Friday, June 24, 2022

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - courses we've visited to date

Information about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Details of the miniature golf courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn (photo by Seth Thomas)
At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn

A wide-range of minigolf courses.

We've seen the good, the bad and the ugly of minigolf courses on our travels, but feel that each and every one of them is worth a look in its own right.

The game of minigolf is one of fun and frustration and mixes skill and luck to tackle the obstacles set-up to trip you up and trick you as you play.

A BIG minigolf thank you.

We'd like to thank course owners, operators and suppliers everywhere for building, running and maintaining miniature golf courses of all shapes, sizes and types and look forward to playing and revisiting courses for more minigolfing fun in the future.

We'd also like to thank our family, friends, minigolf rivals, the wider minigolf community, and everyone who has let us know about a course over the years!

Southend Pier Crazy Golf course
Visiting the Crazy Golf course at the end of the Pier in Southend-on-Sea

How many minigolf courses have we visited so far?

Below is the list of the 1,111 miniature golf courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour to date. 1,050 of them have been in the British Isles.

As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

We've been able to play a total of 594 of them as many have been found to be abandoned, closed, out-of-season or derelict on our initial visit. Luckily some courses that were closed on our original visit have since been played. And we've played some of these courses many many times over as they're so good. It's interesting to return to a course some time later to see what has, or hasn't, changed.

Richard & Emily Gottfried at the World's First Miniature Golf Course - The Himalayas Putting Course in St Andrews, Scotland
The Himalayas at St Andrews - the world's first Miniature Golf course

The list of minigolf courses we've been to.

Please be aware that courses come and go and this list is not a 'live' list of miniature golf courses. If you find that a course is no longer there, or has significantly changed, please let us know by leaving a comment.

Here's a list of the courses we have played between the 30th September 2006 and the 17th October 2025.


Here's a list of the courses we have visited, but not played between the 30th September 2006 and the 17th August 2025.


Crazy Golf course in Ayr
An abandoned Crazy Golf course in Ayr



* Due to closure, flooding, dereliction, or a number of other reasons. Some of these layouts have since been revisited and played.

Another branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

My brother Christopher was with us when we played the first minigolf course on what would become the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Christopher and his family have visited courses around the British Isles as well as visits to courses in Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA.

The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca by Nina Dukes 120415
The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca

Here's a list of minigolf courses visited by Christopher Gottfried on he and his family's branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 2011-2025.


The combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is now at 1,165 courses visited!

New minigolf courses in the UK.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK. From vibrant indoor venues in towns and city centres to sprawling outdoor adventure golf parks, the game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike.

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32 comments:

Lemony said...

Can't believe we've visited so many.. can't wait to see what comes up in 2012! :)

8:15 am
Lemony said...

The Anticipation of the next course... its hard to bear :)

1:17 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Today marks the sixth year of me and Emily's Crazy World of Minigolf Tour! We've visited 509 courses in a variety of types since the 30th September 2006!

Many thanks to everyone for the tips of where to play and for Tim 'Ace Man' Davies for creating MiniatureGolfer.com. It's been brilliant visiting so many different places in the UK (and a few overseas) and meeting some great people, many of whom have become good friends.

If you have any suggestions on what we could do with the next six years of our lives we'd welcome your comments...

2:33 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

The 600th miniature golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Jurassic Adventure Golf course at the Santa-Fe Fun Park in Swanage, Dorset on Sunday 31st May!

9:57 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Last night we played the brand new Dino Falls Adventure Golf Volcano course at the Trafford Golf Centre in Manchester.

It's the latest course to open in the UK and another venue to play the game in Greater Manchester.

The new Dino Falls Adventure Golf Volcano course at the Trafford Golf Centre was the 901st course we've been to in the British Isles and the 940th we've visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

8:52 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Details of new miniature golf courses opening in the UK can be found in this post.

So far in 2020 new miniature golf courses have been announced to be opening / have opened in Walsall, Pembrey, Crawley, Northampton, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Hull (two venues), Rochdale, York, Leeds (two venues), King's Cross London, Harrow in London, Reading, Milton Keynes and Glasgow.

2:07 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

We made 20 minigolf course visits in the first 20 days of 2020. A strong start to the year.

2:09 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

The first minigolf course we played this year and our 942nd visit overall was the indoor Crazy Golf course at That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham.

2:12 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

While in Doncaster we visited minigolf courses in Elmfield Park and Hexthorpe Flatts Park.

We also played Crazy Golf at Sunnybank Gardens & The Yorkshire Ice Cream Farm in Hatfield, Doncaster.

They were the 943rd, 944th and 945th courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

2:15 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

On our way home from Doncaster we made a return visit to Castleford.

The entertainment, leisure and retail area at Junction 32 of the M62 as it's a real minigolf hotbed.

There are six miniature golf courses with a total of 87-holes to play in a very small area!

2:17 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

While on an East Anglian road-trip last week we swung by the Priory Golf Centre in Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire to have a look at the Adventure Golf course there.

2:18 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the miniature golf courses in the Bournemouth, Boscombe, Southbourne, Poole and Sandbanks area.

2:21 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the minigolf courses in Newcastle upon Tyne.

2:22 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the miniature golf courses in Glasgow.

2:22 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

The pop-up Crazy Golf course at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, London became the 948th course visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

12:49 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Check out the Big Mini Golf Bucket List - ideas to keep up your putting practice and have some crazy golf fun.

4:05 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic we were closing in on visiting the final 40 courses of the original 600 we set out to play in 2006. We're also very close to hitting 1,000 course visits overall.

We've been to a total of 948 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels since September 2006.

Just because your local minigolf course may be closed over the coming few months doesn't mean you can't keep up with your putting practice and have some crazy golf fun at home.

As we're practicing safe social distancing we won't be heading out to a minigolf course until given the all clear to do so, but in the meantime we've put together a minigolf bucket list with ideas and suggestions of things to do in the world of miniature golf.

10:08 am
Richard Gottfried said...

A brand new 18-hole dinosaur-themed adventure golf course is opening at Perton Park Golf Club in Wolverhampton.

It's the first brand new miniature golf course in the UK to open its doors for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic.

4:51 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

There are a number of new minigolf courses being built, in development or planned to open in the UK.

It's great to see that the game's popularity continuing. Before the coronavirus pandemic minigolf was booming, with new courses opening up every month.

4:26 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour did not exist 14 years ago. That all changed on the 30th September 2006!

10:41 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Our first miniature golf course visit of the year was to the Pitch & Putt at Bruntwood Park in Cheadle.

11:44 am
Richard Gottfried said...

A look back at our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2020.

11:45 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Check out this new blog post with a look at minigolf courses on the Isle of Wight.

Emily recently returned from a trip to the Isle of Wight and while there played and visited a number of minigolf courses.

We've now been to a total of 965 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

2:35 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has made the 993rd course visit of the tour with a trip to the Jurassic Golf course at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham, Norfolk!

8:20 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Emily swung by Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea on the way back from her trip to the Isle of Wight last month.

We played the Victory Trail course at Treasure Island Adventure Golf on Saturday 30th September 2006. I won a free game by firing the cannon on the lucky last hole and our minigolfing adventures have been rolling ever since!

9:00 am
Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the new Aces Minigolf course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester opens to the public on Friday 9th July.

1:58 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

We had a superb time at the launch of the brand new Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf course in Knowle West, Bristol.

The real life miniature golf course was created during the pandemic and the ideas for the hole designs were generated by members of the Knowle West community during Lockdown 1.

Find out more in my blog post "Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf in Knowle West, Bristol".

1:54 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

My brother Christopher and his family had a day out at Bressingham Steam & Gardens in Diss, Norfolk at the weekend and found there was a new Crazy Golf course there!

1:56 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Crazy Golf course at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh, South Devon. It became the 997th course visited overall on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

11:01 am
Richard Gottfried said...

We've just returned from a trip to East Anglia to visit family and friends in the area. It's the first time we've been there since 2019 and there were a few new minigolf courses to swing by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also managed to revisit some of our favourite layouts on the trip.

3:04 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

The Crazy Golf course at Haven's Seashore Caravan Park in Great Yarmouth became the 1,133rd course visited overall on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The visit to the course was also the landmark 50th course on Christopher's branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, as we have made several visits and revisits to the same course. It's brilliant that he and his family have also travelled to a number of different places here in the UK, and overseas.

3:28 pm
Richard Gottfried said...

Please take a look at this new post about New Minigolf Courses in the UK (Mid-Year 2025 Update).

3:29 pm

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