Fun themed mini golf course
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Date of visit: September 2018
I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
Good
12 hole safari themed mini golf.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
Tickets for the golf course can be bought at the food van next to the entrance of the golf course. The counter is at standing height. I was give a club, ball, score card and pencil. This is a mini golf course so there are short distances between the different holes. The golf course has level access but some of the holes have a slope of other obsticles to make the course more harder to navigate. The member of staff told me to leave the flag in the hole when I am playing the shot, as at the end when the ball goes in the hole I can pull the flag and it will also lift the ball, and this saved me bending down to take the ball out of the hole. When I visited there 1 of the 12 holes was missing its flag, but I asked someone else to take the ball out of the hole for me. There was a bench about half way round. It is a relatively easy course to navigate and was very doable with my crutch.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
The golf course is across the road from Dawlish train station. The station has step free access to platform 2, with trains heading towards Exeter/ London. Platform 1 with trains towards Paignton/ Torquay is accessible via a railway bridge with stairs only. However through Special Assistance they can arrange and accompany you to cross the railway line. There are also step free, local buses that stop opposite the golf course.
Accessible Toilets
0There are no toilets. However there are accessible, public toilets across the road and about 1 minute walk away.
Staff
Excellent
The member of staff was friendly and welcoming. However, I only saw them when I bought my ticket and returned my golf club at the end. There was no member of staff on the golf course. However, based on my welcome when I arrvied I felt I could have approached the member of staff if I had needed help.
Additional Information
The mini golf course is a lot of fun and well worth doing. Will definately do this again next time I'm in Dawlish. This mini golf course featured in the media in 2018, as when the new safari themed golf course opened some residents who live opposite objected to its gorilla statue. There were complaints that the gorilla was looking into their home. The statute was nick-named Peeping Kong. In response the golf owner turned the statue around but some of the residents also unhappy that they were now looking at the gorilla's bottom.
