Crazy Golf in Stoke Park, Guildford

Back in 2008 the Crazy Golf course in Guildford's Stoke Park became the 75th course played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Last weekend it also became the 399th played. It has certainly changed a lot - even since my last visit in 2012.

The Swedish Felt B-Run course used to be a 12-hole layout. It's now a full 18-holes, and has a very different playing surface - with astroturf 'grass' and raised 'bunkers'. Quite different indeed.

Check out the photos of the new 18-hole Crazy Golf course layout below.

The new 18th hole

The course was built by City Golf Europe

It's a very tricky layout

This hole was nigh on impossible to play!

This one was trickier now it has thicker 'grass'

The longest hole on the course

A loop-di-loop with felt on the outside of the obstacle!

Another very difficult hole to play

The Stoke Park Minigolf course is in a very nice setting. It's worth a play - but don't expect to get a low score!

Our visit this time was as part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day 2016!

Related blog posts:
- Guildford
- Actual Minigolf Course 75 - Guildford
- Report from the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament 2016
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Videos:
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 1 of 3
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 2 of 3
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 3 of 3

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Woking Park Crazy Golf course

In April 2012 I visited the Woking Park Crazy Golf course and Putting Green near the town's leisure centre. On the 14th May 2016 I actually got to play the course.

This time my visit was part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day and the 9-hole Eternit Miniature Golf course became the 398th played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily putts out on the snakey hole

On target in Woking

  

  

Sadly the Putting Green is no longer there.



Related blog posts:
- Woking
- Woking Park Crazy Golf and Putting Green
- Report from the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament 2016
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Video:
- Hole in One at Woking Park's Crazy Golf course

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Ham and Egging in a Bridlington Amusement Arcade

What a prize!

As a big fan of the 2p falls machines in seaside amusement arcades AND a ham and egger what better things to find in a Bridlington penny falls than these pieces of tat!

Ham & Egger Key Rings - now there's an idea for merchandise...

Related blog posts:
- The Ham & Egger Files – An Introduction
- Amusement Arcades
- Tat Challenge

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North Marine Putting Greens in Bridlington

On our return to Bridlington earlier this month we managed to play the two Putting Courses at the North Marine Putting Greens.

Ticking off two more minigolf course visits in brilliant Bridlington

Last July we'd played the Crazy Golf course there and we were looking forward to playing the grass courses. We weren't disappointed as they were great fun to play and there is a marvellous view.

  

In our match on No.1 Green I beat Emily by five, with a score of 20 to 25. I also aced the 8th hole - it's always marvellous to get a hole-in-one on a grass Putting course.

A second putt on No.1 Green

On No.2 Green Emily defeated me by one-shot - 23 to 24.

Emily gained leverage on No.2 Green to secure the win

If you're in Bridlington the three courses at the North Marine Putting Greens and Crazy Golf are a must visit.

High sticking

No.1 Green became the 395th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, with No.2 Green the 396th. They were originally the 664th and 665th visited overall.

Slightly bunkered on No.2 Green

The North Marine Crazy Golf course with its wacky obstacles and unique layout was proving very popular - we're glad we had it pretty much to ourselves on our visit last July.

Dolly Duck and a view of the Bridlington coastline

Related blog posts:
- Bridlington
- North Marine Crazy Golf in Bridlington
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

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Playing the Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course in Bridlington

We recently spent a great weekend in Bridlington and unlike on our very brief trip at the end of last summer we managed to play the Crazy Golf course on the Foreshore.

It was interesting to see how much the area had changed in just a few short months! The photo below shows the 9-hole course layout as it was in July 2015, while the other photos show how it looked at the start of May this year.

Check out the short video of how the course looked before

The UrbanCrazy designed portable course has been moved into a smaller space, with the rest of the area next to the Spa Pavilion under redevelopment.

In our match on the course Emily defeated me by one-shot - 29 to 30 - after I took a disastrous six on the 9th hole!

We had a marvellous view of the course from our hotel window!

The Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course in Bridlington

The course is open from 11am to 4pm (weather permitting) and is worth a play.



Bridlington's Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course was the 394th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 667th visited overall.



Related blog posts:
- Bridlington
- Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course in Bridlington
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Videos:
- Bridlington's Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course 1 of 2
- Bridlington's Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course 2 of 2
- Bridlington's Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course - July 2015

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Southend Pier Crazy Golf course

New Miniature Golf course at the end of Southend Pier.

A view of Southend Pier on one of our visits to the seaside resort

There's more great news for fans of minigolf as Southend-on-Sea has a new Crazy Golf course!

The 12-hole layout is situated above the sea itself as it's on the world's longest pleasure pier!

The Southend Pier Crazy Golf course is a Swedish Felt B-Run type of course (this photo is of the course that used to be on South Parade Pier in Southsea, Hampshire) - a nice, colourful and tricky layout 

We love visiting Southend. while attending a family 'do' in the town back in 2003 the Adventure Island course became the first Emily and I played. That's three years before our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour began in Southsea. I also made my competition debut on the national minigolf tour in the town and we've also played the Arnold Palmer Putting Course on the promenade a number of times over the years.

The 'playable' Southend Pier Crazy Golf website looks brilliant too. Do check it out!

Southend Pier is undergoing a redevelopment and as well as the Crazy Golf course there will be a refurbed cafe, pop up shops and a pier postal service - so you can get a special postmark on postcards and other mail sent from the end of the pier. Sounds marvellous.

See the poster below and visit the Southend Pier Crazy Golf course website for prices and opening times. We can't wait to visit and take on the challenge of 'Olga the Octopus'!

Link:
- Southend Pier Crazy Golf website

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Southend
- From the Minigolf Archives - Results of our first-ever game of Adventure Golf against each other!

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What a perfect Crazy Golf obstacle for a Coeliac

As a Coeliac Crazy Golfer was there a better obstacle for me to find on our visit to the Funder Park Adventure Golf course in Dawlish Warren, Devon than this!

Another funny thing about being a Coeliac

We can't believe it's been almost a year since our road trip around the South West of England! The Adventure Golf course at Dawlish Warren was the 15th visited on the trip, the 367th played, and 614th visited overall on our tour.

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- Adventure Golf in Dawlish Warren
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England
- Funny things about being a Coeliac

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