Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf in Cleethorpes

A visit to the Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Cleethorpes.

Last May we had a brilliant short break in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. The seaside resort has a number of minigolf courses, one of which is the classic Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf near the pier.

We'd visited Cleethorpes once before, back in May 2011. Unfortunately the course was closed on that occasion. Luckily the 18-hole course was open this time and I enjoyed a few games on the lovely layout during our few days in town.

The Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Cleethorpes became the 482nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Photos from our visit on the 18th May 2018.

Related blog posts:
- Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf in Cleethorpes
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Cleethorpes

Videos:
- Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes
- Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes - the windmill
- Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes - hole 15
- Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes - hole 18

Viking Adventure Golf at Moreton Hills Golf Centre

New Viking Adventure Golf course opening at Moreton Hills Golf Centre in Greasby, Wirral this spring.

Major Golf Direct and Moreton Hills Golf Centre are opening a new Viking Adventure Golf course at the golf venue in Greasby, Wirral this spring.

You can follow progress of the Viking Adventure Golf course build on the Major Golf Direct Twitter account.

We're looking forward to giving the course a play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Links:
- Major Golf Direct
- Moreton Hills Golf Centre

Glo Crazy indoor Crazy Golf in Harlow, Essex

A look at the indoor Crazy Golf course in Harlow, Essex.

Many thanks to my cousins Adam and Dolly Trigg and my friend and minigolf fan Simon Dewhurst for sending over some snaps from their visits to the Glo Crazy indoor Crazy Golf course in Harlow, Essex.

Simon's photo of the Glo Crazy course. The course looks like a winner. Unfortunately Simon wasn't on his visit

Emily and I are looking forward to playing the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Dolly's photo of the Glo Crazy course. Dolly drew in her game on the layout, scoring one hole-in-one during her round

The 12-hole UV glow-in-the-dark Crazy Golf course can be found at the Q Entertainment centre in the town.

Visit the Glo Crazy website for more information, opening times and prices.

Treetop Adventure Golf opening in Leicester this summer

New Treetop Adventure Golf course to open in Leicester this summer.

The new Treetop Adventure Golf course location being built at the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester will be opening in mid-June.

The entrance to the Treetop Adventure Golf course in Manchester

The Leicester venue will feature two 18-hole indoor Adventure Golf courses, plus a Lucky Last Hole where you can try to win a free game.

There is some excellent theming at Treetop Adventure Golf

Treetop Adventure Golf in Leicester will be the third location, with the first Treetop Adventure Golf centre opening in Cardiff in 2015, followed by the Manchester venue last year.

The Treetop Adventure Golf course have well designed and tricky holes

For more information visit the Treetop Adventure Golf website.

Last September we visited the Treetop Adventure Golf venue at The Printworks in Manchester city centre. It's a superb setting.

The courses were the 799th and 800th courses we've visited in the British Isles.

Related blog posts:
- Treetop Adventure Golf
- New courses
- Leicester

Links:
- Treetop Adventure Golf
- Highcross Shopping Centre

Happy 34th Birthday to DK Fibreglass

Congratulations to the team at DK Fibreglass on achieving 34 years in business.

The Crazy Golf course at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Anne's

This week the team at DK Fibreglass are celebrating 34 years in business. In that time they have produced lots of Crazy Golf courses, many of which we've played on our travels.

Playing the Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton

The first DK Fibreglass Crazy Golf course we played was in Verulamium Park back in 2007. That particular minigolf course was replaced by another of the DK Fibreglass range, one which spells out the word 'CRAZY GOLF' in the layout.

Letters / Holes C and G on the Verulamium Park Crazy Golf course in St Albans

When we lived in Luton our local course at Wardown Park was a DK Fibreglass one and we played on it a lot before it was removed in 2015.

Hole 1 of the second DK Fibreglass course we ever played. Our old local course in Luton

One of the trademark obstacles on DK Fibreglass courses is 'Humpty'. I've been photographed with him a lot on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

The first Humpty I saw was on the first DK Fibreglass course I played. This was in St Albans back in 2007

Since our Crazy Golf adventures began in September 2006 we've visited 859 courses. Of those 31 have been DK Fibreglass minigolf courses. However, only one of those has been of the special '5 Star Crazy Golf' variety - a course I managed to complete a perfect round on back in 2011.

There are 5 numbered cups on the 5 Star Crazy Golf courses from DK Fibreglass

There are still a number of minigolf courses for us to visit around the country and we know that some of those are DK Fibreglass layouts. One of which is the Crazy Golf course at the Herrings Green Farm Birds Of Prey Activity Centre in Bedford.

Check out the DK Fibreglass website for more information on their products.

With Humpty at Bainland Country Park in Woodhall Spa

The Crazy Golf course in Beacon Park, Lichfield

Crazy Golf at Bitts Park in Carlisle

Emily playing Crazy Golf in Eglwyswrw, Wales

Crazy Golf at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth

Crazy Golf at Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan

With Humpty in Wigan

Rolling the dice on the Crazy Golf at the Vegas Amusement Arcade in Hunstanton

Crazy Golf in Knaresborough

With Humpty in Maidenhead

Another Humpty, this one is in Tywyn in Wales

DK Fibreglass courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour:

- Crazy Golf at Verulamium Park in St Albans (2007)

- Crazy Golf at Verulamium Park in St Albans (2013)
- Crazy Golf in Wardown Park in Luton

- Crazy Golf at Lytham St Anne's (2008)
- Crazy Golf at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Anne's (2017)
- Crazy Golf at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Anne's (2018)
- Crazy Golf at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham

- Minigolf at Riverside Gardens in Maidenhead

- Minigolf at Tywyn Leisure Park
- Crazy Golf at Knightly's Amusements and Fun Park in Towyn

- Crazy Golf at Bitts Park in Carlisle

- 5 Star Crazy Golf at Bainland Country Park in Woodhall Spa
- Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton

- Crazy Golf at the Vegas Amusement Arcade in Hunstanton

- Crazy Golf at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth

- Crazy Golf at The Grove Park in Carshalton
- Crazy Golf at Conyngham Hall in Knaresborough

- Crazy Golf at Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan
- Crazy Golf in Woodlands Park Gravesend
- Crazy Golf at Southwold Boating Lake
- Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield
- Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer
- Crazy Golf at Mill Hill Park in London
- Crazy Golf in Tamworth
- Crazy Golf at Shobnall Leisure Complex in Burton upon Trent
- Miniature Golf at Walton Hall Gardens near Warrington
- Crazy Golf in Saundersfoot
- Crazy Golf at the Dyfed Shires and Leisure Farm in Eglwyswrw
- Crazy Golf at the Penrhos Golf and Country Club in Llanrhystud
- Crazy Golf at Kingsway Golf Centre in Melbourn
- Crazy Golf at the Riviera Hotel in Weymouth
- Crazy Golf at The Woolpack Inn at Smeeth
- Crazy Golf at Tonbridge Golf Centre
- Crazy Golf at Ancaster Karting in Grantham

Related blog posts:

- DK Fibreglass

- Humpty courses
- Richard and Humpty

Links:

- DK Fibreglass website
- DK Fibreglass on Twitter
- DK Fibreglass on Facebook
- DK Fibreglass on Instagram

New Puttshack minigolf course opening at Lakeside Shopping Centre this spring

New Puttshack indoor high-tech minigolf venue opening at Lakeside Shopping Centre this spring.

The second Puttshack venue is set to open this Spring and will be located at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.

I swung by Puttshack at Westfield London last December. The course is a new concept in miniature golf and features four 9-hole indoor minigolf courses featuring new technology to show real-time leader-boards, video highlights and interactive holes.

Puttshack is a joint venture between ping pong venue Bounce and TopGolf. The team at Puttshack have plans for a third venue to be located in the city of London.

Check out the Puttshack website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for more info.

Related blog posts:
- Puttshack
- New courses
- Crazy Golf in London

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Links:

- Puttshack

- intu Lakeside Shopping Centre

A day out in Rhyl and Prestatyn

Revisiting Rhyl and Prestatyn.

The seafront at Rhyl

Earlier this week I had a brilliant day out at the seaside with my friend and minigolf rival/team-mate Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones.

We had to revisit the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn

The weather was wonderful for the time of year and we had a good time exploring the two seaside towns.

The Drift Park Crazy Golf course in Rhyl

The Drift Park Crazy Golf course in Rhyl

On the seafront in Prestatyn

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn

I've been to both Rhyl and Prestatyn a number of times since 2009 and we stay at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands holiday camp for the On the Buses fan-club events. However, until my latest visit I hadn't been to Marine Lake - the location of Britain's oldest miniature railway!

Steam trains have been running at Marine Lake since 1911 

The station

The entrance to Marine Lake is also a crossing for the railway

The lake itself was being drained while we were there 

As it was out of season we didn't get to have a go on the miniature railway or play any of the Crazy Golf courses. Luckily the amusement arcades were open so we were able to have a game of Bowlingo.

Bowlingo at Mr B's Amusement Arcade in Rhyl

I'm already looking forward to my next day out at the Welsh seaside.

Related blog posts:
- Rhyl
- Prestatyn
- Crazy Golf
- Miniature Railways

New Ghetto Golf course opening in Newcastle

New Ghetto Golf indoor minigolf course opening in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The team at Ghetto Golf are set to open their next indoor Crazy Golf venue at Hoults Yard in Newcastle this summer.

The first Ghetto Golf course opened at Cains Brewery in Liverpool

The first Ghetto Golf course opened at Cains Brewery in Liverpool, with a second location opening in Digbeth, Birmingham in 2017.

With the growth in popularity of indoor adults-only Crazy Golf the new course in Newcastle will be a smash hit 

In addition to the 18-hole minigolf course the Ghetto Golf venue will also have a bar and street food.

Some of the graffiti artwork at the Liverpool Ghetto Golf course

Space Invaders graffiti art at Ghetto Golf in Liverpool

For more information visit the Ghetto Golf website.

A Sonic the Hedgehog hole at Ghetto Golf in Birmingham

We're looking forward to checking out the new course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:
- Newcastle
- Ghetto Golf
- New courses
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Ghetto Golf in Liverpool
- Ghetto Golf in Birmingham first visit
- Ghetto Golf in Birmingham second visit
- Ghetto Golf in Birmingham third visit

Links:
- Ghetto Golf
- Hoults Yard

House of Holes indoor Crazy Golf opening in Derby this month

The new adults-only House of Holes indoor Crazy Golf course is opening in Derby this month.

The date has been set for the grand opening of Derby’s brand new adults-only indoor Crazy Golf course, with the House of Holes venue officially opening to the public on Saturday 16th March.

A sneak peak at hole 1 of the new House of Holes Crazy Golf course

House of Holes has been created in the former Grand Theatre on Babington Lane in Derby. As well as the intriguing Crazy Golf course the venue will serve street food and cocktails accompanied by music from a resident DJ.

The House of Holes course will consist of 18 individually themed holes decorated with memorabilia, shop mannequins and other odd and interesting obstacles including a full-size plane – a nod to Rolls-Royce and Derby’s aerospace industry – roller boots and a large neon-lit guitar, which was discovered in the building’s basement and is believed to be over 30 years old.

The venue has, over the years, been home to a number of nightclubs called Ritzy’s, McClusky’s and Confetti’s.

We're looking forward to seeing what the rest of the House of Holes Crazy Golf course looks like

In addition to the work on the course itself, House of Holes has employed local graffiti artists to decorate the walls of the building, while old copies of Viz cover the interior of the men’s toilets!

I'm a big fan Viz comic, although it's not as funny as it used to be

In the last couple of years indoor Crazy Golf has really taken off and is fast becoming a favourite choice for a fun night out, as well as a popular day time activity.

Bookings are now being taken via the House of Holes’ Facebook page, with an 18-hole round of Crazy Golf costing £10.

For more information check out the House of Holes website, Facebook Page, Instagram and Twitter.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Derby and playing the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:
- Derby
- Indoor Crazy Golf

Links:
- House of Holes website
- House of Holes on Facebook
- House of Holes on Instagram
- House of Holes on Twitter