Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

A look at the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf venue in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge recently played the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf course in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf in Nottingham opened in July this year and can be found at Stockhill Lane.

There are so many courses in Nottinghamshire these days it's crazy! It'd take a month to get round them all!

We're looking forward to a future Nottinghamshire leg of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and a game or two with Jam.

Mini Golf in Playa Fañabe, Tenerife

Here's a look at the minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain.

Thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for these photos of the Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Tenerife from his visit earlier this summer.

It's always ace to see different minigolf courses around the world.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

There's an Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier in Devon.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Lost City Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier from his recent visit.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Someone ignored the rules on the sign at Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier!

Jam is a big fan of Paignton and on an trip to the seaside resort earlier this year he saw the course under construction.

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

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

My brother spotted a 9-hole Crazy Golf course on Paignton Pier back in October 2012.

We visited Paignton in 2015, but there wasn't a course there then.

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Barry Island, Wales

A look at the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course in Barry Island, Wales.

Thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course in Barry Island, Wales earlier this year.

Barry Island Adventure Golf

Barry Island Adventure Golf

We played the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in August 2009. 

I last played the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course in May 2019.

Glory Holes Golf in Derby

There's a Glory Holes Golf venue in Derby.

Our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge sent us this photo of a sign for the - now open - Glory Holes Golf course in Derby earlier this year.

This was a sign at the adult themed crazy golf course while it was under construction in February this year

There are now Glory Holes Golf venues in Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and Lincoln.

Crazy Golf in Seahouses, Northumberland

A look at the Crazy Golf course in Seahouses, Northumberland.

Thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for these snaps of the Crazy Golf course in Seahouses, Northumberland from his visit last summer.

Crazy Golf in Seahouses, Northumbria

Crazy Golf in Seahouses, Northumbria

We played the Crazy Golf course at The Bunker on Seafield Road in Seahouses, Northumberland on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in April 2012.

Street Golf in Paignton

There's an urban themed mini golf course in Paignton, Devon.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for letting us know about Street Golf in Paignton. It's an indoor urban themed mini golf course.

Another location for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Scrapyard Golf at Nottingham Bowl

There's a new Scrapyard Golf course at Nottingham Bowl.

Nottingham Bowl is now home to an indoor crazy golf course.

Scrapyard Golf at Nottingham Bowl is a 9-hole indoor minigolf course.

Visit the Nottingham Bowl website for more information.

Thanks go to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for letting us know about the venue.

It'll be another new miniature golf course to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

I visited the Scrapyard Golf course at Worcester Bowl last year.

Porthmadog Crazy Golf

A look at the Porthmadog Crazy Golf course.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over this snap of the Crazy Golf courses in Porthmadog in Wales. What a sad sight.

We visited the courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2009. At that time there was this Swedish Felt course, the fibreglass course in the background and a grass Putting course to the right.

Mini Golf course at Laser Quest Derby

A look at the indoor Mini Golf course at Laser Quest Derby.

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby. Photo by James Trubridge, May 2022

Many thanks again go to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over these photos of the indoor Mini Golf course at Laser Quest in Derby.

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby. Photo by James Trubridge, May 2022

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby. Photo by James Trubridge, May 2022

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby. Photo by James Trubridge, May 2022

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby. Photo by James Trubridge, May 2022

It'll be ace to play it on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future. We love playing both minigolf and laser tag so the 9-hole course is in the right location!

Mini Golf at Laser Quest Derby

A look at the Mini Golf course at Laser Quest Derby.

A BIG thanks go to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over these snaps of the Mini Golf course at Laser Quest in Derby.

We love playing both minigolf and laser tag so the 9-hole course is in the right location. It'll be ace to play it on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

A look at the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course in Nottingham.

Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over these snaps of the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course in Nottingham in the snow yesterday.

Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

Visit the Highfields Park Adventure Golf website for more information.

We've visited Nottingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, but not since the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course opened. We're looking forward to a game there in the future.

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

A look at the Adventure Mini Golf course at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

A BIG thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us some photos from his visit to the new Adventure Mini Golf course at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent.

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

He didn't have time to play it this time as he was there for a trip to Waterworld with his family.

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

Adventure Mini Golf at Waterworld in Stoke-On-Trent

Adventure Mini Golf in Stoke is home to two 18-hole adventure golf courses. It's the sister-course of Adventure Island Mini Golf at Star City in Birmingham - a course we've played a lot of tournaments at over the years.

We've been to Stoke a few times, but not since the new Adventure Mini Golf course opened. We'll swing by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Check out the Adventure Mini Golf website for more information.

Toys R Us at the Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham

A look at a lost shop in Nottingham.

Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over a snap of the old Toys R Us store at the Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham.

It's great to see the signage is still up.

It's another store for us to visit in the future as soon as it's safe to do so.

It'll be nice to meet up with Jam too as there are a lot of minigolf courses in Nottinghamshire we have yet to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Former Toys R Us stores

Sadly Toys R Us closed in the UK in April 2018. Luckily there are still remnants of the brand on some retail parks in the UK. I worked in the Gipsy Lane store in Luton, Bedfordshire back in the year 2000.

This year we've also been to the old Toys R Us stores at Gemini Retail Park in Warrington, the Festival retail park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Deepdale shopping centre in Preston and at the Wyvern Retail Park in Derby.

We took at look at the old Toys R Us store at the Central Retail Park in Ancoats, Manchester just prior to its demolition in March 2019.

What a difference a year makes

A look back at our minigolfing visits to Leicester in 2019.

We competed in the Caddyshackers Open minigolf tournament at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester last year.

We were joined in the team event by our friends and often minigolf rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd and Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge.

The Before Times!

Having qualified for the grand final we returned a week later.

Natural social distancing before social distancing was a thing

The Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course was the 903rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A view of the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course

While in the city we also swung by the new Treetop Adventure Golf venue at the Highcross Shopping Centre.

Emily and I also returned to Leicester as a stop-off en route to East Anglia in September.

A Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester

It looks highly unlikely that we'll be travelling anywhere this year.

2020 has pretty much gone down the pan

It'll be nice to revisit Leicester again in the future when it's safe to do so.

We've also been to minigolf courses at Blaby Golf Centre and Charnwood Golf Complex in Leicestershire.

Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre in March 2014 

Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough in August 2015

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