Seven Miniature Golf course locations (and a pit-pat course) visited in Littlehampton, West Sussex.
On our previous south coast roadtrips Emily and I have run out of time on our way to Littlehampton and the closest we've reached on either side of the town is
Felpham, near Bognor Regis and
Worthing. On Sunday 22nd April I made it there, but didn't get to play any of the minigolf courses as I arrived a bit too late for some of them and a bit too early in the season for the others!
Driving into Littlehampton I spotted a
Brown Tourist Sign that showed 'Putting' and pointed me in the direction of Maltravers Park. Unfortunately I couldn't see the course, it may have been too early in the season for the course to have been marked out.
.JPG "Littlehampton (Maltravers Park) - Putting") |
| Littlehampton (Maltravers Park) - There was no Putting there |
.JPG "Brown Tourist Sign to Maltravers Park in Littlehampton") |
| Brown Tourist Sign to Maltravers Park in Littlehampton |
After parking up I started walking along the promenade and spotted a big sign over the entrance of the Sharksville Adventure Golf course at
Harbour Park. I only managed to get a glimpse of the course through the locked gate.
.JPG "Littlehampton (Harbour Park) - Sharksville Adventure Golf") |
| The Sharksville Adventure Golf course entrance at Harbour Park in Littlehampton |
.JPG "A view of the Sharksville Adventure Golf course through the gate at Harbour Park in Littlehampton") |
| A view of the Sharksville Adventure Golf course through the gate at Harbour Park in Littlehampton |
.JPG "The shark on the sign outside Sharksville Adventure Golf has a Bow Tie on!?") |
| The shark on the sign outside Sharksville Adventure Golf has a Bow Tie on!? |
Strolling a little further down the road I came to the the Western Putting minigolf on Banjo Road. This set-up is home to a Putting course, a Crazy Golf course (of the Swedish Felt variety) and the only Crazy Snooker course I know of in the UK! I'm looking forward to heading back in the peak season to get a game on all three of these courses, especially the Crazy Snooker as it's a game I've not yet managed to play.
While visiting Vienna, Austria in 2010 I did see another of these courses - the game is also known as Pit-Pat (and Hindernis Billard). There was also an
advert for this type of game (although it was called 'Crazy Pool' there) on the prom in
Skegness, but the tables were long gone.
.JPG "Western Putting on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!") |
| Western Putting on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf and a Crazy Snooker course! |
.JPG "A view of the Western Putting centre on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!") |
| A view of the Western Putting Minigolf Centre on Banjo Road in Littlehampton |
.JPG "The Putting course at Western Putting in Littlehampton") |
| The Putting course at Western Putting in Littlehampton |
A little further down the seafront is Norfolk Gardens, home to a Pitch & Putt course, a 9-hole Adventure Golf course, the Putting Green Cafe, Bowling Greens, Tennis Courts and Miniature Railway! Norfolk Gardens are open all year round.
.JPG "Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton - home to a Pitch & Putt course and an Adventure Golf") |
| Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton - home to a Pitch & Putt course and a 9-hole Adventure Golf |
.JPG "The Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton") |
| A view of the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton |
.JPG "A view of the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton") |
| A view of the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton |
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| The Putting Green Cafe at Norfolk Gardens |
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| The Pitch & Putt Mini Golf at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton |
The last of the Minigolf courses I hunted for was at Mewsbrook Park. Unfortunately I couldn't find a course there, but the Miniature Railway line does pass through the Pitch & Putt course that sits between Norfolk Gardens & Mewsbrook Park - the end of the line is in Mewsbrook Park, with a station and turnaround point in Norfolk Gardens.
.JPG "Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton - no Minigolf course there") |
| I couldn't find a Minigolf course in Mewsbrook Park. But Norfolk Gardens and the two Minigolf courses there are just next door to it |
.JPG "A view of the very well maintained Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton") |
| A view of the very well maintained Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton |
Many of the Miniature Golf course facilities in
Littlehampton are operated by
Inspire Leisure. They also operate some of the Minigolf courses in nearby
Bognor Regis. Both towns have plenty of courses on offer and are a mixture of Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf, Mini Golf, Miniature Golf, Putting and Crazy Snooker!
I'm looking forward to returning to Littlehampton in the future to have a look around while things are open and playable.
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Minigolf Course Visit #210(a!?) - Vienna, Austria (Askoe Wien Wasserpark) - pit-pat "Hindernis Billards"!
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Skegness (South Parade) - Crazy Golf - Closed on Visit
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Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
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Littlehampton
Links:
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International Pit Pat Association (translated page)
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Pit Pat on Wikipedia (translated page)
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.JPG "Bispham - Queens Road Promenade - The Crazy Golf isn't there any more")
.JPG "The Putting Course at Anchorsolme Park in Bispham - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "The Mini Golf / Pitch & Putt Course at Anchorsolme Park in Bispham - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "Outside the Closed Minigolf Kiosk at Anchorsolme Park in Bispham")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf & Mini Golf / Pitch & Putt in Fleetwood - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf course in Fleetwood - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "We noticed the Crazy Golf course in Marine Hall Gardens in Fleetwood has been demolished since our last visit in 2009!")
.JPG "Happy Mount Park in Morecambe - home to Crazy Golf and Putting Courses, but the Miniature Golf is no longer there")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf course at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe")
.JPG "The Putting Mini Golf course at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe")
.JPG "The Putting Green at Morecambe Golf Club - for Members only!")
.JPG "The Mini Golf / Pitch & Putt course at Bowness-on-Windermere - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf course on The Glebe in Bowness-on-Windermere - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "The Putting course on The Glebe in Bowness-on-Windermere")
.JPG "Another locked gate visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf course at Brockhole used to be laid out all in one place. The Putting Course there wasn't yet open for the season")
.JPG "White Platts Recreation Ground in Ambleside - home to a Crazy Golf course, Putting Green and a Mini Golf / Pitch & Putt - we played the Crazy Golf")
.JPG "The Putting Green at White Platts Recreation Ground in Ambleside")
.JPG "The Pitch & Putt Mini Golf at White Platts Recreation Ground in Ambleside")
.JPG "The Obstacle Golf course at Keswick's Hope Park")
.JPG "The Pitch & Putt Mini Golf can be seen beyond the Putting Course at Keswick's Hope Park")
.JPG "The Swedish Felt Crazy Golf course at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport is open daily from 10am-5pm. We arrrived at 5.10pm!")
.JPG "The Crazy Golf on The Green in Silloth-on-Solway is no longer there. It looks to have recently been dug up!")
.JPG "The Putting Green in Helensburgh, Scotland - not yet open for the season")
.JPG "Driving through Bannockburn towards Stirling we popped into Brucefields Family Golf Centre and found a Putting Course there")
.JPG "The Putting Course at South Inch Park in Perth wasn't yet open for the season on our visit")
.JPG "The Old Course Putting Green at St Andrews in Scotland is for 'Old Course' Players Only")
.JPG "The Bruce Embankment Putting Green wasn't open on our visit to St Andrews")
.JPG "The Adventure Golf course at Jumpin Jacks Children's Adventure Play and Crazy Golf in Kirkaldy, Scotland is open until 6pm, we arrived after 6pm")
.JPG "The Putting at Beveridge Park in Kircaldy wasn't yet open for the season on our visit")
.JPG "A sign at Beveridge Park in Kircaldy also said there was a Crazy Golf course there. We couldn't find one, but this are could be home to a portable type of course during the summer")
.JPG "While we played the East Links Putting Course in North Berwick, we ran out of time to play the West Links Mini Golf")
.JPG "The 'Golf Town' of Gullane had a Childrens Golf Course - a miniature version of the larger Golf courses")
.JPG "Dunbar's Lauderdale Park no longer has a Crazy Golf course, but there were some funny looking ornaments in the gardens!")
.JPG "The Magdalene Fields Golf Club in Berwick-upon-Tweed is home to a Putting Course")
.JPG "On our visit to The Pavilion Amusements in Spittal, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, the Crazy Golf course wasn't yet open for the season")
.JPG "The last stop on our tour saw us not play the Crazy Golf course at St Marks Activity Gardenin Millfield, Sunderland as we couldn't find any staff to hire equipment from")
.JPG "A view of the Longest Bench in the World stretching along the Littlehampton Promenade")
.JPG "Littlehampton (Maltravers Park) - Putting")
.JPG "Brown Tourist Sign to Maltravers Park in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Littlehampton (Harbour Park) - Sharksville Adventure Golf")
.JPG "A view of the Sharksville Adventure Golf course through the gate at Harbour Park in Littlehampton")
.JPG "The shark on the sign outside Sharksville Adventure Golf has a Bow Tie on!?")
.JPG "Western Putting on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!")
.JPG "A view of the Western Putting centre on Banjo Road in Littlehampton - home to a Putting Course, Crazy Golf of the Swedish Felt variety and a Crazy Snooker course!")
.JPG "The Putting course at Western Putting in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton - home to a Pitch & Putt course and an Adventure Golf")
.JPG "The Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton")
.JPG "A view of the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton - no Minigolf course there")
.JPG "A view of the very well maintained Mewsbrook Park in Littlehampton")
.JPG "Putting Course at Rustington Golf Centre, Angmering")
.JPG "Brooklands Par-3 Golf Centre Putting Green")
.JPG "Brooklands Pleasure Park Krazy Golf course in Worthing")
