Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf at Fletcher's Arcade in Birmingham

A visit to Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf course at Fletcher's Arcade in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham.

On Sunday 5th August we visited the 829th miniature golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and what a course it was!

Our first game of Crazy Crazy Golf

Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf course at Fletcher's Arcade in South Birmingham is a unique and quite frankly ludicrous minigolf course. If you're expecting to play a 'regular' round of Crazy Golf there you'll be in for a surprise.

Using the wizard's staff was one of many different 'Putters' we used during our round

The course and game-play has to be seen and experienced to be believed. It really is Crazy Crazy Golf! What's extra special about the layout is the inspiration the course owner's and designers have drawn from the local area, history, their business and their own interests.

Hole 1 involved a number of 'putting' styles, including a rope pulley

This was the first time I've putted using a spirit level

The final putt was played with a normal club

My favourite hole at the course - Wac-Man!

Fletcher's Arcade has been on the same site since 1920, with the Crazy Crazy Golf course an addition in 2017.

Emily playing the 'plain' Just Crazy Golf hole

Emily won our minigolf match-up on the outlandish 9-hole Crazy Crazy Golf course with a score of 61 to my 64. The course was the 829th overall course visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006. It was the 791st course visited in the UK and the 491st we've played.

Hole 1 - The Man Hole

Hole 2 - The Longbridge Job

Hole 3 - Two Tongued Toad Hole

Hole 4 - Middle Earth

Hole 5 - WAC Man

Hole 6 - Just Crazy Golf

Hole 7 - Rock N Roll

Hole 8 - Blind Fold Hole - yes, you do have to play it blindfolded. Your opponent has to guide you on how to play it, as the score you make is added to THEIR total!

Hole 9 - Whole Lot of Laughs - you tee-off while sat on Jasper Carrott's funky moped!

As well as the Crazy Crazy Golf course Fletcher's Arcade has a number of great retro arcade games including Pac-Man, Track & Field, Space Invaders and Defender. It's well worth a visit.

Playing Pac-Man

Check out Joe Joe Jim's Bar and the Fletcher's Arcade website for more info, opening times and prices.

The arcade is also home to one of only two Little Pro Family Golf Games made by Bromley. What a treat it was to see it and have a play on it!

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Birmingham

Link:
- Joe Joe Jim's Bar and the Fletcher's Arcade website

facefood takeaway in Blackpool

A visit to facefood in Blackpool.

As a fan of bootleg stuff I had to swing by facefood while in Blackpool.

Like

Here in Stockport we've got Instascran. I wonder if there are any other social media fast food outlets around...?

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- Funny sign
- Bootleg

Malt Disley!

Malt Disley - a Micro Bar and Bottle Shop in Disley, Cheshire East.

A few months ago we drove through Disley and spotted this brilliant bar/shop name. Yesterday I returned to get a snap of it.

What a play on words

Link:
- Malt Disley

Related blog posts:
- Funny sign
- Bootleg

Mario's in Blackpool

On a trip to Blackpool it was super to see Nintendo are getting into the takeaway business.

I bet Luigi was miffed he didn't get his name on the sign too

Popeye and 'facebook' also have takeaways in Blackpool!

Related blog posts:
- Funny sign
- Bootleg

New Junkyard Golf course opening in Leeds

New indoor Crazy Golf course opening at The Light in Leeds.

The team at Junkyard Golf will soon be opening their latest indoor Crazy Golf venue at The Light in Leeds, with three courses being built at the venue.

With courses in Manchester, London and Oxford, the Leeds venue will see more of the unique Junkyard Golf style injected into the city centre location.

We swung by for a look while we were recently in Leeds

We've played the Manchester and London courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, but have yet to tackle the Oxford site.

Check out the Junkyard Golf website for more information.

New dinosaur Adventure Golf course opening in Birmingham

New Adventure Golf course opening at Wast Hills Golf Centre in Kings Norton, Birmingham.

Birmingham will soon be home to a new Adventure Golf course as a dinosaur themed layout is planned to open at Wast Hills Golf Centre in Kings Norton.

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

Funny signs in Stockport

Spotting a number of legitimate businesses around Stockport.

On our travels we're always on the lookout for funny signs, bootlegs and parodies. Living in Stockport we don't often have to look that far.

Here are a few of the gangster-related signs and business names we've seen.

The king of takeaways

I recognise that font

The Wash Father in Edgeley. I wonder if they do laundry too

Somewhere for a Valentine's Day meal in Cheadle perhaps

Al Pacino takeaway in Stockport town centre

One of my all-time favourite bootleg takeaways is Instascran in Heaviley, Stockport.

Related blog posts:
- Funny sign
- Bootleg
- Stockport

New Adventure Golf courses opening in Birmingham and Bournemouth

Two new Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf courses will soon be opening up in Birmingham and Bournemouth.

Both new locations will contain three indoor Adventure Golf courses in the Mr Mulligan's Space Golf theme.

Check out the Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf website for more details.

We're looking forward to playing at the new Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf venues to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've played a number of Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf courses on our travels, most recently in Cheltenham.

2018 World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

The World Alternative Games, the multi-sport event for quirky, odd and obscure games, is back for its fourth-edition.

As ever, the festival of sport will be taking place in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales and competitors will be flocking to the town between the 11th and 27th August 2018 to take part in an action packed calendar of events for people of all ages and abilities.

Sports include egg throwing, worm charming, 4 Square, finger jousting, backward running, pea shooting, bog snorkeling, wheelbarrow racing and much much more.

We had a superb time at the inaugural event in 2012 and the follow-up in 2014.

Alongside Jas Kukielka I captured the 2012 World Egg Throwing Championships!

Check out the World Alternative Games website for more details and the event schedule.

Ghetto Golf at the Custard Factory in Birmingham

A revisit to the Ghetto Golf course at the Custard Factory in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Over the weekend we revisited the Ghetto Golf course at the Custard Factory in Digbeth, Birmingham. Last year the indoor Crazy Golf course became the 780th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Ghetto Golf is a Cool Spot to visit

Sonic the Hedgehog appears on the final hole (Final Zone?)

Super Mario can be found on the course too

As can Donkey Kong!

The final few holes are all retro videogame related

I love this piece of artwork and the use of the wall

Hole 1 at Ghetto Golf

The last Blockbuster in the UK?

A sporting hybrid of tenpin bowling and minigolf

There's also a Ghetto Golf course in Liverpool that we're yet to visit. Check out the Ghetto Golf website for opening times and prices.

Related blog posts:
- Ghetto Golf in Birmingham
- Ghetto Golf in Digbeth, Birmingham
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Birmingham

Mini Golf on the Isle of Man

Details of the Crazy Golf and Minigolf courses on the Isle of Man.

We've just returned from holiday on another of the islands in the British Isles. It was a trip where we were able to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour tally, clocking up another five miniature golf course visits.

Crazy Golfers and Island Explorers

First up we had a look for the TT Crazy Golf Garden course at Noble's Park in Douglas. Sadly the course is no longer there.

Noble's Park was a nice spot, but sadly there's no longer a Crazy Golf course there

Next we had a look at the Crazy Golf course and Mini Golf (Pitch & Putt) in Onchan Pleasure Park in Onchan on Saturday 28th July. The courses are open daily from 11am, but we visited in the evening so they were closed. We did get to play them on Tuesday 31st July.

Playing the 4th of 18 holes at Onchan Pleasure Park

Emily putting on the Pitch & Putt minigolf course at Onchan Pleasure Park

We headed to Ramsey at the north of the Isle of Man on Monday 30th July where we were able to play the TT Putting Crazy Golf course at Mooragh Park. As a bonus we also got to play a Putting course next to it, one we were unaware of before our visit.

Emily playing hole one of the TT Putting Crazy Golf course at Mooragh Park in Ramsey  

Playing the minigolf Putting course at Mooragh Park

We've now visited a total of 828 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Winning the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship 2018

Yesterday evening I collected my trophy and prize for winning the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship at the Trafford Centre venue in Manchester.

What a tournament to win. It's a title I've wanted to win for years! 

Richard Gottfried - Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Champion 2018

My score of 31 - the course par is 42 - was enough to fend off the challenge of hundreds of other players who competed over the four-day event.

As part of the prize I received a 6-month free game pass so Emily and I enjoyed a two-round 36-hole game over the two courses yesterday too. We shot a fair few aces on both courses, but were nowhere near the form of last week! We're looking forward to our next match-up at Paradise Island Adventure Golf.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information about the PIAG courses in Cheshire Oaks, Derby, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester and Sheffield.

New Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

There's a new Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells.

Many thanks to our friend Steven Huckle for letting us know about the new Adventure Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire.

The Lava Creek Adventure Golf course is an 18-hole, multi-platform course. Check out the Fantasy Island website for more details.

We've visited Ingoldmells on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour before. Back in May 2011 we played the Crazy Golf course underneath the rollercoaster at Fantasy Island. That course was the 240th played on our travels. We're now up to 823 course visits.

The outdoor Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in May 2011

Link:

- Fantasy Island website