Showing posts with label Northwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northwich. Show all posts

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Crazy Golf at Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza

There will be a free-to-play festive-themed 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 23rd November.


There will be a free-to-play festive-themed 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 23rd November

Find out more on the Christmas in Northwich website.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Crazy Golf at the Northwich Piña Colada Festival

Northwich's Piña Colada Festival will see a pineapple-themed Crazy Golf course set up on the High Street.


Northwich's Piña Colada Festival will see a pineapple-themed Crazy Golf course set up on the High Street

Northwich Piña Colada Festival takes place on Saturday 17th August and is a free event.

Find out more on the Northwich Piña Colada Festival website.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich

A new Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf course is opening at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich, Cheshire.


A new Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf course is opening at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich, Cheshire

The new 18-hole Adventure Golf course opens on Friday 21st July.

Find out more on the Hartford Golf Centre and Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf websites.

Northwich isn't too far from us and so it'll be another new local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Monday, October 04, 2021

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A revisit to the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire.


Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire

We were in Northwich at the weekend and while there had to swing by the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park.

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire

The 9-hole layout was the 700th course overall we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in September 2016. We returned in January last year - it was one of the last courses we visited before the pandemic hit!

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire
A Covid-19 sign at the Vickersway Park Crazy Golf course



Vickersway Park in Northwich is a very pleasant spot and lovely for a wander.




Vickersway Park is also home to nice grass Putting Course.

Putting Green at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire
The Putting Green at Vickersway Park

Monday, January 18, 2021

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire. January 2020.


Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich


We've now been to 956 courses since September 2006.

Monday, January 20, 2020

20 minigolf course visits in 20 days in 2020

A Crazy World of Minigolf Tour update.


We've made 20 minigolf course visits so far this year. A strong start to 2020.


Crazy Golf course at Hexthorpe Flatts Park in Hexthorpe, Doncaster
At our 944th course visit - the Crazy Golf course at Hexthorpe Flatts Park in Hexthorpe, Doncaster

Our travels have taken us to miniature golf venues in Oxford, Birmingham, Manchester, Northwich, Doncaster and Castleford.


Crazy Golf at Sunnybank Gardens & The Yorkshire Ice Cream Farm in Hatfield, Doncaster
Emily playing the Crazy Golf course at Sunnybank Gardens & The Yorkshire Ice Cream Farm in Hatfield, Doncaster

A number of those courses have been revisits, including two trips to our local Paradise Island Adventure Golf centre in the Trafford Centre.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf centre in the Trafford Centre
Hole 5 of the Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre, Manchester

1. Putting course at Park Square in Cheadle Heath, Stockport
2, 3, 4. Junkyard Golf's three courses at the Westgate shopping centre in Oxford - Gary, Bozo and Pablo courses
5. That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham
6, 7. Paradise Island Adventure Golf's two courses at the Trafford Centre in Manchester - Temple Ruins and Tiki Hut Trail
8, 9. The Putting course and Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
10, 11. Paradise Island Adventure Golf's two course at the Trafford Centre in Manchester - played both courses again
12. Crazy Golf at Elmfield Park in Bennetthorpe, Doncaster
13. Crazy Golf at Hexthorpe Flatts Park in Hexthorpe, Doncaster
14. Crazy Golf at Sunnybank Gardens & The Yorkshire Ice Cream Farm in Hatfield, Doncaster
15. Search for Atlantis Cosmic Golf at Xplore in the Xscape Centre in Castleford
16. Curse of the Mummy in 4D Cosmic Golf at Xplore in the Xscape Centre in Castleford - originally the 200th course played on our tour in 2010 back when it was 3D Cosmic Golf
17, 18. The two Volcano Falls Adventure Golf courses at the Xscape Centre in Castleford - T Rex Trail and Volcano Valley
19, 20. The two Mr Mulligans Pirate Golf courses at Junction 32 Outlet Village in Castleford - Skull Cove and Smugglers Bay

Mr Mulligans Pirate Golf courses at Junction 32 Outlet Village in Castleford
Castleford is a minigolf hotbed, with six minigolf courses across three sites and a total of 87-holes!

As of yesterday, Sunday 19th January, we've visited a total of 945 courses since September 2006.

Curse of the Mummy 4D Cosmic Golf in Castleford
Curse of the Mummy 4D Cosmic Golf in Castleford

Monday, January 13, 2020

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 11th January 2020.


Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

We swung by the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park while we were in Northwich at the weekend.


Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich


Back in September 2016 the course became the 700th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

We have now been to 942 courses since September 2006.

So far this year we've visited nine courses and played at three of them.


Vickersway Park is also home to a Putting course.

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 6 - when we first visited this was hole 7

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 7 - or hole 8

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 9 - we played this as hole 6 last time

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Hole 9

Benches at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A look at the variety of benches at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire.


On Saturday we revisited Vickersway Park in Northwich to have a look at the Crazy Golf course and Putting Green there.


Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich
A view of the Vickersway Park Crazy Golf course

There are plenty of different benches in the park to have a rest on between walking, exercising and playing miniature golf.

Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich
A nice spot for a sit down

Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich
A seat next to hole 8

Benches at Vickersway Park in Northwich
Benches next to an old pub sign in the park

Benches at Vickersway Park in Northwich
A range of benches near the kiosk

Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich

Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich

Bench at Vickersway Park in Northwich
The bench looked different on our last visit in September 2016

Northwich town centre is an interesting place to visit and we found out about the salt mining history of the area - and the problems the town has suffered over the years because of it.

There are plenty of benches around the town to have a nice sit down on between wandering.

Related blog posts:
- Benches
- Northwich
- Crazy Golf