Blockbuster Video Express in Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Finding a ghost sign at the former Blockbuster Video Express store in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

Emily found this ghost sign at the old Blockbuster Video Express on Regent Street in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight last month!

The former video shop is now a charity shop

The outline of the old QuikDrop box is still there

I spotted the remains of a Blockbuster Video store while driving to Manchester in October 2019 and since then have found a few more signs of the brand on the high streets and retail parks of the UK.

Check out my posts about other former Blockbuster stores in:

• Abingdon, Oxfordshire
• Barnsley, South Yorkshire
• Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Billingham, Teesside
• Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
• Chester, Cheshire
• Chorley, Lancashire
• Colne, Lancashire
• Fallowfield, Manchester
• Felixstowe, Suffolk
• Filton, Bristol
• Great Moor, Stockport, Greater Manchester
• Hastings, East Sussex
• Leigh, Greater Manchester
• Luton, Bedfordshire
• Marple, Greater Manchester
• Nuneaton, Warwickshire
• Oldham, Greater Manchester
• Prescot, Lancashire
• Southampton, Hampshire
• Telford, Shropshire
• Wythenshawe, Manchester

Minigolf on the Isle of Wight

A look at minigolf courses on the Isle of Wight.

Emily recently returned from a trip to the Isle of Wight and while there played and visited a number of minigolf courses.

Sandown

Dino Islands Adventure Golf at Sandham Gardens in Sandown

Lost World Adventure Golf on Sandown Pier

Shanklin

Caddy Shack Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront

Jurassic Bay Adventure Golf at Shanklin Seafront

Pirates Cove Adventure Golf at Shanklin Seafront

The Pirates Cove course is next to the Jurassic course on Shanklin Seafront. When we first visited the Isle of Wight in 2007 the course was a grass Putting layout

Jungle Adventure Golf at Shanklin Village

Crazy Golf at Rylstone Gardens

Alum Bay

Jurassic Adventure Golf at The Needles

Ventnor

Putting Green at Ventnor Park

Other minigolf courses on the Isle of Wight

We've been to the Isle of Wight a few times over the years and have also played the Mini Golf Garden at Puckpool Park and the Pirate Adventure Golf at Peter Pan's on Esplanade in Ryde.

Other minigolf courses on the Isle of Wight include:

• The Cow Putt crazy golf course at Tapnell Farm Park in Yarmouth
• Crazy Golf at the Horse & Groom pub in Ningwood
• Crazy Golf at Calbourne Water Mill in Calbourne, Newport
• Mini Golf Putting at Luccombe Hall Hotel in Shanklin

Lost minigolf courses on the Isle of Wight

There used to be another adventure golf course in Shanklin too - Jungle Jim's - but that closed a few years ago.

Some of the courses that are on the Isle of Wight now have been built on top of older courses or have totally replaced grass Putting courses that were there before.

It's certainly interesting seeing the changes and developments on the island.

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

We've now been to a total of 965 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Adventure Golf advertising

We spotted this advert for the Dino Islands Adventure Golf course at Sandham Gardens in Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight at the Red Funnel Ferry Terminal in Southampton.

We're yet to play the Dino Islands Adventure Golf course at Sandham Gardens on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, but did play the course that was on the same spot before it.

Visit the Dino Islands Adventure Golf website for more information.

Jurassic Bay Adventure Golf on Shanklin Seafront

A look at the Jurassic Bay Adventure Golf course on Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight.

Our fellow minigolfing explorer Matt Dodd sent me these snaps from the new Jurassic Bay Adventure Golf on Shanklin Seafront following his visit last summer.

Check out the Shanklin Seafront website for more information.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always brilliant to meet up with them for a game. Matt has managed to track down and play quite a lot of courses that we're yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour! 

We have played minigolf on the spot that the Jurassic Bay Adventure Golf course now sits - in fact we played it in its two previous forms.

Crazy Golf at Rylstone Tea Gardens in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight

A look at the Rylstone Tea Gardens Crazy Golf course in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

My friend and minigolf rival Matt Dodd sent me this photo of the Crazy Golf course at Rylstone Tea Gardens in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight during his minigolfing trip there last summer.

We've been to the course and seen it in two iterations. The first time was when the layout was on the original wooden course design in 2008. When we returned in 2016 the layout was using many of the original obstacles but in a concrete setting.

Visit the Rylstone Tea Gardens & Crazy Golf Facebook Page for more information.

Lost World Adventure Golf on Sandown Pier

A look at the indoor adventure golf course on Sandown Pier on the Isle of Wight.

A big thanks to my fellow minigolf adventurer Matt Dodd for these photos of the Lost World Crazy Golf course on Sandown Pier. They were taken on his visit to the Isle of Wight last summer.

Visit the Lost World Adventure Golf website for more information.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always brilliant to meet up with them for a game.

We played the Lost World Minigolf course on Sandown Pier back in 2008.

Pirates Cove Adventure Golf in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight

A look at the Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

A big thanks to fellow minigolf fanatic Matt Dodd for these pics of the Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

Visit the Shanklin Seafront website for more information, opening times and prices.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always great to meet up with them for a game.

The Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course was built on what was once a grass Putting Course.

We visited the Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course but ran out of time to play it on that occasion.

The Cow Putt crazy golf course at Tapnell Farm Park in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.

A look at The Cow Putt crazy golf course at Tapnell Farm Park in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.

My friend and fellow crazy golf enthusiast Matt Dodd sent me these snaps of The Cow Putt crazy golf course at Tapnell Farm Park in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight from his trip to the island last summer.

Visit the Tapnell Farm Park website for more information.

It's always ace to find out about different minigolf courses and the layout at Tapnell Farm Park we've not yet been to on out Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at the Horse & Groom pub in Ningwood on the Isle of Wight

A look at the Crazy Golf course at the Horse & Groom pub in Ningwood on the Isle of Wight.

My friend and minigolf rival Matt Dodd found this Crazy Golf course at the Horse & Groom Pub in Ningwood on the Isle of Wight last summer.

Visit the Horse & Groom pub's website for more information.

I'm looking forward to my next visit to the Isle of Wight and a game on the unique pub crazy golf course.

Jungle Adventure Golf in Shanklin Village

A look at the Jungle Adventure Golf course in Shanklin Village on the Isle of Wight.

My fellow minigolf explorer Matt Dodd sent me this photo of the new Jungle Adventure Golf course in Shanklin Village on the Isle of Wight on his visit to the island last summer.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always fun to meet up with them for a game. Matt has managed to track down and play quite a lot of courses that we're yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

Calbourne Water Mill Crazy Golf on the Isle of Wight

A view of the Adventure Golf course at Calbourne Water Mill on the Isle of Wight.

Thank to my friend and minigolf rival Matt Dodd for sending me photos from a course visit he made while on the Isle of Wight last summer. They are from the dragon-themed Miniature Golf course at Calbourne Water Mill in Calbourne, Newport.

Visit the Calbourne Water Mill website for more info, opening times and prices.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always brilliant to meet up with them for a game. Matt has managed to track down and play quite a lot of courses that we've yet to get to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour! It's always fun to find out about even more places to play, especially when they are unique layouts like the one at Calbourne Water Mill.

Caddy Shack Crazy Golf in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight

A look at the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf course in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

A big thank you as always goes to my friend and minigolf rival Matt Dodd for sending me some photos from a course visit. These are from Matt's trip to the Isle of Wight last summer when he swung by the new indoor Caddy Shack Crazy Golf course in Shanklin.

Check out the Shanklin Seafront website for more information about the course.

It'll be nice to get back over to the Isle of Wight as I've really enjoyed my previous trips there.

Matt and his family have visited hundreds of courses on their crazy golf adventures and it's always brilliant to meet up with them for a game. Matt has managed to track down and play quite a lot of courses that we've yet to get to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour! It's marvellous to find out about even more places to play.

Jurassic Adventure Golf at The Needles on the Isle of Wight

Here's a look at the Jurassic Adventure Golf course at The Needles on the Isle of Wight.

My mate and fellow minigolf fan Matt Dodd sent me a couple of snaps he took during his round on the 11-hole Jurassic Adventure Golf course at The Needles on the Isle of Wight last summer.

Visit The Needles website for more information, opening times and prices.

The Jurassic Adventure Golf course at The Needles is a course we're yet to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf on Shanklin Seafront

A look back at the Shanklin Seafront Crazy Golf course.

The first minigolf course we played on the Isle of Wight was the 18-hole layout at Shanklin Seafront back in 2008. It was a Beton-style miniature golf course more commonly found in continental Europe.

When we returned in 2016 we found it had been converted into an Arnold Palmer-style Crazy Golf course.

Since that trip the course has once again been refurbished and is now a Jurassic Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Shanklin Seafront website for more information.

We're looking forward to a return visit to the Isle of Wight on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've still got to explore a lot of the island. There are also a number of new courses that have opened since our last trip there.