The Putting Green at Peasholm Park in Scarborough

A visit to the Putting Green at Peasholm Park in Scarborough.

During our recent trip to Scarborough, North Yorkshire we stayed at a hotel right next to the excellent Peasholm Park, a stone's throw from the Pitch & Putt course, and a short walk from the Putting Green.

A sign pointing to two minigolf courses

The Putting course at Peasholm Park in Scarborough became the 898th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Scarborough in the future.

The Pitch and Putt course in the park

Peasholm Park's lake

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

Pontins postcards in Picture Postcard Monthly

Check out the feature on Pontins postcards in the new issue of Picture Postcard Monthly.

The July 2019 issue of Picture Postcard Monthly magazine contains an article I wrote about Pontins postcards.

The new issue of Picture Postcard Monthly is out now

Over the years I've collected quite a few postcards showing Pontins holiday camps dating back to the 1960s.

Greetings from Pontin's at Pakefield, Suffolk, Photo Precision Limited. PLC13118. Postally used on 28 Aug 1969

The majority of the cards I have are from the 1970s and 1980s and a lot of them show miniature golf courses.

One of my prized minigolf possessions and something of a crazy golf postcard holy grail as the sender wrote about the course depicted on the card

You can buy Picture Postcard Monthly magazine via the PPM website, or at postcard fairs around the country.

I'm a big fan of the seaside, holiday camps and crazy golf and have collected a large number of postcards showing various locations. In recent years we've also been on holiday to Pontins Prestatyn Sands for On the Buses fan club events.

Pontin's Holiday Centre Prestatyn, Bamforth & Co. Ltd. WT948. Postally used, date unknown

Growing up, my family went on holidays to camps at Barry Island, Minehead, Bognor Regis and Camber Sands. The November 2016 issue of Picture Postcard Monthly includes a feature I wrote about Butlin's cards.

Links:
- Picture Postcard Monthly magazine
- Pontins

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What a weekend of minigolf!

Updates from miniature golf courses in St Helens, Swadlincote, Leicester and Pula in Croatia.

The new Adventure Golf course in Rainford, St Helens

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour continued over the weekend, with five new courses visited, a course revisit, a tournament final and a report from a course in Croatia!

The Pula Arena Mini Golf course

We certainly took in a variety of courses on our travels.

At the 910th course on our adventures

On Saturday we visited Garswood in St Helens, Merseyside as Emily had spotted what looked like a Crazy Golf course in a pub beer garden. The sighting was correct and The Railway Hotel in the St Helens suburb did indeed have a course.

We'd love to know more about the history of the pub beer garden Crazy Golf course

Unfortunately the 9-hole Crazy Golf course was no longer in use. While we didn't get to have a game, we did however enjoy sitting in the sun in the pub's beer garden before moving on to our next location.

A nice spot on a sunny afternoon

The Railway in Garswood

We'd recently heard that a new Adventure Golf course was opening up at Clarkes Golf Centre in Rainford, St Helens and called in for a look. The course is there, but we were a week too early for a round as it's opening this Friday, 28th June.

A view of the new Adventure Golf course in Rainford

There's a really nice looking Putting Green at Clarkes Golf Centre

Driving back home we swung by Bents Garden Centre in Glazebury to see if the second Adventure Golf course is open there yet. Unfortunately we were half hour too late and the centre had closed for the day.

Emily at Bents Garden and Home garden centre near Warrington in 2017

While we were in St Helens my brother Christopher was on holiday in Croatia. Staying on the Istria peninsula they managed to find a minigolf course at the Pula Arena holiday camp!

The Mini Golf course at Pula Arena - they couldn't find anyone or anywhere to hire equipment from

On Sunday we returned to Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester to compete in the grand final of the inaugural Caddyshackers Open tournament.

Caddyshackers is one of the new breed of indoor Crazy Golf drinking establishments

En route to Leicester we made a stop in Swadlincote, Derbyshire to look for the Crazy Golf course in Eureka Park.

The colourful Crazy Golf course at Eureka Park looked really nice. However we couldn't find the Park Keeper to hire a putter and balls from so it was an unplayed course visit this time

It was brilliant meeting up with our friends and old minigolf rivals Brad, Jam and Seth for the Caddyshackers Open team competition and we had a fun evening out in Leicester after the tourney.

Hole 11 at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course

Emily and I have now been to 871 courses in the British Isles and 39 courses in eleven overseas countries for a total of 910 course visits.

Christopher has been to 28 courses in nine overseas countries.

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is now up to 926 courses since September 2006.

Pitch & Putt Mini Golf at Peasholm Park in Scarborough

A visit to the Pitch & Putt Mini Golf course at at Peasholm Park in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

During our recent trip to Scarborough we stayed at a hotel right next to the superb Peasholm Park, a stone's throw from the Pitch & Putt Mini Golf course.

The Pitch and Putt Mini Golf course at Peasholm Park in Scarborough became the 897th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A squirrel and a pigeon at the course

The pigeon and a squirrel at the course

Lots of pigeons on the course

A squirrel at the course

Two sets of steps up to the course!

Peasholm Park is also home to a Putting Green.

The Putting course at Peasholm Park

We really enjoyed our time in Scarborough and are looking forward to a return visit in the future.

Peasholm Park's lake

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

New minigolf course opening in Newcastle under Lyme

The Clubhouse Stoke is opening in July.

A new indoor minigolf course is opening in Newcastle under Lyme next month.

The Clubhouse will be home to a Crazy Golf course, videogames and table tennis. And a bar, obviously.

We're looking forward to having a round there on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out The Clubhouse Stoke website for more information.

Adventure Golf on the North Bay Promenade in Scarborough

Revisiting the Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade in Scarborough.

We had a whale of a time in Scarborough

On our recent trip to Scarborough, North Yorkshire we revisited the Adventure Golf course on the North Bay Promenade.

Back in June 2008 the course became the 55th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've now visited 905 courses since September 2006! Unfortunately time and the weather were not on our side so we didn't get a chance to play the course this time.

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- Scarborough
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour