Mini Golf at Lightwater Valley Theme Park

An old Crazy Golf postcard and a new Adventure Golf course.

I recently noticed that the Lightwater Valley Theme Park in North Yorkshire has opened a brand new Jurassic Adventure Golf course ready for the 2015 season.

Our friend Emma lives in nearby Northallerton and visited the theme park last year. She let us know they had a Crazy Golf course there and we'd added it to our places to visit list.

As a fan of all things miniature golf-related I've collected quite a few mini and crazy golf postcards over the years. One of my recent finds was a late 1970's card from Lightwater Valley showing the concrete Crazy Golf course being played.

A postcard showing one of the old Crazy Golf courses at Lightwater Valley Theme Park. The card is postally unused and undated. The reverse shows the text 'LIGHTWATER VALLEY' and the address, along with 'No.7'. There is no date on the card, but with the amount of flares on show it's got to be from the late 1970s

We look forward to visiting and playing the new 18-hole course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

More information on the Jurassic Adventure Golf course can be found on the Lightwater Valley website.

Links:
- Lightwater Valley website
- Lightwater Valley on Twitter
- Lightwater Valley on Facebook

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- Postcards
- Adventure Golf
- North Yorkshire

Playing Jurassic Mini Golf at the thecentre:mk

Playing a new Minigolf course in Milton Keynes.

On the 9th of June Emily and I visited and played the 318th course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The 12-hole Jurassic Golf course is located in Queen’s Court at thecentre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

We first spotted the course would be open during the summer on a shopping trip to Milton Keynes in March.

The Jurassic Golf course opened on the 28th of March and will be at the centre:mk until the 22nd of September 2013 and is open seven days a week.

The course is an Eternit/MiniatureGolf style of course and had some very good dinosaur theming and looks very good.

Unfortunately the balls used on the course are soft foam balls and don’t really work on the Eternit style course as they are not heavy enough to play rebounds, hold their line or fend off even a mild breeze! I’d be very interested in giving the course a play using our specialist competition Minigolf balls on the course.

In our match-up I defeated Emily 32(+8) to 42(+18).

The course was nice and busy and is a real attraction in the middle of thecentre:mk. Check out the Jurassic Golf Mobile Golf Courses website for more info, opening times and prices.

The course was the 529th we've been to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006!

Links:

- thecentre:mk

- Jurassic Golf Mobile Golf Courses

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- Milton Keynes

- Jurassic Golf course heading to Milton Keynes!

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- Crazy Golf at 'the beach' at The Centre: MK in Milton Keynes - Minigolf course played #263

- Pirate Island Adventure Golf at Abbey Hill Golf Centre, Milton Keynes - Minigolf Course Played #281

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Jurassic Golf course heading to Milton Keynes!

A new Jurassic Golf course is heading to thecentre:mk shopping centre for summer 2013!

Emily and I went shopping at thecentre:mk today and were NOT expecting to do, or see anything related to Minigolf. However, as is so often the case, my 'minigolf radar' spotted a sign (and dinosaur) advertising a coming attraction at the shopping mall!

From the 28th of March until the 22nd September Queens Court at thecentre:mk will be home to a Jurassic Golf Adventure Golf course!

We're looking forward to revisiting the shopping centre and giving the Minigolf course a play when it's set-up. Looking on thecentre:mk website it give further details about the course. It'll be a 12-hole Adventure Golf course with twelve dinosaurs and a range of other obstacles. For more information and price details check out the Jurassic Golf web page. The business behind the course also has its own website (and intro video).

Back in July 2011 we visited and played the 9-hole Crazy Golf course that was set-up at thecentre:mk for the summer season.

Milton Keynes is home to four permanent Miniature Golf courses. On our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour we've played two of them - the 9-hole Adventure Golf at Willen Lake and the 18-hole Adventure Golf course at Abbey Hill Golf Club. The two we haven't played (yet) are at Gulliver's Land theme park and Cosgrove Caravan Park.

Links:

- thecentre:mk
- Jurassic Golf Mobile Golf Courses

Related Blog Posts:

- Milton Keynes
- From the archives...Adventure Golf at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, July 2007

- Crazy Golf at 'the beach' at The Centre: MK in Milton Keynes - Minigolf course played #263

- Pirate Island Adventure Golf at Abbey Hill Golf Centre, Milton Keynes - Minigolf Course Played #281
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Dinosaur Scare Video:
- Dinosaur Scare at New Malden's Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf 

Secret Garden Adventure Golf at the Springfields Shopping Village in Spalding

The final course we played on the 21st May 2011 was the Secret Garden Golf at Springfields Shopping Village in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

The course was the 243rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up I defeated Emily 25-27.

The course was the first we have ever played that also includes a Quiz!

On each hole there is a different question that tests you on your knowledge of the surroundings you are playing in.

Needless to say, Emily and I scored 9 out of 9 on the Quiz :-)

Update May 2015: On our drive to Skegness we noticed that the minigolf course at Springfields Shopping Village is now called 'Jurassic Golf'. Check out the Springfields website for more information.

Link:
- Springfields Shopping Village

Related blog posts:
- List of courses visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

Minigolf Course Number 74...

...The Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf Course in New Malden!


A very nicely themed new course and an enjoyable visit on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


The scores on the day:
- Emily 'Coach' Gottfried 42(+6) - win
- 'Squire' Richard Gottfried 45(+9)

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- Minigolf and Crazy Golf courses in and around London

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- London

Link:
- Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf

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