Adventure Golf in Clevedon, North Somerset

The minigolf course at Salthouse Fields in Clevedon, North Somerset is set to be redeveloped.

The crazy golf course Salthouse Fields in Clevedon look set to be updated as part of improvement works of Salthouse Fields - including reopening the miniature railway - and Clevedon seafront.

Playing Clevedon Crazy Golf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

In July 2011 we visited the 9-hole Crazy Golf on the seafront at Salthouse Fields. It became the 400th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

The course was a tricky one to play and a lot of the shots needed to be very firm to carry them over some subtle obstacles within the course's concrete construction.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre

A mini golf exhibition is opening at Battersea Arts Centre in London.

Battersea Arts Centre in London will be home to The Art of Mini Golf this summer.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is a playable exhibition consisting of 9-holes.

The Art of Mini Golf is by RISING Melbourne curated by Grace Herbert. The exhibition was formerly known as Swingers: The Art of Mini Golf when it was a playable art minigolf exhibition installation at Flinders Street Station is opening in Melbourne, Australia last summer.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre runs from the 17th June to 26th July 2026.

Find out more on the Battersea Arts Centre website.

The art exhibition chose miniature golf as its focus as the game was created to allow women to play. The Himalayas Putting course at St Andrews, Scotland was created in 1867 specifically for female players to use.

Adventure Golf at East Sussex National Golf Club

There are plans for an adventure golf course to be created at East Sussex National Golf Club in Little Horsted, near Uckfield.

The new adventure golf course would be part of new additions at East Sussex National Golf Club that would also include padel courts and a driving range.

Find out more on the East Sussex National Golf Club website.

Putting Green and Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton

A look at the Putting Green and Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton, Norfolk.

We spent a couple of hours in the seaside town of Hunstanton on our recent trip to Norwich and Norfolk to visit family and friends. While there we swung by North Promenade for a look at the miniature golf courses.

Photos of the Putting Green and Crazy Golf course in Hunstanton.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on the seafront in Hunstanton became the 1,116th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

The last time we visited Hunstanton was in 2011. Back then there was a different crazy golf course on the other side of the path. This new crazy golf course also takes up the lower part of what was a two-tier grass putting green.

Videos of the miniature golf courses.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Putting and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion, North Promenade in Hunstanton
• Hunstanton

Videos:

• Crazy Golf and Putting at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 1 of 2
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 2 of 2
• A view of the Grass Putting course and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton
• A view of the Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England

Toys R Us at TGJones in Norwich

There's a Toys R Us at TGJones in Norwich city centre.

You can find a Toys R Us concession at TGJones in Norwich, Norfolk. It differs to many of the other new Toys R Us shops I've seen since the return of the brand by having a shopfront of its own next door to the TGJones (formerly WHSmith) that it is housed within.

The end of WHSmith, and the start of TGJones.

The start of July 2025 marked the end of WHSmith on the British high street after 233 years. Following the sale of the business to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital earlier this year WHSmith shops have been undergoing a rebrand to the new name of TGJones.

WHSmith on the high street, and travel stores.

There were around 500 high street WHSmith shops, and another 580 travel stores in the UK. The WHSmith shops at railway stations, service stations and airports etc. are not affected by the rebrand as they were not part of the sale.

Toys R Us at TGJones and WHSmith.

As well being inside the rebranded TGJones shops, the relaunched Toys R Us brand can be found in sections of some travel hub WHSmith stores.

Toys R Us at Hobbycraft.

You can also find Toys R Us concessions at Hobbycraft stores.

Toys R Us in 2026.

Toys R Us returned to the UK shopping scene with an online presence in 2022 and with concessions opening inside some WH Smith shops in 2023. There are currently 146 Toys R Us stores open nationwide.

Working at Toys R Us.

My first job while at university in the year 2000 was as one of Geoffrey's helpers at the Luton Toys R Us store. I worked on the video game and electronics section.

The old Toys R Us.

At its peak there were 105 Toys R Us stores in the UK. It's been very interesting to find that there are still remnants of the brand on some retail parks in the UK and we've visited several of these closed, abandoned, derelict and demolished Toys R Us locations on our travels.

Former Toys R Us locations we've visited on our travels:

• Brighton Hill Retail Park in Basingstoke
• Central Retail Park in Manchester
• Cathedral Retail Park in Norwich
• Deepdale shopping centre in Preston
• Festival retail park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
• Gateway retail park in Reading
• Gemini Retail Park in Warrington
• Interchange Retail Park at Copdock Mill, Ipswich
• St James Retail Park in Northampton
• Teesside Retail Park in Stockton-on-Tees
• The Leisure Plaza in Milton Keynes
• Western Esplanade in Southampton
• Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury
• Wyvern Retail Park in Derby

Find out more.

Visit the Toys R Us and TGJones websites for more information.

Links:

• Toys R Us
• TGJones

Related blog posts:

• Toys R Us
• TGJones
• Retail
• The end of Toys R Us in the UK

Green Day Cafe Mini Golf course at Westminster Park in Chester

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

The answer was the Green Day Cafe Mini Golf course at Westminster Park in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Emily visited the course in March 2025.

Find out more.

Visit the Green Day Cafe Mini Golf website for more information.

Crazy Golf in Hunstanton, Norfolk

A look at the Crazy Golf course on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on the seafront in Hunstanton became the 1,116th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006 when we visited the seaside town on Sunday 29th March 2026.

Photos of the 9-hole crazy golf course in Hunstanton.

Hole 1

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 9

Videos of the Hunstanton crazy golf course.

Our previous visit to Hunstanton.

The last time we visited Hunstanton was in 2011. Back then there was a different crazy golf course on the other side of the path. This new crazy golf course also takes up the lower part of what was a two-tier grass putting green.

Related blog posts:

• Putting and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion, North Promenade in Hunstanton
• Hunstanton

Videos:

• Crazy Golf and Putting at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 1 of 2
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 2 of 2
• A view of the Grass Putting course and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton
• A view of the Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England

Guess the Mini Golf course location...

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

Crazy Golf on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk

Revisiting Hunstanton, Norfolk on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We spent a couple of hours in the seaside town of Hunstanton on our recent trip to Norwich and Norfolk to visit family and friends. While there we swung by North Promenade for a look at the miniature golf courses.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on the seafront in Hunstanton became the 1,116th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

The last time we visited Hunstanton was in 2011. Back then there was a different crazy golf course on the other side of the path. This new crazy golf course also takes up the lower part of what was a two-tier grass putting green.

Related blog posts:

• Putting and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion, North Promenade in Hunstanton
• Hunstanton

Videos:

• Crazy Golf and Putting at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 1 of 2
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - course walk round 2 of 2
• A view of the Grass Putting course and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton
• A view of the Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on North Promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk
• Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England

Video shop speakeasies in the UK

A look at video shop-themed speakeasies in the UK.

The nostalgia for video shops and the culture they provided back in the day has been translated to some speakeasies, bars and other venues incorporating a video shop theme.

You can't rent any of these films on VHS at RBT Video

These include:

• Bunga 90 in Covent Garden, London - the venue sees you step through a video shop frontage to enter a venue full of retro games, karaoke and more.
• Pixel Busters in Stoke-on-Trent - an arcade and social gaming venue hidden behind a video store.
• RBT Video in Wakefield - take a look at the blog post from our visit.
• Vice & Co in Lincoln - here's a blog post from our visit.
• Rewind NQ in Manchester's Northern Quarter - check out my blog post 'Drinking in a 'video shop'.

Do you know of any other video shop-themed speakeasies in the UK? Do let me know in the comments.

If you fancy actually renting a video there are still several video shops operating in the UK. Check out this blog post taking a look at video and movie rental shops in the UK.

Related blog posts:

• Speakeasy
• Video Shop
• Video Store
• Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London
• Drinking in a 'video shop'
• RBT Video in Wakefield - a video shop speakeasy
• No TV / Audio / Video Sales & Repairs at this speakeasy
• Video rental shops in the UK (January 2026)

What do you call 'minigolf'?

A look at different names for the game of miniature golf.

There are a number of different names for the game of miniature golf and on our crazy golfing adventures we've found more than 100 synonyms for it!

While there are some design standards for courses, most would be regarded as 'fantasy' courses where the end result is limited only by imagination, building regulations and budgets.

Here's a look at the common names for the game of putting:

Minigolf (also Mini Golf, Mini-Golf, Miniature Golf) – Minigolf is a catch-all name for the game and can be used to describe every type of course no matter its make-up or design.

Some Pitch & Putt and Par-3 Golf courses also describe themselves as Minigolf / Miniature Golf.

Adventure Golf – Adventure Golf is a relatively new name for the game and mostly describes a course with theming such as pirates, jungles, dinosaurs and space.

Crazy Golf – Crazy Golf is a name most commonly used in the UK. It is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK natives.

An equivalent name in the USA would be Goofy Golf.

At The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England back in 2015

Mini-putt – Mini-putt courses are similar in appearance to Putt-Putt courses however they have distinct standardised hole designs and are particular to Canada.

"Mini-putt" is the Québécois term for the game of minigolf, thanks largely to the popularity of the Quebec cable sports show 'Défi mini-putt' in the 1970s and 80s.

Pitch & Putt – Sometimes Pitch & Putt courses will use the name Miniature Golf or Minigolf.

Putt-Putt – Putt-Putt is a trademark and denotes specific patented types of miniature golf courses. Most courses can be found in the USA, with some still in operation in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Putt-Putt is sometimes incorrectly used as a catch-all / interchangeable name with Minigolf to describe a course or the game.

Putting – Grass Putting courses and Putting Greens are a type of minigolf and are often found at the seaside or in parks and gardens.

Related blog posts:

• Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf

Indoor Minigolf Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain

A look at Indoor Minigolf Sevilla in Seville, Spain.

Our friend Gareth Holmes was recently in Spain and spotted Minigolf Sevilla on a walk round the city.

Find out more.

Visit the Minigolf Sevilla website for more information on the 18-hole indoor UV minigolf course.

Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion in Hunstanton, Norfolk

A revisit to Hunstanton, Norfolk on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We spent a couple of hours in the seaside town of Hunstanton on our recent trip to Norwich and Norfolk to visit family and friends. While there we swung by North Promenade for a look at the miniature golf courses.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Victorian Pavilion on the seafront in Hunstanton became the 1,116th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

The last time we visited Hunstanton was in 2011. Back then there was a different crazy golf course on the other side of the path. This new crazy golf course also takes up the lower part of what was a two-tier grass putting green.

Related blog posts:

• Putting and Crazy Golf at the Victorian Pavilion, North Promenade in Hunstanton
• Hunstanton

Crazy Golf at Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway

There's a crazy golf course at Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway's Adventure Park is home to a crazy golf course.

Find out more on the Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway's website.

Pirate Cove Mini Golf at Cotswold Country Park & Beach

There's a mini golf course at Cotswold Country Park & Beach in Shorncote, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

The Pirate Cove Mini Golf course at Cotswold Country Park & Beach is a 9-hole outdoor layout.

Find out more on the Cotswold Country Park & Beach website.

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?

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

The answer - Wonderland in Telford, Shropshire, England.

The crazy golf course was the 300th played and 500th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out the Wonderland website for more information.

Bunga 90 video shop speakeasy in Covent Garden, London

Bunga 90 - a video shop speakeasy in 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.

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

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

Find out more.

Check out the Bunga 90 website for more information.

Related blog posts:

• Speakeasies
• Video shops
• Video rental shops in the UK (January 2026)

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?

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.

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.

Find out more.

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

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've visited Southwold on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and on our last visit in 2018 swung by the, now replaced, Crazy Golf course at the Boating Lake & Cafe on North Parade.