Showing posts with label Wolsingham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wolsingham. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham

Last year we played the Landmark Golf course in Wolsingham, County Durham.


Landmark Golf in Wolsingham

We were on our way up to Newcastle upon Tyne for the World Transplant Games and called in to Wolsingham Sports Hall to play the pop-up Landmark Golf course.


Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
We had a fun round on the nice layout


Visit the Landmark Golf website for more information.


Landmark Golf scorecard

The Landmark Golf course was the 919th we visited and 525th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Landmark Golf scorecard

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Minigolf in Paris

We've played two Paris-themed minigolf holes this year - one at the Riverside Bowl's Glo-Golf course and one on the Landmark Golf layout at Wolsingham Sports Hall


Riverside Bowl's Glo-Golf course in Andover
Hole 3 of the Glo-Golf course in Andvover

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
Hole 3 of the Landmark Golf course was also Paris-themed

Emily has actually been to Paris this year.


The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower in July

Invader PA_598 in Paris, France
Emily logged her first Invader in Paris - the city is swarming with them

I have been to Blackpool though.

The Blackpool Tower
Blackpool - the Paris of the North West

Do let us know if you've played any minigolf in Paris? Or if you know of any other Paris-themed minigolf holes?

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham

Playing the Landmark Golf course at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham.


Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham

On the way up to Newcastle upon Tyne last Friday we called in to Wolsingham Sports Hall to play the pop-up Landmark Golf course.


Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham

The course had been set up for the week and was proving popular. Some groups were finishing their rounds as we arrived and so we had a clear run at the layout.


Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham
Emily playing hole 8

We received a nice welcome at the leisure centre and from the chap at Landmark Golf. After Ian from the course had explained the rules and tee-off points we set off on our trip around the world in 9-holes.

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
The tee on hole 1


It's brilliant when a course has a wow factor and the Landmark Golf course certainly did with the Statue of Liberty. In fact each of the holes had something interesting about them.

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
A view of the course

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
The Egyptian pyramids

We've played a number of fibreglass courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and this was certainly one of, if not, the best so far. We really liked the corner pieces that allowed for rebound skill shots to be played.

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
Back in London!

In our match-up I managed to secure the win with a round of 18 to Emily's 22.

Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall
Standing tall after my victory

We've been following Landmark Golf on social media for a while and it was nice we were able to time the trip to Newcastle with one of the Landmark Golf events.

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
On the road to triumph

The Landmark Golf course was the 919th visited and 525th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 1 - Big Ben in London

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 2 - the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne
 
Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 3 - Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Or is it the Blackpool Tower?

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 4 - the Great Wall of China

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 5 - Egyptian pyramids

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 5

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 6 - the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 6

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 7 - the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 8 - some large tools!

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Hole 9 - the Taj Mahal

It was really nice to see a portable minigolf course set-up indoors at a sports hall. As we were leaving another couple of groups came in to play. It'd be brilliant if more leisure centres and sports halls had pop-up events like the one in Wolsingham.


Following its busy stint at Wolsingham Sports Hall the course moved up to Newcastle for a run at a hotel.

Landmark Golf in Wolsingham
Emily playing hole 2

Speaking with Ian from Landmark Golf he told us that they create a number of different configurations with the course and obstacles and so the layout can be different each time. They've also got one of the 'letters' Crazy Golf courses which spells CRAZY GOLF when set-up. Hopefully we'll get to have another game of Landmark Golf in the future.


Visit the Landmark Golf website for more information and upcoming event locations.


Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- County Durham

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