Following the tracks in a southerly direction--or if you're a milquetoast, the path--you'll stumble across a large, gray castle overlooking the Western Tram Lines and Brookwood Express tracks.
If you find your way inside the castle, you'll see two parallel miniature golf courses, the Knight's Course and the equally stimulating Nobleman's Course.
Originally, the two "racing" minigolf courses were not built within the castle walls, but out in the open with only a few medieval-themed pieces of scenery around them. After a decade of operation, park management found four reasons why higher walls were a non-negotiable requirement.
1. Guests would intentionally try to hit their golf balls into the passing trains and trams. Brookwood Express didn't always have covered train cars, so golf balls had no trouble flying in and smacking innocent riders on the head. Even the buffoons chucking cookies from go-karts caused fewer injuries than these reckless putters.
2. Guests would try and hit other guests, who would be walking on the nearby path, with golf balls. If they missed, they would often become upset and hurl their golf clubs at the unsuspecting guests, which allowed for a higher rate of accuracy in both contact and injuries.
3. Guests on the Knight's Course, which is located only 5 feet from the Western Tram Line tracks, would take their clubs and give passing trams a friendly BANG BANG BANG and sometimes try and throw their golf balls, or often chicken nuggets, through the tram windows. Glass windows were also added to the trams shortly thereafter.
4. Guests would accidentally hit their golf balls off the course and run onto the track or dive into the lake to retrieve them. While they remembered that the Brookwood Express only moved in one direction, most of them forgot that the trams could come from either direction, so the Western Tram Lines hold the world record for most people accidentally hit by a single tram system in an amusement park. Since they're slow-moving vehicles, only 34 in 127 cases have been fatal,* ranking it as only the #4 cause of death within Brookwood Gardens behind drowning, food poisoning, and people jumping off Sky Sailor to try and hitch a ride on the train.
On the other side of the path, another food court can be seen. In the spirit of the medieval theme, the food stands serve what they claim were the three most popular foods during the Middle Ages: chicken nuggets, cotton candy, and canned sodas.
* This does not include guests who jumped off Sky Sailor and were subsequently run over by the tram.
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Across the path from the castle sits another car ride, Countryside Exhibition.
Situated between two roller coasters, this electric-driven automobile ride built in the early 90s is themed after Formula One racing cars casually cruising on a wilderness road. While the theme may be lackluster enough on its own, the park was also unable to receive permission to use the "Formula One" name, so the name doesn't appear anywhere on the ride. Instead, the cars are painted with the brands they could afford to license, which consist solely of the various logos from the Brookwood Gardens food stands.
The ride has one rule distinct from the other car rides: don't climb the walnut trees. An incident occurred in 2001 where a guest climbed a walnut tree and flung walnuts at the riders as they passed. Park management suspected vehement squirrels at first, so the guest remained in the tree and continued his nut-slinging escapade for six straight weeks before complaints prompted security to investigate. A surveillance system was added shortly after the incident with cameras pointed at every walnut tree, but unfortunately this still left blind spots. The same guest returned a month later, climbed a laburnum tree, and dumped fizzy drinks on the passing riders. Park management found the complaints strange, but still suspected squirrels and decided not to investigate, as they didn't want to take any chances against the rising soda profits. When the guest ran out of money, he derailed one of the cars and tried to pawn it at the soda stand, but they wouldn't accept it, and he was promptly escorted out of the park. The rider in the derailed car, while pleased with the excitement, complained that he didn't get to finish the course and demanded a free ride. Since all rides are free upon admission, park management amicably granted the request.