The Hole In Wand mini golf in Chester

A new magical minigolf course is opening in Chester, Cheshire.

The Hole In Wand mini golf

The team at the Potions Cauldron Group will be creating their third indoor crazy golf course as The Hole In Wand is set to open in Chester this year.

The Hole In Wand mini golf

The Hole In Wand Chester is scheduled to open in May.

The first of The Hole In Wand indoor minigolf courses opened in York, with a second venue opening in Blackpool.

The Hole In Wand mini golf

Emily played The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf in York on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour last year. We haven't been to Blackpool for a while so haven't had a game at that venue yet.

Visit The Hole In Wand mini golf website for more information.

Mini Golf at Westminster Park in Chester

A new 18-hole outdoor mini golf course is opening in Chester, Cheshire.

The course at Chester's Westminster Park is opening on Saturday 9th March.

Check out the Green Day Café and Golf Facebook Page for more information.

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

Australian Adventure Golf at Adlington Golf Centre in Macclesfield

A new Australian-themed Adventure Golf course is opening at Adlington Golf Centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Check out the Adlington Golf Centre website and Australian Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.

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

Crazy Golf at Level Up in Warrington

A new Crazy Golf course has opened in Warrington town centre.

You can find an 18-hole Crazy Golf course at Level Up in Warrington, Cheshire.

You can also play axe throwing and archery at the indoor venue.

Warrington isn't too far from us so we'll have to swing by for a look at the Mini Golf course when we're next over there.

Check out the Level Up website for more information.

Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich

A new Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf course is opening at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich, Cheshire.

The new 18-hole Adventure Golf course opens on Friday 21st July.

Find out more on the Hartford Golf Centre and Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf websites.

Northwich isn't too far from us and so it'll be another new local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf in Time Square, Warrington

Time Square in Warrington will be home to a Crazy Golf course on Wednesday 26th July.

The pop-up Crazy Golf course will be open from from 12pm to 9pm.

Visit the Warrington Council website for more information.

Lost Shops - Grainger Games in Warrington

Spotting an old Grainger Games shop in Warrington.

We saw this former Grainger Games shop at the Golden Square shopping centre in Warrington, Cheshire today.

We've also seen former Grainger Games stores in Stretford, Salford, Hyde, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Bradford.

Interestingly some of them still had a few bits of stock inside!

The shop unit in Warrington will soon be home to Funky Figures. It's nice to see they've kept all of the former Grainger Games shelving inside to give it a nostalgic hit.

The company was founded in 1996 and ceased operations on the 28th March 2018.

As a brand with shops in the North of England and Scotland I only became a regular shopper at Grainger Games when I moved to Stockport in 2016. I picked up some nice old games for my SEGA Master System there.

Adventure Golf at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford, Cheshire.

The outdoor adventure golf course would have a gator-theme.

Visit the High Legh Park Golf Club website for more information.

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

Crazy Golf at Vickersway Park in Northwich

A revisit to the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park in Northwich, Cheshire.

We were in Northwich at the weekend and while there had to swing by the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park.

The 9-hole layout was the 700th course overall we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in September 2016. We returned in January last year - it was one of the last courses we visited before the pandemic hit!

A Covid-19 sign at the Vickersway Park Crazy Golf course

We've now been to 973 courses on our minigolfing travels since September 2006. 934 of them have been in the British Isles.

Vickersway Park in Northwich is a very pleasant spot and lovely for a wander.

Vickersway Park is also home to nice grass Putting Course.

The Putting Green at Vickersway Park

Galaxy Golf at Apex Kart in Chester

There's a new indoor mini golf course at Apex Kart in Chester.

The Apex Kart centre in Chester, Cheshire is now home to a new indoor, space-themed mini golf course.

Check out the Galaxy Golf information on the Apex Kart website.

Galaxy Golf at Apex Kart is another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It's not a million miles away for us to get to either.

New Crazy Golf course at Gulliver's World in Warrington

A new Cape Canyon Crazy Golf course is now open at Gulliver's World.

Gulliver's World in Warrington, Cheshire is now home to a Cape Canyon Crazy Golf course.

Access to the Crazy Golf attraction is included with the theme park entry ticket.

For more information visit the Gulliver's World website.

Australian-themed minigolf course planned for Macclesfield

There are plans for a new Australian-themed Adventure Golf course to be created at Adlington Golf Centre in Macclesfield.

It would be a new and fairly local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

No Minigolf at Chester Zoo

The Conservation Golf course at Chester Zoo is no longer there.

We had a day out at Chester Zoo yesterday. Unfortunately the Conservation Golf course that our friend John Mittler snapped for us in January 2018 is long gone.

Check out the guest blog post from John's visit for more photos.

Looking for the Putting Green at Runcorn Hill Park

We had a look for the Putting Green at Runcorn Hill Park in Runcorn, Cheshire on our way back from a day out at Chester Zoo yesterday. Unfortunately the course wasn't cut in.

Out of season

You could however still see some of the mounds and bumps of the greens of the layout.

A green on the Putting Course

It was still nice to have a wander around a different park, after having traipsed around the same parks and paths for more than a year.

Not a minigolf hole

But it looked a bit like one

One of two stones in the park that depict the Earth

The UK

The other half of the globe

We'll be heading back to Runcorn again in the future as we've never been to the town centre. We'll swing by Runcorn Hill Park again and see if the course is there next time.

We had a wander to the cliff

You get some superb views from the top of the Frog's Mouth Cliff!

Chester Zoo's monorail

A look at what remains of the monorail at Chester Zoo.

Unfortunately we were two years too late to have a ride on the monorail at Chester Zoo when we visited yesterday.

However, as a big fan of monorails it was interesting to see sections of the track still in place

There were quite a few 'ends of the line' too!

A bench underneath the monorail

GOLF PROHIBITED at Meriton Road Park in Handforth

No golf allowed at Meriton Road Park in Handforth, Cheshire.

We saw a number of other Borough of Macclesfield NO GOLF signs on a daily walk in Poynton last June.

NO GOLF at Lacey Green Park in Wilmslow

NO GOLF allowed at Lacey Green Park in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

We saw a number of other Borough of Macclesfield NO GOLF signs on a daily walk in Poynton last June.

Handforth Miniature Railway at Meriton Road Park

We found a miniature railway at one of our local parks at the weekend!

We've spent a lot of lockdown visiting different parks and outdoor spaces in and around Stockport. On Easter Sunday we went for a walk in Handforth where we found a miniature railway at Meriton Road Park.

Two trains were running!

We're big fans of miniature railways and even though we've lived nearby for almost five years never knew it existed! We've never seen any signs for it even though we've walked and parked near to it many many times before.

There was a Scarecrow Trail in the town - this was The (not so) Fat Controller

Visit the Handforth Model Engineering Society website and Handforth Miniature Railway Facebook Page for more information.

End of the line

Nearby miniature railways

Handforth is in Cheshire East and borders the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The borough is home to three miniature railways - at South Park in Cheadle Hulme, Brookside Miniature Railway at the Garden Centre in Poynton and the Dragon Miniature Railway at the Garden Centre in Marple.

Related blog posts:

• Miniature Railways
• Handforth

KFC in Handforth - Kansas Fried Chicken

Kansas Fried Chicken in Handforth, Cheshire.

One of a number of 'KFCs' seen on my travels.

There are also Kansas Fried Chicken shops in Mauldeth Road and Didsbury Village.

A sign of the times