Showing posts with label Obstacle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obstacle. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Blast off!

A look at some of the minigolf rocket-ship obstacles we've seen on our travels.


We've seen some quirky rocket-ships on our Crazy World of Minigolf Golf Tour travels.


Minigolf rocket-ships

Have you seen any interesting rocket obstacles on a course? Do let us know.

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Lift off!

A look at some of the minigolf rocket-ships we've seen on our travels.


We've seen some interesting rocket-ships on our Crazy World of Minigolf Golf Tour.


Minigolf rockets
Clockwise from top left - rocket obstacles at Ilfracombe, Southport, Canvey Island, Skegness, Southport and Prestatyn

Do let us know if you've seen any quirky, unusual or fun minigolf rockets.

Friday, August 02, 2019

Minigolf Rockets

A look at some rocket obstacles from our Crazy Golf travels.


Prestatyn Crazy Golf
Putting through the rocket at Prestatyn Crazy Golf

My recent blog post about the Crazy Golf course in Ilfracombe included some snaps of one of the most unique rocket obstacles we've seen on a course.


What a ship!

It looked like quite a tricky hole to play

The green in Ilfracombe

It reminded me we'd also see another quirky rocket-ship on the Crazy Golf course at Hesketh Park in Southport.

The rocket-ship in Southport

It looks like it's been on some tough missions!

But the none of the rockets have anything on the one we saw at the Crazy Golf course on Canvey Island in 2009!

The rocket is listing more than it is lifting off!

My favourite rocket obstacle is the nice one on hole 6 at the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn.

Prestatyn Crazy Golf
Hole 6 at Prestatyn Crazy Golf

The Original Crazy Golf on South Parade in Skegness is home to a very angular rocket. That hole is also number six.

Skegness Crazy Golf
Probably not the first minigolf rocket obstacle, but it is on a hole on the site of England's first Crazy Golf course

There's a rocket on The Masters Crazy Golf course in Southport too.

Southport Crazy Golf
A rocket obstacle on the popular Southport Crazy Golf course

We haven't played that many space-themed courses on our travels, mostly because there aren't a lot of them.

Gravitee Golf in Oxford
Gravitee Golf in Oxford is one of the few space-themed minigolf courses in the UK

Have you seen an interesting rocket obstacle on a miniature golf course? Are they your favourite type of obstacle? Do let us know.

Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Whitby
Emily playing the rocket hole on the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Whitby

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Humpty

Humpty Crazy Golf obstacles spotted on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 2007-2017!

Humpty Dumpty obstacle on the Crazy Golf course at Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan
Humpty at Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan

Travelling around as many Miniature Golf courses as we do it's inevitable that the same obstacle will be seen over and over again. One of these characters is 'Humpty', who we have spotted at ten courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Humpty and me at Verulamium Park's Crazy Golf course in St Albans in 2007

Me and Humpty at the Lytham St Anne's Crazy Golf course in 2008

Me and Humpty at the Riverside Gardens Minigolf course in Maidenhead in 2009

Humpty and me at Tywyn Leisure Park on Marine Parade in Tywyn, Wales in 2009

Humpty and me at the Merrivale Model Village Crazy Golf course in Great Yarmouth in 2011

Humpty and me on the Crazy Golf course at Carlisle's Bitts Park in 2012

Humpty and me at Bainland Country Park's Crazy Golf course in Woodhall Spa in  2011

Playing the Humpty obstacle on the Crazy Golf course at the Vegas Amusement Arcade in Hunstanton in  2011

Me and the latest Humpty we've spotted at The Grove Park Crazy Golf course in Carshalton in 2013

If you know of any Miniature Golf courses with a Humpty on it do let us know!

On our travels around the UK we've found a number of courses with a Humpty on it. The obstacles and some of the courses themselves come from Minigolf course supplier DK Fibreglass. Check out the DK Fibreglass website for details of the range of Mini and Crazy Golf courses they offer and the novelty hazards they can supply. DK Fibreglass supplied the Crazy Golf course that is in Luton's Wardown Park, sadly it hasn't got a Humpty on it.

There are also some Octopus 'characters' on the DK Fibreglass Crazy Golf courses and we've spotted these in Eglwyswrw, Llanrhystud, KnaresboroughSmeeth and Wigan!

Me and an Octopus with a hat on at the Conyngham Hall Crazy Golf course in Knaresborough in 2010

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick

A visit to the miniature golf courses at Hope Park in Keswick, Cumbria.


Our mammoth minigolf roadtrip in April 2012 took us to Keswick in Cumbria and the three miniature golf courses at Hope Park.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Hitting and hoping at Hope Park in Keswick

The lovely weather meant the Obstacle Golf course was incredibly busy, with queues of people lining the course.



As we were pushed for time we had a game on the 18-hole Putting green where I picked up a one-shot victory over Emily 48 to 49. Although by the time we started playing our round we noticed the players thinning out on the Obstacle Golf. It's a course to return to in the future.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Obstacle Golf and Putting at Hope Park in Keswick

The courses were the 466th, 467th and 468th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, with the Putting course becoming the 288th played.

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Emily tees-off at Hope Park

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
On the Putting Green

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Emily Putting next to the Petanque piste

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Lining up a Putting Green shot while hindered by an Obstacle Golf hole

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A view of the miniature golf courses at Hope Park

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
Obstacle Golf in the foreground, then the Putting, with the Pitch & Putt in the distance

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
What a view

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
This looks like a tricky shot

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A rocky hole

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
The Obstacle Golf course and part of the Putting Green next to it

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
A dogleg hole on the Obstacle Golf course

Mini Golf at Hope Park in Keswick
The Pitch & Putt course at Hope Park

Visit the Hope Park, Keswick website for more information. Looking on the site there is also a Petanque piste in the park.

Related blog posts:
Visiting a further 49 Minigolf and Crazy Golf courses in England and Scotland
Unplayed Minigolf Courses on our Roadtrip to Scotland & Back
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:
- Hope Park, Keswick website

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

What a perfect Crazy Golf obstacle for a Coeliac

As a Coeliac Crazy Golfer was there a better obstacle for me to find on our visit to the Funder Park Adventure Golf course in Dawlish Warren, Devon than this!

Another funny thing about being a Coeliac

We can't believe it's been almost a year since our road trip around the South West of England! The Adventure Golf course at Dawlish Warren was the 15th visited on the trip, the 367th played, and 614th visited overall on our tour.

Related blog posts:
- Adventure Golf in Dawlish Warren
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England
- Funny things about being a Coeliac

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Crazy Golf Windmills of Thanet

The seaside resorts on the Thanet coastline have a fine selection of Crazy Golf courses, three of which are home to that classic obstacle - the Windmill.

Minigolf in Broadstairs
The Lillyputt Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Broadstairs

Minigolf in Cliftonville
A Windmill on the Cliftonville Grass Putting Minigolf course

Crazy Golf in Margate
The Little Oasis Crazy Golf course in the Cliftonville area of Margate

Minigolf in Thanet
The Cliftonville Grass Putting Miniature Golf course at the Palm Bay Café in Margate