The weather hadn't been great in the morning so we weren't sure if the courses would be open. As we parked up we noticed a sign on the side of the kiosk, thankfully it said 'Open'!
After collecting our putters, balls, scorecard and pencil from the man in the hut we hit the 18-hole course for a great, fun round of minigolf.
It was a close contest, but a disastrous five on the 17th did me in to gift Emily the victory with a 43 to 44 scoreline.
After our first round the man (Rob) was eager to hear our scores and was impressed we'd shot fairly low scores. Rob told us the course record stood at 36. If we'd played a few more rounds we could've got close and maybe even beaten it. The first three holes are great ace opportunities, although there are some holes you really need to concentrate on or else you could pick up a four or five.
As the course was so good we had a second round and this time tied on 40 shots apiece. Although that did mean Emily won by one-shot overall.
While we didn't have time to play the Putting course this time, we will head back for a round in the future.
The Crazy Golf course was the 432nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The layout was the 734th visited overall and the 707th we've been to in the UK.
Eaton Park Crazy Golf has the right mix of hole-in-one opportunities and tricky second putts. The skill-based layout was unique and well maintained, with each of the holes presenting a different challenge. It's one of those courses I could happily play all day long.
Check out the photos below to view the 18-hole Crazy Golf course and visit the Eaton Park Crazy Golf website for more info, opening times and prices.
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 7
Hole 8
Hole 9
Hole 9
Hole 10
Hole 11
Hole 12
Hole 12
Hole 13
Hole 14
Hole 14
Hole 15
Hole 16
Hole 17
Hole 18
Eaton Park itself is a large heritage park and is also home to a pitch & putt course, a miniature railway, cafe, bandstand, gardens and a very impressive pavilion.
Putting Plus offering Dementia Friendly Minigolf on the prom in Prestwick.
The team at Putting Plus in Prestwick, Scotland are launching Dementia Friendly Putting on the Putting Green at Prestwick Prom this Friday, 26th May, between 2 and 4pm.
Dr John Hunter from Putting Plus said "The healthy benefits for Putting include improved hand /eye coordination, visual perception, motor skills, and spatial awareness as well as getting out in the fresh air."
He added "Please note that if the weather is doubtful a message will be left on the weather line 07471 914 725 to confirm if the event is going ahead."
We visited Prestwick while in Scotland for the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Unfortunately the weather wasn't too kind on the particular afternoon we were on the prom, so we didn't get to play the fine looking seafront Putting course.
This time last year we hit another BIG minigolf milestone as we played the 400th course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we visited Breakers Miniature Golf at Les Mielles Golf and Country Club in St Ouens Bay, Jersey.
We were lucky enough to have the course to ourselves during our visit to the most southerly course in the British Isles on Monday 23rd May 2016.
In our match on the Championship Adventure Golf course I won with a score of 48 to Emily's 52. We heard the course record is 38. A score that low on the tricky course will certainly take some beating!
The Championship Adventure Golf course was the 730th visited and 430th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We had a great time on the well maintained course.
