Peterborough Minigolf

Playing the new Mini Golf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough.

We had some lovely weather to play the brand new course in Peterborough

On Friday 31st July we were able to play the brand new 12-hole Peterborough Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre. We'd been looking forward to playing the course since we heard about its construction back in June. We hadn't originally planned to be travelling north using the A1M, but the adverse traffic conditions on the M1 meant we had the opportunity to swing by and give the layout a play.

Emily tackling the 4th hole

The course became the 382nd played and 662nd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

On the long 5th

When we arrived we saw fellow pro minigolfer Dave Gomm and his wife and opponent Liz Gomm finishing up a round. Dave joined us on our round. always nice to catch up with the pair

Playing hole 7

    

Playing the lucky last hole

Unfortunately we didn't win a free game

In our match-up Emily beat me by one shot, with a score of 29 to 30. Neither of us won a free game on the lucky last hole, but I did get a hole-in-one on the 6th hole.

Emily on the 8th

The Peterborough Minigolf team worked with course designers and builders UrbanCrazy to create the course and they've done a fine job. We've played a lot of UrbanCrazy's courses on our tour and always enjoyed the look and playability of them.

Hole 1

Dave Gomm on hole 1

Hole 2

The Dobbies logo forms hole 3 - it's a tricky hole too

Hole 4

Hole 5

The green on hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 11's main obstacle

The tricky green and water hazard on hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 12

Lucky hole 13

As a big fan of mini golf merchandise I had to snap up one of the Peterborough Minigolf t-shirts (£8) while I was there.

The Peterborough Minigolf t-shirt - it's also available in pink and white versions. The course are selling mugs in the merch range too, but the prices weren't available on our visit

The Peterborough Minigolf course scorecard is nicely done. There's a loyalty card to earn a free game after seven visits too. Hopefully we can win a free game on the 13th hole one day and add that card to our collection as well

Check out the Peterborough Minigolf website for more information, prices and opening times. We're looking forward to returning for some more games in the future.

The course gets a thumbs up

Links:
- Peterborough Minigolf website
- Peterborough Minigolf on Facebook
- Peterborough Minigolf on Twitter
- UrbanCrazy website
- Dobbies Garden Centre, Peterborough
- The UrbanCrazy World Of Miniature Golf

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Peterborough
- UrbanCrazy
- New Minigolf course opening in Peterborough
- Merchandise

Videos
- Peterborough Minigolf at Dobbies Garden Centre 1 of 2
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Adventure Golf in Littlehampton's Norfolk Gardens

A revisit to the miniature golf courses in Littlehampton.

While in West Sussex for the Splash Point Open minigolf tournament at the course in Worthing we stayed over in East Preston so that we could revisit nearby Littlehampton.

The course has some nice views of the sea too

I first visited the seaside resort in 2012 when I found all of the courses to be closed, while on a revisit in 2014 we managed to play Pit-Pat at Western Putting on Banjo Road and the Sharksville Adventure Golf course at Harbour Park.

At Sharksville

Pit-Pat Crazy Snooker - what a game!

On Saturday 25th July we managed to play the Adventure Golf course at Norfolk Gardens. The holes there are MASSIVE!

Look how loooooooong the first hole is!

In our match-up we drew with scores of 29.

Emily on the very crazy second hole

The course became the 381st played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and we've now visited 661 in total. Check out the photos below to see some of the interesting holes.

 

A little bit of clever editing

Looking back through our tour records I noticed that the Littlehampton course is very similar in design and build to the Adventure Golf course in Scarborough - 55th course we played.

A view of the Adventure Golf course in Scarborough - it's very similar to the one in Littlehampton

Hopefully on our next visit we'll have more time, and better weather, so we can get to play the Swedish Felt Crazy Golf and grass Putting courses there.

The Putting Green at the Western Putting site

We noticed that the Swedish Felt Mini Golf course at Western Putting has some new felt. Note the Pit-Pat course standing in the middle of the Crazy Golf layout

There's also a Pitch & Putt course at Norfolk Gardens. And a Miniature Railway!

The train arrived while we were playing our round

Hopefully we'll have time for a go on the train next time we're in town

Many of the minigolf courses and leisure facilities in Littlehampton (and nearby Bognor Regis) are operated by Inspire Leisure. We've always found them in good condition and received very good service. Check out the Inspire Leisure website for more info.

Norfolk Gardens is also home to the Putting Green Café

Links:
- Inspire Leisure
- Harbour Park

Related blog posts:
- A Stack of Minigolf Courses Visited in Littlehampton, but None Played!
- Littlehampton
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing

A revisit to the Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing.

On Saturday 25th July 2015 we revisited sunny Worthing in West Sussex to compete in the Splash Point Open tournament held on the 18-hole Splash Point Mini Golf course just off the seafront at the town's Denton Gardens.

A view of Splash Point Mini Golf course from the balcony of Worthing Rowing Club

Back in 2010 the course became the 181st visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and we've returned a number of times since then for both competitions and fun rounds.

Playing the 18th

Emily putting at the Splash Point Open

Since the course opened in 2010 it's been a great addition to the seaside resort. Over the years the owners Anthony and Peter have added some classic Crazy Golf obstacles including a windmill and loop-di-loop, as well as keeping the layout very well maintained.

A view of the Splash Point Mini Golf course ahead of the 2015 Open tournament - is that Top Gull in the foreground?

Miniature Golf has been played in Denton Gardens since the 1920's and it's a great location for a game. Check out the Splash Point Mini Golf website, Twitter and Facebook for opening times, prices and further info.

Splash Point Mini Golf is one of the few courses that has it's own postcard - in fact it has two!

The scorecard/loyalty card is smashing too.

Links:
- Splash Point Mini Golf website
- The Crazy Golf Museum

Related blog posts:
- Splash Point Mini Golf
- Worthing
- Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #181
- Worthing Splash Point Minigolf - Course Revisit - May 2011

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Splash Point Open Mini Golf tournament report

Gottfried’s compete at the Splash Point Mini Golf Open in Worthing.

Leagrave minigolfers Richard and Emily Gottfried competed in the second-annual Splash Point Open minigolf tournament held at the 18-hole Splash Point Mini Golf course in Denton Gardens, Worthing on Saturday 25th July.

Competing in a 24-player field Richard shot rounds of 40, 44 and 36 for a 54-hole score of 120 to finish in 13th place overall.

Richard on the 18th hole at Splash Point Mini Golf

Emily finished in 17th place after rounds of 38, 42 and 48 for a total of 128.

Emily playing the 10th hole at Splash Point Mini Golf

The tournament was won by Oxford’s Michael Smith who defeated Hove’s Peter Emmerson in a sudden-death play-off after both players had scored totals of 100.

Richard said “I always enjoy visiting Worthing and Splash Point Mini Golf, even though it’s an incredibly tough course. After the terrible start to my second round I was pleased to shoot par on my final round.”

Emily said “Splash Point Mini Golf is a great course to play, with some very ace-able holes, but some which can be killers. I managed to go from one extreme to another, with a lot of holes-in-one, but some really bad hole scores as well. I let myself down on the final round but was happy with my first two rounds.”

Adventure Golf in St Nicholas Park, Warwick

A revisit to the Adventure Golf course in Warwick's St Nicholas Park.

The 16th hole at Warwick Adventure Golf

The 18-hole Adventure Golf course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick was the 27th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in July 2007 when we were in town for that year's BMGA English Open tournament.

We revisited the layout in April 2011 and this month Emily gave the course another play while on holiday in the midlands on the 17th of July.

Emily safely on the green on a hole with an interesting water hazard (just ask our friend and fellow Minigolf Pro Jam Trubridge!)

A new addition to the course is a four-hole practice area. It looks great

One of the loooooong holes at Warwick Adventure Golf

A downhill shot

In the match-up on the 18-hole course Emily played against her sister Jo and niece Kate, with Jo winning with a score of 45. Emily hit a 46, with Kate carding a 50

Designed by UrbanCrazy the course is very tricky indeed and well worth a play.

The Golden Putter Mini Golf course in Warwick has a very nice scorecard and pencil. A nice addition to the Crazy Golf Museum

For more information on the course, opening times and prices visit the Golden Putter website.

Prices for the Golden Putter Mini Golf course in Warwick (July 2015)

We've played the permanent Golden Putter Mini Golf courses in Staines and Wroxham, and their portable course when it was set-up on Clacton Pier. Golden Putter Mini Golf also have courses in Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park and Rotherham's Clifton Park. Both are on our 'to visit' list.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Adventure Golf at St Nicholas Park in Warwick
- Revisit to the 18-Hole Adventure Miniature Golf Course at St Nicholas Park in Warwick

Link:
- Golden Putter website

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