Wednesday, July 01, 2020

NO GOLF in Compstall, Stockport

We saw this NO GOLF sign on our daily outdoor walk at Pleasant View in Compstall, Stockport.

NO GOLF sign in Compstall, Stockport
No horses allowed either

How to play mini golf (in Swedish)

A look at a minigolf guide in Sweden.


We saw this minigolf instructions sign at Solna Bangolfklubb while on a trip to Sweden in February 2018.

Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden
Så här spelar vi bangolf

"Så här spelar vi bangolf" translates as "This is how we play golf".

During that trip we managed to visit nine minigolf courses in 42 hours!

Unfortunately the outdoor minigolf courses at at Solna Bangolfklubb were closed as it was out-of-season and they were covered in snow.

Related blog posts:
- How to play mini golf (on Southend Pier)
- How to play mini golf (in three languages)

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A look back at July 2017

A look back at the 2017 Dull Men's Club calendar.


2017 Dull Men's Club calendar

We featured in the Dull Men's Club calendar for 2017 where our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was highlighted for the month of July.

2017 Dull Men's Club calendar
July 2017

What a year. Halcyon days.

2017 Dull Men's Club calendar
The dullest people in the UK in 2017

2017 Dull Men's Club calendar
The 2017 Dull Men’s Club calendar celebrated the men and women who were born to be mild

The Dull Men's Club is where dull men, and women who appreciate dull men, share thoughts and experiences about ordinary things. Visit the Dull Men's Club website for more information.

Check out the latest blog post on the Dull Men's Club website, it's about us and how we've been coping during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

I've spoken at Dull Men's Club conferences and events in Preston and Manchester.

Related blog posts:
- Calendar
- Dull Men's Club

Happy National Hot Dog Month

July is National Hot Dog Month.


Happy National Hot Dog Month

This year National Hot Dog Day is on Wednesday 22nd July.

Find out more about National Hot Dog Month and National Hot Dog Day on the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Minigolf in the Boondocks

A look back at my trip to play miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado.


Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

I travelled to Denver, Colorado, USA back in March 2009 to attend a week-long sports conference in the city. During some down time I travelled outside the city limits to play miniature golf in the Boondocks. Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn to be precise.

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Located at Boondocks Fun Center in the town of Northglenn, Colorado are two 18-hole courses - the Caverns Mill and Hillbilly Hallow - that sit next to Interstate-25.

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado
That's I-25 to the right of the course

As it was '$12 Tuesday' I had unlimited play on the minigolf courses and managed to fit in three rounds on the two layouts.

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

Miniature golf at Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Colorado

They were the 82nd and 83rd courses played on my Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Find out more

Visit the Boondocks Fun Center website for more information, opening times and prices.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

We've now been to 949 courses since September 2006.

We've visited 39 courses in eleven overseas countries:
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Finland
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- USA

We've visited 910 courses in the British Isles:
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Jersey
- Isle of Man

Links:

- Boondocks Food & Fun
- Boondocks Northglenn

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A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

A look at a minigolf scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk.


Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Steve Lovell for sending me this scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk.

A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

He played a few rounds there pre-pandemic.

A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton


A scorecard from Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

When we visited Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in May 2011 the two 9-hole courses were called The Aztec Trail & Blackbeard's Adventure. On the recent scorecard they are named Pirates Course and Aztec Course.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
A view of the Aztec course from our visit in 2011

I always thought it was a curious mixture of two adventure golf themes as you tend to find one or other, rather than both together.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
Putting on a pirate ship

The Aztec course was the 246th played and the Pirate course was number 247 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton
The holes leading to the ruins of an Aztec temple

For more information visit Blackbeard's Adventure Golf website and Facebook Page.

We're looking forward to a return to the east coast resort that faces west in the future.

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Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean

A look at the social distancing measures in place on the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in the Forest of Dean.


Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean in 2017
A view of the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in the Forest of Dean

The team at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean have kindly sent over some photos of the social distancing measures in place on their course.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean. Photo by Fiona MacKenzie, June 2020

Find out more

For more information, opening times, booking details and prices visit the Pirate Island Adventure Golf website and Facebook Page.

Playing Pirate Island Adventure Golf

We played at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean back in October 2017. It doesn't seem that long ago!

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean in 2017
Playing the course in 2017


We had a very close game on the tricky 12-hole course. Emily scored 37, while I shot a game winning 36.



The course was the 786th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to a total of 949 courses since September 2006.


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Monday, June 29, 2020

How to play mini golf

Do you know how to play mini golf?


This City Golf Group scorecard holder gives instructions on how to play mini golf.

How to play mini golf

This was at the Swedish Felt Mini Golf course on Southend Pier in Essex in 2016.

Playing Crazy Golf on Southend Pier in Essex

Related blog posts:
- How to play minigolf - in three languages
- City Golf
- Swedish Felt

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Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

A look back at our visit to the Kelsey Park minigolf course in Beckenham, Kent.


Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

We visited the Championship Miniature Golf course at Kelsey Park in Beckenham back in March 2013.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

The 18-hole layout is one of the few Eternit-type Miniature Golf courses more commonly found in Continental Europe.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
The course has had a number of modifications made to it. For a start it's not normally covered in felt. And the pyramid obstacles usually appear on hole (lane) 1

The Miniature Golf course at Kelsey Park in Beckenham was the 525th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 1

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 2

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 3

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 4

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 5

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 6

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 7

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 8

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 9

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 10

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 11

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 12

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 13

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 14

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 15

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 16

Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 17
  
Championship Miniature Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
Hole 18

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