Sunday, December 05, 2021

Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

A look at the Arnold Palmer Minigolf Course at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.


Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Our friends and minigolf rival Peter Jones sent us these photos of the Arnold Palmer Minigolf Course at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby while on his recent trip to the Greater Yarmouth area.


Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth. Photo by Peter Jones
Arnold Palmer Minigolf at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth

Like it's neighbour at Haven Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park it's one of the few remaining Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses

The Arnold Palmer branded miniature golf courses were part of the Arnold Palmer Enterprises empire set-up in 1961 that saw the legendary golfer's name licensed and franchised to a wide-range of activities and products including Dry Cleaning centres and an Arnold Palmer brand foot detergent.

The first Arnold Palmer Putting Course in the UK opened in Coventry in 1965 and was part of an Arnold Palmer Driving Range. A course was also located at a Driving Range in Sheffield.


The crazy golf course at California Cliffs Holiday Park is another that'd be ace to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Visit the Parkdean Resorts website for more information.

Friday, December 03, 2021

Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich

A look at a minigolf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich.


From the Crazy Golf Museum vaults - a minigolf scorecard from our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour visit to the Crazier Golf course at Boom Battle Bar in Norwich, Norfolk earlier this year.

A Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich
Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich

A Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich
Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich

A Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich
Crazier Golf scorecard from Boom Battle Bar in Norwich

Check out the Boom: Battle Bar website for more information.

Adventure Golf at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford, Cheshire.


There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford, Cheshire

The outdoor adventure golf course would have a gator-theme.

Visit the High Legh Park Golf Club website for more information.


It'll be another new local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Thursday, December 02, 2021

A minigolf pencil from Texas

A look at a minigolf pencil from Texas.


From the Crazy Golf Museum vaults - a minigolf pencil from Christopher Gottfried's Crazy World of Minigolf Tour trip to Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA.

A minigolf pencil from Texas
A minigolf pencil from Texas

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester

A look at a minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester.



Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester
Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester
Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester
Minigolf scorecard from Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Check out Aces Minigolf Gloucester for more information.

Happy 1st of December

The perfect time for another supermarket branded Christmas jumper!


Lidl Christmas jumper 2021
Lidl Christmas jumper 2021

It's the second year in a row that Lidl have released a Christmas jumper. Here's 2020's version.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London

A look at the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course in Putney, London.


Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London. Photo by Matt Dodd, 30 November 2021
Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney

A BIG thank you to our friend and fellow minigolf adventurer Matt Dodd for sending over these photos from his visit to Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London.

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London. Photo by Matt Dodd, 30 November 2021
That's some cool UV minigolf!

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London. Photo by Matt Dodd, 30 November 2021
Shark bumps!

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London. Photo by Matt Dodd, 30 November 2021
Jungle Rumble Putney

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf in Putney, London. Photo by Matt Dodd, 30 November 2021
Underwater glow-in-the-dark golf


Visit the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf website for more information.


There are also Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf courses in London, Bristol, Glasgow and Brighton.

We've played the Bristol course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and also played at the Liverpool venue before it closed. There was a location in Leeds for a little while as well.

There are plans for a new Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course to open in Liverpool too.

The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters miniature golf tournament nine years ago today!


Chrizy Golf Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester
Chrizy Golf


Chrizy Golf Christmas Crazy Golf in Manchester
Chrizy Golf

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 979 courses since September 2006.

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That one was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

Monday, November 29, 2021

Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

A look at the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course in Nottingham.


Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham. Photo by Jam Trubridge, 28 November 2021
Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over these snaps of the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course in Nottingham in the snow yesterday.

Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham. Photo by Jam Trubridge, 28 November 2021
Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham

Visit the Highfields Park Adventure Golf website for more information.


We've visited Nottingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, but not since the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course opened. We're looking forward to a game there in the future.

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

We took some snaps of the signs for Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester during a snowy walk round the city centre on Sunday.


Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks is home to two indoor 18-hole courses.

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

You can also find Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Cardiff, Leicester and Birmingham.

Check out the Treetop Adventure Golf website for more information.


Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester

The Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Manchester were the 799th and 800th courses visited in the UK on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 979 courses overall.

Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester
It's a lot more tropical inside Treetop Adventure Golf than outside!

Friday, November 26, 2021

Dull Men's Club Calendar for 2022

The new Dull Men's Club Calendar is out now.


The Dull Men's Club's brand new calendar for 2022 arrived yesterday and we're looking forward to seeing what pursuits interest our fellow dullards over the coming year.

The Dull Men's Club Calendar for 2022
The Dull Men's Club Calendar for 2022

About the Dull Men's Club

The Dull Men's Club celebrates the ordinary and the life-changing magic of simple, everyday, run-of-the-mill things.

Visit the Dull Men's Club website for more information and to buy a copy of the calendar.


The Dull Men's Club Calendar

We featured in the club's calendar back in 2017 for our never-ending quest to visit and document every minigolf course in the UK.

There was an update on our adventures within last year's edition too.

Butlin's Monorails in the Picture Postcard Annual

The 2022 Picture Postcard Annual is out now.


Picture Postcard Annual 2022
Picture Postcard Annual 2022

The new Picture Postcard Annual is available now and includes a feature that I wrote about Butlin's Monorails.

Butlinland Skegness – Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 Aug 1980
Butlinland Skegness – Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 Aug 1980

There's a lot of great content in the annual including a wide-range of features, event listings, dealer contacts and more.

You can buy the 2022 Picture Postcard Annual from the Reflections of a Bygone Age website.


We made it to one postcard fair this year - at Stockport Town Hall - and we're looking forward to hunting for more old postcards of minigolf, monorails and holiday camps next year.

Aldi's second Christmas jumper of the season

Aldimania was running wild as I bought my second Aldi Christmas jumper of the year.


Alid's Christmas jumper for 2021
Aldi liked this photo of me in it that Emily took

I managed to get the more colourful version at my local store last week and luckily found this black and white version on a visit to the Stockport town centre shop.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Adventure Golf course at the Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre in Harrow

Plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Roger Bannister Sports Centre in Harrow, London have been approved.


A new Adventure Golf course is opening at the Roger Bannister Sports Centre in Harrow

The outdoor adventure golf course at the Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre will have a dinosaur theme.

Visit the Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre website for more information.


It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Putt Putt Crazy Golf opening in Streatham Hill, London

A new indoor Crazy Golf venue is opening in Streatham Hill, London.


Putt Putt Crazy Golf is opening in Streatham Hill, London on Wednesday 1st December 2021

Putt Putt Crazy Golf is opening in Streatham Hill, London on Wednesday 1st December.

The minigolf course claims it will be London's Biggest Indoor Crazy Golf course.

As well as the Crazy Golf course the venue will have a bar, food and karaoke rooms.

Visit the Putt Putt Streatham Hill website for more information.


Putt Putt Streatham Hill will be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One Month Until Christmas Day

Not long to wait now.


The Christmas hole at Teezers Retro Crazy Golf in Coventry
The Christmas hole at Teezers Retro Crazy Golf in Coventry

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Winebulance

We recently had a delivery from the Stockport Winebulance!


The Winebulance
Emily with her emergency delivery of supplies from the Winebulance

What an emergency service.

The Winebulance
New York - Paris - Milan - Stockport

Check out the Helen Jones Wines website for more information.


Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

There's a Crazy Golf course at Yum Yum World in Rugby, Warwickshire.


There's a Crazy Golf course at Yum Yum World in Rugby, Warwickshire

A big thanks go to my fellow fan of retail history Mason Moore for letting me know about the Crazy Golf course at Yum Yum World in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Yum Yum Crazy Golf is an indoor course within Yum Yum World - a sweet shop, soft play centre, arcade and laser tag venue in Rugby town centre.

Mason tells me that the building Yum Yum World is in was once the town's Woolworths.

Check out the Yum Yum World website for more information.


Yum Yum Crazy Golf is another course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Prison Putt Adventure Golf opening in Maidstone

A new prison-themed adventure golf course is opening at Prison Island in Maidstone, Kent.


A new prison-themed adventure golf course is opening at Prison Island in Maidstone, Kent

The Prison Island escape room venue in Maidstone, Kent is opening a new prison-themed indoor adventure golf course.

The new minigolf course is planned to open in December.

Visit the Prison Island website for more information.


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

Another Day, Another Christmas Jumper

I finally got the Home Bargains Christmas Jumper!


The Home Bargains Christmas Jumper for 2021

Just 32 days until Christmas.