Thursday, March 26, 2026

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Bunga 90 - a video shop speakeasy in London.


Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Emily recently enjoyed a short break in London and while there took a look at the Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden.

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Emily was a bit early to go inside as the venue doesn't open until 5pm.

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Bunga 90 sees you step through a video shop frontage to enter a venue full of retro games, karaoke and more.

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Find out more.

Check out the Bunga 90 website for more information.

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Crazy Golf at Wonderland in Telford, Shropshire, England

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


Jolly Rodger Crazy Golf course at Wonderland Telford in July 2012
The Jolly Rodger Crazy Golf course at Wonderland Telford in July 2012

The answer - Wonderland in Telford, Shropshire, England.


Check out the Wonderland website for more information.

Mini Golf at Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Norfolk

There's a new Mini Golf course at Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Waxham, Norfolk.


The 9-hole outdoor mini golf course opened last year.

Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Waxham is on the Norfolk coast between Cromer and Great Yarmouth.

Check out the Lovat Holiday Parks website for more information on Waxham Sands Holiday Park.

Guess the Mini Golf course location...

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


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

Mini Golf at Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland

There's a crazy golf course at Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland.


Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland has added a mini golf course to the venue.

The course is a 12-hole mini golf layout and was added in 2025.

Visit the Dalscone Farm website for more information.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Crazy Golf at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom in Southwold, Suffolk.


Many thanks to our friend Cat Patterson for sending us these photos from the Crazy Golf course at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom in Southwold.

Crazy Golf at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom in Southwold. Photo by Cat Patterson, March 2026

Crazy Golf course at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom in Southwold. Photo by Cat Patterson, March 2026

Find out more.

Visit the Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini-Golf to Padel at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster

There are plans to create four padel courts in place of the minigolf course at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster, Lancashire.


We've not yet visited the Birdies, Bogeys, Eagles and Pars Crazy Golf course at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Lancaster council website for more information on Salt Ayre Leisure Centre.

The Putter King Chronicles

A look back at the Putter King miniature golf brand.


Putty - mascot of Putter King miniature golf

Kevin Dias - creator of the Putter King miniature golf brand - has recently been looking back on the concept and has published 'The Putter King Chronicles' on his website in five parts.

Richard Gottfried on the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt 2011

The Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt.

One of the brand's marketing activities saw a worldwide Putter King Miniature Golf 'Scavenger Hunt' taking place during 2011. People were invited to track down and record items and achievements related to all forms of minigolf across 17 tasks.


The activities in the first Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt had contestants design new minigolf holes and obstacles, play new courses, show off their minigolf ball collections, (re)learn Maths & Physics (in a fun way!) through the Putter King Education Programme, do arts & crafts, hunt for autographs, score holes-in-one, creating minigolf trick-shots and a whole lot more!




In total, there were 1,370 available points to collect. Allan Cox (AUS) won the competition with 960 total points. I finished in second place with 900 total points, and Pat Sheridan (USA) of The Putting Penguin website finished in 3rd place with 585 total points.

The whole Putter King experience was superb and brilliant fun. It's been nice reading about Kevin's journey with the business - and all the bumps, twists and turns in the story!

You can read The Putter King Chronicles at the links below:

The Putter King Miniature Golf

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Outdoor Professional Products at The National Outdoor Expo

Axe throwing and retailing with Outdoor Professional Products at The National Outdoor Expo in Birmingham.


The National Outdoor Expo

I was part of the team supporting and promoting my brother Christopher's business - Outdoor Professional Products - at The National Outdoor Expo held at The NEC in Birmingham last weekend.

Christopher Gottfried from Outdoor Professional Products at The National Outdoor Expo
All set for the big show

Our stand was part retail store / part inflatable axe throwing game and saw thousands of visitors and customers over the big two-day event!

Christopher Gottfried from Outdoor Professional Products playing inflatable axe throwing at The National Outdoor Expo
Christopher hitting the target at the event

Outdoor Professional Products

Outdoor Professional Products has been sourcing cutting-edge products for outdoor professionals since 2009. The business is based in Wymondham, Norfolk and supplies customers locally, and online nationwide.

You can find out more on the Outdoor Professional Products and CEuk websites.

The National Outdoor Expo

The National Outdoor Expo is one of the biggest community meet-ups of the year, celebrating the enjoyment of the outdoors all under one roof.

The National Outdoor Expo

Marketing and events

Check out my website - RG Marketing & Events - for more information on my marketing and events services.

Richard Gottfried wearing a big Deuter rucksack at The National Outdoor Expo at The NEC
Get in touch if you'd like to tap into my big bag of marketing knowledge! (Thanks to the team at Deuter for the brilliant photo opportunity on their stand)

Photos from the Outdoor Professional Products stand at The National Outdoor Expo in Birmingham


Outdoor Professional Products at The National Outdoor Expo

Outdoor Professional Products at The National Outdoor Expo

Inflatable Axe Throwing on the Outdoor Professional Products stand at The National Outdoor Expo

Christopher Gottfried from Outdoor Professional Products playing inflatable axe throwing at The National Outdoor Expo

Christopher Gottfried from Outdoor Professional Products playing inflatable axe throwing at The National Outdoor Expo

Christopher Gottfried from Outdoor Professional Products playing inflatable axe throwing at The National Outdoor Expo
Bullseye!

Inflatable Axe Throwing on the Outdoor Professional Products stand at The National Outdoor Expo

Crazy Golf - but football at Footy Nation in Southport

Footy Nation in Southport has football games that are like crazy golf.


Footy Nation recently opened in the seaside town.

Check out the Footy Nation website for more information on the various games available at the venue.

Monday, March 23, 2026

Power Hall: After Hours event at the Science and Industry Museum

Visiting the Power Hall: After Hours event at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.


Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

We recently attended the Power Hall: After Hours event at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester - and I spent a lot of the evening in the Power Up exhibit playing a lot of old videogames on original hardware.

The Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A BBC Micro home computer at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

Chuckie Egg on a BBC Micro home computer at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Vectrex console at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Philips CD-i at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Philips CD-i at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Philips CD-i control pad at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

An Amiga CD32 at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Panasonic 3DO at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Goldstar 3DO at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Panasonic 3DO control pad at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

An Atari Jaguar console at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

A Neo Geo CD console at the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester

We first visited the Power Up exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum back in 2019 - where I got to play a Philips CD-I for the very first time. We didn't know it'd reopened until we heard about the Power Hall: After Hours event.

Power Up at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester (2019)

Power Up at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester (2019)

Find out more.

Check out the Science and Industry Museum website for more information.

Augmented Reality Mini Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

There's an Interactive Mini Golf game at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester.


Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

Boom Battle Bar at the Printworks in Manchester now has an interactive mini golf game at the indoor venue.

Interactive Mini Golf game at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

It's an AR-CADE GOLF LANE.

AR-CADE GOLF LANE at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

Augmented Reality Mini Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information on the Augmented Reality Mini Golf.


Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

Business networking event at Roxy Ball Room Arndale in Manchester

We attended the business networking event at Roxy Ball Room Arndale in Manchester last Thursday.


It was nice to catch-up with Gavriela from the Roxy team and network with fellow guests over quite a few games of pool during the evening!

Richard Gottfried playing Pool at the business networking event at Roxy Ball Room Arndale in Manchester 19th March 2026

Roxy Ball Room, and its sister venue King Pins, have hosted several business networking events since opening and we've enjoyed attending the events, such as the King Pins Summer Mixer. They are really nice locations and excellent places to meet other people, have a drink, and enjoy some competitive fun games such as tenpin bowling, crazy pool, minigolf, shuffleboard, darts, ice-free curling and more!

Check out the Roxy Ball Room website for more information on the Manchester Arndale venue, and other locations around the UK.

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Printworks in Manchester

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Printworks in Manchester is home to two indoor 18-hole courses.


Check out the Treetop Adventure Golf website for more information.


Treetop Adventure Golf at the Printworks in Manchester

The Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Manchester were the 799th and 800th courses visited in the UK on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Printworks in Manchester

You can also find Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leicester, and Newcastle.

Treetop Adventure Golf at the Printworks in Manchester