A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
Friday, August 09, 2024
Ilfracombe Crazy Golf course to be revamped
Thursday, August 01, 2024
Plonk Crazy Golf in Hackney
The Plonk Crazy Golf in Hackney, London has had a makeover and reopens on Friday 2nd August.
Check out the Plonk Crazy Golf website for more information about the 9-hole layout in Hackney, as well as the other Plonk Crazy Golf courses.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Mini-Golf at Rosa in Newquay
There's a renovated minigolf course at the Rosa bar, restaurant & mini-golf in Newquay, Cornwall.
Check out the Rosa Newquay website for more information.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Crazy Golf at McGavin Park in Kilwinning
The Crazy Golf course at McGavin Park in Kilwinning, Scotland is being refurbished.
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Crazy Golf in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire
The seafront Crazy Golf course in Ardrossan, Scotland is being refurbished.
Crazy Golf in Ardrossan, July 2014 |
Visit the Ardrossan Community Development Trust website and Facebook Page to find out more about the project.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Adventure Golf at Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook
There will soon be two Adventure Golf courses at Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook, Bristol.
Mini-Golf at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire
There's an 8-hole Mini-Golf course at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Stratford Adventure Golf
Stratford Adventure Golf at Swans Nest Recreation Ground in Stratford-upon-Avon has re-opened after a refurbishment.
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Visit the Stratford Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.
Stratford Adventure Golf. Photo by Simon Brown, March 2023 |
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Plonk Golf on Hoxton Street in Shoreditch
Plonk Golf is re-opening on Hoxton Street, Shoreditch.
Plonk Golf are re-opening their venue on Hoxton Street in Shoreditch, London.
You can find Plonk Golf courses at Borough Market, Camden Market and Hackney.
Visit the Plonk Golf website for more information.
Princess Parade Crazy Golf in Blackpool
The Princess Parade Crazy Golf course in Blackpool has now been open again for a year and a day.
Princess Parade Crazy Golf is on the North Shore in Blackpool |
A view of the 18th hole |
Holes 1-9 |
Holes 10-18 |
Check out the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course Facebook Group for more information.
Reopening the abandoned North Shore course
More information can be found in my blog post from the launch event in May 2021, in one of my previous posts charting the progress on the refurbishment and this blog post from September 2020.
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Crazy Golf at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex
There are plans to refurbish the Crazy Golf course at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex in Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire.
Adventure Golf at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex in Southampton |
Visit the Romsey Rapids Sports Complex website for more information.
Adventure Golf at Wokingham Family Golf
Updates to the Adventure Golf course at Wokingham Family Golf.
Visit the Wokingham Family Golf website for more information.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Jurassic Island Adventure Golf in Stokesley
New Jurassic Island Adventure Golf course at Stokesley Golf Range in Middlesbrough.
Visit the Stokesley Golf Range website for more information.
Friday, October 08, 2021
Pavilion Adventure Golf in Clacton-on-Sea
A revisit to the Pavilion Adventure Golf course in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
These holes haven't changed much since we first visited |
One of the original holes |
This is part of the new additions |
Visit the Clacton Pavilion website for more information.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Crazy Golfing at Princess Parade in Blackpool
Playing the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course in Blackpool.
Princess Parade Crazy Golf is on the North Shore in Blackpool |
A view of the 18th hole |
Holes 1-9 |
Holes 10-18 |
Check out the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course Facebook Group for more information.
Reopening the abandoned North Shore course
More information can be found in my blog post from the launch event in May, in one of my previous posts charting the progress on the refurbishment and this blog post from September 2020.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Princess Parade Crazy Golf course in Blackpool
Playing the Crazy Golf course on Blackpool's North Shore.
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Princess Parade Crazy Golf on Blackpool's North Shore
The Crazy Golf course at Princess Parade, Blackpool is now open.
Check out the Princess Parade Crazy Golf Facebook Page and the media release about the activity for more information.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Princess Parade Crazy Golf in Blackpool
Work is nearing completion at the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course on Blackpool's North Shore.
The course on the 20th May 2019 |
A Crazy Golf Course and North Pier, Blackpool postcard by The Photographic Greeting Card Co Ltd. London. Posted to Manchester on the 4th June 1969 |
Visit the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course Facebook Group for more information and to see some photos of how bright and fresh the course and its surroundings are looking now.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Princess Parade Crazy Golf in Blackpool, September 2020
A visit to the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course in Blackpool.
We visited Blackpool for the first time this year on the 3rd September. It was really nice to get back to the seaside.
You can see the top of the Blackpool Tower from the sunken gardens crazy golf course |
While there we had a catch-up with Ian and Paul from the Blackpool Fulfilling Lives and Blackpool and the Fylde Street Angels - the two groups that have joined forces to refresh and reopen the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course on Blackpool's North Shore.
It was brilliant to talk to people in real life for a change! |
It's a pleasure to be a part of the Princess Parade Crazy Golf project and I've enjoyed working with the teams at Blackpool Fulfilling Lives and Blackpool & the Fylde Street Angels, Blackpool Council and the Blackpool Civic Trust to get the course reopened.
The area has been given a massive clean up by the project team and a number of the holes have required repairs. You can see how the course looked in May 2019 and October 2019 in my blog post.
How the course looked in May 2019 |
The Princess Parade Crazy Golf course will be opening next year once the refurbishment work is complete and it is safe to do so.
One of the holes under repair |
More information on the project can be found on the Blackpool Princess Parade Crazy Golf Facebook Group.
Photos of the 18-hole Princess Parade Crazy Golf course, September 2020.
Hole 1 |
Hole 2 |
Hole 3 |
Hole 4 |
Hole 5 |
Hole 6 |
Hole 7 |
Hole 8 |
Hole 9 |
Hole 10 |
Hole 11 |
Hole 12 |
Hole 13 |
Hole 14 |
Hole 15 |
Hole 16 |
Hole 17 |
Hole 18 |
Seaside heritage and Blackpool minigolf history
We've recently found out that the course has been there since the late 1950s. We've got quite quite a few old postcards showing the course. It's lovely to see the photos of it in its heyday and it'll be brilliant to be down there on a hot, sunny day in the future.
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