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Minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden

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A visit to the minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden.


Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden
One of the two minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb

In February last year we made a short trip to Stockholm, Sweden and managed to visit nine miniature golf courses in 42 hours.

Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden

Two of those courses were at Solna Bangolfklubb in Solna. The venue is home to two minigolf courses - an 'Eternit' Miniature Golf layout and a NIFO Steel Minigolf course.

Solna Bangolfklubb
The car park at Solna Bangolfklubb

Minigolf rules at Solna Bangolfklubb
How to play minigolf

Solna Bangolfklubb
There are two minigolf courses and a cafe at the club

Solna Bangolfklubb
What a hot dog!

The two minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb were the 798th and 799th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and the 29th and 30th courses visited overseas.

Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden
Unfortunately, as it was out of season and very very snowy we couldn't play the courses

The Eternit Miniature Golf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb
A view of the loop-di-loop obstacle at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

Check out the Solna Bangolfklubb website for more details of the club and course.









During our trip to Sweden we made the BIG 800th course visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. That was at Swing by Golfbaren in Vasastan.

Videos:
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 1 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 2 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 3 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 4 of 4

Related blog posts:
From Stockport to Stockholm on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Stockholm
Sweden

Link:
Solna Bangolfklubb website

Crazy Golf in Prestatyn, Wales

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Revisiting the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales.


The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales

Last September we revisited one of our favourite minigolf courses while on the Holiday on the Buses fan-club weekender in Prestatyn.

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Playing hole 3

The Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course on Bastion Road is a superb layout and a real test of putting skill.

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
A view of the course

Once again we competed in The Butler Cup Holiday on the Buses Crazy Golf tournament, a title I was defending!

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Emily playing hole 6

The tournament part of the Holiday on the Buses Weekender in Prestatyn is organised by the On the Buses fan-club and held at the Bastion Road Crazy Golf course.

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Teeing-off on hole 6

Prior to 2018 the Butler Cup tournament had two categories - Pro and Amateur - as quite a few professional minigolfers are also members of the fan-club! In 2014 Emily won the first edition to feature the Pro category. Brad Shepherd won the 2015 event, no tournament was held in 2016, while I won in 2017.

Our group won in the On the Buses fan-club Crazy Golf tournament, quiz and raffle
Our group won in the On the Buses fan-club Crazy Golf tournament, quiz and raffle

In 2018 57 players competed in a single title 18-hole one round shoot-out with Brad Shepherd once again lifting the title - in a tie with a fellow fan-club member. I was next in the rankings after the joint winners.

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 1

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 2

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 3

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 3

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 4

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 5

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 6

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 6

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 6

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 7

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 7

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 8

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 9

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 10

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 11

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 11

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 12 
The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 13



The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 14 
The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 15



The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 16

The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 17 
The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Hole 18



The Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn, Wales
Top Hole - Hole 19

We're looking forward to our next visit to play the course.














Related blog posts:
- Minigolf Course Visit No. 147 - Arnold Palmer Putting at Prestatyn
- Crazy Golf in Prestatyn (2014)
- Prestatyn Crazy Golf (2017)
- The Butler Cup Holiday on the Buses Crazy Golf tournament 2017
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Prestatyn

Videos:
- Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Prestatyn
- Hole-in-one on the Windmill at Prestatyn Crazy Golf

Link:
On the Buses fan-club

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno

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A revisit to the Alpine Adventure Golf course on the Great Orme in Llandudno.


Alpine Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Last August we revisited the Alpine Adventure Golf course at the Llandudno Ski and Snowboard Centre on the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales. We'd originally visited and played the course during our road-trip around the Welsh coast in 2009.

Alpine Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno
A view of the Alpine Adventure Golf course

Alpine Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno
A revisit to the Alpine Adventure Golf course halfway up the Great Orme. It was originally the 142nd course we played

Alpine Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

This time we didn't play the minigolf, but instead had a couple of goes on the toboggan run!

On the Great Orme in Llandudno
Up the Great Orme

Toboggan run on the Great Orme in Llandudno
On the toboggan run

Toboggan run on the Great Orme in Llandudno
The sheep seemed to be interested and unfazed by the toboggan run

Toboggan run on the Great Orme in Llandudno
Toboggan rules

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 1

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 2

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 3

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 4

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 4

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 5

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 6

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 7

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Holes 8 and 9

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 8

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 8

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 9

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 9

Alpine Adventure Golf in Llandudno
Hole 9

Visit the Llandudno Ski and Snowboard Centre website for more information, opening times and prices.

The Great Orme in Llandudno
What a view

There are three minigolf courses on the Great Orme mountain in Llandudno. In August we also revisited the Rocky Pines Adventure Golf course at the summit, as well as visiting the Great Orme Family Golf course halfway up on the town side for the first time.

Related blog posts:
Llandudno
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Minigolf courses on the Great Orme mountain in Llandudno

Link:
Llandudno Ski and Snowboard Centre

New Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby

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Work is underway on a new Crazy Golf course in Derby's Markeaton Park.


Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby
The old Crazy Golf course as it looked in 2014

The old course has been removed and it's hoped that the new minigolf course will be open this Easter
.

Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby

The old Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park was the 550th miniature golf course visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in March 2014.

Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby

Unfortunately the 17-hole Crazy Golf course at the park's Mundy Play Centre wasn't open as it was an 'out of season' Thursday. 
Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby

Crazy Golf course at Markeaton Park in Derby


Check out the Derby Parks Facebook Page for more information on the new Crazy Golf course.

Related blog posts:
- Derby
- Markeaton Park
- Crazy Golf at Mundy Play Centre in Markeaton Park, Derby

New Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course opening in Glasgow

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A new Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course is opening in Glasgow.


The team at Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf are opening a new indoor Adventure Golf course in Glasgow, Scotland.


Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival John Moore for letting us know about it after he spotted this sign on a recent trip to the city.

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf will soon be open in Glasgow. Photo by John Moore
Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf will soon be open in Glasgow

We've visited the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf courses in Bristol and Leeds, plus the former venue in Liverpool. We've yet to play the Jungle Rumble outdoor course on the site of what was the old Peter Pan Minigolf course in Brighton.

The Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf courses in Leeds were the 822nd and 823rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
The Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf courses in Leeds were the 822nd and 823rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 

Visit the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf website for more information.

Related blog posts:
- Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf
- Indoor Adventure Golf
Glasgow

New Putt in the Park minigolf course opening at Castle Park in Colchester

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A new Putt in the Park minigolf course is opening at Castle Park in Colchester this summer.


The Putt in the Park course at Battersea Park in London
The Putt in the Park course at Battersea Park in London

A new 15-hole Putt in the Park minigolf course will be opening at Castle Park in Colchester, Essex this summer.

The old Eternit Miniature Golf course at Castle Park in Colchester
The old Eternit Miniature Golf course at Castle Park

The park used to be home to a couple of different minigolf courses that we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The old miniature golf course at Castle Park in Colchester
The old miniature golf course at Castle Park

The new minigolf course in Colchester is being built by the team at Putt in the Park. We've played their courses in Wandsworth and Battersea in London on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. They also have a course in Acton.

Putt in the Park at Wandsworth Park in London
Putt in the Park at Wandsworth Park in London was the 650th course we visited in the UK

Related blog posts:
- Colchester
- Putt in the Park
- Minigolf in Colchester (2009)
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:
- Putt in the Park

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf in Llandudno

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A revisit to the Rocky Pines Adventure Golf course on the Great Orme in Llandudno.


Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno
What a view! The course is on the right

Last August we revisited the Rocky Pines Adventure Golf course at the summit of the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales. We'd originally visited and played the course during our road-trip around the Welsh coast in 2009.

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Unfortunately it was a little late in the day so the course was closed. It was still really nice to visit the Great Orme and take in the wonderful views from it.

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Visit the Rocky Pines Adventure Golf course website for more information, opening times and prices.

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Rocky Pines Adventure Golf on the Great Orme in Llandudno

Related blog posts:
Llandudno
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Minigolf courses on the Great Orme mountain in Llandudno

Link:
Rocky Pines Adventure Golf website

Butlin's Postcards - minigolf and monorails

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A look at some superb old Butlin's postcards.


I love the British seaside with all its quirks, eccentricity and traditional entertainment. I grew up on holidays at Butlin's holiday camps in Minehead, Bognor Regis and Ayr - and spent many summers in the 80's and 90's at the Barry Island Holiday Camp which used to be a Butlin's camp.



I've got brilliant memories of the monorail, funfair, laser tag and arcades there. It's little wonder that even now I'm such a big fan of the British seaside, monorails, crazy golf and video-games.

Riding the monorail at Butlin's Somerwest World in Minehead
My brother Christopher was recently looking through some old family photos and spotted this snap of us riding the monorail at Butlin's Minehead back in the early 90's

It's probably in no small part because of our childhood stays at holiday camps - and all the fun they had to offer - that Emily and I have spent the last thirteen years travelling around the UK on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also visited Butlin's Minehead (formerly Somerwest World) on one of our first holidays together in 2004.

Butlin's Holidays postcard from Somerwest World Minehead. Postally unused
Butlin's Holidays postcard from Somerwest World Minehead. Postally unused. Undated

Over the years we've built up a great collection of miniature golf postcards, and we always keep an eye out for Butlin's cards. They're such colourful and fun cards, and seeing the monorail at Minehead brings back many happy memories.

Butlin's Minehead postcard M13. The Monorail. Postally unused
Butlin's Minehead postcard M13. The Monorail. Postally unused. Undated

Butlin's Minehead postcard M15. Monorail over a Main Avenue. Postally unused. Undated
Butlin's Minehead postcard M15. Monorail over a Main Avenue. Postally unused. Undated

Butlin's Minehead - Monorail over Outdoor Swimming Pool by John Hinde Studios. Postally unused. Undated
Butlin's Minehead - Monorail over Outdoor Swimming Pool by John Hinde Studios. Postally unused. Undated

A Typical Butlin Monorail. Postcard S25
A Typical Butlin Monorail. Postcard S25. I also have a variation of this postcard with the caption 'BUTLIN'S SKEGNESS Monorail'. That card was posted on 27 July 1971

It's brilliant collecting old postcards of minigolf courses, monorails and holiday camps as they are superb pieces of social history.

Butlin's Minehead postcard M 28. The Chair Lift. Postally unused. Undated
Butlin's Minehead postcard M 28. The Chair Lift. Postally unused. Undated

Back in the 1970's the minigolf courses at Butlin's holiday camps featured some very big golf balls and tees and make for a striking image.

Butlinland Skegness - Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 Aug 1980
Butlinland Skegness - Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 Aug 1980

Butlin's Bognor Regis postcard B39. Putting Green. Postally used 29 Sep 1975
Butlin's Bognor Regis postcard B39. Putting Green. Postally used 29 Sep 1975

Butlin's Bognor Regis postcard by Golden Shield. Postally used 2 Sep 1985
Butlin's Bognor Regis postcard by Golden Shield. Postally used on 2 Sep 1985

Butlin's Holiday Worlds - Southcoast World. Printed by E.T.W. Dennis & Sons Ltd. Posted. Date unknown
Butlin's Holiday Worlds - Southcoast World (Bognor Regis). Printed by E.T.W. Dennis & Sons Ltd. Posted. Date unknown

Visit the John Hinde Collection postcard website for more information on Butlin's postcards and their history and follow them on Twitter to see lots more examples of their brilliant postcards.

Check out the Butlin's website for more information on the holiday camps.

Links:
- John Hinde postcards
- Butlin's

Related blog posts:
- Butlin's
- Postcards
Happy Birthday Butlin's!
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Monorails and Minigolf at Butlin's Minehead
- Butlin's postcards in November's Picture Postcard Monthly magazine

Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea

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A look at Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea.


Some of my cousins recently played at Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea and my cousin Claire sent me some snaps of the course.

Caddies Crazy Golf course in Southend-on-Sea. Photo by Claire Bailey, February 2019

Caddies Crazy Golf is home to two 9-hole indoor minigolf courses with a retro 70's theme. As well as the Crazy Golf Caddies also has a bar and restaurant.

Caddies Crazy Golf course in Southend-on-Sea. Photo by Claire Bailey, February 2019

Caddies Crazy Golf course opened in Southend-on-Sea shortly after our last visit to the town. We're looking forward to checking it out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - we've played the other minigolf courses in Southend a LOT over the years.

Check out the Caddies Crazy Golf course websiteFacebook and Twitter for more information.

Related blog posts:
Southend
Southend-on-Sea
Indoor Minigolf
Minigolf in Essex
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:
Caddies Crazy Golf

Great Orme Family Golf in Llandudno

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A visit to the Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno.


The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
Great Orme Family Golf course has some superb views

In August last year we swung by the Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno, Wales.

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
The entrance to the Great Orme Family Golf course is found on a residential street

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course was the 834th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
There are a number of names for the game in Welsh

Visit the Great Orme Family Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
The entrance to the course

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
A seagull on a green

There are three minigolf courses on the Great Orme in Llandudno. In August we revisited the Alpine Adventure Golf course at the Ski Centre halfway up and the Rocky Pines Adventure Golf course at the summit.

The Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course in Llandudno
When we first visited the Great Orme in 2009 we didn't realise the Great Orme Family Golf Pitch & Putt course was there as we didn't descend the mountain on the town side

Related blog posts:
- Llandudno
- Pitch & Putt
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf courses on the Great Orme mountain in Llandudno

Link:
- Great Orme Family Golf

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour newsletter

Meeting the Dull Men of Great Britain – The Crazy Golfers

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Check out the new Lossul feature 'Meeting the Dull Men of Great Britain – The Crazy Golfers'.

Lots of specialist minigolf balls
Lots of specialist minigolf balls - there's a lot more to the game than Clown's Mouths and Windmills

We met travel and adventure writer Elliot Windmill at the Dull Men's Club's Delightfully Dull, Brilliantly Boring Evening held in Preston last May and in July we met again for an afternoon of Crazy Golf at Manor Park in Glossop, Derbyshire.

Elliot Windmill lining up a shot on the Manor Park Crazy Golf course
Elliot lining up a shot on the Manor Park Crazy Golf course

You can read Elliot's article Meeting the Dull Men of Great Britain – The Crazy Golfers on the Lossul website.

Elliot and Richard in Glossop - with another copy of The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf by Mike Vago heading into The Crazy Golf Museum
Elliot presented me with a copy of The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf by Mike Vago. It's now in The Crazy Golf Museum

Links:

Lossul
Meeting The Dull Men of Great Britain – A True Story
Meeting The Dull Men of Great Britain – The Event (Part One)
Meeting The Dull Men of Great Britain – The Event (Part Two)
Meeting the Dull Men of Great Britain – The Crazy Golfers

Related blog posts:
- Lossul
Dull Men's Club

New Adventure Golf course at Cromer Boating Lake

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New Adventure Golf course heading to the Boating Lake in Cromer.


A new Adventure Golf course is being built at Cromer Boating Lake

A new 18-hole Adventure Golf course is being built in Cromer, Norfolk and should be open in time for Easter. The new course will replace the old Crazy Golf course that has been at the Boating Lake site for the past 27 years.

We visited Cromer in July 2016 and enjoyed our time at the seaside resort. There are lots of opportunities to play minigolf in the town. As well as the new Adventure Golf course there's a superb Putting course on the cliff top and a Pitch & Putt and Putting Green at The Meadow. There also used to be a Putting course at North Lodge Park, but it wasn't there when we visited.

The old Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake was the 687th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Cromer Boating Lake
The Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake as it looked in 2016

We're looking forward to a return visit to Cromer to play the new Adventure Golf course and revisit the others.

Related blog posts:
- Cromer
- Norfolk
- Minigolf in Norfolk
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Crazy Golf on Grass in Cromer, Norfolk

New course at Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

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Plans are underway to expand the Dino Falls Adventure Golf course at Trafford Golf Centre.


Plans are underway to expand the Dino Falls Adventure Golf course at Trafford Golf Centre
There are plans for a further 18-holes at Dino Falls

The existing 18-hole dinosaur-themed course opened in November 2017 and has proved to be incredibly popular. The team at Trafford Golf Centre are now planning to add another 18-hole course to the venue.

At Dino Falls Adventure Golf last April
We played the original Dino Falls Adventure Golf course last April

Dino Falls Adventure Golf is one of our local courses and is just a short drive down the M60. It was the 476th course played and 792nd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

For more information on the new course, and opening times and prices for the existing course visit the Dino Falls Adventure Golf website.

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Check out some more photos from our visit to Dino Falls Adventure Golf last year.

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf at Trafford Golf Centre

Last April I competed in the first-ever DinoFalls Masters Adventure Golf competition at the Trafford Golf Centre in Manchester - and won it!

Richard Gottfried, Dino Falls Masters Adventure Golf Masters Champion
I added the Dino Falls Masters title to my minigolf resume last season

I've now won four tournaments at the Trafford Golf Centre site. In addition to the DinoFalls Masters and the MMGC Invitational, I won the 2009 Mini Masters and Mini Open on the 9-hole Championship Miniature Golf course which used to be at the venue. That particular course was the 84th played on our tour. It closed in 2013.


We're looking forward to swinging by the new course at Dino Falls Adventure Golf when it opens.

Related blog posts:
- Manchester
- Trafford Golf Centre
- Dino Falls Adventure Golf
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf courses in Greater Manchester

Links:
- Dino Falls Adventure Golf
- Trafford Golf Centre

Upgrades to Wimbledon Park's Crazy Golf course

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Plans for upgrades to the Crazy Golf course in London's Wimbledon Park have been approved.


Wimbledon Park's Crazy Golf course in March 2013
How the course looked in 2013

I visited the Wimbledon Park Crazy Golf course in March 2013. It was the 524th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 314th course played since September 2006
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Wimbledon Park's Crazy Golf course in March 2013
A snap from my visit in 2013

The new course will have a local Wimbledon-theme.

The Crazy Golf course at Wimbledon Park is operated by Merton Council. They also run the course at Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields.

Related blog posts:
- Wimbledon
- Wimbledon Park Crazy Golf
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

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A revisit to the Adventure Golf course at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.


Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

We were lucky enough to visit Blackpool twice August last year and that meant we were able to revisit a number of miniature golf courses.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Visiting the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course always bring a smile to my face as it was the scene of my victory in the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open tournament in 2009.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf
 
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

We first visited the course in 2008 when we helped to launch the course and competed in the inaugural Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open tournament - won by minigolf legend Chris Harding. The course was number 44 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Visit the Blackpool Pleasure Beach website for more information on prices and opening times.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Check out the blog post from our visit to the course on a sunnier day in early August.

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

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

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A revisit to the abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate.


Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

We were lucky enough to visit Blackpool twice in August last year and that meant we were able to revisit a number of miniature golf courses there.

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

One of them was the abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool.

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

Abandoned Crazy Golf course at Starr Gate in Blackpool

Check out my other blog posts to see what the course looked like on the 10th August 2018 and in October 2016. The one time we played the course was in April 2008.

Related blog posts:
Blackpool
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Crazy Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich

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A look at the Crazy Golf course at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich, Suffolk.


Crazy Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich by Sophia Moles, February 2019

Many thanks to our friends Sophia and Karl Moles for sending over some snaps from their recent visit to the Miniature Golf course at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich.

Miniature Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich by Sophia Moles, February 2019

Minigolf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich by Sophia Moles, February 2019

Mini Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich by Sophia Moles, February 2019

We first visited the Suffolk Leisure Park minigolf course while it was under construction in December 2010. At that point the cups hadn't been cut out yet.

Crazy Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich

We played the course in May 2011.

Crazy Golf at Suffolk Leisure Park in Ipswich

Check out the Suffolk Leisure Park and Ski Centre website for more information, opening times and prices.

Related blog posts:
- Ipswich
Sophia Moles
Karl Moles
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Courses visited by the Moles family:
- Adventure Golf at Pontins Pakefield
- Allhallows Leisure Holiday Park in Rochester
- Haven's Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park
- Minigolf Sport Club Sanremo in Arma, Italy

Link:
- Suffolk Leisure Park and Ski Centre

National Miniature Golf Day on Saturday 11th May

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