#8 Norfolk Gardens, Littlehampton

Type: Adventure
Price: £3.10 each
Duration: 30 minutes
Rating: 4/5


Review
Whereas the craziness of the last review was in question, the adventurousness of this course was off the scale!


There was only 9 holes but they were the longest holes I've ever seen! The photo to the right shows one good example.Small hill to negotiate, some boxes, then a ramp through a barrel. Get through that, then there's an anchor and chains before you reach the holes.


Unfortunately, there was no par for the course so we didn't really know how well we were doing or what the right approach to the hole would be.


Another unfortunate feature was that most holes were at the bottom of a bit of a well, meaning that once you got to the final section you only had to putt to within two or three feet and the ball would spiral in, which took away a lot of the challenge.


The course was well designed, but a little ragged around the edges in places, though with the summer washout that's understandable.


Decent money had been spent on it, as you can see from the pirate ship! This is a really good course, very different from anything else we've played. It was just the slight wear and tear and the holes at the bottom of the wells that let it down a little.


Result
A hole in one for each of us on hole 7 was about all we had in common, Debs wins with 35 and Stu with 40. The lack of par means we have no idea if we did well!

First get around the gates...

Then over the concrete ramp...

And through the cannon.

And then there's some berk with a golf bat...

#7 Seafront Mini Golf, Bognor Regis

Type: Crazy
Price: £3.25 each
Duration: 30 minutes
Rating: 4/5

Review:


I've classed this as 'Crazy' golf, though to be honest the craziness appeared to be controlled with lots of Valium. There were obstacles, but they were rather meagre and very straightforward.

However, there was a proper windmill hole! I think that's the first I've seen on my adventures. Also, a similar water wheel hole was good fun. Apart from those two and a spiral ramp, the obstacles ranged from a small hill to a small ramp, which was a shame.

Great surface though, well maintained, clean and tidy. There was the usual hole 19 challenge to win a free game which we, as usual, failed.

Very good course, just needs some variety.






Result:
No par, and I missed the scoring on one of the holes! Recorded 50 for Debs and 43 for Stu.

Pretty cool spiral ramp, though you
could just go around it.

Not very challenging holes...

Small bump

Windmill!

#6 Celtic Challenge, Celtic Manor, Newport

Type: Crazy
Price: £4 each
Duration: 30 minutes
Rating: 5/5

Review:

This is the second of the courses at Celtic Manor as alluded to in my very first review. This is a crazy golf course, but nowhere near the average quality of other courses. This is a bit of a luxury course, as you might expect from the Celtic Manor, now a world class hotel and golf resort.

Hole 3 - Celtic Roundhouse

The obstacles are straight out of the top drawer including an 8' Celtic Cross, an enormous Celtic calendar and even a roundhouse complete with a thatched roof! Some serious money has been spent here not only on the course decoration, but the course itself is a brilliant smooth surface and very well designed. The holes are tricky enough to be challenging but none are impossible to complete in one or two good shots.

By far the best feature of the course was the two rafts used to get on and off hole 3 "Wales by the Sea".

This is billed as the easier of the two courses, and has a par of 28 as compared to 34 at the Kingdom of Legends. However, we found it far more challenging and had a great time.

This is a briliantly themed and top class course and well worth a trip, expecially with the equally fantastic Kingdom of Legends alongside.


Result:
We were joined by Rick, of Barry Island fame, who hit a 1 over par of 29 along with Stu. Debs was caught out by a few obstacles and scored 34.
We also played the other course as a decider and Rick scored -6, Stu -4 and Debs -2. A hole in one on both courses helped Rick to a famous win!

Hole 8 features the curiously named "Great Rock"

Hole 6 has two full size rafts!

Hole in one!