The Ham and Egger Files

A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Christmas Crazy Golf

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Not long to go until Christmas! It's highly doubtful we'll be playing any Christmas minigolf this festive season - our first Christm...

Tales from a Gluten Free Christmas

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With Christmas fast approaching I'm pleased to share my experience as part of Coeliac UK’s ‘Tales from a Gluten Free Christmas’ campaign...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Lost shops

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Relics from a lost time. Kwik Save in Barrow in Furness, Woolworths in Longton, Toys R Us in Preston, Tandy in Hitchin, RadioShack in St Ann...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Pop Golf opening at Boxpark Wembley

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A new crazy golf venue is opening in London. A new pop music-themed minigolf course is opening at Boxpark Wembley in early 2021. Pop Golf ...

The Arden Arms in Bredbury, Stockport

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Erratum - we missed a pub on our lockdown pub crawl of Stockport Borough. We visited 265 pubs, bars and clubs during the national lockdown b...
Friday, November 06, 2020

Unhappy Shopper

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I'm actually quite happy about this purchase. Emily recently spotted a range of retro and parody t-shirts by Manchester Tom on Instagra...
Thursday, November 05, 2020

A retro Iceland shopfront in Port Talbot, Wales

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Knowing my interest in retro retail signage my friend and minigolf rival Martyn Williams sent me over this snap of the retro signage at the ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Shed minigolf

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Chatting with Andrew Wilcox of Readers Sheds and the Shed of the Year Awards I was reminded of this excellent shed-based crazy golf hole we...

Keep YOUR Distance - Protect yourself

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Check out this social distancing floor sign outside the old  Blockbuster Video store at Fallowfield Retail Park in Manchester . Signs of th...
Tuesday, November 03, 2020

Budgens of Woodford

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A look at the Budgens supermarket in Woodford, Stockport. You don't often see Budgens supermarkets these days. Although I did spot this ...

Market Store in Burnage, Manchester

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We popped to Burnage to do some shopping last month and spotted this Market Store. There's something rather familiar about the signage. ...

A video rental shop in 2020

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Finding a video shop on Video Shop Day 2020. Last month we were fortunate enough to stumble upon a video rental shop in Little Lever, Bolton...
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Monday, November 02, 2020

The Big Mini Golf Bucket List 2020

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With lockdowns continuing during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic let's take another look at The Big Mini Golf Bucket List we created b...

Picture Postcard Magic - What have you been watching during lockdown?

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Check out my latest guest post for the Reflections of a Bygone Age blog . Picture Postcard Magic 31st October 2020 with Richard Gottfri...
Sunday, November 01, 2020

Budgens in Sheffield

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A look at a Budgens supermarket in Sheffield. The supermarket on London Road was a Sainsbury's Local until February this year. It reopen...

Steals in Blackpool

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There's no place like this place, anywhere near this place, so this must be the place. We had a walk round Chorley town centre back in A...

The Floodgate turns one

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Happy birthday to The Floodgate in Digbeth. The Floodgate in Digbeth, Birmingham opened it's doors a year ago today. Pit-Pat table golf ...

Not a Londis anymore

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Spotting a modern day ghost sign in Salford. While having a walk over the border in Salford City in the summer we spotted a modern day ghost...
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Happy Halloween

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Happy Halloween! Check out my blog post about Halloween minigolf events .
Friday, October 30, 2020

Mr Mulligans Space Golf in Birmingham

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A visit to Mr Mulligans Space Golf in Birmingham. I played the three indoor adventure golf courses at Mr Mulligans Space Golf centre at Broa...
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I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.
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