Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Johnsons of Old Hurst - Crocodiles, Ducks with Hairstyles and Gluten Free Food

Emily and I recently made a visit to Johnsons Butchers and Farm Shop in Old Hurst near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. We'd searched online as we were in the area and wondered if there were any Crazy Golf courses or Gluten Free places to grab a bite to eat.

The search didn't turn up anything in particular on either of those points, but interestingly the Johnsons' site is home to a crocodile enclosure! So we had to make a visit...


Unfortunately it wasn't like the scene in the James Bond Film Live and Let Die where Roger Moore jumps over each of the crocodile's heads.

The Crocs were in their own enclosure, but it was interesting to have a look around the farm which is also home to Ostrich, Deer and Pigs!

The farm shop has a wide range of food and alcohol in stock, including a selection of Gluten Free products for Coeliacs. The Butchers stocks an array of meat, including Crocodile Tail Meat, which according to the packet "is like Monkfish"!

Right next to the Car Park is a Duck Pond with Ducks available to purchase.


One of them had the best hairstyle I've ever seen on a duck!


Unfortunately we arrived too late to visit the Tea Room which is wonderfully named 'The Eccentric Englishman Tearoom' - I'd have fitted in there!

Link:
Johnsons of Old Hurst website

Monday, August 22, 2011

Crazy Golf Update - People Play Minigolf on the Course in Camden!

While in London recently we walked passed the 9-hole Crazy Golf course in Clarence Way, London and for the first time on any visit to the course we saw people actually playing Crazy Golf on it!

We had a chat with the group who were playing a fancy dress minigolf tournament (which involved drinking too). Each players Putter had to be related to what they were dressed as, for example one player was dressed as a Baseball Player so used a Baseball Bat, another was a Janitor and was playing with a Broom, and another man was dressed as a Granny so used a Crutch to play with!

An interesting way to spend a Saturday and certainly one of the craziest minigolf competitions I've ever witnessed.


Visit to the course 2009

Revisit to the course 2011

The Crazy Golf Course Of Camden Town - article at Londonist

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Crazy Air Squash in Great Yarmouth

The one and only sporting title I walked away from our weekend away in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth was the winner of the Crazy Air Squash match at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth - winning 7-5 against Emily.


This was alot better than my last tournament outing at the Peterborough Boom-A-Rang Air Squash Championships where I lost against Rebecca 'The Fen Tigress' Evison in the Grand Final and my dismal performance in the Undisputed International Worlds Crazy Air Squash Championships in September 2010 when I crashed out of the tournament on the wrong end of a 9-nil defeat at the hands of the debuting German Crazy Air Squash Wunderkind Gerhard Zimmermann.

In total we found three Crazy Squash Tables in various amusement arcades in Great Yarmouth - perhaps this is where all the tables that used to be in Hastings were shipped to?

Hillbilly Shoot Out Shooting Shack at the Pleasure Beach Gardens in Great Yarmouth

While on our seaside break in Great Yarmouth I had a play on one of my all-time favourite seaside amusements, a Hillbilly Shoot Out Shooting Shack at the Pleasure Beach Gardens in Great Yarmouth.




Link to other blog posts about Shooting Shacks

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth

Back in June 2007 Emily and I played our 25th course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth.

At the start of the 2008 Summer Season the 11-hole course was changed from a Safari Golf to a Segway Grand Prix!

Photos from our visit in June 2007.

Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth

In our one and only match on the course I defeated Emily 28-30 on the 9th of June 2007.

Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth


Photos from February 2007.

Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Jungle Golf at the Gardens in Great Yarmouth
Link to more courses visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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Quasar in Great Yarmouth - Still Not Played

On our latest trip to Great Yarmouth we were unable to play the Quasar Laser Tag as the man at The Mint Amusement Arcade was unable to start the game up with only two players.

We also visited Great Yarmouth in June and didn't play then either, having missed the start of the game.

The neon Quasar sign has lost an 'A' since our last visit.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Great Yarmouth's Arnold Palmer Putting Courses - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Courses Played #22 & #23

We were able to play both the 18-hole and the 9-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf courses in Great Yarmouth on our visit in June 2007. However, on our first visit in February 2007 we were unable to play any of the courses we visited as they were all still shut for the off-season.

The 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Great Yarmouth became the 22nd course played on our
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, while the 9-hole Crazy Golf course next to it became the 23rd played.



In our very first Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up on the 18-hole course I defeated Emily 40-41.

On the 9-hole layout we had two rounds with us both scoring equal rounds of 19 and 20.






















On our first visit in February 2007 the Arnold Palmer courses in Great Yarmouth were closed.





Video of the Arnold Palmer Putting Course at Great Yarmouth - June 2010

A view of the Arnold Palmer Putting Course - June 2011

Great Yarmouth Minigolf Course Revisits - 5th June 2011

Great Yarmouth's Crazy Golf Courses, by day and by night...

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Still Jobbing To Arm Champs II Arcade Game in Great Yarmouth


At the time of writing this blog post I have uploaded a total of 387 videos to YouTube. Of these the most viewed video is one of me "Jobbing to Arm Champs II Arcade Machine" which has had 14,071 views since I uploaded it on the 16th of February 2007.

On Sunday 7th of August 2011 we were once again in Great Yarmouth and I had another go on the Arm Champs II machine to see if I could beat 'Chang'. This time I did (legitimately too I might add), only to go and be jobbed out in the Bonus Stage!?



Related Blog Posts:
- 2007 - Jobbing to Arm Champs II Arcade Machine
- 2009 - Arm Champs II – the rematch
- 2009 - Jobbing to Arm Champs - the original Arm Wrestling Arcade Game
- 2011 - Arm Champs II, Turks and Jobbing - a revisit to Great Yarmouth's Best Arcade Machine

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Played #21 Great Yarmouth (Pirates Cove) - Adventure Golf

Great Yarmouth is a great place to visit for fans of Miniature Golf as the area has a huge amount of courses.

The 21st course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course.

When we first visited in February 2007 the course was closed.



But in June 2007 we were able to play it!



In our one and only match on the course I defeated Emily 51-58 on the 9th of June 2007.








Great Yarmouth Minigolf Course Revisits - 5th June 2011

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