Crazy Golf coming to Cabot Circus, Bristol

Considering a lot of my life choices and the directions I take (predominantly in choosing holiday or day trip destinations) are based on the simple rubric of “Does it have a Crazy Golf course?” Imagine the giddy thrill I got to find that not one but two were coming to me!

Cabot Circus, the shopping megalithic cathedral of consumerism that exists in Bristol is to make jolly good use of some of the vacant spaces where in any other economic climate they would be filled with such shops as Zavvi or Woolworths.

Overpriced CDs and crusty 1980s Pic ‘n’ Mix move over-you had your chance-as of July 11th we must now play golf and of a fashion which deviates from the societal norm, so as to be deemed ‘Crazy.’ (NOTE: in Bath, just a short hop from here, they call it ‘Adventure Golf’ so as not to attract the Riff and or Raff)

Such a visionary, entrepreneurial and downright thrifty approach is the stuff of recession adaptation and ingenuity, something that the Marketing Donut have been highlighting lately.

Dubbed as the “best mini golf course in the world,” this facility should satisfy all ages and all summer-even if it is a wet one. According to the Bristol Evening Post, the golf experience will incorporate”a live volcano, a jungle, a temple and a swamp with waterfalls, as well as two balconies overlooking the courses with a bar and cafe, serving alcohol and food.”

The organisers say that a gaming experience will last 2 hours and that may just be the reason why despite the fact the use of space is a recession busting moneymaker of some originality and enterprise, the cost is a touch eye-watering – family tickets will cost £20, and single tickets from £5 to £7.

I am more than willing and eager to give it a go and will be honing my skills or lack thereof in the coming weeks on the Wii! I shall report back in due time and hope that the venture is a recession busting delight and not a double bogey of doom.