Adventure Golf at Worldham Golf Club

New Adventure Golf course at Worldham Golf Club in Hampshire.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Matt Dodd for letting us know there's a new Adventure Golf course at Worldham Golf Club in Hampshire.

Another course for us to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

You can find out more about the 12-hole Crazy Golf course on Worldham Golf Club's website.

Hollywood Drive-In Golf in Orlando, Florida

A look at the Hollywood Drive-In Golf courses in Orlando, Florida.

Hollywood Drive-In Golf. Photo by Shelley Barrett

Many thanks to our friend Shelley Barrett for sending us these snaps from her family holiday visit to the two 18-hole Hollywood Drive-In Golf courses in Orlando, Florida. The courses look superb.

Hollywood Drive-In Golf. Photo by Shelley Barrett

Check out the Hollywood Drive-In Golf website for more info.

Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf

Souvenirs from Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf.

Many thanks to our friend Shelley Barrett for sending us a scorecard and pencils as souvenirs from her family holiday to Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf in Orlando, Florida.

Walt Disney World is home to two 18-hole minigolf courses known as Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf.

The scoring and rules side

The story side of the scorecard

Four minigolf pencils from Disney World

Our friends over at The Putting Penguin and A Couple of Putts minigolf review sites have played the courses:
- The Putting Penguin review
- A Couple of Putts review 1 and 2

It's always nice to see a leaderboard at a minigolf course

You can find out more about the Winter Summerland Miniature Golf courses on the Walt Disney World website.

Ghetto Golf in Liverpool

A visit to Ghetto Golf in Liverpool.

In October last year we met up with our friend and old Dodgeball rival 'Rowdy' Russell Fenner in Liverpool and swung by the Ghetto Golf indoor Crazy Golf course at Cains Brewery.

Ghetto Golf in Liverpool became the 847th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

That's a real fruit machine on the course

I wouldn't fancy looking in this fridge

A pot(ting) shed 

The green 

There's a very BIG minion at the course 

Some Ghostbusters graffiti

Tenpin bowling golf 

The UV section of the course features a number of video-game characters

Space Invaders!

Pac-Man is there too!

We've also been to the Ghetto Golf course in Digbeth, Birmingham. That venue was the 780th course visited on our minigolfing travels.

Link:
- Ghetto Golf

Related blog posts:
- Ghetto Golf
- Liverpool
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Tandy in Hitchin

Spotting some old Tandy branding in Hitchin.

We were recently back in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and spotted the electronics shop at Churchgate had closed down. Electronic Universe had been trading in the town since 1982 and closed due to retirement last February. The old shop signs had been taken down and luckily for us we were able to see some even older branding from when the shop was a Tandy dealer! A nice blast from the past.

A once familiar sight on UK high streets. Circa 1990

While visiting Hitchin Market back in March 2016 I spotted a great old Tandy sign at the back of the shop at Biggin Lane that brought back happy memories for me.

The Tandy sign round the back of the shop

My first job was at a Tandy franchise shop in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, where I remember selling a number of electronic products bearing the 'RadioShack', 'Genexxa' and 'Realistic' brand names. Halcyon days.

In 2001 Tandy said goodbye to the UK high street as the last of the shops were converted after their acquisition by Carphone Warehouse.

I thought the Tandy brand name was still defunct, but it's not as Tandy lives on as an online retailer of electronic components and kits!

Interestingly the name Tandy comes from one of the founders of a leather goods company called Tandy Leather - a business that later became RadioShack.

There is still a RadioShack trading in the UK. It's in Lytham Saint Annes.

Retro videogame graffiti in Luton

Spotting some retro videogame graffiti at The Mall Luton.

Last weekend we revisited our old hometown of Luton and while walking down George Street it was brilliant to see this retro videogame graffiti at The Mall shopping centre. It certainly brightened up the space.

The mural features a whole host of retro game characters and was created by Demograffix.

 

Related blog posts:
- Luton
- Art

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

A look at the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis.

A view of the 18-hole Adventure Golf course in Hotham Park. Photo by Matt Dodd

Our friends and minigolf rivals Matt and Helen Dodd were recently in Bognor Regis and swung by the new Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course at Hotham Park.

Matt said the course was good but tough and had quite a few holes he’d never seen before.

The Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course was built by the team at HM Adventure Golf. You can find out more about the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course on the Tivoli Lifestyle website.

While in the park Matt also had a look at the old Crazy Golf layout which is now a picnic area.

We're yet to play the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course. The old minigolf layout at Hotham Park and the Putting course that was formerly on the site were the 273rd and 274th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in October 2011.

Related blog posts:
- Matt Dodd
- Bognor Regis

100% gluten free at The Eltisley in Cambridgeshire

A visit to The Eltisley gastropub near St Neots.

It was brilliant to have a meal out yesterday and such a novelty.

There are only a handful of 100% gluten free places in the UK so it was marvellous to visit The Eltisley for lunch.

They do a cracking Banoffee Pie

The menu is 100% gluten free and safe for Coeliacs, you can find out more on The Eltisley's website.

Update (2021): The Eltisley no longer offers a 100% gluten free menu.

Trailer Trash Jim's Crazy Golf at Level Preston

A visit to Trailer Trash Jim's Crazy Golf course at Level Preston.

Following the Delightfully Dull, Brilliantly Boring Evening in Preston last May I visited the 816th course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when I swung by the indoor Crazy Golf course at Level Preston.

It's just not cricket

Harry Putter 

The course has nods to local heritage, such as this hole themed on Bond's ice cream parlour 

A tea hole 

Tour de Preston

Jabba The Putt!

The other Bond's hole 

It's a fantastic venue packed full of fun activities including tenpin bowling, darts, shuffleboard, arcade games, laser tag and more.

The bar area looks fun too

We're looking forward to a return visit to Preston to spend more time at Level.

Link:
- Level Preston

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

Crazy Golfing at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester

Playing the indoor Crazy Golf course at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester.

The final minigolf course we played in 2018 was the 18-hole indoor Roxy Golf course at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester.

In April last year the indoor Crazy Golf course at Roxy Ball Room on Deansgate became the 810th minigolf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - one of 64 courses we went to in 2018.

It was the 477th played overall since our travels began in 2006.

On that occasion I scored a round of 59. This time round I scored a 49 while Emily shot a 65.

Hole 2 is the toughest of the 18-holes - this is the tee-off area and first part

The second section - believe me, that ramp up to the cup is very very very tricky to play!

We had a brilliant night out at the New Year's Eve party at Roxy Ball Room. As well as Crazy Golf Roxy Ball Room also has plenty of pool tables, beer pong, table tennis, shuffleboard and more.

Emily playing in the UV section of the Roxy Golf course

We've also played the indoor Crazy Golf course at Roxy Ball Room in Leeds. That course was the 673rd we visited.

Link:
- Roxy Ball Room

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- Roxy Ball Room
- Manchester
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Crazy Golf at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester