Jungle Journey Adventure Golf in Torquay, Devon

A look back at our visit to the Jungle Journey Adventure Golf course in Torquay, Devon.

During our summer holiday around the South West of England back in 2015 we visited 62 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One of those courses was Jungle Journey Adventure Golf in Torquay, Devon.

The course was the 618th visited on our travels.

Squeezing 62 course visits into two-weeks was a BIG task and it wasn't possible to stop at, or play all of the Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses, or all the Putting Greens and Pitch & Putts we saw on the trip, or those we'd heard about beforehand.

Visit the Jungle Journey Adventure Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

Benches in Scarborough

A look at some benches in Scarborough.

A bench at the Victoria Park Crazy Golf course in Scarborough

On our travels we see a lot of different things. Since being members of the Dull Men's Club and finding out about the Park Bench Appreciation Society from our friend Leland we can't help but see interesting benches everywhere we go!

A bench next to the tramway overlooking the South Bay in Scarborough

Here are a few of our recent finds from a trip to Scarborough.

A sculpture by Ray Lonsdale - Freddie Gilroy & the Belsen Stragglers in Scarborough

The story behind the sculpture 

The view from the big bench

A very long bench at Scarborough railway station

We were lucky enough to see a Saturday Special Service departing from Scarborough and heading to Ipswich

A closer look from the end of the bench

   

Benches under cover at Holbeck Putting at South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough

Benches looking out at the Holbeck Putting at South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough

Check out the related blog posts below and the Park Bench Appreciation Society for more interesting benches.

Related blog posts:
- Bench
- Park Bench Appreciation Society

Links:
- Park Bench Appreciation Society
- Dull Men's Club

Funder Island Adventure Golf in Woolacombe, Devon

A look back at our visit to the Funder Island Adventure Golf course in Woolacombe, Devon.

During our summer holiday around the South West of England back in 2015 we visited 62 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One of those courses was the 15-hole Funder Island Adventure Golf in the seaside town of Woolacombe.

The hands at the kiosk were a nice touch in the theming

As was the shark!

The course was the 659th visited on our travels.

We also noticed that the Woolacombe Bay Hotel had a Mini Golf course of the Pitch & Putt variety. Unfortunately the cost to park in Woolacombe was so expensive we weren't able to play either of the courses

Squeezing 62 course visits into two-weeks was a BIG task and it wasn't possible to stop at, or play all of the Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses, or all the Putting Greens and Pitch & Putts we saw on the trip, or those we'd heard about beforehand.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

Upcoming events at Minigolf Neuhaus in Germany

There are two fun minigolf events coming up at Minigolf Neuhaus in Germany.

Both are taking place on Saturday 27th July, with a family event taking place from 3pm and the first-ever Moonlight Minigolf competition at the course following at 8pm until 11pm.

You can register for the events via the Minigolf Neuhaus Facebook Page. More info can be found on the Minigolf Neuhaus website.

The course at Minigolf Neuhaus is a Swedish Felt type layout.

Minigolf Neuhaus is the sister course of Minigolf Beverungen, that layout is of the Eternit Miniature Golf variety.

Both are popular playing surfaces in continental Europe. There are a few Eternit and Swedish Felt courses dotted around the UK and we've played a number of them on our travels. Emily is particularly good at playing on Eternit Miniature Golf lanes and during the 2011 WMF Nations Cup tournament in Stockholm, Sweden she set a British Women's Record with a round of 24(-12) on an 18-hole Eternit course.

We've never played minigolf in Germany, although we did visit the seaside resort of Cuxhaven on one of our first holidays together back in 2002.

Charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has visited some courses in Germany on his cycling trips in Europe, including layouts in Nittel, Zeltingen-Rachtig, Traben-Trarbach, Kobern-Gondorf and Berntkastel-Kues.

Related blog posts:
- Germany

Links:
- Minigolf Neuhaus
- Facebook Event: Familien & Vereins Minigolf Turnier in Neuhaus
- Facebook Event: Moonlight Minigolf

Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf in Westward Ho!

A look back at our visit to the Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf course in Westward Ho!, Devon.

During our summer holiday around the South West of England back in 2015 we visited 62 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

One of those courses was Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf in Westward Ho!, Devon.

The course was the 657th visited on our travels.

For more information visit the Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf website.

While we were in Westward Ho! we also saw this sign for a Putting course, but we couldn't see any sign of it

Squeezing 62 courses into two-weeks was a BIG task and it wasn't possible to stop at, or play all of the Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses, or all the Putting Greens and Pitch & Putts we saw on the trip, or those we'd heard about beforehand.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

Happy National Hot Dog Day

Today is National Hot Dog Day.

Not a day for burgers

You can find out more about National Hot Dog Day and National Hot Dog Month on the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website.

Related blog posts:
- Hot Dogs
- National Hot Dog Month

From Brighton to Burnley on our Crazy World of Mingolf Tour

In March 2007 we visited the 12th course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It was on the seafront in Brighton. On Saturday we visited our 912th course. It was a Putting Green in Burnley.

New Paradise Island Adventure Golf course heading to Plymouth

There's a new Paradise Island Adventure Golf course opening in Plymouth.

Details of the new indoor adventure golf venue and the PIAG courses at Cheshire Oaks, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Rushden Lakes can be found on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Plymouth on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We stayed in the port city during our tour of the South West of England in 2015.

Putting at Queens Park in Burnley

A visit to the Putting Course at Queens Park in Burnley, Lancashire.

We were in Burnley at the weekend and once again Emily struck minigolf gold as she found us a Putting Course to visit!

Unfortunately the interesting looking layout wasn't open.

The course hadn't been cut in for the season, but we could see that most of the cups were in place.

It's the first time we've seen solid wooden posts used as the 'flags'. It'd be fun trying to score a hole-in-one getting a rebound off the posts.

The grass Putting Green at Queens Park in Burnley became the 912th course we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championships 2019

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championships are once again taking place at the indoor Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the country.

This year's event runs from the 18th to the 21st July and will also see action at the newest Paradise Island Adventure Golf venue at Rushden Lakes.

I won the PIAG Open at the Manchester course last year - it was a title I'd wanted to win for years

More details of the event and the other PIAG courses at Cheshire Oaks, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester, Sheffield and Derby can be found on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website and on the PIAG social media accounts.

MiniLinks Mini Open 2019 in Lytham Saint Annes

The team at MiniLinks Golf organise a number of competitions throughout the year, including four Mini Majors.

Hole 1 of the 18-hole MiniLinks course

Next up is the Mini Open taking place on the Par-3 miniature golf course from the 18th to the 21st July. For more info check out the MiniLinks Golf website.

Crazy Golf in Didsbury, Manchester

Spotting a missed opportunity to play Crazy Golf in Didsbury, Manchester.

While visiting the Didsbury & South Manchester Car Show at Didsbury Park we spotted a banner for the Didsbury Family Fun Day that took place last week. There was a Crazy Golf course there!

Didsbury is only ten minutes from us as well. Typical that we missed out on playing a course on our doorstep!

Entries open for the 2020 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

Entry to the 2020 World Crazy Golf Championships is now open.

Entries to next year's World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings are now open.

Taking place at Hastings Adventure Golf in East Sussex the World Crazy Golf Championships will tee-off on the 5th June 2020.

The reigning, defending and two-time back-to-back World Crazy Golf Champion - Marc 'The Force' Chapman

All competitors must beat the windmill and watermill as well as negotiate the bends, twists and ramps on the traditional seaside course at Hastings Adventure Golf – the UK’s ‘spiritual home of mini golf’.

The windmill hole at Hastings. One of the 18-holes competitors have to tackle in the World Crazy Golf Championships

2020 will be the 18th year that Hastings Adventure Golf has hosted the World Crazy Golf Championships.

Competitors can enter the 2020 World Crazy Golf Championships via the Hastings Adventure Golf website.

Happy ninth birthday to the Crazy Golf Museum

The Crazy Golf Museum is nine years old today.

Many happy returns to the Crazy Golf Museum as it marks it's ninth birthday today.

Set up by Crazy Golf legend Tim 'Ace Man' Davies and me back on the 15th July 2010, the virtual musuem is a treasure trove and archive for all things minigolf.

There are so many marvellous things going in the world of miniature golf that there's new stuff to log and record every single day. The future of the game is looking bright too, with new courses opening, new tournaments to play in, milestones and anniversaries to be celebrated, and lots of minigolf fun to be had.

Visit the Crazy Golf Museum on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more information, photos, items, ephemera, stories, videos, postcards, games and more!

Munch Man

Spotting 'Pac-Man' on a sandwich shop sign in Burnley.

Pac-Man is always munching

We've also seen the video-game character pop up on shop signs in Preston, Ipswich, Nottingham and Bristol.

Bender Bending Rodríguez on a park bench in Didsbury, Manchester

After visiting the Didsbury & South Manchester Car Show at Didsbury Park on Sunday we went for a wander around Fletcher Moss Park.

There are some interesting benches there including this one.

There's a lot of intricate detail and for some reason Bender from Futurama is riding an owl on it!

We couldn't see a plaque on the bench or and info as to why he's depicted on it.