Pirate Cove Adventure Golf at the New York Thunderbowl in Kettering

Playing the indoor Pirate Adventure Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl tenpin bowling centre in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

Last Thursday we visited our 900th minigolf course in the British Isles.

The location of our milestone game of miniature golf was the indoor Pirate Cove Crazy Golf course at the New York Thunderbowl tenpin bowling centre in Kettering.

The 9-hole minigolf course is on a mezzanine above the arcade games in the tenpin bowling centre and has been very well made.

A pirate's eye view of the course

Playing hole 2

We really enjoyed our game and a drink in the bar afterwards. Chilling out in the pirate themed bar was well earned after a very long drive down to Kettering from Stockport. If the journey had taken any longer we might have arrived after the course had closed!

Emily playing hole 7

In trouble on the course

The result of our minigolf match-up was a tie as we both shot rounds of 23.

Hole 1

Visit the New York Thunderbowl website for more information, opening times and prices for all of the activities at the centre.

Playing hole 6

We've found that minigolf courses are becoming popular additions to tenpin bowling centres.

A view of the course

The very first course we played was a pirate-themed adventure golf layout. We wonder whether the 1,000th course will be too?

Hole 4 - I fired a cannon to win a free game on the very first course we played

When our adventures began in 2006 there were 600 miniature golf courses in the UK. There are now around 1,200 places to play the game.

The entrance to hole 7 

Hole 7

Hole 7

The pirate theming was very well done throughout the venue

Sharks AND an alligator! 

Sharked!

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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.

Yarr, happy Talk Like a Pirate Day

Avast ye today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in Rhyl

Garr, we've sailed into many a Pirate Adventure Golf course on our voyages.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in Rhyl

Related blog posts:
- Pirates
- Pirate Adventure Golf

Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Plymouth, Devon

A look back at our visit to the Treasure Island Adventure Golf course in Plymouth, Devon.

During our summer holiday around the South West of England back in 2015 we visited 62 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One of those courses was the Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Plymouth, Devon.

The course was the 626th visited on our travels.

Squeezing 62 course visits into two-weeks was a BIG task and it wasn't possible to stop at, or play all of the Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses, or all the Putting Greens and Pitch & Putts we saw on the trip, or those we'd heard about beforehand.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon

A look back at our visit to the Pirates Bay Adventure Golf course in Paignton, Devon.

During our summer holiday around the South West of England back in 2015 we visited 62 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One of those courses was Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon.

The course was the 619th visited on our travels.

 

  

Squeezing 62 courses into two-weeks was a BIG task and it wasn't possible to stop at, or play all of the Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses, or all the Putting Greens and Pitch & Putts we saw on the trip, or those we'd heard about beforehand.

It's always nice to see a sign pointing towards a course

Visit the Pirates Bay Adventure Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

Pirates Bay has two

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

Pirate Adventure Golf at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe

A visit to the Pirate Adventure Golf course at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe.

We recently stayed in Morecambe and while there visited the Pirate Adventure Golf course at Happy Mount Park.

The course became the 891st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

 

We first visited Morecambe and Happy Mount Park in April 2012. The old Crazy Golf course was the 455th course visited on our travels. The Putting Course there was the 456th visited.

How the old Crazy Golf course looked in April 2012

We followed this sign away from the Putting and Adventure Golf, but couldn't find another Miniature Golf course in the park

The Putting Green at the park wasn't open

The Putting Course at Happy Mount Park

The park opened on the 2nd June 1927

A view of the sea near Happy Mount Park

It was great to see a number of people enjoying the course and we had a nice wander around the park. We noticed there's a Miniature Railway there too.

The Happy Mount Express runs in the park

Visit the Happy Mount Park website for more information, opening times and prices.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

A visit to the Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course at Stonham Barns in Suffolk.

On Thursday 18th April we revisited Stonham Barns in Suffolk to play the new Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course.

Last year we'd called in to Stonham Barns Golf Park and seen the course under construction.

We've been to Stonham Barns a number of times before when visiting family in nearby Ipswich. The old Crazy Golf course there was the 33rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in August 2007.

Emily on the 17th hole

The new Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course at Stonham Barns Golf Park became the 506th we've played and was the 815th visited overall.

Emily playing hole 2

Almost a hole-in-one

In our minigolf match-up on the 18-hole Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course Emily scored the victory with a 41 to 50 shots scoreline.

Emily on one of the BIG minigolf holes

The Whale's Belly - the sign is right, we haven't been given that advice on our travels before!

Hole 8

Putting into the belly of the beast

Hole 10 is inside

Hole 11 is an elaborate affair

Hole 11

Emily in Smuggler's Jail with some skellingtons

Smuggler's Jail

Smuggler's Jail

I didn't hang on to my lead in our minigolf match-up

Putting into the jail

A former inmate?

The green of hole 17

The 18th

Here be treasure

Emily playing her last shot of the round

Is that a crocodile or an alligator?

Same question

We've now visited a total of 865 courses since September 2006. When we began there were around 600 courses in the UK. There are now more than 1,000!

Check out the Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course website for more information, opening times and prices.

Stonham Barns Golf Park is also home to a Mini-Foot Golf course and a Chip & Putt layout

The Mini-Foot Golf course

Links:
- Stonham Barns Golf Park
- Stonham Barns

Related blog posts:
- Stonham Barns
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:
- Hole-in-one at Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns - 1
- Hole-in-one at Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns - 2
- Hole-in-one at Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns - 3