Showing posts with label Brad Shepherd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brad Shepherd. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2020

What a difference a year makes

A look back at our minigolfing visits to Leicester in 2019.


Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester

We competed in the Caddyshackers Open minigolf tournament at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester last year.

We were joined in the team event by our friends and often minigolf rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd and Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The Before Times!

Having qualified for the grand final we returned a week later.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
Natural social distancing before social distancing was a thing

The Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course was the 903rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
A view of the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course

While in the city we also swung by the new Treetop Adventure Golf venue at the Highcross Shopping Centre.

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester

Emily and I also returned to Leicester as a stop-off en route to East Anglia in September.

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester
A Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester

It looks highly unlikely that we'll be travelling anywhere this year.

2020 has pretty much gone down the pan

It'll be nice to revisit Leicester again in the future when it's safe to do so.

We've also been to minigolf courses at Blaby Golf Centre and Charnwood Golf Complex in Leicestershire.

Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre
Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre in March 2014 

Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough
Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough in August 2015

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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Guinness World Record Attempt for the 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute'

A look back at the 2009 Guinness World Record Attempt for the 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute'.


I can't believe it's been ten years since I attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute' at Luton Indoor Market!


Guinness World Record for the 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute' at Luton Indoor Market
A star studded line-up of talent assembled to take part in the charity record attempt

What an event that was.



Check out the other Guinness World Records I've attempted over the years.

Me and Brad Shepherd with our certificates from the event

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

A look at the Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf courses at Shibden Park in Halifax.


We visited Halifax in West Yorkshire for the first time on Saturday. We've been meaning to go there since we moved north in 2016 and finally found some time to a look round. We really liked the town and are looking forward to a return visit.


While there we played at the new Galactic Golf indoor adventure golf. Once we'd wandered around the town centre we drove out via Shibden Park where we knew there was a four-hole(!) Crazy Golf course.


Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
The entrance to the two miniature golf courses

Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Up these steps is the strangest Crazy Golf course we've ever seen

Our friend and minigolf rival Brad Shepherd had played the course in 2015 and we were intrigued by the layout.


It certainly looks a lot different now to the summer of 2015!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Unplayable

Shibden Park is a nice spot and we enjoyed our walk round it. We also found it's home to a miniature railway.

As the park is quite large and we didn't fancy a wild goose chase looking for the Crazy Golf course I called Brad and he told me the course was next to a Pitch & Putt course. Another bonus.


Unfortunately as it's currently out of season neither the Pitch & Putt or Crazy Golf was playable on this occasion.

Pitch & Putt Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
The Pitch & Putt course

But the Crazy Golf was certainly a sight to behold!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Blimey!

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
It looked like a minigolf course graveyard

The Pitch and Putt course at Shibden Park was the 936th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The Crazy Golf course the 937th.

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 2 is there

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
A closer look at an obstacle

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
One of the best worst course visits we've made in the last thirteen years

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at Shibden Park in Halifax
Hole 4

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester

A visit to the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester.


Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester

Last Sunday we visited Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester city centre to compete in the Caddyshackers Open minigolf tournament.


Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The entrance to Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course - it's not your average place for a game

We were joined in the team event by our friends and often minigolf rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd and Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge.


Emily Gottfried, Brad Shepherd, Jam Trubridge and Richard Gottfried at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The dream team!

We had fun on our qualifying round on the tricky and quirky indoor course.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
The skateboard and BMX hole

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester
Beat the keeper

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
A brewing hole

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
At home

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
A rubbish hole

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
The 18th hole

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
Blimey!

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
The ablutions hole

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
Yes, the pan is the cup!

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
Up the ramp and into the lav

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
Emily putting for a two

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
Having a well earned sit down

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
This office hole was very very tricky

The Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course was the 903rd visited and 522nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course in Leicester
The team behind Caddyshackers will soon be opening a tenpin bowling alley on the floor above the Crazy Golf course

Check out the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course website for more info, opening times and prices.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Crazy Golf at Hall Lane in Upminster

A look back at the Crazy Golf course at Hall Lane in Upminster.


My mate and minigolf rival Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd recently sent me over these pics of the Crazy Golf at Hall Lane in Upminster, Essex from his archive. They were taken a couple of years ago and before the 2017 refurbishment of the course.

Crazy Golf at Hall Lane in Upminster. Photo by Brad Shepherd 2016

Crazy Golf at Hall Lane in Upminster. Photo by Brad Shepherd 2016

Crazy Golf at Hall Lane in Upminster. Photo by Brad Shepherd 2016

Check out what the Hall Lane Crazy Golf course looks like now on the Upminster & Cranham Residents' Association website. Very smart and clean.

The course was never open on my previous visits back in 2010 and 2012 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.