Crazy Golf at Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in Wales

Looking back at a lost minigolf course.

Last week I asked "Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was at Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in Wales.

We first played the course in 2014 and revisited it in 2017 and 2018.

Sadly the Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park has now closed down.

We're glad we got to stay at the holiday camp and play the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we did.

Related blog posts:

• Pontins
• Prestatyn
• Lost courses

Minigolfing underneath a rollercoaster

A look back at a crazy golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.

One of the fun and intriguing places we had a game of minigolf was UNDERNEATH a rollercoaster at the Fantasy Island theme park in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England back in May 2011!

Sadly this particular crazy golf course is a lost course. Fantasy Island is now home to an 18-hole course called Lava Creek Adventure Golf. It's a course we are yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf course at Gynn Gardens in Blackpool

A look at a lost crazy golf course in Blackpool, Lancashire.

We visited the crazy golf course at Gynn Gardens in Blackpool back in September 2009.

It's now a lost course as it was removed at some point between October 2009 and November 2012.

Do you have memories of playing the crazy golf course at Gynn Gardens?

It was of a similar design to the crazy golf course nearby on Princess Parade and in the town's Stanley Park.

Gynn Gardens was also home to a grass putting miniature golf course.

Crazy Golf at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

A look at the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey back in 2009.

We enjoyed a big minigolf tour of the Welsh coast in August 2009 where we visited 32 courses in nine days. One of those was the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.

Photos of the crazy golf course in Holyhead Town Park (August 2009).

A lost minigolf course.

Looking online the course isn't there anymore and was removed sometime between July 2014 and December 2021.

Playing the crazy golf course at Holyhead Town Park.

We're glad we had the chance to play the unique layout on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we did.

In our minigolf match-up Emily won with a round of 53 to my score of 66. It's still one of the largest winning margins between us in the last 20 years!

From Crazy Golf to Padel at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke

The old crazy golf course at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke is being replaced with four padel courts.

The crazy golf course at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke has been out of use for quite some time.

We visited the crazy golf course at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2019.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island on Canvey Island

A look at the Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island on Canvey Island, Essex.

Last week I asked the question "Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island on Canvey Island in Essex.

At the time I visited and played the course in April 2009 it was a 9-hole layout - it had originally been an 18-hole course. We revisited the course in 2011.

It's now a lost course. However, Fantasy Island is still home to a crazy golf course - one we're yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Find out more on the Fantasy Island Canvey Island Facebook Page.

The Flintstones Crazy Golf course at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth, Dorset

Looking back at The Flintstones Crazy Golf course at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth, Dorset.

I visited and played The Flintstones Crazy Golf course at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth on the 11th October in both 2008 and 2009 while in town for the Weymouth Open Adventure Golf tournament at the Pirate Adventure Golf course at the nearby Sea Life Centre.

It's the only time I've seen a Flintstones-themed miniature golf course on my travels.

The Rules of The Flintstones Crazy Golf

Photos of The Flintstones Crazy Golf course at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth in October 2008.

Photos of The Flintstones Crazy Golf course at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth in October 2009.

The Flintstones Crazy Golf course in Weymouth was the 77th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in October 2008. It's long gone now.

The Flintstones Crazy Golf course is almost as distant a memory as prehistoric times! 

Lost minigolf courses - The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

A look back at The Golfing Hole indoor adventure golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.

At The Golfing Hole indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon

We visited Swindon, Wiltshire in January 2015 to play our first miniature golf course of the New Year. The location was The Golfing Hole Indoor Adventure Golf course at the Spectrum on Mead Way.

Emily playing hole 2 - a big ramp that led to a spiral

The course was the 589th visited and 355th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006. In 2014 we visited 46 courses and played 28 of them.

Putting into a machine

During our match we played through each of the obstacles, rather than taking the easier line and putting around the lumps and bumps of the greens. Some of the holes in the pipes were easier to get the ball into than others, with a few of them causing a lot of frustration. The result of our contest was a draw, with a score of 54 each.

Emily putts into one of the factory's machines. This one was really tough

Putting from the back of the green

There was a BIG minigolf loop-di-loop on one of the holes

   

My favourite hole at The Golfing Hole. Though quite what a green 'grass' minigolf layout with sandy bunkers was doing inside a 'factory' I don't know. Very crazy golf! 

Emily putts out after playing through a cabin/site office in The Golfing Hole factory

Hole 13 led into the blacklight area, while the tee-off point for hole 14 was inside

This hole was really difficult as the gap at the top of the ramp wasn't much bigger than the golf ball

Playing out the UV hole

Emily tees-off inside the blacklight room

And putts out in the light of the factory

Related blog posts:

• Swindon
• Wiltshire
• Adventure Golf
• Lost course