolf courses we've played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

When lockdown is lifted and minigolf courses reopen there are some really good layouts to check out at garden centres.




Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Crazy Golf at Fletchers Family Garden Centre in Eccleshall

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Fletchers Family Garden Centre in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.


Crazy Golf at Fletchers Family Garden Centre in Eccleshall

We played the course a year ago.

Crazy Golf at Fletchers Family Garden Centre in Eccleshall
Playing Crazy Golf at Fletchers Family Garden Centre

It was the 505th played and 863rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


There's a nice Miniature Railway at the garden centre too.

Miniature Railway at Fletchers Family Garden Centre in Eccleshall
Riding the rails on the miniature railway at Fletchers Family Garden Centre

Visit the Fletchers Family Garden Centre website for more information.

Check out my blog post about Garden Centre minigolf courses.

Monday, February 17, 2020

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

A look at the Peterborough Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre.


Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

While traveling around East Anglia last week we stayed over the road from Dobbies Garden Centre in the Hampton area of Peterborough. We had to call in to check out the Peterborough Miniolf course there.


Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Time has flown since we played it back in July 2015.


Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

The course was the 382nd played and 662nd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 947 courses in total since September 2006.

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

It's an excellent 12-hole course and looks to be in great condition.

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

Visit the Peterborough Minigolf website for more information, opening times and prices.

Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

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Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough
The approach to the Peterborough Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre