Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl

Revisit to the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl.

On our holiday in North Wales we revisited the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course at Rhyl Family Fun Fair. As it was out of season the course was closed. It looked in good condition though.

It was closed

Another course revisited on our travels

   

Hole 1

Hole 2

We first visited and played the course on our road-trip around the coast of Wales back in the summer of 2009. Back then it became the 146th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also visited the course in September 2014.

I wonder what's under the green sheet?

On both previous visits I hadn't noticed what the castle was made out of - it took Emily to point it out! Me and my wide-eyed wonder eh!

What a great use of a shipping container!

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 146 - Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf, Rhyl
- Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Rhyl

Iffy lift painting

I'm not sure the image in the painting next to the lifts at the Cheltenham Holiday Inn Express inspires confidence!

If you have a fear of using lifts then you might want to take the stairs

Crazy Golf at Drift Park in Rhyl

Revisit to the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl.

On our recent holiday in North Wales we revisited the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl. As we were there on a Monday and it was out of season it wasn't a surprise to find the course was closed. It appeared to be in good condition though.

We played the course on our road-trip around the coast of Wales back in the summer of 2009. Back then it became the 145th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also visited the course in September 2014.

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 145 - Drift Park, Rhyl
- Crazy Golf at Drift Park in Rhyl
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Rhyl

Crazy Golf at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp

A revisit to the Crazy Golf course at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park.

The ten-hole Crazy Golf course at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands holiday park

On our Holiday on the Buses at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands we revisited the 10-hole Crazy Golf course at the camp. It's had a lick of paint, some new felt and a change in some of the obstacles since we played the layout in 2014.

The castle / fort's walls are a lot more colourful than before

The course was the 348th played and 582nd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Hole 1 

Hole 2 

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 6 

Hole 6

Hole 6 

Hole 6 

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9 

Hole 10

Visit the Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park website for more information.

We've also played Crazy Golf at the Pontin's holiday park at Camber Sands. Our friends Sophia and Karl Moles recently guest blogged about the Adventure Golf course at Pontin's Pakefield holiday park.

Link:
- Pontin's Prestatyn Sands

Related blog posts:
- Crazy Golf at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Holiday on the Buses
- Prestatyn
- Pontins

Foot Pool at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands

Playing another new game on our travels.

We recently stayed at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands for a Holiday on the Buses fanclub event and while there we got to play a new game - Foot Pool!

The Foot Pool / Football Pool table at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp

It was great fun and an interesting mix of the two sports.

The Rules

In our match-up I defeated Emily two games to nil.

Emily playing a shot

Booting the footpool football

Link:
- Pontin's Prestatyn Sands

Related blog posts:
- Sports and Games Played
- Holiday on the Buses
- Pontins
- Prestatyn

Halloween minigolf!

With the season of the witch almost upon us it's worth taking a look at the minigolf courses offering scares and frights this year!

- Spooky Golf at Coal Country Miniature Golf in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA - Spooky Golf weekends throughout October.

- Spooky Adventure Golf at Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge, England - October half-term.

- Haunted Holes at Aly's Mini Putt And Fun Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - throughout October.

- Halloween Minigolf at Jurassic Globalls in Brighton - between Friday the 13th and Halloween night.

- Puttin for Paws, a pawsitively spooktacular event - Halloween Mini Putt Fun Tournament at Aly's Mini Putt And Fun Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - Sunday 22nd October.

- Trick or treat at Tee Rex Golf at Cardiff Golf Centre, Wales - 28th-31st October.

- Spooktacular Mini Golf at Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa, Arizona, USA - selected dates in October.

- Haunted Mill & Blacklight MiniGolf in Belmont, North Carolina, USA.

One of the more morbid obstacles we've seen on a minigolf course on our travels

Our friends over at The Putting Penguin minigolf review site are also BIG fans of Halloween and their local course at Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor in Connecticut always does something to celebrate.

- Haunted Miniature Golf at Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor in Connecticut, USA - Thursday-Sunday throughout October.

If you know of other Halloween events at minigolf, crazy golf or adventure golf courses do let us know via the comments below, or on Twitter and Facebook.

While it's not specifically Halloween-themed you can play miniature golf in a Funeral Parlor at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services in Palatine, Ilinois, USA.

If you're in or near Southport then Pleasureland is well worth visiting at Halloween as it's the 'Happy Halloween Capital of the UK!' While there's no minigolf there anymore there are a lot of pumpkins and scares to be had. We had a great time there last year.

A few of the pumpkins at Southport Pleasureland last Halloween

Related blog posts:
- Halloween
- Summerween

A revisit to Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton

Playing minigolf at Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton.

It was great to recently return to Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton to take on my friends and minigolf rivals Jon and Cheryl Angel over the two 18-hole miniature golf courses.

A view of the Championship Adventure Golf course in New Brighton

It was Jon and Cheryl's first visit to New Brighton and they were taking in the sights and sounds on a holiday road-trip around the north of England. I was happy to offer up a minigolf challenge to them. We've had some great minigolf battles over the years, with matches played on a variety of courses in Warrington, Luton, Stanmore & Edgware, London, Basingstoke, East Finchley and Arkley. And a few other places too.

Longtime minigolf rivals

First up we teed-off on the Championship minigolf course in a very close match.

Jon with an unconventional second putt

At the 18th I took a 4 which meant Jon needed a 3 to tie or a 2 for a win. He shot a 2 to finish on 51. I was on 52, with Cheryl on 62.

A long putt to a tricky green on the Landmark Adventure Golf course

Next up was the Landmark minigolf course for what was to be another close game.

Playing into Fort Perch

Once again the game went to the wire but Jon was able to score a 2 on the 18th for the win. Jon finished with a round of 53, I was on 54 and Cheryl shot a 68.

Jon playing the 18th of the Championship Mini Golf course

The the two-round contest Jon took the win by two shots, scoring 104 to my 106. Cheryl was third with 130.

Jon 'El Pato' Angel - New Brighton Adventure Golf Champion 2017

Unfortunately none of us managed to score a single hole-in-one in order to claim a badge. It proves how tough the courses are!

All three of us ended up in this situation a bit too often over the 36-holes!

Check out the Championship Adventure Golf website for more details, opening times and prices.

Emily and I first visited Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton back in May this year. The courses were the 730th and 731st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Birkenhead Tram hole didn't have a tram on it when we played there before

Note: Looking through the archives while putting together this post I think the 'Best of 5 Pro Spirit Challenge Tour' between Jon and I is still ongoing!

Crazy Golf in Towyn

No sign of the Crazy Golf course we played in Towyn in 2009.

Back in August 2009 we embarked on a BIG minigolf road-trip around the coast of Wales and while en route to Rhyl we swung by Knightly's Amusement Park in Towyn where we unexpectedly found a Crazy Golf course next to a car park.

One of the holes on the nice 9-hole course in Towyn back in 2009

Fast forward to September 2017 and we were once again heading along the North Wales coast and had the chance to visit Towyn. This time the large sign at the junction listed 'Mini Golf' on it, however when we had a look the great little Crazy Golf course we'd played in 2009 had been turned into a car park!

Mini Golf on a sign

They paved paradise...

Related blog posts:
- Towyn
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 144 - Knightly's Crazy Golf, Towyn
- Playing Minigolf in the towns of Tywyn and Towyn in Wales

Link:
- Knightly's Fun Park

New Swingers Crazy Golf on London's Oxford Street

New Swingers Crazy Golf course opening in the old BHS shop on London's Oxford Street.

The team at Swingers Crazy Golf are opening a brand new course in the old flagship BHS site on London's Oxford Street. The Crazy Golf course will have a seaside-theme and will be complemented by cocktail bars and street food vendors.

Check out my blog post about playing at Swingers Crazy Golf in the City earlier this year.

One of the BIG minigolf obstacles at the first permanent Swingers Crazy Golf venue in London

Keep an eye on the Swingers Crazy Golf website (and sign-up to their newsletter) to keep up-to-date with news about the Oxford Street venue.

Back in 2012 we played Crazy Golf on the rooftop at Selfridges on Oxford Street as part of the Big British Bang celebrating the summer of sport. The pop-up course was created by renowned jellymongers Bompas & Parr also staged a series of tournaments - in which I came out the champion!

Petanque at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Finding a Petanque piste at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

On our recent Midlands road-trip we visited Beacon Park in Lichfield, Stafffordshire to play the Crazy Golf course. After our game we noticed the park was also home to a Petanque terrain. Good to know as we're fans of the game too.

The Petanque Terrain at Beacon Park in Lichfield

The rules of boules

The area looked in good condition. It was next to the park cafe and also had a nice view of the Crazy Golf, Pitch & Putt, FootGolf and Disc Golf courses too.

As well as Petanque you can play four types of Golf in the park!

Check out the Visit Lichfield and Lichfield Historic Parks websites for more info on Beacon Park and its facilities.

Related blog posts:
- Petanque
- Boules
- Lichfield
- Minigolfing in the Midlands