The Largsest Store in the World!

Spotting the Largsest Store in the World while in, where else, but Largs!

On our holiday in Scotland we spent the afternoon in Largs and while wandering around we spotted an interesting sign outside one of the shops.

Hasties is the LARGSest store in the world

Hastie of Largs - the Largsest Department Store in the World

Earlier in the day we'd been to the World's Narrowest House in Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae!

Links:
- Hastie Department Store website
- Largs-related blog posts

Mackerston Putting Green in Largs, Scotland

Playing miniature golf at Mackerston Putting Green in Largs.

At the Mackerston Putting Green in Largs

On our day trip to Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae I played one of the two 18-hole courses at Mackerston Putting Green.

Playing a second shot in the match against myself at the Mackerston Putting Green in Largs

I had a two-ball match against myself - scoring 50 and 52 in the sweltering heat. Emily was the more sensible of us and had a nice sit down in the shade and photographed some of the well tended flowers at the course.

The course was really well maintained and some of the holes furthest from the kiosk played really fast. There was a good mix of lumps, bumps and grass on the course which made it extra tricky.

At the Mackerston Putting Green in Largs

The man in the hut told me that the course had been underwater earlier in the year when the whole area flooded! It made a good recovery since.

The Mackerston Putting Green in Largs

The course I played at the Mackerston Putting Green was the 340th played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 567th visited overall. The other 18-hole layout was the 568th visited and the 228th visited but not played on the tour.

The Mackerston Putting Green in Largs

Links:
- Mackerston Putting Green on Facebook
- Largs Online - Putting page

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Putting at the Ritz in Largs

Golf Putting in Largs - Putting on the Ritz

Visiting the Ritz Putting Green in Largs.

After our visit to Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae in the morning, we spent the afternoon in Largs. While there we spotted a sign for three locations with some sort of miniature golf.

Putting and Crazy Golf that way, Putting the other way

The first spot we visited in Largs was the 'Putting on the Ritz' along the seafront.

Putting on the Ritz in Largs - home to two 18-hole grass Putting courses

At the Barrfields Putting in Largs

The two 18-hole Putting Greens in Largs looked in excellent condition

Putting on the Ritz in Largs

After lunch we visited the Mackerston Putting Green in the other direction to the Barrfields/Ritz Putting couse and unfortunately didn't make it back there, or to the Aubery Park Crazy Golf course, before closing time.

We were also melting in the heat, wandered in the wrong direction for a while and then spotted one of the hourly trains back to Ardrossan had just arrived! Hopefully we'll revisit Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae one day and play the courses we missed next time.

The Putting on the Ritz 18-hole courses were the 565th and 566th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Links:
- Putting on the Ritz on Facebook
- Largs Online - Putting page

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Mackerston Putting Green in Largs