Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Playing the Crazy Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

On Sunday 10th September we swung by Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire for a game on the Crazy Golf course there.

The Crazy Golf course is in a nice setting

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course is of the Eternit Miniature Golf variety, although it has had some modifications from the norm. This was in the form of felt over the thin concrete playing surface as well as a selection of fibreglass obstacles, including a Humpty.



The Crazy Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield became the 775th course visited and 461st played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

I'm always happy if there's a Humpty obstacle on a course

In our minigolf match-up I won with a score of 19 to Emily's 23.



It's a good little Crazy Golf layout and we had a fun round on it.

Bumpy

We enjoyed our visit to Beacon Park. The whole area looked nice and the facilities in the park were very good. The Crazy Golf course is next to Pitch & Putt, FootGolf and Disc Golf courses, as well as a Petanque terrain and the park cafe.

Disc Golf, Foot Golf and Pitch & Putt layouts can be seen beyond the fence

Hole 1

Over the bridge to the green

Hole 2 

Clowning around

Hole 3

Dogleg

Hole 4

Lumpy

Hole 5

Three peaks

Hole 6

Quite a labyrinth!

The 'green'

Hole 7

Housey

Hole 8

Humpty

Hole 9

Judging by the piece of metal to the left it looks like there used to be a different obstacle on this hole

This was the first time we've seen this variant on the ramp obstacle. Normally the ball is trapped inside the box after putting as a way to collect the ball at the end of a round

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

A nice bit of history

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Halloween at Globalls Crazy Golf in Brighton

The team at Globalls Crazy Golf in Brighton are putting together the finishing touches to their Halloween-themed minigolf layout.

The 12-hole glow-in-the-dark Crazy Golf course is normally full of dinosaurs, but between Friday the 13th and Halloween itself the indoor Crazy Golf course will be transformed into an incredibly popular creepshow!

There'll be Dracula, Frankenstein, Skeletons, Zombies and more at the Globalls Halloween event

Emily and I are really looking forward to visiting Jurassic Globalls - and the new 'Tropicana' course they are opening - on our next trip to Brighton. It's been a while since we were in the seaside resort.

Check out the Jurassic Globalls website, Facebook and Twitter for more info.

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Crazy Cave Shooting Gallery in Stourport on Severn

Spotting a Crazy Cave Shooting Gallery at Playland Fun Park in Stourport on Severn.

I'm a big fan of the traditional seaside shooting shack and so I was pleased to find one I'd never seen before at Playland Fun Park in Stourport. We were in town to play the Crazy Golf courses and noticed the shooting gallery between the two kiosks. It was quite different to the classic 'Old Zeke' style we normally see on on our travels.

The Crazy Cave shooting shack

Bootleg Fred

It's not a true shooting shack unless it's got a lavvy to unlock!

For a landlocked town Stourport on Severn has a lot of amusements, minigolf courses and attractions! We're looking forward to another visit to the town.

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Link:
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Urban Putt in San Francisco

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival (and sometimes team-mate) Kevin 'Max' Moseley for posting us a minigolf scorecard and pencil following his recent visit to Urban Putt in San Francisco, California.

It's always great to see and receive ephemera and collectibles from around the world. These are two fine additions to the Crazy Golf Museum's archives.

Check out the Urban Putt website for more information and to take a virtual tour of the indoor miniature golf course.

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Links:
- Urban Putt website
- Urban Putt on Twitter
- Urban Putt on Facebook
- Urban Putt on Instagram

Mr Mulligan's Lost World Adventure Golf in Cheltenham

A visit to the new Mr Mulligan's Lost World Adventure Golf course in Cheltenham.

Playing a hole next to a volcano

On Friday 6th October we headed to The Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham to check out Mr Mulligan's two brand new 18-hole Lost World Golf courses.

There's some great theming throughout the 36-hole venue

The layouts became the 784th and 785th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

First up was the 'Neptune's Mist' course and we were lucky enough to be the first people to play a round on it after the Mayor of Cheltenham had cut the red ribbon to officially open the course.

Playing the Canopy Creek course

We had a great round on the huge course and it was nice to play with a group of novice players - who showed some real putting potential as we made our way round the twists and turns of the course.

A loop-di-loop obstacle I actually liked playing for a change!

Emily set the clubhouse course record with her round of 42. The Neptune's Mist course has a par of 38 and Canopy Creek is a par-40 layout. After playing both I'd say Neptune's Mist should be a par-40 too as there are some very trick holes on the course and it's tough to score an ace. In fact our group of six players failed to score a single hole-in-one!

As close as you can get without scoring an ace

The results from our round saw Emily in first place on 42, I was one shot back on 43 after scoring a four at the 18th. Ant was third on 49, Georgia was fourth on 51, Charlie was fifth with 56 and Lisa was sixth with a round of 60.

One of the spectators

After a short break we picked up our putters and headed to the 'Canopy Creek' courses for our next game. Emily once again picked up the win - shooting 38 to my 41 - and this time scored three aces too!

Minigolf Adventurers at the 784th and 785th courses visited

We really enjoyed our visit to Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf, Cheltenham and thought the theming was really well done. The staff were friendly and the courses were fun to play.

A skellington on the 18th

Check out the Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf Cheltenham website for more information, opening times and prices.

It was a fun ride through Mr Mulligan's Lost World

As well as the Cheltenham location you can find Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf courses in Castleford, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Woking, Sidcup, Tonbridge and Stevenage.

You'll see a few dinosaurs on your travels to Mr Mulligan Adventure Golf venues

Links:
- Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf, Cheltenham
- Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf
- The Brewery Quarter

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Mr D's Magnificent Pie Machine at Cheltenham Market

As a fan of fun business and marketing gimmicks I enjoyed spotting Mr D's Magnificent Pie Machine at Cheltenham Market last week. The steampunk inspired stall is certainly eye-catching.

Mr D's magnificent pie machine stall has a lot of bells and whistles on it

Check out Mr D's Pie Machine website, Twitter and Facebook for more info.

Links:
- Mr D's Pie Machine
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Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf in Nottingham

Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf opening in Nottingham this month.

The new Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf course at Riverside Family Golf Centre is opening on Saturday 21st October.

A friend of my mate and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge spotted the building work at Riverside Family Golf Centre in August. Nottingham and the East Midlands area is seeing a real boom in new Adventure Golf courses!

For more information on the Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf course visit the Riverside Family Golf Centre website.

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Minigolf Tour 2017

New Minigolf Competition Tour launched in Portugal.

The team at Minigolfe.pt have got in touch to let me know about a new tournament series - the Minigolf Tour 2017. The competition begins later this month and will take place over three stages in October, November and January.

Aimed at  those seeking new minigolf challenges, the tournament aims to extend the competitive side of the sport to all fans of minigolf. The Minigolf Tour 2017 will start on the last weekend of October, with the first of three stages to be played at the Minigolf course of the “União Desportiva Praiense” in the Azores on the 28th and 29th.

The second stage will be held in Family Golf Park in Vilamoura on the 11th and 12th November, and the third and final stage will take place in Costa Nova on the 6th and 7th January 2018.

Each event consists of six rounds - three rounds will be played on Saturday afternoon, and three on Sunday morning. Each stage will be played using the strokeplay system. At the end of each stage, the winners will be awarded with medals.

After each stage the players will be scored according to their result. These scores count towards the General Ranking that is calculated by the sum total of points from the three stages.

Entries for the Minigolf Tour 2017 are already open. Each of the stages has a registration fee of €10. It is not mandatory to play all three stages. More information about the Minigolf Tour 2017 can be found on the Minigolfe.pt website.

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the second stage will be not be held in Lagos, Algarve, on the 25th and 26th. Instead the second stage will be held at the Family Golf Park in Vilamoura on the 11th and 12th November.

Minigolfe.pt is an online minigolf magazine and official partner of the “Hole in 1 Challenge 2017” and is dedicated to promoting the sport of minigolf in Portugal. Minigolfe.pt has the largest database of places where you can play minigolf in Portugal.

Minigolf update

Latest update from our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We had a superb weekend road-trip and traveled around Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. And a little bit of Wales. It was nice to play another stack of minigolf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour too.

We're now up to 791 course visits on our travels since September 2006! It's crazy to think that we're so close to the BIG 800th course visit. Where will it be...?

The course below was an unexpected discovery on a visit to Stourport on Severn. Wonderful.

We've now visited 791 miniature golf courses. 763 of them have been in the UK, with 28 overseas

Here's a breakdown of the courses we visited over the weekend - the full list can be seen on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page:

• 784 Cheltenham (Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf) - Neptune's Mist Adventure Golf course
• 785 Cheltenham (Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf) - Canopy Creek Adventure Golf course
• 786 Newnham (Elton Leisure) - Forest of Dean Adventure Golf
• 787 Lydney (Krazy Golf Lydney) - Crazy Golf - we also played the Crazy Golf Pool table there!
• 788 Hereford (Bishops Meadow) - Putting course
• 789 Stourport on Severn (Playland) - Crazy Golf
• 790 Stourport on Severn (Riverside Park) - Putting course
• 791 Stourport on Severn (Riverside Park) - Crazy Golf

Lots of blog posts, videos and photos to follow...