Sin Gluten

Receiving lots of gluten free products from sunny Spain.

Emily recently returned from a holiday to Logroño, Spain and brought me back a LOT of gluten free products!

Sin Gluten products from Spain

Living on a strict gluten free diet can get a bit boring, so we're always looking for new and interesting products to try. This haul was great.

The gluten free Palmeras con chocolate by airos are delicious and a real treat. I've never seen a gluten free product like them in the UK. Emily found these in a Carrefour

I'm a big fan of Cheetos and they are one of the first things I buy when I'm in the US. They used to sell Cheetos in the UK and I've found that the Jalapeno Cheese flavour ones are Gluten Free and available in some Tesco stores. I've surprised myself by not immediately scoffing these Cheetos Pelotazos! These snacks were from a sweet shops in Logroño

The Matutano Fritos XXL Sabor a la parrilla are 'Grilled Flavour'. Look at the low price too!

Risi make some fun looking crisps. I can't remember ever having Ketchup flavour gluten free crisps

More snack characters by Risi

I'm going to enjoy finding some gluten free hot dogs to go with these Hot Dog Rolls from Proceli

These dark chocolate biscuits from Bicentury look interesting - what grain is that on the box? 

While shopping in a Carrefour store Emily also saw a number of other gluten free products that she couldn't get as she'd run out of space in her luggage. It's great to know that if I ever travel to Spain there are lots of gluten free options.

Carrefour own brand 'No Gluten!' baguettes

Tiny little No Gluten! Croissants by Carrefour

Proceli also make gluten free Croissants

Carrefour's No Gluten! Magdalenas

Two types of gluten free bread at Carrefour

Gerblé sin/sans Gluten bread at Carrefour

Sin Gluten and Sin Lactosa Magdalenas by Mdalen Sin Gluten

Schär gluten free Grissini at Carrefour

Schär gluten free Crackers at Carrefour

Emily tells me that the gluten free products in Carrefour were all on a separate wall section in the centre of the store. None were next to any gluten-containing products and were all clearly labelled and priced.

For more information on Coeliac Disease in Spain please visit the Spanish Federation of Coeliac Associations (FACE) website.

Links:

- Cheetos

- Matutano

- Risi

- Proceli

- Airos

- Bicentury

- Carrefour

- Gerblé

- Mdalen

- Schär

- Federación de Asociaciones de Celíacos de España (FACE) / The Spanish Federation of Coeliac Associations (FACE)

- Coeliac UK

Related blog posts:

- Gluten Free

- Coeliac

Adventure Golf in Hastings

A re-visit to the Adventure Golf course in Hastings.

We've been visiting Hastings, East Sussex since October 2007 and have spent many hours putting around the three seafront miniature golf courses.

The 41st course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the seafront Adventure Golf course.

In November 2014 I photographed the 18-hole Adventure Golf course. Two of the holes were undergoing renovation, so on our most recent visit to the town for the BMGA British Club Championships I took some snaps of the refurbished holes.

In addition to the Adventure Golf course, the seafront minigolf complex in Hastings has an 18-hole Crazy Golf course and a new 18-hole Pirate Golf course.

For more information, prices and opening times check out the Hastings Adventure Golf website.

Links:
- Hastings Adventure Golf website
- Hastings Adventure Golf on Facebook
- Hastings Adventure Golf on Twitter

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Course visit 41, Hastings Adventure Golf
- Hastings

Midlands Minigolf Club photos from Hastings

Photos of the 2015 BMGA British Minigolf Club Champions - the Midlands Minigolf Club.

On Sunday 1 March 2015 the Midlands Minigolf Club won the BMGA British Club Championships at Hastings Adventure Golf. In doing so the club became two-time national team champions.

The Midlands Minigolf Club squad at the 2015 BMGA British Club Championships. From l-r Seth Thomas, Michael Smith (c), Brenda Smith, Paul Johnson, Owen Johnson, Richard Gottfried, John Moore, Chris Smith

Michael Smith playing hole 14 of the Pirate Golf course at Hastings Adventure Golf

John Moore plays a shot down hole 14

Seth Thomas playing hole 15 in the final of the BMGA British Club Championships in Hastings

Richard Gottfried playing hole 15

The 2015 BMGA British Club Championships winning team of Richard Gottfried, Michael Smith (c), Seth Thomas and John Moore

For more information on the MMGC check out the Midlands Minigolf Club's Facebook page. Further details on minigolf tournaments can be found on the British Minigolf Association website.

Links:
- Midlands Minigolf Club on Facebook
- British Minigolf Association website
- Hastings Adventure Golf website
- Tournament report from the British Minigolf Association - Midlands Minigolf Club take the honours as they win the 2015 Club Championship in Hastings
- Round by round results from the tournament on the BMGA website

Related blog posts:
- Minigolf report from the BMGA British Club Championships in Hastings
- Midlands Minigolf Club win British Club Championships
- Midlands Minigolf Club Photos from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships at Sandbanks
- Midlands Minigolf Club

'Shove it, Chuck it, Toss it...' pub games blog

Check out the 'Shove it, Chuck it, Toss it...' blog about traditional pub games.

Playing a game of Northamptonshire Skittles while at a pub in Bedfordshire

Travelling around the country as much as we do we get to visit lots of new and interesting places. When heading to a new town we'll have a look to see what sports or games are available to play in the pubs or parks there.

While our main aim is to visit every miniature golf course in the UK we do like playing pub games.

The Pub Games blog 'Shove it, Chuck it, Toss it...' is a brilliant site, full of details of places to play traditional pub games.

Some like bowls, cribbage, darts, pool and dominoes will be familiar to many people, others including Devil Amongst The Tailors, Nurdles, Daddlums and Put and Take are more obscure or particular to a region.

One of the games with regional variations is skittles, which can be found in Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Rugby.

My home town of Abingdon is a bit of a hot bed of Aunt Sally - a game that isn't really played much outside of Oxfordshire, save for a few places in Warwickshire and the West Country.

Links:
- 'Shove it, Chuck it, Toss it...'
- Rockingham Forest Cider

Related blog posts:
- Pub Games
- Pub Sports
- Minigolf and Crazy Golf courses in Pub Beer Gardens
- M!MS Empire Sunset Nine Hole Mini Golf course in Bedford

Gluten free at Oldswinford Fish and Chips

Gluten free at the Oldswinford Fish and Chip shop in Stourbridge.

While at the Kaleidoscope classic television event in Stourbridge I had a wander down the road to Oldswinford for a spot of lunch.

Ahead the trip to Stourbridge my mate Brad had found out that Oldswinford Fish & Chips did gluten free fish and chips each Saturday lunch time between 12 and 2pm.

I had looked at the website in advance and when I arrived at the shop I asked the important questions about the type of flour used, the cooking area, utensils and cross-contamination.

The answers I received gave me the confidence to order and I'm glad I did as I received a big portion of battered cod and chips.

Gluten free fish and chips from Oldswinford Fish & Chips in Stourbridge. Delicious

While there I also purchased a bottle of Glu2Go non-brewed condiment for my cupboard at home.

You can find Oldswinford Fish & Chips at 140 Hagley Road, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 2JD. It's well worth a visit.

Links:
- Oldswinford Fish & Chips
- Oldswinford Fish & Chips gluten free information
- Oldswinford Fish & Chips on Twitter
- Oldswinford Fish & Chips on Facebook
- Glu2Go / Land & Sea Gluten Free

Related blog posts:
- Gluten Free Fish & Chips that we've found on our travels

- Gluten Free

- Coeliac