Stonehenge The Big Mini Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

Happy Summer Solstice.

Today marks midsummer and is the 'longest day' and 'shortest night' of the year.

Did you know there's a Stonehenge-themed minigolf course in Hemsby, Norfolk?

Stonehenge The Big Mini Golf course in Hemsby

Today is Summerween!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the second to last Friday of June.

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

The quirky holiday originated in Gravity Falls, Oregon and in some calendars is also (always!) marked on the 22nd June.

So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate this made up event.

Happy Summerween

Summerween is celebrated annually on the 22nd June.

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

The quirky holiday originated in Gravity Falls, Oregon and in some calendars is also marked on the second to last Friday of the month of June. That will be tomorrow, the 23rd.

So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate this made up event.

Crazy Golf at Ipswich Cornhill

There will be a pop-up 9-hole crazy golf course on the Cornhill in Ipswich, Suffolk from Monday 15th August to Thursday 18th August.

Christmas Crazy Golf

It's only six months until Christmas Day!

Playing Christmas Crazy Golf at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry at Easter 2019

Today is Summerween!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the 22nd June.

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

The quirky holiday originated in Gravity Falls, Oregon and in some calendars is also marked on the second to last Friday of the month of June. That was last Friday, the 18th.

So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate this made up event.

Merry Christmas in June

Happy Christmas in June.

It's only 6 months until Christmas Day.

Playing Christmas Crazy Golf at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry last Easter

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Today is Summerween!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the 22nd June.

Will you be carving a Summerween Jack-o-Melon today?

The quirky holiday is also on the second to last Friday of the month of June. That was last Friday.

So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate the made up event.

Happy Summerween!

Today is Summerween.

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

Summerween is celebrated annually on the second to last Friday of the month of June.

The quirky event is also on the 22nd June. So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate it.

Typically it's a very rainy and grey day here in Cheadle Hulme. Let's hope we get some sunny summer weather on Monday.

I'm a big fan of Halloween. It'll be an interesting one this year for sure!

Dates for your diary - Summerween 2020

Summerween is celebrated annually on the 22nd June, or the second to last Friday of the month.

Will you be carving a Jack-o-Melon this Summerween?

In 2020 Summerween is on Friday 19th and Monday 22nd June.

I think one of these very large watermelons at Cheadle Superstore on Councillor Lane would last me for both Summerweens

The Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019

Now's it's autumn it's time to see who ticked off the most on the 2019 Summer Mini Golf Checklist.

As big fans of minigolf and the summer we created a Summer Mini Golf Checklist containing 18 fun minigolf 'things to do', plus a 19th hole activity.

I managed to complete 13 of the 19, including numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19. The last course we played in the summer was at Southport's Botanic Gardens on Miniature Golf Day.

Nobody managed to complete ALL 19 items, but the top four who came closest to completing the checklist and so win a free game with us, either at their local course (if we're in the area), or at one of our local courses (if they're in the area), are:
1. Putt Putt Bros (USA)
2. Andy Collins (USA)
3. The Putting Penguin (USA)
4. Putter Madness (UK)

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began on the 21st June and ended on the 23rd September. During that time we challenged minigolfers worldwide to complete the 19 activities on the Summer Mini Golf Checklist:
1. Play at five different minigolf courses
2. Score par or better on a course
3. Compete in a miniature golf tournament
4. Score seven holes-in-one
5. Play a game of Pitch & Putt miniature golf
6. Play at a Pirate Adventure Golf course
7. Play a course with a Jungle-theme
8. Play a dinosaur-themed course
9. Play three windmill obstacles
10. Play at a space-themed course
11. Read a book about minigolf
12. Play a portable or pop-up course
13. Play at an indoor course (it doesn't have to be on a rainy day)
14. Play a course on a pier
15. Find and post a minigolf postcard
16. Post about minigolf on social media and use the hashtags #minigolf and #summerminigolf19
17. Play three loop-di-loop obstacles
18. Play minigolf at a garden centre
19th hole – Win a FREE GAME on a Lucky Last Hole!

Related blog posts:
- Summer Mini Golf Checklist
- Summer

Crazy Golfing at Walkden Town Centre

Playing a round on the pop-up Crazy Golf course at Walkden Town Centre.

Shopping mall minigolf!

On Saturday we made a short trip up the road to have a game on the pop-up Crazy Golf course at the Walkden Town Centre shopping mall in Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester.

The course was made up of separate square tiles with plastic edge pieces holding the greens together. It'd be fun to have a load of the tiles and create some wacky minigolf layouts

The Crazy Golf course was set-up for three days as part of the shopping centre's Summer of Fun events.

Emily on hole 2

We got there nice and early and had a clear course ahead of us.

Playing hole 4

In our minigolf match-up I got the win with a score of 18 to Emily's 21.

Emily on hole 3

The course was the 924th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 526th played.

Another minigolf course we never could've imagined playing when our travels began in September 2006!

After our game we had a wander round the shopping centre as we hadn't been there before. As we walked past the course a few more times it was nice to see lots of people enjoying a game and were glad we got there early.

Emily on hole 7

For more information check out the Walkden Town Centre website.



It was a fun layout to play. We've played similar obstacles, but haven't been on a course using this particular size and type of putting green tiles before. It was a nice surface to putt on.



It's wonderful to see miniature golf courses popping up in different places. Shopping centres are increasingly becoming popular venues for both pop-up and permanents courses, ranging from portable courses, to skill-based minigolf, to adventure golf layouts.

Playing hole 7

When our travels began back in September 2006 there were two indoor minigolf venues among the 600 courses in the UK. One of those was in Felixstowe and the other in Great Yarmouth. There are now close to 100 indoor venues, with more opening up every week.

We visited our 600th UK course at Goodrington Sands, Paignton, Devon in June 2015. There are now around 1,000 courses in the UK, with new courses opening all the time.

The last hole was a tricky uphill shot. It was a nice ace to get though

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf in Greater Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- Shopping
- Summer

Videos:
- Crazy Golf hole-in-one at Walkden Town Centre 1 of 3
- Crazy Golf hole-in-one at Walkden Town Centre 2 of 3
- Crazy Golf hole-in-one at Walkden Town Centre 3 of 3

Link:
- Walkden Town Centre

Crazy Golf at Walkden Town Centre in Greater Manchester

Summer of fun to include Crazy Golf at Walkden Town Centre.

Walkden Town Centre in Greater Manchester will have a Crazy Golf course set-up in Victoria Square between 11am and 3pm on Thursday 29th, Friday 30th and Saturday 31st August.

Hopefully we'll be able to get along for a game.

For more information check out the Walkden Town Centre website.

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf in Greater Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- Shopping
- Summer

Free Crazy Golf at Affinity Outlet Staffordshire

There's a free to play Crazy Golf course at Affinity Outlet Staffordshire this summer.

A free 6-hole miniature crazy golf course has been set up at Affinity Outlet Staffordshire for the summer.

More information can be found on the Affinity Outlet Staffordshire website.

Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019

As we're BIG fans of minigolf and the summer we've created a Summer Mini Golf Checklist containing 18 fun minigolf 'things to do' to get as many people playing the great game as possible.

1. Play at five different minigolf courses
2. Score par or better on a course
3. Compete in a miniature golf tournament
4. Score seven holes-in-one
5. Play a game of Pitch & Putt miniature golf
6. Play at a Pirate Adventure Golf course
7. Play a course with a Jungle-theme
8. Play a dinosaur-themed course
9. Play three windmill obstacles
10. Play at a space-themed course
11. Read a book about minigolf
12. Play a portable or pop-up course
13. Play at an indoor course (it doesn't have to be on a rainy day)
14. Play a course on a pier
15. Find and post a minigolf postcard
16. Post about minigolf on social media and use the hashtags #minigolf and #summerminigolf19
17. Play three loop-di-loop obstacles
18. Play minigolf at a garden centre
19th hole – Win a FREE GAME on a Lucky Last Hole!

We hope you enjoy ticking off the activities on the Summer Mini Golf Checklist wherever you are in the world.

The first three people to complete the Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019 will win a free game with us, either at their local course (if we're in the area), or at one of our local courses (if they're in the area).

Number 13 on the Summer Mini Golf Checklist

Happy Friday from a very rainy Cheadle Hulme.

My latest guest blog post on Minigolfnews is about the Summer Mini Golf Checklist.

Number 13 - 'Play at an indoor course' is perfect on a day like today.

The Summer Mini Golf Checklist has 19 activities to complete

Related blog posts:
- The Summer Mini Golf Checklist
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Indoor Adventure Golf
- Indoor Crazy Golf
- Indoor Mini Golf

Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019

The Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019.

Download and complete the Summer Mini Golf Checklist.

We're BIG fans of minigolf and the summer, so we've created a Summer Mini Golf Checklist containing 18 minigolf 'things to do', plus a 19th hole activity.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began on the 21st June and ends on the 23rd September. Fingers crossed we get some more nice weather into October too.

We hope you enjoy ticking off the activities on the Summer Mini Golf Checklist wherever you are in the world.

The first three people to complete the Summer Mini Golf Checklist 2019 will win a free game with us, either at their local course (if we're in the area), or at one of our local courses (if they're in the area).

Do post on social media about how you're progressing using the hashtags #summerminigolf19 and #minigolf.

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

Happy Summerween 2019

Today is Summerween. Just like it was yesterday. 

Summerween is celebrated on the 22nd June, or the second to last Friday of the month.

Happy Summerween

Today is Summerween. And so is tomorrow. 

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

Summerween is celebrated on the second to last Friday of the month, or the 22nd June.

Happy Summerween!

Happy Summerween 2018.

Today is Summerween!

Summerween is celebrated on the 22nd June, or the second to last Friday of the month. This year they are one and the same

Related blog posts:
- Watermelons
- Summerween
- Halloween