Playing the seafront Putting course in Ayr.
After playing the Crazy Golf course on the seafront in Ayr we headed over the fence for the second round of minigolf on the site and the 18-hole Putting course.
In our Putting match-up I defeated Emily by one shot, 42 to 43.
The seafront Putting Green course in Ayr became the 342nd played and 570th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
The course was well maintained and good fun to play. There is also a second-round-half-price deal at the two courses - both are well worth a play if you're in Ayr.
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Crazy Golf in Ayr, Scotland - 18-hole seafront course
A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Golf Putting in Ayr, Scotland - 18-hole seafront course
Labels:
Ayr,
Crazy Golf,
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Scotland
Location:
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Crazy Golf in Ayr, Scotland - 18-hole seafront course
Playing the seafront Crazy Golf course in Ayr.
After playing the Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr on Monday 28th July we headed down to the beach for a walk on the sand, before returning along the promenade to play on the Crazy Golf and Putting courses we'd spotted upon arriving in Ayr on the Saturday.
In our Crazy Golf match on the course I beat Emily 43(+7) to 47(+11).
The seafront Crazy Golf course in Ayr became the 342nd played and 570th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
I really liked the clubs in use at the course, they were really high-quality putters.
Right next to the Crazy Golf course is a very good 18-hole Putting Course that we played too. The courses have a great deal where your second round (on either course) is half-price.
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Golf Putting in Ayr, Scotland - 18-hole seafront course
At the seafront Crazy Golf and Putting courses in Ayr |
After playing the Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr on Monday 28th July we headed down to the beach for a walk on the sand, before returning along the promenade to play on the Crazy Golf and Putting courses we'd spotted upon arriving in Ayr on the Saturday.
The Ayr seafront Crazy Golf course looks good and has a mix of wooden and fibreglass obstacles (upon its wooden frame) |
The Crazy Golf course is in a great location just off the promenade |
Emily playing a shot on the seafront Crazy Golf course in Ayr |
About to score a hole-in-one on the Ayr Crazy Golf course |
Emily plays a shot on the Ayr course. There are some great views from the layout |
An unfortunate shot landed me in a tricky spot! |
Putting at Ayr Crazy Golf |
In our Crazy Golf match on the course I beat Emily 43(+7) to 47(+11).
The seafront Crazy Golf course in Ayr became the 342nd played and 570th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
I really liked the clubs in use at the course, they were really high-quality putters.
Right next to the Crazy Golf course is a very good 18-hole Putting Course that we played too. The courses have a great deal where your second round (on either course) is half-price.
The seafront Putting course in Ayr lies just beyond the Crazy Golf course |
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Golf Putting in Ayr, Scotland - 18-hole seafront course
Labels:
Ayr,
Crazy Golf,
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Emily Gottfried,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Richard Gottfried,
Scotland
Location:
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Pirate Pete's Minigolf in Ayr, Scotland
Playing the 9-hole Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr.
The Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr became the 341st played and 575th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we had a game there on the 28th July 2014.
The 9-hole course is at Pirate Pete's Family Entertainment Centre at The Pavilion on Ayr Seafront and each of the holes is based on a famous hole in 'big' golf.
Our match-up - played over 18-holes as one £4 play of the course allows you two 9-hole rounds - saw me beat Emily 41 to 45.
A nice looking and fun to play course that is well worth a visit if in Ayr.
Links:
- Pirate Pete's
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
On the Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr |
The Mini Championship Golf course at Pirate Pete's in Ayr became the 341st played and 575th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we had a game there on the 28th July 2014.
The 9-hole course is at Pirate Pete's Family Entertainment Centre at The Pavilion on Ayr Seafront and each of the holes is based on a famous hole in 'big' golf.
Our match-up - played over 18-holes as one £4 play of the course allows you two 9-hole rounds - saw me beat Emily 41 to 45.
A nice looking and fun to play course that is well worth a visit if in Ayr.
Links:
- Pirate Pete's
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
Labels:
Ayr,
Crazy Golf,
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Mini Championship Golf,
Minigolf,
Pirate Pete's,
Scotland
Location:
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Golf Putting Green in Prestwick
Visiting Prestwick and the new Miniature Golf Putting Green at Prestwick Beach.
The Putting Green at Prestwick Beach |
Having visited Troon earlier in the morning we headed one stop down the train line to Prestwick to visit the new Putting Green at Prestwick Beach.
Outside the Putting Green at Prestwick Beach |
Unfortunately, most likely due to the weather, it was also closed when we arrived.
The Prestwick Beach Putting Green costs £2 a round for adults |
A shame as it looked like a good spot for a game of Minigolf. The putting surface looked to be on a bit of a slope and with the exposure to the elements would make for an interesting round.
The course became the 574th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 232nd visited but not played.
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
Labels:
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Not Open,
Not Played,
Prestwick,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Scotland
Location:
Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Crazy Golf in Troon, Scotland
Visiting the seafront Crazy Golf course in Troon.
A view of the 18-hole Crazy Golf course on Troon seafront |
The 573rd miniature golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 18-hole Crazy Golf course on Troon seafront.
The Crazy Golf course in Troon |
Unfortunately for us it was closed when we visited - it was very rainy though, so quite understandable. One of the few days when we had really bad weather on our holiday in Scotland.
The sign at the Crazy Golf course says Now Open, but the weather meant it was Closed on our visit |
The concrete Crazy Golf course had some interesting and colourful looking obstacles and one day we may well get to play it. As it stands it became the 231st course we've visited but not played on our tour.
While in Troon we also visited Royal Troon Golf Club!
Royal Troon Golf Club is the third Open venue we've visited on our travels, the first being St Andrews, the second at Musselburgh. Shortly after we headed along the coast to Prestwick and walked past another venue of the Open Championship - the very first host course at Prestwick Golf Club. We were visiting Prestwick to have a look at the new Putting Green at Prestwick Beach.
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date
- Scotland
Labels:
Crazy Golf,
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Not Open,
Not Played,
Scotland,
Scottish Putting Championship,
Troon
Location:
Troon, South Ayrshire, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
New Free From range at the Co-operative
Spotting the Co-operative's new Loved by us Free From range of products.
Another day and another new gluten free cereal! Having been tipped-off about the new gluten free Corn Flakes from Nestlé a couple of days ago, yesterday I spotted that the Co-operative has rebranded its Free From product range - and now includes a Honey Coated Puffed Rice breakfast cereal.
I had a bowl of it for breakfast this morning and it tasted great. Not too bad for £2 a box. Another gluten free cereal for my fellow Crazy Golfer and blogger Phil Botto at The Cereal Quest to eat.
Unfortunately for me as someone with Coeliac Disease (and high sensitivity to oats) I was annoyed to see that the Co-Op's Free From Chocolate Digestive Biscuits are made from Oat Flour. I do hope Oat Flour doesn't become the norm for making 'free from' foods. I've had a few run-ins with biscuits, cakes and cereals that have been marked as 'Gluten & Wheat Free', but tucked away on the ingredients list are the evil oats.
The Chocolate Brownies sound and look nice, if a little small considering the large box they're in!
The new Free From sliced white loaf looks to be a good size and consistency (from what I could tell through the packaging).
There were a number of other products in the new pink and yellow (formerly brown and yellow) branded Free From range at the Co-operative that I'll no doubt be trying over the coming months and years.
Links:
- The Co-operative Food
- The Cereal Quest
- Coeliac UK
Related blog posts:
- Cereal
- Gluten Free
- Coeliac
Another day and another new gluten free cereal! Having been tipped-off about the new gluten free Corn Flakes from Nestlé a couple of days ago, yesterday I spotted that the Co-operative has rebranded its Free From product range - and now includes a Honey Coated Puffed Rice breakfast cereal.
I had a bowl of it for breakfast this morning and it tasted great. Not too bad for £2 a box. Another gluten free cereal for my fellow Crazy Golfer and blogger Phil Botto at The Cereal Quest to eat.
The new Free From Honey Coated Puffed Rice at the Co-operative |
Unfortunately for me as someone with Coeliac Disease (and high sensitivity to oats) I was annoyed to see that the Co-Op's Free From Chocolate Digestive Biscuits are made from Oat Flour. I do hope Oat Flour doesn't become the norm for making 'free from' foods. I've had a few run-ins with biscuits, cakes and cereals that have been marked as 'Gluten & Wheat Free', but tucked away on the ingredients list are the evil oats.
The Chocolate Brownies sound and look nice, if a little small considering the large box they're in!
Three of the newly re-branded Free From products at the Co-operative |
The new Free From sliced white loaf looks to be a good size and consistency (from what I could tell through the packaging).
The Co-operative's new Free From bread and spaghetti |
There were a number of other products in the new pink and yellow (formerly brown and yellow) branded Free From range at the Co-operative that I'll no doubt be trying over the coming months and years.
Links:
- The Co-operative Food
- The Cereal Quest
- Coeliac UK
Related blog posts:
- Cereal
- Gluten Free
- Coeliac
Labels:
Cereal,
Coeliac,
Food,
Gluten Free,
Phil Botto,
The Cereal Quest,
The Co-Operative
Location:
Leagrave, Luton, Luton, Luton LU4, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Finger Jousting Win-Loss Record
'Squire' Richard of Surleigh's Finger Jousting Win/Loss Record from 2006-2014.
With the 2014 World Finger Jousting Championships taking place at the World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales fast approaching here is an update of my Finger Jousting Win/Loss Record as 'Squire' Richard of Surleigh.
Career Win-Loss Record Stats
- Played 132
- Won 120
- Lost 9
- Tied 3
- % Won 90.91%
Matches (Pre-Official Membership of the WFJF)
- Played 14
- Won 9
- Lost 5
- Tied 0
- % Won 64.29%
Matches (Since Official Membership of the WFJF)
- Played 118
- Won 111
- Lost 4
- Tied 3
- % Won 94.07%
Finger jousting is a sport where two consenting players square off in an attempt to prod their opponent with their lancing (right) index finger before the opposing player can. The competitors must keep their right hands locked in an arm wrestling fashion and not use their legs or latent (left) arm in an offensive manner. The competitors are known as jousters, and the act of touching the other person’s body with the index finger is known as lancing.
Since the 5th October 2006 I have faced over 30 different opponents in 24 different locations and I am undefeated for over seven years (21.12.06 - present) - an 89 bout undefeated streak.
Links:
- World Finger Jousting Federation
- World Alternative Games 2014
Related blog posts:
- Finger Jousting video - Squire Richard of Surleigh vs. Sir Myles of Hampshire
- News Release - World Finger Jousting Championships at World Alternative Games 2014
- Finger Jousting in Llanyrafon, Cwmbran, Wales
- Finger Jousting
With the 2014 World Finger Jousting Championships taking place at the World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales fast approaching here is an update of my Finger Jousting Win/Loss Record as 'Squire' Richard of Surleigh.
Career Win-Loss Record Stats
- Played 132
- Won 120
- Lost 9
- Tied 3
- % Won 90.91%
Matches (Pre-Official Membership of the WFJF)
- Played 14
- Won 9
- Lost 5
- Tied 0
- % Won 64.29%
Matches (Since Official Membership of the WFJF)
- Played 118
- Won 111
- Lost 4
- Tied 3
- % Won 94.07%
Finger jousting is a sport where two consenting players square off in an attempt to prod their opponent with their lancing (right) index finger before the opposing player can. The competitors must keep their right hands locked in an arm wrestling fashion and not use their legs or latent (left) arm in an offensive manner. The competitors are known as jousters, and the act of touching the other person’s body with the index finger is known as lancing.
Since the 5th October 2006 I have faced over 30 different opponents in 24 different locations and I am undefeated for over seven years (21.12.06 - present) - an 89 bout undefeated streak.
Links:
- World Finger Jousting Federation
- World Alternative Games 2014
Related blog posts:
- Finger Jousting video - Squire Richard of Surleigh vs. Sir Myles of Hampshire
- News Release - World Finger Jousting Championships at World Alternative Games 2014
- Finger Jousting in Llanyrafon, Cwmbran, Wales
- Finger Jousting
Labels:
Finger Jousting,
Llanwrtyd Wells,
Richard Gottfried,
Squire Richard of Surleigh,
World Alternative Games,
World Finger Jousting Federation
Location:
Luton, Luton, UK
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
Crazy Croquet at Hemsby Mega Maze
Finding out about the new game of Crazy Croquet.
My cousins have recently been on holiday in Norfolk and one of the places they visited was Hemsby Mega Maze where they discovered the game of Crazy Croquet!
Photos of the course by Sarah Roberts.
It looks like a bizarre hybrid sport and we'll hopefully give it a go next time we're in the area. Crazy Croquet could also be a potential new sport for my fellow Minigolfer, and champion Croquet player, John Moore too.
For further information about Crazy Croquet visit the Hemsby Mega Maize Maze website.
The seaside town of Hemsby is also home to two great miniature golf courses - the Lost World Adventure Golf Course and Stonehenge BIG Minigolf.
On the trip to East Anglia my family let me know they visited Wroxham Barns too, a great venue and home to an 18-hole Minigolf course.
Link:
- Hemsby Mega Maze
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
My cousins have recently been on holiday in Norfolk and one of the places they visited was Hemsby Mega Maze where they discovered the game of Crazy Croquet!
Photos of the course by Sarah Roberts.
Crazy Croquet at Hemsby Mega Maze |
One of the Crazy Croquet obstacles - a long pipe and dustbin! |
Two of the other obstacles at Hemsby Mega Maze's Crazy Croquet course |
Two of my cousins preparing to tee-off on the Tractor hole of the Crazy Croquet course |
Crazy Croquet is played using a tennis ball and a wellington boot on a stick as the 'club'! |
It looks like a bizarre hybrid sport and we'll hopefully give it a go next time we're in the area. Crazy Croquet could also be a potential new sport for my fellow Minigolfer, and champion Croquet player, John Moore too.
For further information about Crazy Croquet visit the Hemsby Mega Maize Maze website.
The seaside town of Hemsby is also home to two great miniature golf courses - the Lost World Adventure Golf Course and Stonehenge BIG Minigolf.
On the trip to East Anglia my family let me know they visited Wroxham Barns too, a great venue and home to an 18-hole Minigolf course.
Link:
- Hemsby Mega Maze
Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Labels:
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Crazy Croquet,
Croquet,
East Anglia,
Hemsby,
Hemsby Maze,
Hemsby Mega Maze,
John Moore,
Maize,
Maze,
Norfolk,
Sarah Roberts,
Wroxham Barns
I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
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