The abandoned Crazy Golf course at Stamford Park in Stalybridge

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Stamford Park in Stalybridge.

This year has flown by and we've made visits to 64 more courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. One of those courses was local to us and a real bonus to find.

As we have been busy exploring our new local area since moving north in the summer of 2016 we've checked out local villages, towns and cities and also had a look at a number of parks in the area to see what we can visit. While looking at the Ashton-under-Lyne area we spotted what looked to be the outline of a minigolf course.

On the 4th February we finally made some time to visit Stalybridge to look for the Crazy Golf course there. We're glad we did.

The 9th hole of the abandoned Crazy Golf course in Stamford Park, Stalybridge - it was a unique layout!

The abandoned Crazy Golf course became the 797th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We're now up to 859 course visits on our travels since September 2006.

 

Following our trip to Stalybridge the next courses we visited were in Sweden.

Some of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stats:

• 859 courses visited overall
• 821 in the British Isles
• 64 visited in 2018
• 33 played this year
• 503 played overall since September 2006

Related blog posts:
- Stalybridge
- Abandoned
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Derelict Minigolf Course on Bournemouth's Exeter Road

Revisiting a derelict Miniature Golf course in Bournemouth, Dorset.

The derelict Minigolf course on Bournemouth's Exeter Road

In June 2009 we found a derelict Minigolf course in Bournemouth and when we revisited in July 2013 it was still there.

Hole 1 has no felt left on it, but many of the holes still do

The formerly 18-hole course is on Exeter Road and next to the cafe/restaurant. When we last visited we weren't able to have a good look at the course as a group of Gentleman of the Road were enjoying a refreshment break on one of the holes!

This time round we managed to have a good look. It's such a shame the course was left to get in such a state.

It's very similar in design to the course that can be found over the road in the Lower Gardens and the championship course in the Boscombe Chine Gardens, though in an entirely unplayable state.

Some of the holes have almost disappeared entirely! It's quite a haunting and apocalyptic site!

A ramp-less ramp

Nature reclaiming the land!

Hole 18 - I think 

Related Blog Posts:

- A derelict Minigolf course in Bournemouth

- Derelicts

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Abandoned Shoe of the Week Award

Picking up the second in a pair of #abandonedshoe of the Week awards.

Today I heard via Twitter that I'd won the 'Abandoned Shoe of the Week' Award for last week!

The prestigious prize is awarded by the Abandoned Shoe Spotter @abandonedshoes for the best abandoned shoe spotted that week. The victory came after I submitted a photo of a turquoise coloured Flip-Flop (right foot) that I spotted on Oakley Road in Leagrave, Luton.

The award winning #abandonedshoe

The backdrop to the photo adds another layer of intrigue!

Last April (where has the year gone?) I won my first of the pair of 'Abandoned Shoe of the Week' awards for spotting a pointy leather, or pleather, shoe (also a righty) near the Luton Town centre stop of the Luton-to-Dunstable Busway.

The UK abandoned shoe count currently stands at: 2,236.

Links:

- Abandoned Shoes on Twitter

- Abandoned Shoes on Facebook

- #abandonedshoe

Related blog post:

- Abandoned Shoe Of The Week!

Abandoned Shoe Of The Week!

Winning the Abandoned Shoe Of The Week title!

I recently found out that I'd won a 'coveted' internet title, that being the spotter of the "Abandoned Shoe Of The Week" from @abandonedshoes on Twitter!

The Abandoned Shoe of the Week prize winner!

Thanks to my friend and sometimes Minigolf ally Kevin Moseley tipping me off about the mission of @abandonedshoes to have all sightings of Abandoned Shoes reported to them, I've sent in a few photos of any that I have spied around Luton!

In recent weeks Emily and I have spotted a couple of sole items of footwear opposite one another on the building works of the new Luton to Dunstable Guided Busway in the town centre. It was the second, pointy shoe, rather than the original fancy shoe, that was awarded the "Abandoned Shoe Of The Week" prize.

The UK abandoned shoe count currently stands at: 1,336!

Links:

- Abandoned Shoes on Twitter

- Abandoned Shoes on Facebook

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

A revisit to the abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate.

We were lucky enough to visit Blackpool twice in August last year and that meant we were able to revisit a number of miniature golf courses there.

One of them was the abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool.

Check out my other blog posts to see what the course looked like on the 10th August 2018 and in October 2016. The one time we played the course was in April 2008.

Related blog posts:
- Blackpool
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour