Thursday, April 16, 2026

Mini Golf on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare

There's a mini golf course on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.


You can find an indoor 10-hole mini golf course on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.

Find out more on the Grand Pier website.

Guess the Crazy Golf course location...

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


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

Mini Adventure Golf opening at the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool

A new Mini Adventure Golf course is opening at the Tee Time Golf Centre in Thornton-Cleveleys this summer.


The outdoor 12-hole minigolf course will have a local landmark-theme.

Visit the Tee Time Golf Centre website for more information.

Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham

There's a pop-up Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire on the 18th and 25th April.


Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham will have an indoor mini golf course set-up on Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th April.

Find out more on the Emery Gate Shopping Centre website.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Adventure Golf in Coalville, Leicestershire

A look at the Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville, Leicestershire.



Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville


Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville

It was a course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2008.

Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville
Playing hole 7 of 9

The Adventure Golf at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville is a 9-hole layout.

Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville
Our friend Daniel Marsh lining up a tee-shot on the first hole as Emily looks on

Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville
Emily playing hole 4

Mini Golf at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire

A look at the mini golf course at Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire.


Many thanks to our friend Cat Patterson for sending over these photos from her recent visit to Grafham Water where she spotted the crazy golf course there.

Mini Golf at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire. Photo by Cat Patterson, April 2026

Mini Golf at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire. Photo by Cat Patterson, April 2026

The course at Grafham Water is a 12-hole outdoor layout.

Check out the Grafham Water website for more information.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube-man at Birch Garden Centre in Cheadle

There's a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube-man at Birch Garden Centre in Cheadle, Stockport.


The wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube-man is back out being wacky, waving, and arm-flailing about the place at Birch Garden Centre in Cheadle, Stockport.

A wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man at Birch Garden Centre in Cheadle, Stockport

Monday, April 13, 2026

The Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale, Greater Manchester

A walk through the Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale, Greater Manchester in April 2026.


Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale, Greater Manchester

Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale, Greater Manchester

We had another pleasant walk through the Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale recently.


Find out more about the gardens on the Walkden Gardens website and Facebook Page.


New Crazy Golf in West Thurrock, Essex

A new crazy golf course could be opening in West Thurrock, Essex.


There are plans for a crazy golf course to be part of a new indoor leisure venue in West Thurrock, Essex.

Battlegames would be home to crazy golf, electric drift karting and more.

Battlegames is a sister business to the Bermondsey Bierkeller - itself home to a crazy golf course - and BattleKart Sittingbourne.

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Men in Felixstowe

There's a pair of Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Men in Felixstowe, Suffolk.


Our friend Sophia Cook spotted these two Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Men on a recent trip to Felixstowe.

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Men in Felixstowe. Photo by Sophia Cook, April 2026

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Men in Felixstowe. Photo by Sophia Cook, April 2026

I don't often need another reason to visit Felixstowe - it's probably our most visited seaside - but now I have two! I'm looking forward to finding these airdancers later this summer.

Cherry Blossoms and Spring

It's so nice to see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom.


Blossoms at Cale Green Park in Stockport

We're looking forward to seeing more while they last. And then spending as much time as possible out and about in the (hopefully) nice sunny summer weather this year.

Cherry Blossom tree at Cale Green Park in Stockport

Blossoms at Cale Green Park in Stockport

Cherry Blossoms at Walkden Gardens in Sale

Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Garden at Walkden Gardens in Sale

Blossoms in Cheadle, Stockport

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

A revisit to Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk.


Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Last month we revisited the east coast resort (that faces west) and while there swung by Blackbeard's Adventure Golf on the Southern Promenade on Hunstanton seafront.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf Hunstanton consists of two 9-hole outdoor courses - The Aztec Trail & Blackbeard's Adventure courses.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

We played the two courses at Blackbeard's Adventure Golf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2011! We can't believe it's been 15 years since we last visited Hunstanton.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Photos of Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton from March 2026.

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

Blackbeard's Adventure Golf in Hunstanton

A brown tourist sign for the 'Themed golf' in Hunstanton

A brown tourist sign for the 'Themed golf' in Hunstanton

Saturday, April 11, 2026

The Mini Masters miniature golf competition in Manchester

Looking back at the 'Mini Masters' miniature golf tournament in Manchester.


I won the 'Mini Masters' miniature golf tournament in Manchester back on the 11th April 2009. Time certainly flies!

The 'Mini Masters' minigolf tournament in Manchester
Mini Master

The Mini Masters was the first of two tournaments I won on the 9-hole Championship Miniature Golf course at what was then Playgolf Manchester. The second event being the Miniature Open in July 2009.

The 'Mini Open' minigolf tournament in Manchester
Lining up a big minigolf win

My Mini Masters scores.

I won the Mini Masters with a three round total of 81 (-24) after scoring 26, 27, and 28.

Championship Miniature Golf at the Trafford Golf Centre in Manchester
Playing a very long tee-shot over and past several obstacles!

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The course was the 84th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Back then the course wasn't one of our local layouts as we still lived in Luton, Bedfordshire and travelled up for the events.

We've now been to 1,116 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

Championship Miniature Golf at the Trafford Golf Centre in Manchester
Emily putting on the big miniature golf course

Championship Miniature Golf in New Brighton.

The Championship Miniature Golf course is no longer at the centre, but you can find an expanded Championship Miniature Golf layout with two 18-hole courses in New BrightonWe've played both layouts there.

The Trafford Golf Centre.

The location is no longer a Playgolf venue either. It's now known as the Trafford Golf Centre and is home to two 18-hole dinosaur adventure golf courses. I won the Dino Falls Masters Adventure Golf competition there in 2018 too! Visit the Trafford Golf Centre website for more information on the courses.

Thursday, April 09, 2026

Interactive Mini Golf at Cave Activity Bar in Newquay

The Cave Activity Bar in Newquay, Cornwall has interactive mini golf.


One of the games available at Cave Activity Bar in Newquay is interactive mini golf.

You can also play interactive darts, shuffleboard, axe throwing and more at the venue.

Check out the Cave Activity Bar website for more information.

A minigolf guide for grassroots sport

The Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband (German Minigolf Federation) has published a guide for grassroots sport.


Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband

The guide for Breitensports (recreational or grassroots sports) is a comprehensive guide for minigolf clubs and is well worth a look.

You can download the Breitensport gestalten - Leitfaden für den Breitensport / Shaping grassroots sports - a guide for grassroots sports from the German Minigolf Federation website.

Funfair Golf at Whitehouse Leisure Park in Towyn

There's a crazy golf course at Whitehouse Leisure Park in Towyn, Wales.


The 9-hole outdoor crazy golf course at Whitehouse Leisure Park in Towyn has a funfair theme.

Check out the SF Parks website for more information.

Crazy Pool at Brigg Garden Centre

Brigg Garden Centre has a new Crazy Pool course.


You can now find a 9-hole indoor crazy pool course at Brigg Garden Centre in Brigg, Lincolnshire.

Check out the Brigg Garden Centre website for more information.

Lost minigolf courses - The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

A look back at The Golfing Hole indoor adventure golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.


Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
At The Golfing Hole indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon

We visited Swindon, Wiltshire in January 2015 to play our first miniature golf course of the New Year. The location was The Golfing Hole Indoor Adventure Golf course at the Spectrum on Mead Way.

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Emily playing hole 2 - a big ramp that led to a spiral

The course was the 589th visited and 355th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006. In 2014 we visited 46 courses and played 28 of them.

Crazy Golf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Putting into a machine

During our match we played through each of the obstacles, rather than taking the easier line and putting around the lumps and bumps of the greens. Some of the holes in the pipes were easier to get the ball into than others, with a few of them causing a lot of frustration. The result of our contest was a draw, with a score of 54 each.

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Emily putts into one of the factory's machines. This one was really tough

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Putting from the back of the green

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
There was a BIG minigolf loop-di-loop on one of the holes
   
Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
My favourite hole at The Golfing Hole. Though quite what a green 'grass' minigolf layout with sandy bunkers was doing inside a 'factory' I don't know. Very crazy golf! 

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Emily putts out after playing through a cabin/site office in The Golfing Hole factory

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Hole 13 led into the blacklight area, while the tee-off point for hole 14 was inside

Crazy Golf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
This hole was really difficult as the gap at the top of the ramp wasn't much bigger than the golf ball

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Playing out the UV hole

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
Emily tees-off inside the blacklight room

Minigolf at The Golfing Holf indoor Adventure Golf course in Swindon
And putts out in the light of the factory

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