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

Happy twelfth birthday to the Crazy Golf Museum

The Crazy Golf Museum is twelve years old today.

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

I set-up the museum with Crazy Golf legend Tim 'Ace Man' Davies back on the 15th July 2010.

Since then we've continued to fill the virtual museum to make it a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf.

It's certainly been a very interesting twelve years!

A massive thank you to everyone who has shared their minigolfing memories, crazy golf items and adventure golf updates over the years. We're looking forward to continuing our promotion of the game for many more years to come.

Visit the Crazy Golf Museum's website, like the Page and join the Group on Facebook, check it out on Twitter, and see Instagram for information, photos, items, ephemera, stories, videos, postcards, games and more...

If you'd like to contribute any items, merchandise, course history, current developments or guest blog posts please do get in touch.

PIAG Open 2022

Details of the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open competition.

The Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

The PIAG Open tees-off this week, with Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the UK offering players the chance to enter the event when they play a round at the course.

The event begins on Thursday 14th July and ends on Sunday 17th July.

The annual PIAG Open competition takes place across Paradise Island Adventure Golf's eight venues and is the largest Open miniature golf tournament in the UK with thousands of players competing across different age categories at each venue.

I won the PIAG Open at the Manchester Trafford Centre venue in 2018 and Emily won the event in 2019.

Emily - the 2019 PIAG champion

2018 champion

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Livingston, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

Adventure Golf at Hounslow Golf Park

There are two new 18-hole Adventure Golf courses at Hounslow Golf Park in London.

Volcano Island Adventure Golf opened at Hounslow Golf Park this month and is home to the Eruption and Cascades courses.

The Hounslow Golf Park venue is also home to a number of other golfing activities including a driving range and a 9-hole course.

Visit the Hounslow Golf Park website for more information.

They are two more courses for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Stockport

Spotting a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Stockport.

The next time I need some flooring I'll be getting a quote from Floor Giants

I do enjoy spotting wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men advertising stuff. But I don't see them often enough for my liking. The last one we saw was a Santa airdancer in Dereham, Norfolk last November.

An airdancer - and a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man

So it was a real treat when I spotted this fellow while walking home from Stockport town centre on Saturday afternoon!

Happy National 7-Eleven Day

It's National 7-Eleven Day.

7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else but the 11th July.

We were surprised to see a number of 7-Eleven stores in Stockholm on our last trip there in 2018. We'd only ever seen them in the USA before that

The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.

New Crazy Golf course planned for Norwich

There are plans for a new 24-hole Crazy Golf course as part of a venue at Norwich's Riverside area.

It'll be another new place to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Dinosaur World Adventure Golf in Walsall

There's a dinosaur-themed Adventure Golf course at Calderfields Golf Driving Range in Walsall.

The 18-hole Dinosaur World Adventure Golf course in Walsall opened in November last year. We'd first heard it was being planned in 2020.

Visit the Dinosaur World Adventure Golf website for more information.

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

Crazy Golf in Bury town centre

There are plans for a Crazy Golf course as part of a new indoor golf venue in Bury town centre.

A new Crazy Golf course could be opening in Bury

Bury in Greater Manchester could soon be home to a new indoor golf venue.

Part of the plans include the creation of a Crazy Golf course.

Visit the Hukd Golf website to find out more...

It'd be another new and fairly local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf in Knowle West, Bristol

We helped launch the Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf course in Knowle West, Bristol a year ago today!

We had a superb time at the launch of the Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf course in Knowle West, Bristol on Saturday 3rd July 2021.

This is my favourite hole - the obstacle at the top of the ramp hid a sneaky surprise!

The real life miniature golf course was created during the pandemic and the ideas for the hole designs were generated by members of the Knowle West community during Lockdown 1.

The story of the Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf course.

Take a look at this superb video telling the story of how the Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf course in Knowle West, Bristol came about.

We loved being a part of the clubhouse and tee party online meetings and to play the unique course and meet the people involved was brilliant.

I managed to score a hole-in-one taking the direct route across the beachy 'bridge'

I had the honour of cutting the ribbon to officially launch the course alongside Meg - the creative genius who led the lockdown project!

The Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf course was the 966th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 549th we've played since September 2006.

There were so many fantastic people and organisations involved in the project and you can find out more about them via the links to their websites and social media below:

• Filwood Community Centre
• Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club
• Megan Clark-Bagnall
• Claudia Collins aka Claudia the Caddy
• Re:Work Bristol
• Nic Marshall Designs
• Knowle West Beaches
• Julian Wood

Visit the Filwood Crazy Golf Facebook Page and Filwood Community Centre website for more information and opening times.

Gloryholes Crazy Golf in Lincoln

Lincoln will soon be home to a new Crazy Golf venue.

Gloryholes crazy golf is opening in Lincoln

The team at Gloryholes Crazy Golf are opening a new adults-only course in Lincoln this September.

The 13-hole course and bar will be located on Lincoln High Street.

There are Gloryholes Crazy Golf venues in Nottingham and Sheffield.

Find out more on the Gloryholes indoor crazy golf course website.

Mini Golf in Minehead

We've just returned from a holiday in Minehead, Somerset and visited three more miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

First up was the Pirate Falls Adventure Golf course inside Butlin's Minehead holiday camp.

Pirate Adventure Golf at Butlin's Minehead

Next up was the Mini Golf course at the Jubilee Gardens Cafe on the seafront.

Jubilee Gardens Crazy Golf in Minehead

Finally we took a look at the Putting course at Blenheim Gardens in the town centre after spotting a brown tourist sign for the course.

Putting course at Blenheim Gardens in Minehead

We've now been to 996 minigolf courses overall, with 951 of them being in the British Isles.