Halloween in the USA - Part III

A look at some awesome Halloween decorations from the USA.

Emily was recently in the US and while there spotted some great inflatable Halloween decorations at Home Depot.

Halloween inflatables at Home Depot

There are now only 13 days to Halloween!

Unfortunately there wasn't enough room in her luggage to bring any back to decorate our house with.

Halloween inflatables at Home Depot

I did however get some packs of the new Garbage Pail Kids Halloween-themed Revenge of Oh the Horror-ible trading cards!

Garbage Pail Kids Revenge of Oh the Horror-ible trading cards

Check out my blog post about Halloween-themed minigolf courses and events to see what's happening.

Our friends Tom and Robin at A Couple of Putts have also created the hashtag #Puttober to share all things Halloweeney at miniature golf courses.

Happy 18th October

A look back at minigolf courses played on this day.

I've managed to play a few different minigolf courses on the 18th October in previous years.

On Thursday 18th October 2012 I played an intriguing Mini-Golf course that had been set-up in Covent Garden in London by the golf and knitwear brand Lyle & Scott as part of Wool Week. The course was the 307th played and 511th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

At the Woolly Golf minigolf course in Covent Garden

On Friday 18th October 2013 I visited the 12-hole Putt in the Park Minigolf course at Wandsworth Park in London for a ‘friendly’ round of Crazy Golf against friends and minigolf rivals Gareth Holmes, Alan Norman and Paul O'Connor. The course was the 323rd played and 538th visited on our travels.

Playing at Putt in the Park, Wandsworth

On Saturday 18th October 2014 we headed to Mead Open Farm in Billington, Bedfordshire for a morning of fun on the farm. And some Crazy Golf. The course was the 350th we've played and 584th visited on our tour.

Playing Crazy Golf at Mead Open Farm in Billington, Bedfordshire

On Thursday 18th October 2016 I was in Telford so had a look at the Adventure Golf course at Telford Town Park. Unfortunately it wasn't open so I didn't get a game. The course was the 716th visited.

The Adventure Golf course at Telford Town Park in Shropshire

We've now visited 925 miniature golf courses since September 2006.

Fingers crossed I'll get another round in today.

Putting Course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville

In June 2008 we took a road-trip to Northallerton. Our first stop was at the then new UrbanCrazy Minigolf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville, Leicestershire.

As well as the new minigolf course there was a Putting Course there too.

The recreation ground is also home to a miniature railway.

Globalls Mini Golf in Brighton

A look at the colourful Globalls Crazy Golf courses in Brighton.

Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Stephen Skinner of the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending over these superb snaps from he and his wife Laura's visit to the Globalls Crazy Golf course in Brighton.

It's a course Emily and I have wanted to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour for a while. It opened up after our last visit to the seaside town. We're hoping to get back down there again next year.

Globalls is home to two 12-hole indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf courses. One has a dinosaur theme while the other has a jungle theme.

Check out the Globalls Mini Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

The team at Globalls love Halloween and each year decorate the courses accordingly.

 

  

I'm a big fan of UV Glow-in-the-Dark miniature golf courses and it's lovely to see how bright and colourful Globalls is. The scary obstacles and decorations look really smart too.

Related blog posts:
- Jurassic Globalls
- Indoor glow in the dark minigolf in Brighton

Pitch & Putt at Appley Park in Ryde, Isle of Wight

Looking for, but not finding, the Pitch & Putt course at Appley Park in Ryde.

Back in October 2016 we revisited the Isle of Wight on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Our first stop was to the seaside town of Ryde where we had a look at the out of season Pirate Adventure Golf course at Peter Pan's Funfair and Amusements on the Esplanade.

We then headed towards Puckpool Park to play the Crazy Golf course there.

En route we passed through Appley Park and saw a sign for a Pitch & Putt course. However we couldn't find it.

Pitch & Putt was supposedly that way

No Golf allowed

Putting Green at Norwich Family Golf Centre

A look at the Putting Green at Norwich Family Golf Centre.

In May 2017 we called in at the Norwich Family Golf Centre to visit the Congo Rapids Adventure Golf course.

Unfortunately on the day of our visit the course was too wet to play.

Norwich Family Golf Centre is also home to a Putting Green.

Pitch & Putt Golf at the Lea Marston Hotel in Sutton Coldfield

A look at the Pitch & Putt course at the Lea Marston Hotel.

Back in September 2017 we stayed at the Lea Marston Hotel in Sutton Coldfield. The hotel had an on-site Pitch & Putt course.

A view from the first tee

The walkway between the hotel and golf course was netted to avoid being hit by errant shots from the driving range

Crazy Golf at Birchington Vale Holiday Park

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Birchington Vale Holiday Park in Kent.

A BIG thank you to our friend, minigolf rival and fellow Crazy Golf adventurer Matt Dodd for sending over some snaps from his visit to the Crazy Golf course at Birchington Vale Holiday Park in Kent.

The course is another where each of the holes is in the shape of a letter and the finished result spells out Crazy Golf. It certainly looks neat on the satellite image of the holiday park.

Z and Y

Visit the Birchington Vale Holiday Park website for more information.

Matt, Helen and their family have visited almost 200 miniature golf courses on their own Mini Golf travels. We've met up with them - and competed against them - on some of the courses too. Check out Matt's other guest minigolf blog posts.

Halloween in the USA - Part II

A look at some excellent Halloween decorations from the USA.

Emily was recently in the US and while there spotted some brilliant Halloween decorations.

Haunted PCs at Target in New Jersey

How great is this Haunted Computer!

Unfortunately there wasn't enough room in her luggage to fit a desktop PC in.

Only 35 bucks!

The PC comes with its own built-in virus

There are now only 15 days to Halloween!

Check out my blog post about Halloween-themed minigolf courses and events to see what's happening.

Our friends at A Couple of Putts have also created the hashtag #Puttober to share all things Halloweeney at miniature golf courses.

Happy National Dictionary Day

Today is National Dictionary Day in the USA.

National Dictionary Day was created in honour of Noah Webster's birthday, 16th October 1758.

On our travels to 925 courses we've so far found 83 names for the game.

If you count playing Zany Golf on the SEGA Mega Drive we've played minigolf courses starting with an 'A' and a 'Z', if not every other letter in-between

My favourite is 'Golff Gwyllt' which is one of a number of names for Crazy Golf in Welsh. It directly translates as 'Wild Golf'!

Golff Gwyllt at Anglesey Sea Zoo, Isle of Anglesey

Emily's favourite name for the game is the UK classic of 'Crazy Golf'.

Crazy Golf was invented in Skegness, England in 1926

What's your favourite name for minigolf?

Related blog posts:
- What's in a name - from Minigolf to Crazy Golf
- Types and Variants of Miniature Golf
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

- Minigolf etc. - English to Welsh translations

Halloween in the USA - Part I

A look at some brilliant Halloween decorations from the USA.

Emily was recently in the US and while there spotted some superb Halloween decorations.

How cool are these inflatable decorations!

Unfortunately there wasn't enough room in her luggage to bring any back to decorate our house with.

I did however get some packs of the new Garbage Pail Kids Halloween-themed Revenge of Oh the Horror-ible trading cards!

These are super trading cards - with 24 cards in the big packs!

There are now only 16 days to Halloween!

Check out my blog post about Halloween-themed minigolf courses and events to see what's happening.

Crazy Golf at Birdworld in Hampshire

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Birdworld in Hampshire.

Many thanks to our friend, minigolf rival and fellow Crazy Golf adventurer Matt Dodd for sending over some snaps from his visit to the Crazy Golf course at Birdworld in Hampshire.

Unfortunately it was closed. Matt said it's never been open on the three times he and his family have been there.

Visit the Birdworld website for more information.

Matt, Helen and their family have visited almost 200 minigolf courses on their own Crazy Golf travels. We've met up with them - and competed against the pair - on some of them too. Check out Matt's other guest minigolf blog posts.

Putting Green at the Ufford Park Hotel in Melton, near Woodbridge

A look at the Putting Green at the Ufford Park Hotel in Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Back in May 2017 we swung by the Ufford Park Hotel in Suffolk to visit the Congo Rapids Adventure Golf course.

The hotel and golf course is also home to a Putting Green.