Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton

Visiting Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton

On Saturday 13th May (National Miniature Golf Day) we headed to New Brighton to play the two Championship Adventure Golf courses on King's Parade.

Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton is home to 36-holes of minigolf

Championship Adventure Golf opened in 2014 and we've been looking forward to playing the courses since then. It was worth the wait. Both the Championship and Local Landmark layouts are superb miniature golf courses and in great condition.

The Championship Adventure Golf course

The Landmark Adventure Golf course

The courses became the 730th and 731st visited and 430th and 431st played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Championship course and Landmark course beyond the lighthouse

A view of the Championship Adventure Golf course

There's a nice little four-hole putting green to warm-up before hitting the full 18-holes

I really like the golf ball topped flag poles at the course

In our matches I defeated Emily 48-52 and 50-53.





The courses are not easy, but they do reward good putting skills. While you're unlikely to get a lot of holes-in-one, there is a nice incentive to do so, as you receive a badge to mark the achievement!

Minigolf winnings

I managed to get one ace on each course, while Emily scored two perfect shots on the Landmark course.

Emily after her ace on the lighthouse hole

We enjoyed our day out at the resort and we're looking forward to a return visit to the courses and New Brighton as a whole.



Head over to the Championship Adventure Golf website for more info, prices and opening times.

The new courses are certainly different to the old 18-hole Kings Parade Crazy Golf course that we had a look at on our only other visit to New Brighton back in 2011. The Adventure Golf courses at Kings Parade Gardens were built on the area once used for tennis courts. The old concrete Crazy Golf course sat to the left of the steps you took to reach the courts.

How Kings Parade Gardens looked in 2011

May 2017

May 2017

You can see more photos of what the area looked like in the photos and videos on my Kings Parade Gardens minigolf blog post.





Link:
- Championship Adventure Golf website

Related blog posts:
- New Brighton
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Championship Mini Golf in New Brighton
- Landmark Adventure Golf in New Brighton
- Kings Parade Gardens - Crazy Golf and Mini Golf in New Brighton

Videos:
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- Old Mini Golf course at King's Parade Gardens in New Brighton

Globalls Mini Golf in Brighton

A look at the colourful Globalls Crazy Golf courses in Brighton.

Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Stephen Skinner of the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending over these superb snaps from he and his wife Laura's visit to the Globalls Crazy Golf course in Brighton.

It's a course Emily and I have wanted to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour for a while. It opened up after our last visit to the seaside town. We're hoping to get back down there again next year.

Globalls is home to two 12-hole indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf courses. One has a dinosaur theme while the other has a jungle theme.

Check out the Globalls Mini Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

The team at Globalls love Halloween and each year decorate the courses accordingly.

 

  

I'm a big fan of UV Glow-in-the-Dark miniature golf courses and it's lovely to see how bright and colourful Globalls is. The scary obstacles and decorations look really smart too.

Related blog posts:
- Jurassic Globalls
- Indoor glow in the dark minigolf in Brighton

Miniature golf postcards from Brighton

A look at four old minigolf postcards from Brighton.

I've enjoyed spending some time looking through our minigolf postcard collection during lockdown. Emily and I have found some brilliant old postcards at fairs, charity shops, car boot sales, antique shops and online over the years. Some are quite new and date from the 2000's while some are from the early 1900's. We also really enjoy finding brand new postcards on sale at minigolf courses we visit.

Three of the same location

One of the first minigolf course postcards I bought is also the earliest dated card I have of Brighton. The colourised card shows the 'Miniature Golf Links, Brighton' and was posted from Brighton to West Harrow on the 29th August 1927.

Miniature Golf Links, Brighton. Postally used 29 August 1927. Publisher unknown

The next dated card I have shows the 'New Miniature Golf Course and Carpet Gardens, Brighton' - the same course as above - and was posted from Wolverton in Buckinghamshire to Rochester, Kent on the 27th May 1928.

New Miniature Golf Course and Carpet Gardens, Brighton. Postally used 27 May 1928. Publisher unknown

The Tuck's card No. 2162 I have shows the same area and is captioned 'Lower Parade & Miniature Golf course, Brighton'. It was posted from Brighton to Fulham on the 10th October 1928. However, looking at the course, surrounding area and the clothing people are wearing I would suggest the course was the first to be on the site and was there pre-1927.

Lower Parade & Miniature Golf course, Brighton. Postally used 10 October 1928. Tuck's Photogravure Postcard No. 2162

The pier in the background of those three postcards is the West Pier.

One of a different old course

The next dated card was posted from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire to Lancing, Sussex on the 15th April 1945. This card is captioned 'Aquarium & Palace Pier showing Miniature Golf Links, Brighton'.

Aquarium & Palace Pier showing Miniature Golf Links, Brighton. Postally used 15 April 1945. Publisher unknown

Playing minigolf in Brighton

We've played minigolf in Brighton a number of times over the years but haven't been to the south coast seaside resort since 2011. Where have the last nine years gone!

The 12th course visited on our travels. This was back in July 2007

One of the first courses played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Crazy Golf on the seafront near the Palace Pier back in 2007.

Championship Mini Golf in New Brighton

Playing the Championship Mini Golf course in New Brighton.

The 730th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 18-hole Championship Adventure Golf on King's Parade in New Brighton.



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.

  

Visit the Championship Adventure Golf website for more info, prices and opening times.

Link:
- Championship Adventure Golf website

Related blog posts:
- New Brighton
- Championship Adventure Golf in New Brighton
- Landmark Adventure Golf in New Brighton
- Kings Parade Gardens - Crazy Golf and Mini Golf - New Brighton
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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!