Monday, June 29, 2020

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

A look back at our visit to the Kelsey Park minigolf course in Beckenham, Kent.


Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

We visited the Championship Miniature Golf course at Kelsey Park in Beckenham back in March 2013.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

The 18-hole layout is one of the few Eternit-type Miniature Golf courses more commonly found in Continental Europe.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
The course has had a number of modifications made to it. For a start it's not normally covered in felt. And the pyramid obstacles usually appear on hole (lane) 1

The Miniature Golf course at Kelsey Park in Beckenham was the 525th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 1

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 2

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 3

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 4

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 5

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 6

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 7

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 8

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 9

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 10

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 11

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 12

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 13

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 14

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 15

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 16

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 17
  
Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 18

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What a difference a year makes

A look back at our minigolfing visits to Leicester in 2019.


Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester

We competed in the Caddyshackers Open minigolf tournament at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester last year.

We were joined in the team event by our friends and often minigolf rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd and Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The Before Times!

Having qualified for the grand final we returned a week later.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
Natural social distancing before social distancing was a thing

The Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course was the 903rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
A view of the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course

While in the city we also swung by the new Treetop Adventure Golf venue at the Highcross Shopping Centre.

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester

Emily and I also returned to Leicester as a stop-off en route to East Anglia in September.

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester
A Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester

It looks highly unlikely that we'll be travelling anywhere this year.

2020 has pretty much gone down the pan

It'll be nice to revisit Leicester again in the future when it's safe to do so.

We've also been to minigolf courses at Blaby Golf Centre and Charnwood Golf Complex in Leicestershire.

Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre
Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre in March 2014 

Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough
Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough in August 2015

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Mini Golf Toilets

A look at the ablutions obstacles we've seen on our Crazy Golf travels.


Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
Putting into the porcelain at Caddyshackers in Leicester last June

We've seen and played a few toilet obstacles on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Pop-up Adventure Golf course at the Centre:MK in Milton Keynes
A pirate lavvy on a pop-up course at the Centre:MK in Milton Keynes

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The putting suite at Caddyshackers

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
A closer look at the hole

Pirate's Landing Adventure Golf at Trent Lock Golf Centre in Long Eaton
An outhouse on the Pirate's Landing Adventure Golf course at Trent Lock Golf Centre in Long Eaton

Ghetto Golf in Newcastle
The dirtiest looking minigolf hole I've seen! It's at Ghetto Golf in Newcastle
 
Ghetto Golf in Newcastle
Into the cubicle

Ghetto Golf in Newcastle
I don't fancy fishing my ball out of that hole!

Adventure Golf at Center Parcs Elveden Forest, Norfolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried March 2020
A pirate outhouse on the Adventure Golf course at Center Parcs Elveden Forest, Norfolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried March 2020

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- Toilets
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Picture Postcard Magic - Back in Brighton

Here's my latest post for the Reflections of a Bygone Age blog.

Friday, June 26, 2020

Social distancing at Tee-Rex Adventure Golf at Cardiff Golf Centre

The Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre in Wales has reopened with social distancing measures in place.


Many thanks to my friend, minigolf rival and local Martyn Williams of the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending me these snaps from the course.

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
A sign of the times 

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
The new rules 

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
The area next to the course

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
Walk this way

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
A look at the course

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. Photo by Martyn Williams, June 2020
Signs on the hut

Playing the course


We played the 18-hole dinosaur-themed Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course last August. How times change.

It was the 916th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

On that visit we enjoyed a round with Martyn and our old friends and minigolf rivals Cindy and Jas Kukielka.

Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre. August 2019
The Before Times

More information


Check out the blog post from our visit last summer to see more photos of the course and the results of our mini-tournament there.

Visit the Tee-Rex Adventure Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

Take a look on the Welsh Mini-Golf Club website for details on joining the club for future events.

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20 minigolf newsletters in 2020

While we haven't been out visiting and playing minigolf courses since mid-March we have been writing a lot about the game.

We've just sent out our 20th newsletter of the year.

At the Crazy Golf course in Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
At the Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf course in Manchester

Pandemic stops putting


Prior to the coronavirus pandemic we were closing in on visiting the final 40 courses of the original 600 we set out to play in 2006. We're also very close to hitting 1,000 course visits overall.

Before the lockdown hit and our out-of-home putting was paused we'd visited 948 courses since September 2006.

20 courses in 20 days in 2020


We had a strong start to the year and visited 20 courses in the first 20 days of 2020.

Our travels took us to miniature golf venues in Oxford, Birmingham, Manchester, Northwich, Doncaster and Castleford.

A revisit


We went to Wythenshawe Park just over the border in Manchester for our daily outdoor exercise last Sunday and revisited the Crazy Golf we first played in 2009. While there we also visited the currently closed Pitch & Putt Miniature Golf course. That became course visit 949 and the first new course we've been to since the pandemic hit.

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Social distancing at a railway station in Finland

Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival John Mittler for sending me this social distancing sign from Tikkurila railway station in Vantaa, Helsinki metropolitan area. He noticed it while making an essential journey into Tampere.

Social distancing sign from Tikkurila railway station in Vantaa, Helsinki. By John Mittler, June 2020
As John put it "Please socially distance yourself from the train, for your own safety."

He knows me well.

I enjoy seeing different and funny signs around the world, I'm a train nerd and I'm also documenting as many social distancing / Covid-19 signs & posters during the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

New Adventure Golf course in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Adventure Golf opening at Perton Golf Club.


A brand new 18-hole dinosaur-themed adventure golf course is opening at Perton Golf Club in Wolverhampton

A brand new 18-hole dinosaur-themed adventure golf course is opening at Perton Park Golf Club in Wolverhampton.


It's the first brand new miniature golf course in the UK to open its doors for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wolverhampton Adventure Golf opens at Perton Park Golf Club this Saturday, 27th June 2020.

It's another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Visit the Wolverhampton Adventure Golf and Perton Park Golf Club websites for more information, opening times, prices and how to book in for a game.

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Scarborough Adventure Golf. June 2019

We revisited the Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade on our return trip to Scarborough, North Yorkshire last summer.


Scarborough Adventure Golf. June 2019
The Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade in Scarborough

Back in June 2008 the course became the 55th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Unfortunately time and the weather were not on our side so we didn't get a chance to play the course for a second time.

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Merry Christmas in June

Happy Christmas in June.


It's only 6 months until Christmas Day.

Christmas Crazy Golf at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry
Playing Christmas Crazy Golf at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry last Easter


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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Moby Adventure Golf in Romford

A look at Moby Adventure Golf in Romford, Essex.


We played Moby Adventure Golf at Golf Kingdom in Romford back in June 2014. Time flies!

Moby Golf in Romford, Essex

Visit the Golf Kingdom website for more information on the course.

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Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester

A look at the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester.


We revisited the Crazy Golf course at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester while out on our daily exercise on Sunday.


The 9-hole layout was the 114th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in July 2009.


Here's a look at each of the holes.

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 1

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 2

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 3

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 4

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 5

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 6

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 7

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 8

Wythenshawe Park Crazy Golf in Manchester
Hole 9

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Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

A look at the Pitch & Putt course at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester.


We visited Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for our daily outdoor exercise on Sunday and as well as revisiting the abandoned Crazy Golf course there we saw the Pitch & Putt layout on our walk round the park and gardens.

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

Pitch & Putt at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester

The Pitch & Putt course at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester was the 949th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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Pitch & Putt
- Wythenshawe
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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