Holey Molies Mini Golf in Skelton-in-Cleveland, near Saltburn-by-the-Sea

A visit to the Holey Molies Crazy Golf course in Skelton-in-Cleveland.

Last September we reached another BIG minigolf milestone as we played at our 500th miniature golf course since our travels began in September 2006.

The 18-hole indoor Mini Golf course at Holey Molies Leisure Complex in Skelton-in-Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea was the 845th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 807th we've been to in the British Isles.

It was brilliant to finally play the Holey Molies minigolf course as we'd heard so much about it since it opened.

One of the main things we'd heard was that the Mini Golf course at Holey Molies Leisure Complex boasts the 'World's Longest Mini Golf Hole' - measuring in at 264 feet!

Hole 1 - the longest minigolf hole in the world. You have to start off upstairs, teeing-off up a ramp and then the ball is carried along the long viaduct before being deposited on the green

Emily holing out on the first  

  

The final hole 

The final green 

A tricky and sneaky obstacle on the 18th 

The lucky last hole 

The winner of our match got a very nice Holey Molies Mini Golf medal

In addition to the Mini Golf course, the Holey Molies Leisure Complex is home to a diner and bar, and FootPool tables.

One of the FootPool tables

Check out the Holey Molies Leisure Complex website for more information, details of upcoming events, opening times and prices.

Holey Molies even has its own beer!

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Link:
- Holey Molies Leisure Complex

BCK YRD GOLF indoor Crazy Golf opening in Chelmsford

A new indoor Crazy Golf venue is opening in Chelmsford, Essex.

Two new indoor Crazy Golf courses are currently being built at BCK YRD GOLF in Chelmsford city centre and will be open to play in May this year.

Check out the BCK YRD GOLF website, Facebook and Twitter for more information.

We haven't been to Chelmsford for a while, but we did play Crazy Golf in West Park on our visit in 2009.

We're looking forward to playing at BCK YRD GOLF when we're next in the area.

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A visit to Saltburn Minigolf course

A visit to play the Saltburn Minigolf course.

Last September we had a marvellous day out in Salturn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire and visited the minigolf course on Saltburn Promenade.

The 10-hole Saltburn Minigolf course was designed and built by the team at UrbanCrazy and is a superb layout.

The traditional seaside theming is very well done and I loved putting through the Beach Hut.

It's a tricky course and it was pretty tough to get a hole-in-one there.

Surf's up!

We actually watched a surfing tournament while we were in Saltburn

The course is in a superb location, with a brilliant view

The Saltburn Minigolf course was the 499th course played and 844th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

 

We're looking forward to a return visit and another round or two on the Saltburn Minigolf course.

The course was the 499th we played

Visit the Saltburn Minigolf Facebook page for more information, opening times and prices.

Sadly we didn't win a free game on the lucky 10th hole. However, our friend and rival John Moore did!

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Saltburn Cliff Tramway

Having a ride on the Saltburn Cliff Tramway.

A view from the top of the Cliff Tramway

Last September we had a brilliant day out in Salturn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. Before playing the Saltburn Minigolf course we took a ride on the Saltburn Cliff Tramway down to the promenade.

It's always nice to follow a brown tourist sign

A plaque about the history of the Cliff Tramway's predecessor 

The entrance at the top of the cliff

Always nice to see a Fun

The Saltburn Cliff Tramway is an iconic part of Saltburn-by-the-Sea and you get a wonderful view of the pier and the seaside from it.

Visit the Saltburn Cliff Tramway website for more information, opening times and prices.

The entrance on the Lower Promenade

A view of the Cliff Tramway from the pier 

A view inside the carriage

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Exhibition minigolf

Looking for a way to engage with delegates at events, then use minigolf.

We've played a number of portable and pop-up minigolf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, many of which were at business events and exhibitions.

Putting courses and obstacles are a popular addition to stands at trade shows and exhibitions. Way back in May 2007 I played an UrbanCrazy minigolf hole at the International Direct Marketing Fair at Earl's Court.

As a marketer I'm all for innovation. Over the years I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly of events.

Putting on the nice portable minigolf course at The Golf Show by American Golf at EventCity in Manchester

Crazy Golf is experiencing a boom and gaining popularity as a business tool. UrbanCrazy's range of minigolf games and course layouts have been going strong for well over a decade. Putterfingers also offer Crazy Golf layouts for a number of different business and leisure events. While the team at HM Adventure Golf have a modular minigolf course layout that is being used for events and temporary courses.

At the International Direct Marketing Fair at Earl's Court way back in 2007. This was the first portable course I saw being used at a business event

Putting a Putter in the hands of a delegate at an event is a great way to keep them on your stand, break the ice, have a chat and generate some friendly competition.

Emily's friends and colleagues were at the Electronic Retailing Association's Great Ideas Summit in Orlando, Florida and found there was a miniature golf course set up for a Tee Up Tuesday Evening Reception! Photo by Liezl van Zyl

The Trade On Tap Hole-in-One challenge at the CIH Housing 2016 Exhibition. I scored a hole-in-one

Minigolf courses have also been hired by a number of venues to increase footfall. Among these are shops, shopping centres, retail parks, schools, colleges, universities, office developments and even a brewery!

An UrbanCrazy Mini Golf course at the Camden Town Brewery in London

Lyle & Scott created a Woolly Mini-Golf course as part of Wool Week

UrbanCrazy created a special Crazy Golf course for the Ipswich Building Society - this was one-third of it, set-up in the Sudbury branch

A Minigolf & Games temporary layout at the Garden Square shopping centre in Letchworth Garden City

A Putterfingers layout at the Oswestry Games in Shropshire

The beauty of minigolf is that it's such a fun and easy, pick up and play game.

There are a number of suppliers of portable minigolf course and I've listed those whose courses I've played on below:

• HM Adventure Golf
• Minigolf & Games
• Putterfingers
• Putting Edge
• UrbanCrazy

Below is a selection of photos showing the portable minigolf courses we've played at events over the years.

The teeofftimes.co.uk's incredibly lengthy Long Putt Challenge at The Golf Show by American Golf

The Chrizy Golf pop-up course in Manchester

Lyle & Scott's Carnaby Street shop in London used an UrbanCrazy course for a special Minigolf Hole-in-One Challenge

  

UrbanCrazy's Signature Course at the London Golf Show at Earl's Court

Playing UrbanCrazy's Signature Minigolf Course at Regent's Place in London

Crazy Golfing at the Pier Head in Liverpool on a summer pop-up course 

Bridlington's Foreshore Sands has a semi-portable Crazy Golf course from UrbanCrazy. It looks great, plays well and attracts people to that part of the seafront

If you enjoy minigolf and marketing crossovers you'll like my ebook too - check out The Minigolfer's Guide to Marketing on Amazon.

If you'd like to know more about my marketing work and how I can help you and your business please do get in touch via my website.

To date we've visited 859 minigolf courses. You can view them on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list.

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