Out to Play exhibition at the Manor House Museum in Kettering

A visit to the Out to Play exhibition at the Manor House Museum in Kettering.

While in Kettering last week we called in to the Manor House Museum in the town centre as we'd spotted a poster for the Out to Play exhibition there.

We're big fans of museums, sports and games and it's always interesting to see different displays and exhibitions.

Kettering is home to the famous Wicksteed Park and the exhibition included a number of items from the amusement park.

It was nice to spot something minigolf related on display.

There were a lot of postcards used in the exhibition.

A nice old postcard of Wicksteed Park

Visit the Manor House Museum website for more information.

Our main reason for being in Kettering was to play the indoor Adventure Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl, our 900th course visit in the British Isles.

There is a Crazy Golf course and a Putting Green at Wicksteed Park and it's on our to visit list when the weather is nicer.

Our 900th minigolf course visit in the British Isles

Visiting our 900th minigolf course in the British Isles.

Last Thursday we played the indoor Pirate Adventure Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl tenpin bowling centre in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

The 9-hole layout was the 900th minigolf course we've been to in the British Isles.

The Pirate Adventure Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl is a hidden gem in landlocked Northamptonshire

When our minigolfing adventures began in 2006 there were 600 miniature golf courses in the UK. There are now around 1,200 places to play the game. We visited our 600th course at Goodrington Sands in Paignton, Devon.

We've now been to 900 courses in the British Isles and 939 courses overall.

Our 900th course visit, including overseas venues, was at the North Bay Crazy Golf course in Scarborough earlier this summer.

More pics and info from our visit to the New York Thunderbowl to follow.

Adventure Golf at the New York Thunderbowl in Kettering

There's a new indoor Adventure Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

While planning a route to Ipswich we checked out some potential stop-off points and saw there was a tenpin bowling centre in Kettering that is also home to a recently opened indoor Adventure Golf course.

The Pirates Cove themed Crazy Golf course is a 9-hole layout.

We're looking forward to checking it out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the New York Thunderbowl website for more information, opening times and prices.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf at Rushden Lakes

New Paradise Island Adventure Golf opening soon at Rushden Lakes in Northamptonshire.

A new Paradise Island Adventure Golf course will be opening soon at Rushden Lakes shopping and leisure centre in Northamptonshire.

About to score a hole-in-one on the 11th hole at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Paradise Island Adventure Golf has courses in Cheshire Oaks, Derby, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester and Sheffield. Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more info.

Playing at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Cheshire Oaks in 2017

We're looking forward to swinging by the new Paradise Island Adventure Golf  on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when it opens in Rushden.

I won the annual PIAG Open tournament at my local Paradise Island Adventure Golf course in Manchester last year

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- Paradise Island Adventure Golf