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Dear Old Blighty’s Crooky

A UK-Themed Croquet Course

A themed croquet course that leads guests through seven landmarks of Great Britain, guided by a mythical gytrash dog, Pilot.

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Pilot, the black gytrash dog, mid-stride with a wagging tail

Pilot

In the old tales a gytrash is a great black dog that haunts lonely roads, but the kind ones walk beside lost travellers and see them safely home. Pilot is one of the kind ones. He waits at every landmark, ears up, tail wagging, ready to lead you on to the next.

The Aberystwyth ruins entrance with guest silhouettes walking the path beneath Pilot

Landmark 1 of 5 · Wales

The Entrance

Castle ruins of Aberystwyth

The Entrance welcomes guests through the castle ruins of Aberystwyth, Wales. Pilot stands overhead, welcoming guests to enter.

Guest silhouettes playing croquet through the standing stones of Stonehenge, a striped wicket stake in the foreground

Landmark 2 of 5 · England

Stonehenge

Salisbury Plain

Guests weave in and out of Stonehenge, England, playing through the ancient stones. Pilot eagerly awaits guests on the other side of the course.

Guest silhouettes playing croquet through the streets of old Edinburgh

Landmark 3 of 5 · Scotland

The Streets

Old Town, Edinburgh

Guests play through the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, on their way toward the old cemetery.

Guest silhouettes playing croquet among Celtic-cross headstones with Pilot and Camelot Castle beyond

Landmark 4 of 5 · Scotland

The Cemetery

Edinburgh, overlooking Camelot Castle

Guests find themselves in the Edinburgh cemetery, overlooking Camelot Castle, Celtic crosses, gnarled trees, and Pilot trotting between the graves.

A guest silhouette playing croquet across the Skye river as fairies perch on the rocks and riverbanks

Landmark 5 of 5 · Scotland

The Isle of Skye

Inner Hebrides

Lastly, guests play through the famous Isle of Skye as fairies watch over the game, cheering them on from the riverbanks.