From a minigolf course to a hotel and drive-thru

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is in the process of being turned into a hotel and drive-thru.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are being built on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and work is progressing on the site with the new businesses set to open in 2025.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

England's first Crazy Golf opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game has become widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf became the 363rd course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as 'Craz-e-Golf'.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll have to revisit and see what's changed...

Glo Golf Boston opening in Boston, Lincolnshire

A new indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf venue is opening in Boston, Lincolnshire.

The new Glo Golf Boston course is a sister venue to Glo Golf Peterborough.

Visit the Glo Golf website for more information.

Glo Golf Boston will be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played at Glo Golf Peterborough in August 2021. It was the 969th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

A Crazy Golf course in Lincoln

A look at a Crazy Golf course in Lincoln.

We recently met some friends in Lincoln and booked in to do some Axe Throwing for the first time. The venue was also home to what was at the time called Urban Putters indoor crazy golf.

An axe throwing-themed crazy golf hole

The Crazy Golf course in Lincoln was the 1,056th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The venue was home to an escape room (Escape Lincoln), axe throwing (Axed) and crazy golf (Urban Putters)

The venue was home to axe throwing, crazy golf and an escape room

Check out the course website for more information.

GH Golf in Lincoln

A look at GH Golf in Lincoln.

GH Golf in Lincoln

While on a recent trip to Lincoln we spotted GH Golf in the city centre.

GH Golf in Lincoln

GH Golf isn't the venue's full name - to write it here on the blog would result in this post being put behind a warning for readers. It's an adults-only crazy golf course to give you some indication!

GH Golf in Lincoln

There are other GH venues in Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield.

GH Golf in Lincoln

The course was the 1,057th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Jurassic Adventure Golf at Grimsby Golf Centre

The new Jurassic-themed Adventure Golf course is now open at Grimsby Golf Centre in Lincolnshire.

The Jurassic Adventure dinosaur-themed adventure golf course is now open at Grimsby Golf Centre.

Check out the Grimsby Golf Centre website for more information.

The 18-hole outdoor adventure golf course is another new place for us to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf history: from a minigolf course to a hotel

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is being turned into a hotel.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are being built on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and now work on the site is set to begin soon.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

England's first Crazy Golf opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game is widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as Craz-e-Golf.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll to revisit again soon and see how things have changed...

The Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

A look at the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

We had a brilliant break in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire in May 2018. The seaside resort has a number of minigolf courses, one of which is the classic Arnold Palmer Putting Course near the pier.

The Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Cleethorpes was the 482nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.