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.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Happy 45th birthday Pac-Man

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Pac-Man was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. A small selection of my Pac-Man collection I like to celebrate the brilliant video ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Happy Shopper shops

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Looking back at our visits to Happy Shopper shops since 2020. We felt very nostalgic during the coronavirus pandemic and one of the old bran...

Minigolf postcards from Knokke-Zoute in Belgium

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A look at two postcards from the past. Here are two postcards showing the minigolf course in Knokke-Zoute in Belgium. The sepia one was post...

A minigolf postcard from New Brighton

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A look at an old miniature golf postcard from New Brighton, Wallasey. This unposted and undated postcard shows a long lost minigolf course a...

Crazy Golf at the Fantasy Island Theme Park in Ingoldmells, Skegness

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A look back at the Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire. What a setting for a game of crazy golf! We p...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Eternit Miniature Golf in Herne Bay

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An old postcard from Herne Bay reveals a lost miniature golf course. A postcard from the seaside resort of Herne Bay in Kent was an exciting...

KISS Mini Golf at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada

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A look at the KISS Mini Golf course at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Emily visited KISS World featuring KISS Mini Golf and KISS World Museum...

Butlin's Monorail Postcards

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A look at some superb old Butlin's postcards. Butlin's Minehead postcard M13. The Monorail. Postally unused. Undated I love the Brit...

A 'new' old postcard of the Putting Green at Denton Gardens in Worthing

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A look at a miniature golf postcard showing the Putting Green at Denton Gardens in Worthing. This old postcard showing the Putting Green at ...

A lovely postcard view from Germany

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A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Germany. How about this for a view of Kleingolfplatz Überlingen next to Lake Constance (Bodens...

GameStop in Sorrento, Italy

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A look at a GameStop store in Sorrento, Italy. Emily swung by this GameStop store while in Sorrento, Italy recently. GameStop is the largest...

Minigolf Pyramids - Landmark Golf at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham (2019)

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Playing the Landmark Golf course at Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham. We swung by Wolsingham Sports Hall in County Durham back in 201...
Monday, May 19, 2025

Mulligans Crazy Golf opening soon in Guildford - first look at the new venue and exclusive discounts for the first players

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Mulligans Guildford is opening this summer. Many thanks to the team at Mulligans for sending over the following information and photos givi...

24 hour vending in Sorrento

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A look at 24 Hour Coffee, Food, ATM, and Laundry Service Vending Unit in Sorrento, Italy. Emily spotted this unique looking vending unit on ...

A Weetabix Gang Crazy Mini Golf Weeta-Card postcard from 1983

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A look at a Weetabix Crazy Golf postcard from my collection of minigolf postcards. This advertising postcard from 1983 shows the Weetabix Ga...

Mini Golf at Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex

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There's a newly refurbished mini golf course at Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex. Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex h...

A train in Pompeii, Italy

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An FE220 train on the Circumvesuviana railway network in Italy. This is a train arriving at Pompeii railway station heading to Sorrento on t...

A minigolf postcard from Golf Miniature Cabourg in France

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A look at an old minigolf postcard from Golf Miniature Cabourg in France. The postcard was sent, however the postmark and date are unclear. ...

Gluten free food from Italy

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I've got lots of gluten free goodies from Italy thanks to Emily! Gluten free (senza glutine) food from Italy It's always nice to try...

A Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness in 1946

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A look at an old Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness, Lincolnshire. One of the old postcards in my collection of minigolf cards is this nice o...
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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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