Showing posts with label Great Yarmouth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Yarmouth. Show all posts

Saturday, September 07, 2024

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

Lost World Adventure Golf course in the seaside town of Hemsby, Norfolk is my favourite course. It was one of the first courses we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the theming there was superb. We've revisited several times over the years and look forward to many more rounds there in the future.

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

Check out the Lost World Adventure Golf website for more information.


Friday, February 02, 2024

New Crazy Golf at Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk

Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk will be home to a new Crazy Golf course.


Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in Norfolk will be home to a new Crazy Golf course

The Crazy Golf course is part of a programme of renovations and upgrades at Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park.

Visit the Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park website for more information.

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in May 2022.


Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf replaced the 9-hole and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting courses on the promenade. We visited in July 2016 and the course became the 693rd on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. When I returned in May 2022 it became the 556th course played.

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Visit the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea

A look at the Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf course in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk.


Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

My brother Christopher and his daughter Elena made a Crazy World of Minigolf tour visit to the Crazy Golf course at Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea yesterday.

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

The 18-hole Crazy Golf course is the latest layout to exist at Pop's Meadow. Miniature Golf of one sort or another has been played on the site since the early to mid-1900's.

Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023


We originally visited Pops Meadow on the 10th May 2009, but on that occasion the course was closed. That course visit was the the 100th overall on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

The old Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop's Meadow in June 2010
The old Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop's Meadow in June 2010

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour now stands at 1,071 courses visited since September 2006.



Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, July 2023

Monday, September 12, 2022

The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022

The Great Yarmouth area has an excellent selection of mini golf courses for a round or two.


The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022

Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game this season. Find out more on the Big Mini Golf Tour blog.

You can plan your visit to the participating miniature golf courses by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Friday, September 02, 2022

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A look at the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Thursday, September 01, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

A view of the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth in May 2022.


 

Check out the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.


One of the first places we visited on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.

We chose the seaside resort for a big minigolf trip in 2007 as we knew there were a lot of courses there.

We've returned a number of times since then, including a trip in May to help launch the Big Mini Golf Tour 2022. Minigolf has been played in the area since the early 20th century and there are plenty of options for a game in 2022.

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Tuesday, August 02, 2022

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A view of the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Monday, August 01, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth

A visit to the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk


Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A visit to the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.


Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall


Sunday, June 19, 2022

Minigolf in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A look at minigolf courses in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

One of the first places we visited on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. We chose the seaside resort for a big minigolf trip in 2007 as we knew there were a lot of courses there.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth
Playing the Arnold Palmer Putting Course on Marine Parade in 2011. This course has been replaced by Castaway Island Adventure Golf - the latest course to occupy the minigolf hotspot since the 1920s!

We've returned a number of times since then, including a trip in May to help launch the Big Mini Golf Tour 2022.

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall
Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Hollywood Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Hollywood Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby

Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston
Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf in Gorleston. This location was once home to an Arnold Palmer Putting Course

Stonehenge - the BIG mini golf in Hemsby
Stonehenge - the BIG mini golf in Hemsby

Putting in Gorleston
Putting in Gorleston

Minigolf has been played in the area since the early 20th century and there are plenty of options for a game in 2022. Here are the courses we currently know of:

Belton
  • Mini Golf at Haven Wild Duck Holiday Park

Caister-on-Sea
  • Crazy Golf at Haven Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park
  • Crazy Golf at Haven Seashore Holiday Park

Clippesby
  • Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Great Yarmouth
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf on Marine Parade
  • Hollywood Indoor Adventure Golf at the Windmill Theatre on Marine Parade
  • Castaway Island Adventure Golf on Marine Parade
  • Crazy Golf at Merrivale Model Village on Marine Parade
  • Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf on South Beach Parade
  • Adventure Golf at Parkdean Resorts Vauxhall Holiday Park
  • Pitch & Putt at Bure Park

Gorleston-on-Sea
  • Pop's Meadow Crazy Golf on Pavilion Road
  • Gorleston Putting Green at Gorleston Cliffs Sports Pavilion

Hemsby
  • Lost World Adventure Golf on Beach Road
  • Stonehenge Adventure Golf on Beach Road

Scratby
  • Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park

If you know of any other minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, putting or pitch & putt courses in the Great Yarmouth area please do let us know.

Minigolf history in Great Yarmouth

One of the earliest miniature golf postcards we have in our collection is this one showing the Putting Green on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.

Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927. Publisher unknown
Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927

The postcard was sent to Hayes, Middlesex on the 11th November 1927.

You can see the Hippodrome in the left of the image and this building is still standing and is the Hippodrome Circus on St George's Road. If you visit now you'll find a row of buildings in front of the Hippodrome itself! You will also find that there is still a minigolf course on the same spot as the Putting Green. Now called Castaway Island Adventure Golf the site was an Arnold Palmer Putting Course that we played a number of times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Big Mini Golf Tour

Several miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area have come together to promote the game this summer as the Big Mini Golf Tour has teed-off across seven layouts. You can find all the details of the Big Mini Golf Tour, prize draw and places to play via the Big Mini Golf Tour Linktree page.

The Big Mini Golf Tour map

You can plan your visit to the participating miniature golf courses in Hemsby, Clippesby, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea by checking out the Big Mini Golf Tour map.


Follow the Big Mini Golf Tour


Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA

Funding from Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA has helped to bring you the ‘Big Mini Golf Tour’. Visit Great Yarmouth/GYTABIA uses money raised from a business improvement district levy which is designed to raise the profile of the area, increase the number of people visiting and staying, improve the visitor experience and increase repeat visits, encourage people to stay longer and to visit more attractions and to provide incentives and opportunities to spend more in local businesses.