Showing posts with label Pirate Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pirate Golf. Show all posts

Friday, September 10, 2021

Pirates Island Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk

A look at the Pirates Island Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk.


Pirates Island Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk

We swung by the 12-hole Pirates Island Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk on our East Anglian road-trip last month.

Pirates Island Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk

The course was the 971st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Pirates Island Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk

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


Pirates Island Adventure Golf at Norfolk Premier Golf in Blofield, Norfolk
It's always fun seeing minigolf vehicles

Tuesday, August 04, 2020

New minigolf course open in Hull

New pirate adventure golf course now open at East Park in Hull.


A new 9-hole pirate-themed crazy adventure golf course has opened at East Park in Hull.

A new 9-hole pirate-themed adventure golf course has opened at East Park in Hull

Visit the East Park Pirate Golf Facebook page for more information.

Minigolf courses in Hull

As well as the new crazy adventure golf course at East Park you can play miniature golf at the Pirate Adventure Golf course at One Stop Golf and at the Putt Club indoor crazy golf course at TeamSport.

A Lost City Adventure Golf venue is also being built at St Stephen's shopping centre.

Hull has been on our to visit list for a few years and we look forward to heading there and playing the minigolf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

A look at a minigolf scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk.


Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Steve Lovell for sending me this scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk.

A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

He played a few rounds there pre-pandemic.

A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton


A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

When we visited Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in May 2011 the two 9-hole courses were called The Aztec Trail & Blackbeard's Adventure. On the recent scorecard they are named Pirates Course and Aztec Course.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
A view of the Aztec course from our visit in 2011

I always thought it was a curious mixture of two adventure golf themes as you tend to find one or other, rather than both together.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
Putting on a pirate ship

The Aztec course was the 246th played and the Pirate course was number 247 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
The holes leading to the ruins of an Aztec temple

For more information visit Blackbeard's Adventure Golf website and Facebook Page.

We're looking forward to a return to the east coast resort that faces west in the future.

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Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean

A look at the social distancing measures in place on the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in the Forest of Dean.


Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean in 2017
A view of the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in the Forest of Dean

The team at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean have kindly sent over some photos of the social distancing measures in place on their course.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Find out more

For more information, opening times, booking details and prices visit the Pirate Island Adventure Golf website and Facebook Page.

Playing Pirate Island Adventure Golf

We played at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean back in October 2017. It doesn't seem that long ago!

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean in 2017
Playing the course in 2017


We had a very close game on the tricky 12-hole course. Emily scored 37, while I shot a game winning 36.



The course was the 786th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to a total of 949 courses since September 2006.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

A look at the Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course at Stonham Barns.


Last April we revisited Stonham Barns in Suffolk to play the new Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns Golf Park

In 2018 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.

Playing the old Stonham Barns Crazy Golf course
Playing the old Stonham Barns Crazy Golf course in 2013


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

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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.


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.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon

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


Pirates Bay Adventure Golf 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.


Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon

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


Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon

The course was the 619th visited on our travels.

Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon
 
Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon
  
Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon

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.

Sign for the Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon
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.

Sign for the Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton, Devon
Pirates Bay has two

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

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

New Pirate Crazy Golf course at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield

There's a new Pirate Crazy Golf course at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.


There's a new Pirate Crazy Golf course at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield

A new Pirate Crazy Golf course has opened at the Berry Hill Park Café in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It's open at weekends and during school holidays.


We've yet to visit Mansfield and are looking forward to a round on the new Pirate-themed course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf in Scarborough

A visit to the Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course in Scarborough.


The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough

During our weekend away in Scarborough, North Yorkshire we swung by the Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in the North Bay.


The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough

Unfortunately the weather and time were not on our side so we didn't get a chance to play the course.


The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough

The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course was the 896th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough

We really enjoyed our trip and we're looking forward to a return visit to Scarborough in the future.

We have played Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf courses before, in Weymouth and in Blackpool. Back in 2008 I was the Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf Champion when I won the Weymouth Open.

Visit the Scarborough Sea Life Centre website for more information, opening times and prices.

The Merlin Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough

Related blog posts:
- Scarborough
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

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


Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

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


Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

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


Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

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.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
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.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Emily playing hole 2

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
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.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Emily on one of the BIG minigolf holes

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
The Whale's Belly - the sign is right, we haven't been given that advice on our travels before!

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Hole 8

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Putting into the belly of the beast

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Hole 10 is inside

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Hole 11 is an elaborate affair

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Hole 11

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Emily in Smuggler's Jail with some skellingtons

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Smuggler's Jail

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Smuggler's Jail

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
I didn't hang on to my lead in our minigolf match-up

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Putting into the jail

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
A former inmate?

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
The green of hole 17

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
The 18th

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Here be treasure

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Emily playing her last shot of the round

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns
Is that a crocodile or an alligator?

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

Mini-Foot Golf course at Stonham Barns Golf Park
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