Putting Green at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A look at the miniature golf course in Vickersway Park, Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 11th January 2020.

While in Northwich on Saturday we had a walk along the riverside path to Vickersway Park. It's not far from the town centre and is worth a visit.

The park is home to a Crazy Golf course and a grass Putting layout.

Back in September 2016 the course became the 701st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We have now been to 942 courses since September 2006.

So far this year we've visited nine courses and played at three of them.

Our first games at Paradise Island Adventure Golf for 2020

Playing at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

A view of the Tiki Hut Trail course

Last night we called into Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester for a couple of games on the two 18-hole courses.

In our round on the Temple Ruins Adventure we both scored 36.

About to ace the 5th hole on the Tiki Hut Trail

In our round on the Tiki Hut Trail I shot a 34 and Emily scored 40.

Posing with the shark on the 6th

Last year Emily broke the course records on both of the layouts at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

Emily playing hole 1 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course

In July Emily scored a record on the Temple Ruins course to win the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship with a round of 30, including seven aces.

Emily holing out on hole 2 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course

In August she shot a 33 on the Tiki Hut Trail course to beat the previous record by one-shot.

So far this year we've visited seven courses and played at three of them.

We've been to 942 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Mini Golf and Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife

A look at the Mini Golf course and Billiard Golf tables in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.

Many thanks to my friend Philip Walsh for sending over some snaps of the Mini Golf course and Billiard Golf tables at the shopping centre in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.

The Mini Golf course is of the Swedish Felt variety.

The Billiard Golf tables look great fun to play.

It's always brilliant to see different courses from around the world.

We've seen a few different types of snooker/pool/billiard golf courses and Pit-Pat tables over the years, but the one in Puerto Colón is a new variant of table top miniature golf billiards.

New Miniature Golf course at Pembrey County Park in Carmarthenshire, Wales

A new Miniature Golf course is opening at Pembrey County Park in Carmarthenshire, Wales this year.

Visit the Pembrey County Park website for more information.

We played the old Crazy Golf course at Pembrey County Park on our tour of Wales in 2009.

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

The Welsh Minigolf Club will be holding a tournament at the new course this season.

Adventure Golf at Calderfields Golf Academy Driving Range in Walsall

A new Adventure Golf course is planned for Calderfields Golf Academy Driving Range in Walsall.

For more information visit the Calderfields Golf Academy Driving Range website.

The Welsh Minigolf Grand Prix

The Welsh Minigolf Club has announced a new season-long event in the Welsh Minigolf Grand Prix.

Consisting of six open strokeplay events the Welsh Minigolf Grand Prix will see players awarded championship points based on their finishing position.

The six Welsh Minigolf Grand Prix events are:

• January 27th - Tropical Challenge - Treetop Adventure Golf, Cardiff
• February 23rd - Island Classic - Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf , Barry Island
• Date TBA - Parkland Challenge - Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire
• Date TBA - Dragon Classic - Dragon's Quest Mini Golf, Fontygary
• October TBA (likely 4th) The Cardiff Open, Tee-Rex Golf, Cardiff
• November 17th - Combination Classic - Treetop Adventure Golf, Cardiff

Check out the Welsh Minigolf Club website and Facebook Page for more information about the Welsh Minigolf Grand Prix and other club tournaments.

British Minigolf Association tournaments for 2020

Details of British Minigolf Association competitions for the 2020 season.

Information about the British Minigolf Association's tour calendar for the year ahead has been announced on the BMGA's Facebook Page.

The 2020 season tees-off with the Thanet Open at Lost Island Adventure Golf at the Flamingo Arcade in Margate, kent on Sunday 9th February.

The year ends with the Star City Open at Adventure Island Minigolf at Star City in Birmingham on Sunday 6th December (TBC).

Holes-in-one at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

A look at some aces on holes 4 and 18 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on Boxing Day 2019.





PIAG Manchester was the last minigolf course we visited in 2019.

Last year we visited 82 miniature golf layouts and revisited and replayed a lot of courses.

That Funky Golf Place in Birmingham

A visit to That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham.

We played our first miniature golf course of 2020 on Sunday and it was a new one to tick off on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Putting through a Nursing Home hole

On our way back up to Stockport after a weekend down in Abingdon-on-Thames we called in to That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham.

Hole 16 sees you play in a Boxing ring

The indoor venue is home to an 18-hole Crazy Golf course.

Hole 3 has a garden theme

That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm was the 942nd course we've visited overall since September 2006. It was the 540th course we've played. We've now been to 903 courses in the British Isles.

HMP Funky!

In our round we tied after both scoring rounds of 45.

Hole 1

Hole 11 has an 80's theme

Hole 11

There was something fishy about the loop-di-loop on hole 17

This is hole 10. Not the finish

Check out That Funky Golf Place's website for more information, opening times and prices.

Last year we visited a total of 82 new courses and played 36 of them.

So far this year we've visited five courses and played one of them.

Including my brother Christopher's own mini-tour of courses over the years we've been to a total of 965 courses.

When our travels began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the UK. We estimate there are now 1,200 courses in the UK, with new places to play opening all the time.

World of Bun Throwing: A visit to Abingdon's County Hall Museum

World of Bun Throwing: A visit to Abingdon's County Hall Museum: On Saturday we were back in my home town and visited the County Hall Museum.

Check out the full post from our visit on my World of Bun Throwing blog.

The Chase

My episode of The Chase was on Pick at 5pm on Saturday, 28th December 2019. Did you catch it?

The episode was listed as Series 5, Episode 16. My episode has also previously been listed as Series 5, Episode 39.

It was recorded back in 2011 and aired on ITV in March 2012. Since then it's aired multiple times on ITV and Challenge TV. To my knowledge this was the first time it'd been on Pick.

This was almost a decade ago now!

I wonder when and where it'll be shown next...?

Junkyard Golf in Oxford's Westgate Centre

A look at Junkyard Golf in the Westgate Centre, Oxford.

We were back in my home town at the weekend and swung by Junkyard Golf at the Westgate shopping centre in the city centre.

Junkyard Golf in Oxford is home to three 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf courses.

You can find other Junkyard Golf venues in Manchester, London, Leeds and Liverpool.

Check out the Junkyard Golf website for more information.

The Junkyard Golf course was the second course we visited in 2020. The first was the Putting Green at the Park Square offices in Cheadle Heath.

Putting Green at the Park Square offices in Cheadle Heath

The first unplayable course visit of the year.

On New Year's Day we walked past the Miniature Golf course at the Park Square offices in Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

It's our nearest course. We've never been allowed to play it as it's for tenants of the offices only.

Minigolf Days in 2020

Two big minigolf days for your diary.

National Miniature Golf Day 2020 will be on Saturday 9th May.

I played the Pirate Cove Adventure Golf course in Aberavon, Port Talbot, Wales on National Miniature Golf Day last year

Miniature Golf Day 2020 will be on Monday 21st September.

We played the Crazy Golf course at Southport's Botanic Gardens on Miniature Golf Day last year

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year and all the very best for 2020.

On New Year's Eve 2018 we played the 18-hole indoor Roxy Golf course at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester

Playing at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Our last game at Paradise Island Adventure Golf for 2019.

The last minigolf course we visited this year was Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Emily about to ace hole 1

We swung by for a game on Boxing Day!

We were still in the Christmas spirit

In our round on the Temple Ruins Adventure course Emily scored a brilliant win with a score of 31 to my 34. Emily's round included seven holes-in-one.

This year Emily has broken the course records on both of the 18-hole courses at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

In July Emily scored a course record on the Temple Ruins layout to win the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship with a round of 30, including seven aces.

In August she shot a 33 on the Tiki Hut Trail course to beat the previous record by one-shot.

We're looking forward to returning for more games at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in 2020.

The PIAG Manchester courses were the 85th and 85th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in April 2009!

This year we visited 82 miniature golf layouts and revisited and replayed a lot of courses too.

• In 2018 we visited 64 courses.
• In 2017 we went to 74 courses.
• In 2016 we visited 47 courses.
• In 2015 we went to 84 courses.

We've now been to 941 courses since September 2006.

New Thetford Garden Centre Adventure Golf course

New Adventure Golf course planned for Thetford Garden Centre.

There are plans to create a new Adventure Golf course at Thetford Garden Centre in Norfolk.

We've played a number of minigolf courses at Garden Centres on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and look forward to revisiting Thetford when the new course is built.