Showing posts with label Halifax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halifax. Show all posts

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Adventure Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Shibden Park in Halifax.


There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Shibden Park in Halifax

A 12-hole woodland-themed Adventure Golf is planned to be created at Shibden Park in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, but not a new location.

Monday, September 07, 2020

Lost minigolf courses - Galactic Golf in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Galactic Golf in Halifax, West Yorkshire has closed. (Update: May 2021 - the venue has now reopened).


Galactic Golf in Halifax, West Yorkshire

We were sad to find out that Galactic Golf in Halifax closed its doors for the final time on Saturday. The business was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic.


We played at the two course, 36-hole indoor space-themed centre last November. The courses were were the 934th and 935th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Galactic Golf in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Galactic Golf was part of the Electric Bowl in the town. That business is continuing.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Galactic Golf in Halifax

A visit to Galactic Golf in Halifax, West Yorkshire.


Galactic Golf in Halifax

On Saturday we visited Halifax to play at Galactic Golf.


Galactic Golf in Halifax

The venue is home to two space-themed indoor adventure golf courses - the Cosmic Quest and Moon Mission.


Galactic Golf in Halifax

Galactic Golf in Halifax

Galactic Golf in Halifax

Galactic Golf in Halifax

Galactic Golf in Halifax


We both scored 45 in our round on the 18-hole Cosmic Quest course.

Galactic Golf in Halifax

The Galactic Golf courses in Halifax were the 934th and 935th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The Cosmic Quest layout was the 536th course played on our travels.

Galactic Golf in Halifax

Check out the Galactic Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

Galactic Golf in Halifax
The UV section of the Moon Mission course

Galactic Golf in Halifax




Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

A look at the Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf courses at Shibden Park in Halifax.


We visited Halifax in West Yorkshire for the first time on Saturday. We've been meaning to go there since we moved north in 2016 and finally found some time to a look round. We really liked the town and are looking forward to a return visit.


While there we played at the new Galactic Golf indoor adventure golf. Once we'd wandered around the town centre we drove out via Shibden Park where we knew there was a four-hole(!) Crazy Golf course.


Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
The entrance to the two miniature golf courses

Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Up these steps is the strangest Crazy Golf course we've ever seen

Our friend and minigolf rival Brad Shepherd had played the course in 2015 and we were intrigued by the layout.


It certainly looks a lot different now to the summer of 2015!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Unplayable

Shibden Park is a nice spot and we enjoyed our walk round it. We also found it's home to a miniature railway.

As the park is quite large and we didn't fancy a wild goose chase looking for the Crazy Golf course I called Brad and he told me the course was next to a Pitch & Putt course. Another bonus.


Unfortunately as it's currently out of season neither the Pitch & Putt or Crazy Golf was playable on this occasion.

Pitch & Putt Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
The Pitch & Putt course

But the Crazy Golf was certainly a sight to behold!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Blimey!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
It looked like a minigolf course graveyard

The Pitch and Putt course at Shibden Park was the 936th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The Crazy Golf course the 937th.

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 2 is there

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
A closer look at an obstacle

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
One of the best worst course visits we've made in the last thirteen years

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 4

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

A visit to the Shibden Miniature Railway at Shibden Park in Halifax.


Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

While in Halifax on Saturday we visited Shibden Park to check out the Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf courses there.


As a nice bonus we also found the park is home to a miniature railway.

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax


We're looking forward to a return visit to ride the railway in the summer.

Shibden Park Miniature Railway in Halifax

Visit the Shibden Park Miniature Railway Facebook Page for more information and opening times.


We also saw The Shibden Express while at the park. What a fine park bench.

The Shibden Express

The Shibden Express park bench

The Shibden Express park bench

There was a nice tree trunk bench in the park too. It'd been carved in the shape of a viaduct and tunnel, including a train.

Park bench at Shibden Park in Halifax

Park bench at Shibden Park in Halifax

Park bench at Shibden Park in Halifax

Park bench at Shibden Park in Halifax

Monday, November 25, 2019

Merrie England in Halifax

We had never heard of the Merrie England coffee shop brand until a visit to Huddersfield in May this year.


Merrie England in Halifax

It's a chain with branches in Huddersfield, Halifax and Brighouse.


We were in Halifax for the first time on Saturday and we spotted the shop on our wander round the town.

Merrie England in Halifax
Merrie England in Halifax

Monday, November 05, 2018

Galactic Golf in Halifax

A new indoor Crazy Golf course recently opened in Halifax - Galactic Golf.

Galactic Golf is now open in Halifax
Galactic Golf has two space themed 18-hole courses

Check out the Galactic Golf website for more info.

It's another course we'll have to visit on our never-ending quest to visit every minigolf course in the UK. When we began in 2006 there were 600 courses. To date we've visited 853, including 38 courses overseas.

Luckily, it's not a million miles from us and we'll have to swing by when we're next in the area.