Connecticut Golf Land — Local services in Vernon

we went to play mini golf last night. Clearly the place was built on a shoestring budget. Other than the few large dinosaur figures, the place is pretty sad. Most holes are extremely basic with very few obstacles you may be used to. The attempt at landscaping around each hole mostly consists dead plantings and large river rocks. The problem is that the rocks are easy for kids to walk on as a shortcut to get to their next shot and I expect many injuries due to running on poor footing. We were fortunate enough to arrive before the large crowds, as there was a line of more than 20 people wait for the first hole when we left. Also, there seems to be no limit to the amount of players allowed on each hole, since there were 8 in the group at the first hole. That's a lot of waiting. There were no benches to sit on while waiting, no stands to place the scorecard on while writing, and the music was on the loud side. On a good note, the ice cream is fantastic. Apparently, they make their own and all 3 flavors we tried were creamy and delicious. Hopefully, they add some better attractions at the holes...

I think the super critical 2 star review was a bit over the top. Yes, it's not the most complex course I've ever seen, but you can tell good effort has been put in to make it a nice little course that is good for the whole family. Yes, your kids could get hurt running here, but that's literally anywhere. The course can't help if your kids are crazy! 😊 I like that multiple holes have water features, and while there are a few relatively straight shots, there's a lot of fair challenges, too. With the restaurant and ice cream right there, this has helped make this spot more attractive than it has been in a long time. I love the blue greens, too...you don't really see that anywhere and I enjoy that unique feature.

Also, I appreciate that the person manning the front booth said that they don't want people taking the ice cream on the course. It shows an effort to try and keep the condition as nice as possible. Tonight's attendant asked respectfully and made us feel welcome.

Looking forward to seeing it...

Terrible, Went with family, first off only half of the go-karts worked, and one of them was on its way out so whoever got stuck with that one couldn't even enjoy the experience. The staffer who handled the go-karts was absolutely rude, seemed like he didn't like his job very much. The mini golf was 'ok' at best, but I wouldn't say it was great. Tried to get a refund for go-kart tickets that we didn't use due to the karts not working, but they stated that they are not allowed to refund our money, but can give us tickets to the bumper boats instead. We took the tickets and took the young ones to the bumper boats only to wait almost 20 minutes as there was only one person running the boats, batting cages, and mini-karts....after the staffer returned, we found that only 3 of the 4 boats were working, and only 2 of the 3 had working squirt guns. An absolute terrible experience. First and last time going there. I really hope that the owner reads this because it was an absolute...