Details of the Adventure Golf, Crazy Golf, Minigolf and Golf Putting Green courses we've played in and around London since July 2008.
 |
| The London Bus and a Passing Tube Train at the Crazy Golf course in Chiswick |
To date we've visited 39 (& a half) Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Miniature Golf, Adventure Golf and Putting Courses in and around London on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (playing 24 & a half). Here's a list of them.
Note: The number next to the course denotes the 'visit number' on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. You can click through from the list below to the webpage on the Ham & Egger Files detailing our visit to the course.
All Minigolf courses played in, and around, London (as at 30th March 2013)
59 Harrow (Northwick Park) - ‘Mini Majors’ Adventure Golf
74 New Malden - Jurassic Golf
81 Merton/Motspur Park (Sir Joseph Hood Park) - Mini Golf
117 Staines (Lammas Park) - Adventure Golf
155 London (Devonshire Square) - Minigolf
160 Hither Green, Lewisham, London (The Green Indoor Mini Golf) - Swedish Felt - Update: August 2011 - Closed
190 East Finchley - Garden Minigolf - The course was also the 'Landmark' 250th course location visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (Private Course - No Public Access)
205 Sidcup/Chiselhurst (World of Golf) - Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf - Mateleys Course - It's actually in Kent, but is within spitting distance from the border with Greenwich
206 Sidcup/Chiselhurst (World of Golf) - Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf - Explorers Course - It's actually in Kent, but is within spitting distance from the border with Greenwich
209 Kensington, London - Putting Greens at UrbanGolf - Formerly an 'Unplayed course visit'
214 Chiswick (Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre) - Crazy Golf
262 Arkley (near Elstree & Borehamwood) - 'Dinosaur Safari' Adventure Golf Course
282 London (Alexandra Palace) - Crazy Golf - See also #155 & #155b
298 London (Selfridges) - Bompas & Parr Rooftop Crazy Golf
299 West Horndon, near Brentwood (Dunton Hills Golf Course) - Miniature Golf
302 London (Camden Town Brewery - The Brewmaster's Open) - 5-hole Temporary Mini-Golf course
303 London (Clarence Way, Camden) - Crazy Golf
304 London (Golf Apocalypse) - Crazy Golf - Update: September 2012 - course has moved to Bristol
306 London (Tintype Gallery) - Crazee Golf Art Exhibition (and playable hole!)
307 London (Covent Garden) - Lyle & Scott Woolly Golf / Wooly Golf - 3-hole Temporary Mini-Golf course
308 London (London Golf Show at Earls Court) - UrbanCrazy "Signature Course" - Portable Minigolf
314 Wimbledon (Wimbledon Park) - Crazy Golf
315 Beckenham, Kent (Kelsey Park) - Kelsey Park Championship Minigolf
316 Croydon, Surrey (World of Golf) - Dragon Quest Adventure Golf
298 London (Selfridges) - Bompas & Parr Rooftop Crazy Golf
299 West Horndon, near Brentwood (Dunton Hills Golf Course) - Miniature Golf
302 London (Camden Town Brewery - The Brewmaster's Open) - 5-hole Temporary Mini-Golf course
303 London (Clarence Way, Camden) - Crazy Golf
304 London (Golf Apocalypse) - Crazy Golf - Update: September 2012 - course has moved to Bristol
306 London (Tintype Gallery) - Crazee Golf Art Exhibition (and playable hole!)
307 London (Covent Garden) - Lyle & Scott Woolly Golf / Wooly Golf - 3-hole Temporary Mini-Golf course
308 London (London Golf Show at Earls Court) - UrbanCrazy "Signature Course" - Portable Minigolf
314 Wimbledon (Wimbledon Park) - Crazy Golf
315 Beckenham, Kent (Kelsey Park) - Kelsey Park Championship Minigolf
316 Croydon, Surrey (World of Golf) - Dragon Quest Adventure Golf
Photos from Miniature Golf Course Visits in and around London
 |
| Jurassic Encounter, New Malden (2008) |
 |
| Barnet Copthall (2010) |
 |
| Alexandra Palace (2011) |
 |
| East Finchley (2010) |
 |
| Hyde Park (2010) |
 |
| Broomfield Park (2010) |
 |
| Northwick Park, Harrow (2010) |
 |
| Staines (2009) - venue for the 2009 London Open minigolf tournament where I finished as the runner-up (Links: BMGA Report / Blog Report) |
.JPG "Rooftop Crazy Golf at Selfridges Department Store, London (2012)") |
| Bompas & Parr Rooftop Crazy Golf at Selfridges Department Store, London (2012) - In June 2012 I won the first of the 'Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Playoff' events at the course and in August 2012 I won the Championship Final! |
.JPG "I play hole 5 at The Brewmaster's Open Minigolf Tournament") |
| Playing hole 5 at The Brewmaster's Open Minigolf Tournament at the Camden Town Brewery (2012) |
.JPG "Playing at the Crazy 'Golf Apocalypse' Mini Golf Course in London (August 2012)") |
| Playing at the Crazy 'Golf Apocalypse' Mini Golf Course in London (August 2012) |
.JPG "On the Lyle & Scott Woolly Golf course in London's Covent Garden (October 2012)") |
| On the Lyle & Scott Woolly Golf course in London's Covent Garden (October 2012) |
.JPG "Following the Brown Sign for a Hole-in-One on hole 5!") |
| Following the Brown Sign for a Hole-in-One on hole 5 of the new UrbanCrazy 'Signature Course' at the London Golf Show! |
 |
| Wimbledon Park's 18-hole Crazy Golf course (2013) |
.JPG "At the 18-hole Kelsey Park Championship Minigolf course in Beckenham, Kent") |
| At the 18-hole Kelsey Park Championship Minigolf course in Beckenham, Kent (2013) |
 |
| In the snow outside the 18-hole Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course at World of Golf Croydon (2013) |
London Minigolf courses visited but not played* (as at 30th March 2013)
 |
| Standing in the middle of the unplayed Crazy Golf course in Camden (2009) |
44 London (Clarence Way, Camden) - Crazy Golf - Residents-only course, no clubs or balls for hire - now course #303 played
56 Upminster (Hall Lane Miniature Golf Complex) - Crazy Golf - Derelict - Update: 11 July 2012 - Course re-opened, but closed on day of visit (Open Weekends and School Holidays)
83 Sidcup (World of Golf) - Putting Course - Members-only
- London (Adelaide House) - Rooftop Putting Green - Years too late!
- London (Portobello Gold Hotel) - Mini Golf on Roof Terrace - You must be a Hotel Guest booked in that room
- London (Alexandra Palace) - Pitch & Putt - Closed for the Season
- London (Alexandra Palace) - Putting Course - Closed for the Season
- Upminster (Hall Lane Miniature Golf Complex) - Miniature Golf - Course re-opened, but closed on day of visit (Open Weekends and School Holidays)
- Mill Hill (Mill Hill Park) - Crazy Golf - Out of Season
- Carshalton, Sutton (The Grove Park) - Crazy Golf - not yet open for the season
- Upminster (Hall Lane Miniature Golf Complex) - Miniature Golf - Course re-opened, but closed on day of visit (Open Weekends and School Holidays)
- Mill Hill (Mill Hill Park) - Crazy Golf - Out of Season
- Carshalton, Sutton (The Grove Park) - Crazy Golf - not yet open for the season
.JPG "The 9-hole Crazy Golf course at The Grove Park in Carshalton, Sutton")
* Due to closure, flooding, dereliction or other causes
There is also a London Minigolf Club whose members play in British Minigolf Association Tour competitions around the country. Both are FREE to join as standard members and you can find out more about the BMGA and the London Minigolf Club at the BMGA website.
In 2009 I was the runner-up in the London Open minigolf tournament played at the Lammas Park Adventure Golf course in Staines. Results and reports - BMGA / Ham & Egger Files.
In June 2012 I became the first of the 'Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Playoff' winners on the 9-hole course at Selfridges London and in August 2012 I won the Bompas & Parr Crazy Golf Championship Final!
In June 2012 I became the first of the 'Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Playoff' winners on the 9-hole course at Selfridges London and in August 2012 I won the Bompas & Parr Crazy Golf Championship Final!
If you know of any other Miniature Golf courses in London do let me know by leaving a comment below...
Links:
12 comments:
Happy new year Richard. I guess with mini golf you're not so worried about frozen greens ? Or are some of the courses on real grass ?
I've played at Jurassic golf in New Malden (Kingston) and apart from that stupid doughnut hole (!) really enjoyed it.
Tim
Hello Tim,
Many thanks for your comment and Happy New Year to you too.
Us Crazy Minigolfers tend to play in any weather!
Frozen Greens aren't a problem. Some of the Putting Courses I have played (e.g. Hyde Park) are Grass Putting Style Mini Golf.
Emily always seems to beat me at New Malden :-( It's the Volcano hole that does me in there!
Happy Putting!
Cheers,
Richard
There six other Minigolf Courses in London that we are yet to play/visit on our Tour, but are on our list for 2011.
They are:
- Bexley, Danson Park
- Bexley, Sidcup Place
- Bromley, Kelsey Park
- Chiswick, Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre
- Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park
- Hounslow, Lampton Park
You could always come and use the putting green at Metrogolf in Paddington :)
Hello Phil,
Many thanks for the tip ;-)
We'll pop along and check out Metrogolf.
Cheers,
Richard
Two more London Crazy Golf 'courses' visited recently, full details at:
Crazy Golf in Chiswick, London
And
85 Years Too Late to Play a Rooftop Putting Green in London
I've read that Selfridges department store in London is to get a Crazy Golf course and Tea Room on its Rooftop Garden this summer (from the 31st May - 2nd Sept 2012)! More details on a blog post here. The store used to have a Mini Golf course on the Rooftop in the 1920's and 1930's.
I've also heard that a Minigolf is being put up near the London Eye in the city. I'll try and check out this course on my next trip to London.
Can anyone help me track down the folks who play golf around the streets of London at night? sounds fun to me... cheers
Joby Williamson
Hello Joby,
I'm afraid I don't know anything about any 'Midnight Golfers' in London. I remember seeing a piece in a newspaper/magazine about a Street Golf Challenge in East London/Hoxton-area a few years ago...
All the best,
Richard
I spotted a tweet from the team at UrbanCrazy that linked to the Covent Garden London Events page - from the 18th to the 21st of October 2012 the golf and knitwear brand Lyle & Scott will have a Mini-Golf course set-up as part of its support for The Campaign for Wool and Wool Week!
The course will be set-up at the Lyle & Scott store on King Street, Covent Garden, London and it appears that the Mini-Golf course will be made up of lots of wool with sheep obstacles! It sounds very crazy indeed.
Fans of the Lyle & Scott brand can practice their putting skills for a chance to get a 15% discount and a free Lyle & Scott golf ball!
I'm looking forward to giving the course a play :-)
Link:
- "Lyle & Scott ‘putts’ on a great show for Wool Week"
- "Wool School Sweater and a chance to win £500 of Lyle and Scott"
Fellow Minigolfer Gareth Holmes let me know about another Miniature Golf course he'd heard about in London. It's a Pitch & Putt type of Minigolf at Gunnersbury Park. The park is also home to a Putting course.
The course at Gunnersbury Park is run by Golfwise, the team that also operates a number of other Pitch & Putt Mini Golf courses including West Park in Chelmsford, Alexandra Palace and Princes Parade in Skegness.
A spring/summer trip for a round or two is being planned.
My latest Minigolf course search in London was a bit of a wild goose chase...
Post a Comment