Thursday, December 02, 2010

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Played #28 Warwick (St Nicholas Park) - Derelict Crazy Golf

We first visited Warwick in mid-July 2007 to play in the BMGA English Open tournament (we have also played at the main Adventure Golf course in Warwick (course visit #27) at the Midlands Invitational 2007, Midlands Open 2007 and the BMGA British Doubles Tournament there in 2008).

While there we checked out and played the 9-hole derelict Crazy Golf Course.














This is what the course looked like on a re-visit in May 2008.


According to my fellow BMGA Tour members Jam Trubridge and Paul & Owen Johnson the course re-opened in the summer of 2010, with a new lick of paint! We haven't played a BMGA event in Warwick for a couple of years now, but hopefully we'll get to back to Warwick again to check out the improvements.

More course visits on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Golf at St Nicholas Park in Warwick

Our first minigolfing visit to Warwick was over the 13th, 14th and 15th July 2007 for the BMGA English Open tournament (we have since played there at the Midlands Invitational 2007, Midlands Open 2007 and the BMGA British Doubles Tournament in 2008).

The 18-hole UrbanCrazy designed Adventure Golf course is a very testing one, and is good fun to play. Fellow Minigolf Tourists Paul & Owen Johnson also told me recently that the course has had its borders/edging repaired, which makes it even better to play.

Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Photos from the Midlands Open competition weekend in October 2007.

Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
There was also some World Class Conker Action after the Midlands Open event, as (then) World Conker Champion Chris 'Stretch' Jones (left) was challenged by Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd!

Some World Class Conker Action after the Midlands Open event, as (then) World Conker Champion Chris 'Stretch' Jones (left) was challenged by Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd!
More course visits on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Course played #33 - Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk

The 33rd course visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at Stonham Barns, Suffolk. We first played there on the 27th August 2007.

Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Mini Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Minigolf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in Suffolk
More course visits on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We revisited the Stonham Barns course in September 2013.

Links:
- Stonham Barns
- Stonham Barns Golf Centre

Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Strange Games and Wacky Events Christmas Gift Ideas...

With Christmas fast approaching, what better time to blog a post about some great Christmas Gift Ideas available from the friends of the Ham & Egger Files.

Within the Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Strange Games and Wacky Events World there are a number of products you can pick up, they include:

"Nutters With Putters" (Book, eBook & DVD) - Crazy golf instructional DVD and Book from BMGA Tour Legends Tim 'Ace Man' Davies & John 'Big Top Ted' McIver. Covers a lot more besides Crazy Golf training too!?

The Putting Penguin has a range of Miniature Golf products for sale on Zazzle and their great new minigolf book "10 Courses for 10 Years" is available from Lulu.com.

Montegue Blister's Strange Games - Book and eBook - covers Mini and Crazy Golf, and a whole lot more in the world of Strange Games (includes another Ham & Egger Files favourite - Finger Jousting).

Wacky Nation - Book - Covers the World Crazy Golf Championships and 49 other Crazy Contests in the UK. The Wacky Nation team of Sally and James are also the organisers of the UK Rock Paper Scissors Championships.

And if you're really stuck for a gift idea you could pick up a Potty Putter Toilet Golf set! I got one for Christmas last year!