New Adventure Golf course at Barleylands in Billericay

Noah's Park Adventure Golf course now open at Barleylands farm park in Billericay, Essex.

A new 18-hole adventure golf course is now open at Barleylands farm park in Billericay, Essex.

For more information visit the Barleylands Farm Park & Village website.

It's another course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth in May 2022.

 

Check out the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.

One of the first places we visited on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.

We chose the seaside resort for a big minigolf trip in 2007 as we knew there were a lot of courses there.

We've returned a number of times since then, including a trip in May to help launch the Big Mini Golf Tour 2022. Minigolf has been played in the area since the early 20th century and there are plenty of options for a game in 2022.

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Dino Mini Golf at Swinton Square in Salford

We played the Dino Adventure Mini Golf course at Swinton Square in Swinton, Salford this morning.

The 9-hole pop-up course was the 997th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We had brilliant fun playing the Jurassic miniature golf course

The course is there until the 21st August. And it's free to play!

 

Visit the Swinton Square, Salford website for more details of the Dinosaur Mini Golf course and event.

Putt Above at Brierley Hill in Dudley

There's a new high-tech mini golf venue in Dudley, West Midlands.

Putt Above high-tech indoor mini golf has opened in Dudley

It sounds like they've got an interesting twist on the minigolf experience. Rather than moving from hole to hole as you play the course, games at Putt Above are played out on the same 'hole', but with different interactive elements shown on the digital 'lane'!

Check out the Putt Above website for more information on the indoor mini golf location.

We're looking forward to visiting the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Jubilee Gardens Café Crazy Golf in Minehead

A look at the Crazy Golf course at the Jubilee Gardens Café in Minehead, Somerset.

Jubilee Gardens Café Crazy Golf in Minehead

The Crazy Golf course at the Jubilee Gardens Café on Minehead seafront was the 995th course visited, and 560th played, on our travels since September 2006.

Check out the Jubilee Cafe website for more information.

One Under Mini Golf in Glasgow

A new mini golf course has opened in Glasgow, Scotland.

One Under Mini Golf has opened on Albion Street in Glasgow.

The indoor minigolf venue is also home to car racing and a bar.

Visit the One Under website for more information.

It's another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Ipswich Cornhill

There will be a pop-up 9-hole crazy golf course on the Cornhill in Ipswich, Suffolk from Monday 15th August to Thursday 18th August.

Adventure Golf at Rochester Cathedral

There's an Adventure Golf course in the gardens at Rochester Cathedral as part of the All About Bridges exhibition this summer.

The course is part of the All About Bridges event that includes the World’s longest interlocking brick bridge - made of more than 200,000 bricks!

Visit the Rochester Cathedral website for more information.

Secret Garden Adventure Golf at National Forest Adventure Farm

There's a new Secret Garden Adventure Golf course at National Forest Adventure Farm in Burton upon Trent.

Visit the National Forest Adventure Farm website for more information.

It's another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Two 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf courses have opened at The Tivoli in Cambridge.

We first heard about the plans back in 2019 and it's good to hear the venue has opened.

The Tivoli building looks wonderful. It's a former cinema. We're big fans of Art Deco and look forward to visiting on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out The Tivoli website for more information.

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A view of the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth

A visit to the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Globetrotters Mini Golf at Tilgate Park in Crawley

You can find a Globetrotters Mini Golf course at Tilgate Park in Crawley, West Sussex.

The crazy golf pop-up will be there until the 24th August.

Visit the Globetrotters Mini Golf website for more information.

Mini Golf at Swinton Square, Salford

There will be a pop-up Dinosaur Mini Golf course at Swinton Square in Salford this summer.

There will be a dinosaur minigolf course in Salford this summer

Games tee-off on the free-to-play dino crazy golf course on Monday 1st August and run until  Sunday 21st August. Players can tackle the course between 10am and 4pm.

We'll have to go along for a game on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour as it's quite near to us. And we've never been to that bit of Salford before.

Visit the Swinton Square, Salford website and social media for more details of the Dinosaur Mini Golf course and event.

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Woolworths shopping trolleys in Bolton

Seeing some shopping relics on a trip to Bolton.

We're always interested in spotting remains of retailers of yesteryear and while in Bolton we remembered that we'd heard there had been some former Woolworths shopping trolleys in Bolton Indoor Market.

Woolworths shopping trolleys at Bolton Indoor Market

Luckily they were still there. An odd place for them to end up after the closure of Woolies back in 2009. But good to see they're still knocking around. Even if they have been locked up and put out of use!?

Woolworths shopping trolleys at Bolton Indoor Market

Woolworths shopping trolleys at Bolton Indoor Market

Other former Woolworths shops

It's fun seeing old & lost brands, ghost signs and retail relics. I took a look at the ghost signs on a former Woolworths store on Blackpool promenade last September.

We saw a Woolworths ghost sign in Nuneaton in May last year too. That was a nice surprise!

Like the Blackpool store, the Nuneaton shop site had also most recently been a Poundland and a TJ Hughes.

The last Woolworths shop in the UK closed in January 2009. Every so often remnants of the brand become visible again.

We visited the Woolworths in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent in September 2020. That store still had the signage in place and we'd originally spotted it while driving through the town the previous November.

We took a look at an old Woolworths store in Brunstane, Edinburgh in August 2011. That was a Big W Woolworths store at The Jewel retail park. It's long gone now.

You can however still see an old mosaic tile logo at the former Woolworths on Stamford Street Central in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.

Interestingly, there's a playable Woolworths Pick n' Mix Crazy Golf hole at the Teezers Retro Golf course in Coventry!

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

A visit to the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk.

Mini-Golf at Clippesby Hall

Check out my blog post about all of the minigolf courses in the Greater Yarmouth area.

Putting Green at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead

Finding a Putting course at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead.

Look at those prices!

We had a holiday in Minehead, Somerset last month and visited three more miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. One of which was the 18-hole Putting Green at Blenheim Gardens.

Putting Green at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead

Putting Green at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead

Putting Green at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead

The grass Putting course at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead town centre was the 996th course visited since September 2006. It was pretty easy to find - once you spotted the brown tourist signs for it!

This way

That way

Follow the brown sign(s)

This way to the Putting Green

A BHS ghost sign in Stockport

The ghost sign at the former British Home Stores shop in Stockport town centre is still on view.

A ghost sign on the former BHS in Stockport

It was first uncovered in April last year.

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

A look at the Pirate Falls Adventure Golf course at Butlin's Minehead.

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

We had a holiday in Minehead, Somerset last month and visited three more miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Pirate Falls Adventure Golf inside Butlin's Minehead holiday camp was the 994th course visited since September 2006.

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead