Last
weekend to celebrate Emma’s birthday she chose to go to A Hole in Wand which is
an indoor magic themed mini golf course in York. It is based in the Coppergate
shopping area and it is highly recommended that you book your slot. It is only
a small place and there are obviously limits on the number of people that can
be in there.
When you
arrive you get a photo taken which you can view at the end where you are
superimposed over The Shambles. As you
enter the building you are greeted by a Witch who asks you some friendly
questions. We told her it was Emma’s birthday and she made a big fuss over her
and got her to do the ‘magic test’ which is basically holding a cylinder that
reacts to the heat in your hand. We were then given ‘wands’ (golf clubs) and
taken over to the first hole where everything was explained.
As it is
indoors the holes are not big but that does not mean they were easy. A lot of
them involved slopes that you had to get up. I was rubbish at the majority of
them. I should imagine a young child getting rather frustrated at not being
able to get the ball in the holes. You could however distract them by getting
them to solve the clues to the puzzle in the score booklet
At the end as part of the package you get a ‘potion’ depending on your final score. Craig, Matthew and Emma all got Serpents Venom (Lemonade flavour) and Sam (Emma’s boyfriend) and I got Butterscotch Beer. For legal reasons they cannot call it Butter Beer as they are not officially affiliated with Harry Potter. That is why it is a Magic themed attraction, not Harry Potter.
We did enjoy
the experience and would recommend a visit but with the warning that you won’t
spend a lot of time in there and it is quite difficult to get the ball in the
holes.
We were only
in there for an hour and we spent the rest of the day taking in the sights of
York, including The Shambles, York Minster and The Treasurer’s House garden
(National Trust property).
The kids were worn out as for them it had been an early start so they all fell asleep on the way home.
Ohh! What a fun day out.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame it was a little hard to get the balls in the holes but I do like the sound of the butterscotch beer.
hehehe! That photo at the end of the post did make me chuckle, the sign of a good day out. x
I think it is so hard to get the balls in because it is so small but also because I am rubbish. I should have taken a photo of the kids asleep on the way there as well. Must be something about being in the car for more than half an hour haha!
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