Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts

Thursday, December 17, 2020

A snowy day on two lost minigolf courses

A look back at a snow day on the minigolf courses in Wardown Park, Luton.


Mini & Crazy Golf in Wardown Park, Luton
Snow play allowed. This was back in January 2010

When we lived down in Luton, Bedfordshire our local park had two miniature golf courses. One was a 9-hole grass Mini Golf layout, the other was a 9-hole fibreglass Crazy Golf course.

Crazy Golf in Wardown Park, Luton
That's hole 1 of the Crazy Golf course under the snow

The grass course at Wardown Park opened in 1934 and was an interesting one to play. It was too big to be considered to be a Putting Green, but not large enough to be classed as a Pitch & Putt, even though you were issued with an iron and a putter when you played.

Ticket for the Crazy Golf course in Wardown Park, Luton
You also received a paper ticket every time you played a round on the courses. A really nice touch and something we've rarely seen elsewhere on our travels

Sadly both courses are now long gone. Luckily we played a lot of games there in the latter half of the noughties.

The area where the two courses were was turned into a mini meadow in 2015.

Friday, February 28, 2020

Snowy minigolf

Is there any snow where you are?


Eternit Miniature Golf at Solna Bangolfklubb
The Eternit Miniature Golf course at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden

There's none in Stockport - we seem to have missed it so far.


Thankfully there are now plenty of indoor courses to get your minigolf fix while you wait for some sunny weather.


When our travels began in 2006 there were only two indoor minigolf courses in the UK. There are now around 100 indoor miniature golf courses.

In February 2018 we visited Sweden and managed to visit nine minigolf courses in 42 hours. A lot of those were covered in snow.

Bangolf Vasaparken in Vasastan, Stockholm
Bangolf Vasaparken in Vasastan, Stockholm

Goflbaren Aspudden
At Goflbaren Aspudden

Golfbaren Kristineberg
Golfbaren Kristineberg

NIFO Steel Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb
The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

Sports World Mini Golf at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia
Playing on 'ice' at the Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden

Swing by Golfbaren in Stockholm, Sweden
In the warm at Swing by Golfbaren in Stockholm, Sweden

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Snow Crazy Golf at Tea Green Golf, Luton

Attempting to play Minigolf on a snowed under Crazy Golf course.

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried attempting to play on the snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
We headed up to Tea Green Golf near Luton this afternoon to hit the driving range and attempt to play the 9-hole Minigolf course (despite the heavy snow and ice covering the course).

Video: Attempting to play Crazy Golf in the snow at Tea Green Golf, Luton.


After getting a 5 on hole one and a 3 on hole four (bypassing holes 2 & 3) the round was abandoned due to the adverse weather conditions - it was impossible to play and I was some way off beating the course record of 13(-5), needing 5 shots in seven holes. It was great fun putting through the snow and ice, and attempting to find the actual holes!?

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried attempting to play on the snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The Putting Course

The Putting course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The BIG Golf Putting Area
The Golf Putting area at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The Driving Range
The Driving Range at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
Looking forward to another round or two soon, hopefully in better conditions!

Links:
- Tea Green Golf website
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Minigolf Course Visits No. 104 & 105 - Ripon, Spa Gardens

On Sunday 7th June 2009 we visited Minigolf courses 104 & 105 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Both were located at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Minigolf at Spa Gardens in Ripon
Course #104 was the 9-hole Crazy Golf on which holes 2, 3 and 4 were unplayable* due to severe flooding.

Minigolf at Spa Gardens in Ripon
Crazy Golf at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Crazy Golf at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Crazy Golf at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Crazy Golf at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Crazy Golf at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
* I did attempt to play the 4th hole - see the video below



Course #105 was the 18-hole Putting Course next to the Crazy Golf and play was included in the £2.00 fee for the Crazy Golf. The Putting Green was much more playable than the Crazy Golf - in fact both Emily and I Aced hole 3, and I also got a hole-in-one on the 5th.

Mini Golf grass putting at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Mini Golf grass putting at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Mini Golf grass putting at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire
Related blog post:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour