The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition in Manchester

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf tournament in Manchester 13 years ago today!

The first - and to date only - Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf tournament was held on a festive-themed pop-up crazy golf course at Piccadilly Place in Manchester on the 30th November 2012.

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That layout was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 1,111 courses since September 2006.

Crazy Golf at Northwich Christmas Extravaganza - Saturday 29th November

There's a free-to-play Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire.

Northwich Christmas Extravaganza will have a free Crazy Golf course for visitors to play on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more.

The Northwich Christmas Extravaganza takes place in the town centre between 11am and 6pm on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more on the Visit Northwich website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played a pop-up Christmas-themed course at the 2024 edition of Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza.

Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7

Lane7 in Manchester has a new high-tech twist on minigolf.

Lane7 at the Great Northern warehouse venue on Deansgate in Manchester has introduced 'Mini Golf Lanes' to the venue.

Rather than playing a round across a course of several holes, the Hi-Tech Golf at Lane7 sees players book a lane for a 60-minute session of minigolf games and challenges.

Find out more.

Visit the Lane7 website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new Hi-Tech Golf Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7 will be a new type of minigolf game for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Links:

• Lane7
• Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7

Related blog posts:

• Lane7
• Minigolf
• Manchester

2026 British Minigolf Association Calendar of Events

Details of the British Minigolf Association Tour Calendar of Events for the 2026 Season.

The British Minigolf Association - the National Governing Body for the sport of minigolf in the UK - has released details of its 2026 Tour Calendar of Events.

18 events have been announced, with the Thanet Open at Lost Island in Margate, Kent teeing-off the season on the 1st February 2026. The 2026 BMGA Tour season is capped off with the British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford, West Yorkshire on the 29th November 2026.

Find out more

Check out the BMGA website for information about the British Minigolf Association, minigolf competitions, minigolf clubs and more.

The 2025 BMGA Tour Season.

The current BMGA Tour Season draws to a close on the 7th December with this years British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford.

Playing on the BMGA Tour.

Emily and I were full members of the BMGA from 2007 to 2015 and played in hundreds of minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf tournaments around the UK during that time.

I'm a seven-time winner on the UK national minigolf circuit, including two BMGA British Club Championships in 2008 and 2015, and a four-time finalist in the World Crazy Golf Championships. Through the BMGA I represented Great Britain in Nations Cup international tournaments in Finland and Sweden in 2008 and 2011.

Emily made her debut in the 2007 Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships and won 'The Gommery' Aces Title at the World Crazy Golf Championships in 2014 & 2015. A two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion, Emily is also the British Women's Record Holder on the Eternit system of Miniature Golf with an 18-hole round of 24 (-12) at the Nations Cup in Stockholm in 2011.

Links:

• British Minigolf Association
• European Minigolf Sport Federation
• World Minigolf Sport Federation

Related blog posts:

• BMGA
• BMGA Tour
• British Minigolf Association
• Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• Emily Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• In the Crazy Golf Museum - minigolf membership cards

Swing by Golfbaren indoor minigolf and speakeasy in Stockholm, Sweden

A look at the Swing by Golfbaren indoor minigolf and speakeasy in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Swing by Golfbaren indoor minigolf and speakeasy in Stockholm, Sweden was the 800th course we visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Find out more.

Check out the Swing by Golfbaren website for more information.

"I love minigolf..." campaign

Check out the new "I love minigolf..." campaign from the German minigolf forum.

The Minigolf Bahnengolf Forum has a new worldwide "I love minigolf..." campaign underway.

Minigolfers from around the world have been sharing the reasons why they play the game and sport of minigolf.

"I love minigolf..."

You can find out more and get involved with the "I love minigolf..." campaign on Facebook and the Minigolf-Welt website.

One month until Christmas

There's now just one month until Christmas Day!

We played a Christmas Crazy Golf hole at Teezers Golf & Cocktails in Coventry on Easter Sunday back in 2019

Refurbishment at Mulligans Crazy Golf in Cheltenham

The Mulligans crazy golf venue in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire has received a refurbishment.

Mulligans Cheltenham is home to two indoor 18-hole adventure golf courses - one is Jurassic-themed, with the other having an underwater theme.

As well as the refurbishment to the two indoor crazy golf courses at Mulligans Cheltenham, the venue has seen the addition of Electro-Darts and Electro-Shuffle, along with a new family-friendly sports viewing zone.

Find out more.

There are 13 Mulligans sites across the UK, including venues in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans Cheltenham website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We visited Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf at The Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham when the venue launched back in October 2017. The two courses there - Neptune's Mist and Canopy Creek - were the 784th and 785th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing at Mulligans Cheltenham in 2017

We've now been to 1,111 courses on our travels, the latest being the crazy golf course at Mulligans Hemel Hempstead.

Plans for a new Adventure Golf course in Hythe, Kent

There are plans for a new adventure golf course to be created in Hythe, Kent.

Hythe in Kent could become home to a new adventure golf course with a Napoleonic Wars theme!

The adventure golf course would be created as part of new housing and leisure developments on the Hythe Golf Club site.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It'd be a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Flintstones Crazy Golf!

Where (and when) was this crazy golf course?

Where in the world was this crazy golf course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

The Flintstones Crazy Golf!

Neon Golf at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames

A new indoor mini-golf course is opening at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames, London.

Urban Fun is opening a new indoor entertainment and activity venue in Kingston upon Thames, London in December.

Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames will be home to Neon Golf - an indoor 9-hole arcade-themed mini-golf course.

The Urban Fun venue will also be home to several other games, including ice free curling, duck pin bowling, shuffleboard, AR darts and more.

Find out more.

Visit the Urban Fun website for more information on the venue, and its sister site in Reading.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Neon Golf course at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf in Long Eaton

There are plans for a new crazy golf course in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

The new course has been proposed as part of plans by Spring Lakes Watersports and Leisure Centre to develop the Home Farm complex in Long Eaton.

Crazy Golf would be one of several activities on offer at the new leisure facility.

Find out more.

Visit the Spring Lakes Watersports and Leisure Centre website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It'd be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite

There's a Crazy Golf course at Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite near Lockerbie in Scotland.

The Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite near Lockerbie in Scotland has a crazy golf course.

Find out more.

Check out the Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's always interesting finding out about minigolf course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship

A look back at the 2017 American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship.

My team-mate Peter Jones and I qualified for the American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final by winning the Welsh Regional Qualifier at Clays Golf Centre in Wrexham, Wales.

Playing in the final of the American Golf National Pairs Championship

Winners of the Regional Qualifiers progressed to the grand final at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in Sutton Coldfield.

Peter Jones in action in the final of the American Golf National Pairs Championship

National Television Championships.

The American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final was contested on the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry in September 2017 and was televised on Sky Sports Golf.

You can watch the tournament in the video below from 26m 55s.

You can also watch the American Golf Championship Tour Season Review programme on the American Golf YouTube Channel with the Adventure Golf competition starting at 31m 33s.

Qualifying for the American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship.

Players earned their places in the final by competing in qualifying events in England, Scotland and Wales at the following venues:

• Bristol Golf Centre
• Clays Farm Golf Centre, Wrexham
• Great Western Golf Clydebank
• Top Golf Watford
• Trent Lock, Long Eaton
• World of Golf Croydon

Action from the TV tournament at The Belfry

Miniature Golf course at Clays Golf Centre in Wrexham.

Each of the holes on the 9-hole Miniature Golf course at Clays Golf Centre in Wrexham were based on famous holes from big/regular golf.

Miniature Golf course at Clays Golf Centre in Wrexham

Related blog posts:

• American Golf
• American Golf Adventure Golf Championship
• Clays Golf Centre
• Competition
• The Belfry
• Tournament
• Wrexham

The Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry Hotel & Resort - the outdoor 12-hole course was the 456th played and 768th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Links:

• American Golf
• Clays Golf Driving Range & Golf Course
• The Belfry Hotel & Resort

Guinness World Records Day

Happy Guinness World Records Day!

Today is a big day to celebrate and set world records.

Guinness World Records Day was first held in 2004 to mark the Guinness World Records becoming the best-selling copyrighted book of all time.

Find out more.

Check out the Guinness World Records website for more information about Guinness World Records Day.

Attempting, setting or breaking a Guinness World Record.

Have you ever attempted, set or broken a Guinness World Record?

Minigolf in the Guinness World Records.

Did you know there are Guinness World Records for minigolf?

You can find a range of minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, and putting world records in the Guinness World Records.

The GWR website has details of them, and you can see a whole page on minigolf in the 2024 edition of the book. It also has a superb crazy golf element on the brilliant cover art challenge.

There's a minigolf record listed in the 2026 edition too.

My Guinness World Record.

I'm a Guinness World Record Holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time the 2024 edition of the book went to press).

Richard & Emily Gottfried at the North Bay Crazy Golf in Scarborough

You can see the full list of courses Emily and I have visited since the 30th September 2006 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page.

Richard & Emily Gottfried at the Southend Pier Crazy Golf course in Southend-on-Sea

We're currently at a combined total of 1,111 courses visited over the last 19 years.

At Moby Golf Adventure Golf in Romford, Essex

Guinness World Record Attempts

I've been a part of a few mass participation Guinness World Record attempts and tried some individual challenges over the years too.

In December 2009 I attempted the Guinness World Record for the 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute'!

Emily and I helped set a Guinness World Record in May 2009. That was for 'The Largest Picnic across multiple venues'. Over 8,300 people took park in that effort.

We also helped break the Guinness World Record of 'Largest Gathering of People Wearing Boater Hats' while we lived in Luton back in August 2014.

Guinness World Records Attempted:

• 2014 - 'Largest Gathering of People Wearing Boater Hats' - Achieved.
• 2012 - 'Fastest 400m Relay Hop' - Unsuccessful.
• 2012 - 'Largest Group Hop' - Unsuccessful.
• 2011 - 'The most people to ‘High Five’ simultaneously' - Unsuccessful.
• 2010 - 'The UK's longest Conga line' - Unsuccessful.
• 2009 - 'Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute' - Unsuccessful.
• 2009 - 'The Largest Picnic across multiple venues' - Achieved.

Links:

• Guinness World Records
• Guinness World Records Day

Related blog posts

• Guinness World Records

King Pins opening in Belfast in December

The new King Pins location in Belfast, Northern Ireland opens next month.

The new King Pins venue at Castle Lane in Belfast is opening on Friday 12th December 2025.

The King Pins Belfast venue will be home to tenpin bowling, crazy pool, tech pool, ice free curling, karaoke and more.

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

Find out more

Check out the King Pins website for more information on King Pins venues in Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, and Glasgow. Another new location is opening in Edinburgh in January 2026.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played Mini Golf at Kings Pins at the Manchester Arndale and the Trafford Palazzo locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester

We swung by the Crazy Pool course at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds earlier this year too.

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

We've also played tenpin bowling and had a go at the ice free curling at King Pins.

Ice Free Curling at King Pins at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

Link:

• King Pins

Related blog posts:

• King Pins

Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans

Finding the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

My brother Christopher - a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - and his family recently visited Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire and while there spotted the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm is an outdoor 9-hole layout based on the fictional character by Beatrix Potter!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course opened at Willows Activity Farm in 2024.

Find out more.

Check out the Willows Activity Farm website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily and I have been to 1,111 courses overall in the last 19 years, with 1,050 of those locations in the British Isles.

Together with Christopher and his family's branch of the tour we've visited a total of 1,165 courses!

King Pins opening in Edinburgh

A new King Pins venue is opening in Edinburgh, Scotland.

King Pins will be opening a new location in Edinburgh in early 2026.

The King Pins Edinburgh venue will be home to tenpin bowling, crazy golf, ice free curling, shuffleboard, pool and more.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

Find out more

Check out the King Pins website for more information on King Pins venues in Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Glasgow, and Belfast.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played Mini Golf at Kings Pins at the Manchester Arndale and the Trafford Palazzo locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester

We swung by the King Pins venue at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds earlier this year.

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

We've also been bowling and played ice free curling at King Pins.

Ice Free Curling at King Pins at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

Link:

• King Pins

Related blog posts:

• King Pins

Inflatable advertising in Bredbury, Stockport

A piece of inflatable advertising in Stockport.

Last year I spotted a piece of inflatable advertising at the Super Shine Hand Car Wash in Bredbury, Stockport. On a recent drive to Hyde I noticed that the red and yellow inflatable character had changed to a blue and white one!

While it's not an airdancer (aka a 'wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube-man' - my favourite type of inflatable advertising) it's still fun to see it flagging down passing drivers to get their cars cleaned.

Related blog posts:

• Airdancer
• Inflatable advertising
• Some inflatable advertising in Stockport
• Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube-man

Video:

• Inflatable advertising at the Super Shine Hand Car Wash in Bredbury, Stockport