Crazy Golf at Rowley Park Stadium in Stafford

A visit to the Crazy Golf course at Rowley Park Stadium in Stafford.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course in Stafford

The 778th course we visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and the last on our recent midlands road-trip, was at Rowley Park Stadium in Stafford. It was also the 750th minigolf we've visited in the UK!

Another unplayed course on our tour

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course looked like it'd been there for many many years and was in need of a bit of TLC.

Quite a water hazard

The course was an Eternit type of Miniature Golf layout, more often found in Continental Europe, although there are still a few knocking about the UK. Photos of the course from our visit on Sunday 10th September are below.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 7's 'green' 

Hole 8

Hole 9

The 750th course visited overall was the Crazy Golf course at Coate Water Country Park in Swindon. We've also visited 28 courses overseas. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Jersey, we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and the USA.

Link:
- Rowley Park Stadium

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- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Staffordshire

Have a break...

...have a KitKat.

It looks like this in-store promotion took the brand's tagline literally.

Back soon

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Another week and another KFC

Last week I spotted a branch of Kingtucky Fried Chicken in Manchester. Yesterday I found this KFC in Stockport.

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Castle Adventure Golf at Namco Funscape in Tamworth

Playing the new Medieval-themed Adventure Golf course at Namco Funscape in Tamworth.

The Adventure Golf course has some incredible theming

On Sunday 10th September the Castle Adventure Golf course at Namco Funscape in Tamworth became the 774th visited and 460th played overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Head through the portcullis to the Castle Adventure Golf course

In our match up on the Castle Adventure Golf course I picked up the victory with a score of 55 to Emily's 62.

Putting my way to the win

We normally regard each hole on a course as a par-2 - so an 18-hole layout would be a par-36 course. In the case of Castle Adventure Golf the course par of 69 for the 18-holes is far more realistic a target as it's a very tricky course indeed.

Emily on hole 2

The 18-hole layout is certainly not the easiest course we've played! A lot of the holes are very bumpy and uphill, with extra plateaus too. That said, each of the holes is unique and the theming is some of the best we've seen on our travels.

My brother Christopher owns a suit of armour and would love the course. I was half expecting the knight to move!

A tricky circular forge hole

This hole was excellently executed

Hanging around on the Tamworth Adventure Golf course

A Ham and Egger in his element

Interestingly the course is half indoors and half outdoors - not something we've seen all that often either. Some of the outdoor holes were also under shelter too.

One of the outdoor - but under cover - holes

The last hole before heading back inside to play the 17th and 18th

Another tough hole

Under siege!

Emily wasn't on target for a lot of the round!

The 13th - one of two holes I aced

Holes 17 and 18 take you back inside

There are two routes to the hole (in a bucket) on the 18th

Visit the Tamworth Namco Funscape website for more information, opening times and prices.

Links:
- Castle Adventure Golf at Namco Funscape in Tamworth
- Namco Funscape

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- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Indoor Adventure Golf
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- Namco

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Ham and Eggers wanted

I spotted this boxing job advert in Stockport town centre yesterday. The advertiser had spared the expense of doing a proper job on it.

They weren't sparing in the distribution of it either as I saw it plastered all round town.

The American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final

Competing in the American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final at The Belfry.

It was superb to qualify for and compete in the first American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final held at The Belfry on Friday 8th September. The tournament will be broadcast on Sky Sports Golf later this year.

A pre-final interview with Gemma Care from Sky Sports

Peter and I qualified for the American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final by winning the Welsh Regional Qualifier at Clays Golf Centre in April.

The American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final was played over four rounds - two qualifying rounds of strokeplay, followed by a matchplay semi-final and a matchplay final. Peter and I played well as a team and qualified for the semi-final in second place after rounds of 35 and 34 on the 12-hole Ryder Legends Mini Golf course. We were victorious in our semi-final against the Watford qualifiers Simon and Jake Whitby, but unfortunately lost 3&2 in the final against Bristol qualifiers Simon Lee and Steve Gerrish.

Peter in action on the 3rd hole in the semi-final

Earlier this year the American Golf Adventure Golf Championship Regional Qualifying competitions were held at various American Golf centres in England, Scotland and Wales, with the winners of each moving on to the final on the Ryder Legends miniature golf course at The Belfry.

Playing hole 3 in the final

The Adventure Golf tournament was a pairs format and open to all golfers and non-golfers alike. Qualifying took place in March and April at Great Western Golf Clydebank, World of Golf Croydon, Top Golf Watford, Bristol Golf Centre, Trent Lock in Long Eaton and Clays Farm Golf Centre in Wrexham.

The American Golf tournament finals at The Belfry brought together qualifiers from eight different golf formats including 9-Hole pairs and individual, Family, Scratch, Ladies, Senior, Par-3 and Adventure Golf. The American Golf programmes will be on Sky Sports during October and November.

Links:
- American Golf
- The Belfry Hotel and Resort
- American Golf Adventure Golf Championship 2017
- American Golf Adventure Golf Championship 2017 on Today's Golfer

Related blog posts:
- American Golf
- Winning the American Golf Adventure Golf Pairs Regional Qualifier in Wrexham
- American Golf Adventure Golf Championship 2017
- Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield

Videos:
- Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry - hole 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The Twilight Zone Mini Golf at Bally's Las Vegas

New indoor minigolf course opening at Bally's Las Vegas in late 2017.

There's a brand new indoor minigolf course opening at Bally's Las Vegas this year. Created by the team at Monster Mini Golf the course will be Twilight Zone themed!

The Twilight Zone mini golf course sounds brilliant and I hope to play it in the future. The Twilight Zone is one of my favourite programmes so I can't wait to see the theming and obstacles at the course.

We love visiting Las Vegas and have played most of the courses out there. On Emily's last visit to the city she played the Kiss by Monster Mini Golf course. On my last visit I won the Putt Park Annual Mini Golf tournament!

Check out The Twilight Zone by Monster Mini Golf website and Twitter for more information.

Links:
- Monster Mini Golf - The Twilight Zone
- Monster Mini Golf
- Bally's Las Vegas

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Enchanted Village Adventure Golf at Sparrows Den

New Adventure Golf course opening at Sparrows Den Pitch & Putt in West Wickham.

A new Adventure Golf course is opening at the Sparrows Den Pitch & Putt in West Wickham, Bromley this weekend!

Check out the photos of the course from the team at ROCKARTuk. It looks fantastic.

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Links:
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Happy National Video Game Day!

Happy National Video Game Day 2017.

We were recently in Tamworth - to play the new Castle Adventure Golf course at Namco Funscape - and noticed this giant piece of video game graffiti on a legal graffiti wall on an underpass!

What a weekend of minigolf!

We've been down at The Belfry playing in the American Golf Adventure Golf Pairs National Championship Final - as well as visiting a stack of new minigolf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. More blog posts to follow soon...

The final of the American Golf Adventure Golf Pairs Championship will be broadcast on Sky Sports

Crazy Golf course in Bury St Edmunds

Pop-up Crazy Golf course spotted in Bury St Edmunds.

My cousin's husband Adam Trigg sent over this photo of a Crazy Golf course layout he spotted set-up on the grass in the park opposite the Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk at the weekend.

A Mini Golf course. Set-up on grass. Crazy

Years ago I played a very early Putterfingers Crazy Golf course in the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds.

Earlier this year my cousins played the Crazy Golf course at Seawick Holiday Park in St Osyth, near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

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The road to nowhere

Our travels around the UK have certainly taken us to some interesting places and while driving through the Midlands yesterday afternoon we found the road to nowhere!

This doorway in the Aspall Secret Garden at the Bowling Green pub isn't all it seems!

We stopped off at the Bowling Green while en route to Beacon Park where we were heading to play Crazy Golf. The Bowling Green pub is well worth a visit. It's an interesting spot for a drink as the pub sits on the middle of a roundabout!

The Bowling Green pub has a very nice 3D sign

We've seen a few Crazy Golf courses in pub beer gardens in our time. Not nearly enough though.

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Link:
- The Bowling Green Lichfield

Junkyard Golf Club at First Street in Manchester

Playing the three new Crazy Golf courses at Junkyard Golf Club at First Street in Manchester.

Last night Emily and I attended the launch party to welcome Junkyard Golf Club to its new home at First Street in Manchester.

I do like blacklit indoor minigolf courses and three of the 27 holes at Junkyard Golf are UV

Junkyard Golf Club first popped up at the Great Northern Warehouse before moving to Piccadilly and has now settled into its permanent venue at First Street.

A steep ramp and crazy loop

In our rounds on the three Crazy Golf courses at the Junkyard Golf Club Emily won on the Gary course, I won on the Bozo layout and Emily took the win on the Pablo course.

Putting into a Clown's mouth

The courses were the 765th, 766th and 767th courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The former site of Junkyard Golf Club at Piccadilly

Last month I visited the Junkyard Golf Club on Brick Lane in London.

A Junkyard Golf Club venue is also opening at the new Westgate Centre in Oxford.

Link:
- Junkyard Golf Club at First Street

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Kingtucky Fried Chicken in Manchester

It's long since closed down - or was forcibly shut down!

A type of KFC