Showing posts with label Petanque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Petanque. Show all posts

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Crazy Boules in Shoreditch

There's a Crazy Boules pop up in Shoreditch, London this festive season.


There's a Crazy Boules pop up in Shoreditch, London this festive season

Crazy Boules is a cross between Petanque and Crazy Golf!

The Crazy Boules pop up in Shoreditch is a six hole (or should that be piste?) course (or should that be terrain?).

The Crazy Boules pop-up will be open from Thursday 5th December and runs for eight weeks to Sunday 26th January 2025.

Check out the Crazy Boules website for more information.


Crazy Boules sounds like a lot of fun. We're big fans of Crazy Golf and Petanque, so it could be the perfect combination!

Thursday, August 29, 2024

New pétanque piste in Felixstowe

A pétanque piste is one of the features of the new activity park on Sea Road in Felixstowe, Suffolk.


Pétanque piste in Felixstowe

It was nice to see the new pétanque piste on Felixstowe sea front. We'll have to remember to take our boules with us next time we visit.

Pétanque piste in Felixstowe

Pétanque piste in Felixstowe

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Minigolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium

A visit to Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.


Emily visited three courses and a new country on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when she went to Blankenberge, Belgium back in 2016

Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge
What a sight for minigolf fans

The seaside resort is home to a Minigolf course, a Crazy Golf and a Snookergolf layout. The three 18-hole courses at Leopoldpark became the 710th, 711th and 712th visited on the tour.

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,045 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

The Minigolf course (left) and Crazy Golf course (right) at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium
The Minigolf course (left) and Crazy Golf course (right) at Leopoldpark

Photos of the Minigolf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.


Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Minigolf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Photos of the Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.


Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Photos of the Snookergolf Billiards course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.


Snookergolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Snookergolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Snookergolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Snookergolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

We've got some great old postcards from Blankenberge that show the miniature golf courses which used to be at Leopoldpark. It's great to know there are still courses on the same spot today.

The whole place looks marvelously bright and colourful.

The Petanque terrain at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium
The Petanque terrain at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Visit the Leopoldpark website for more information.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf in Bognor Regis

A look at the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.


Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

This Adventure Golf course at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis was created on the same spot that was once the location of a Putting Green.

Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

I visited the course in September 2022 when it became the 1,001st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Visit the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf website for more information.


Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
A sign for Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park outside Butlins Bognor Regis

Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

There's a miniature railway at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
There's a miniature railway at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout
There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout
There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout
There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

Petanque at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis
The petanque terrain was a new addition since my last visit to Hotham Park

Monday, September 14, 2020

Carhartt x Obut petanque boules

A look at the new Carhartt WIP Petanque Boule Set.


Carhartt WIP has teamed up with Obut to create a set of branded boules. They look superb.

Carhartt WIP Petanque Boule Set
I saw these Carhartt X Obut boules at the Carhartt WIP store in Manchester

I'm a BIG fan of both Petanque and Carhartt and have my eye on a set. I'm not sure if I could bring myself to actually use them on a petanque piste though!

I wonder if there'll ever be a Carhartt and Minigolf collaboration...?

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Petanque at the Memorial Park in Marple

A look at the Petanque piste at Memorial Park in Marple, Stockport.


Petanque at Memorial Park in Marple

We found another Petanque piste while out on our daily walk on Friday. It's at Memorial Park in Marple, Stockport.

Petanque at Memorial Park in Marple
It's in a nice setting

Petanque at Memorial Park in Marple
We're looking forward to playing Petanque on the piste in the future. We haven't had a game in a while

Last month we saw a sign for a Boules area at Bramhall Park. But couldn't find any trace of the terrain itself.

We play for the Woodstock Petanque Club at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Boules at Bramhall Park in Stockport

Spotting a sign for Boulles (sic) in Stockport.


Boules at Bramhall Park in Stockport

We visited Bramhall Park for the first time yesterday. Crazy really as it's more or less on our doorstep!

We've been to so many other parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport and surrounding areas since moving here in 2016 but have never got round to go going.

While there we saw a sign for a 'Boulles Court'.

Boules at Bramhall Park in Stockport

It should be 'Boules' with one l. And it's a terrain or piste rather than 'Court'.

And really it should be called 'Petanque'.

Boules at Bramhall Park in Stockport
We couldn't find the 'court' and we got a bit lost in the woods too

Petanque in Stockport


We play for the Woodstock Petanque Club at Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport.

Bramall Hall


We're looking forward to visiting Bramall Hall when it reopens. In the meantime we'll spend some of our outdoor exercise time exploring the grounds during lockdown.

Bramall Hall at Bramhall Park in Bramhall, Stockport
Bramall Hall

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Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Trafford Pétanque in Manchester

A visit to the Trafford Pétanque Boulodrome in Victoria Park, Manchester.


We took a different route home on our way back from the Trafford Centre on Sunday and found we were next to Victoria Park in Stretford.


We enjoy visiting different parks and playing petanque and as we knew Victoria Park is home to the Trafford Pétanque Club we parked up and had a look for the Boulodrome.


It's a nice looking piste.

Trafford Pétanque Boulodrome in Victoria Park, Manchester

Victoria Park was a nice spot for a wander. Hopefully we'll return for a game with the Trafford Pétanque Club in the future.

Trafford Pétanque Boulodrome in Victoria Park, Manchester

Trafford Pétanque in Victoria Park, Manchester

Check out the Trafford Pétanque Club website for more information on the club, events and details of training sessions.

Pétanque in Victoria Park, Manchester