Free Crazy Golf Funday in Alfreton, Derbyshire

There will be a free Crazy Golf Funday in Alfreton, Derbyshire on Thursday 27th August.

Players can get a free round by completing a town centre trail and handing in the entry slip at the course.

Find out more on the Visit Amber Valley website.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf in Newnham in the Forest of Dean

A look at the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in Newnham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Last week I asked the question "Where in the world was this adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in Newnham in the Forest of Dean.

We played the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in October 2017.

Visit the Pirate Island Adventure Golf website for more information.

One month until Miniature Golf Day 2026

There's a month to go until Miniature Golf Day 2026.

This year Miniature Golf Day will take place on Monday 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day, Miniature Golf Day, is always on the 21st September.

Putting Green at Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland

There's a Putting Green at Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland.

The Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland has an outdoor Putting Green.

Find out more on the Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre website.

New Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

There are plans for a new crazy golf course in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

The indoor crazy golf course is planned to open in the former Happidrome Arcade on the seafront.

Crazy Golf at The Ball Room Mus­sel­burgh in Mus­sel­burgh, Scotland

There will be a crazy golf course at the new Ball Room venue in Mus­sel­burgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

The Ball Room Mus­sel­burgh will be home to crazy golf, pool, snooker darts and bowling.

Find out more on The Ball Room Sports Bar website.

Swing by Golfbaren indoor minigolf 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.

There's an 'upstairs' 12-holes open for all to play, while hidden 'downstairs' are a further 6-holes which can be booked for private events.

The venue has lots of interesting minigolf items on display

The Beavis & Butt-Head PC CD-ROM game

Find out more on the the Swing by Golfbaren website.

The (Crazy) Golf Apocalypse

A minigolf course based on The End Times!

We played the Golf Apocalypse miniature golf course back in August 2012.

The layout had been created as part of the London Pleasure Gardens, an area set-up to tap into the passing trade between the DLR and the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel centre.

Golf Apocalypse was the first really really really mad-cap pop-up course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The layout contained all manner of strange minigolf obstacles and we found ourselves playing through the fuselage of a crashed aeroplane, around a pinball machine, a snooker table and into a volcano.

The pop-up miniature golf course was the first we saw to use reclaimed materials in its construction. Something that has become commonplace these days and we've seen and played a number of funky, junky, scrap, ghetto, trash, garbage, graffiti, wreckage, and art-based courses since.

The 9-hole Golf Apocalypse course was the 304th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Alton Water Mini Golf in Stutton, Suffolk

A look at the Alton Water Mini Golf course in Suffolk.

A big thank you to our friend Sophia Cook for sending over these photos of the Alton Water Mini Golf course in Stutton, Suffolk from her recent visit to Alton Water.

The Alton Water Mini Golf course is a 9-hole outdoor layout.

Alton Water is a manmade reservoir located on the Shotley peninsula near Ipswich, Suffolk.

Find out more

Check out the Alton Water website for more information on the Alton Water Mini Golf course.

The prices and rules of the Alton Water Mini Golf course

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Emily and I haven't made it to the Alton Water Mini Golf course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour yet. However, my brother Christopher - a Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - did visit the course in September 2020.

Related blog posts:

• Alton Water
• Ipswich
• Suffolk

World Crazy Golf Championships 2027 in Hastings

The dates for the 2027 World Crazy Golf Championships have been announced.

The World Crazy Golf Championships 2027 in Hastings, East Sussex will take place on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2027.

Emily playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

2027 will see the 24th edition of the World Crazy Golf Championships take place.

Playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

The event is held on the 18-hole outdoor Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course at the seafront Hastings Adventure Golf complex.

Emily playing at the 2014 World Crazy Golf Championships

Playing at the 2014 World Crazy Golf Championships

The World Crazy Golf Championships began in 2003 and has been held at Hastings Adventure Golf every year, except 2020 when the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The current World Crazy Golf Champion is Rocky Bullin who is enjoying his first reign as world champion.

As well as the overall World title, the three-day championships also sees titles up for grabs in competitions including team and junior events.

Playing at the 2015 World Crazy Golf Championships

Find out more about the World Crazy Golf Championships

Check out the Hastings Adventure Golf website and the World Crazy Golf Championships section.

Emily playing at the 2014 World Crazy Golf Championships

Playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

Emily and I both made our debuts in the 2007 edition of the event back when it was known as the Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships. It was Emily's first ever miniature golf tournament.

Playing in the final of the 2009 World Crazy Golf Championships - I am a four-time finalist in the event

Emily and The Gommery Trophy at the 2014 World Crazy Golf Championships. Emily is a two-time winner of the trophy awarded for most holes-in-one by players who finish outside the final top 18