Monday, May 04, 2020

The Coronavirus (Ham & Egger) Files

A look at minigolf and competitive socialising in the time of coronavirus and social distancing.


I've been blogging about the world of minigolf since 2006 and have seen how the game boomed in the last decade.

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works into the whole world and as such minigolf courses and competitive socialising venues have taken a hit.

I recently took a look at 'The next normal rules of minigolf' with a dive into how minigolf will be played after lockdown.

A look at minigolf and competitive socialising in the time of coronavirus and social distancing

The Coronavirus (Ham & Egger) Files

I've collated a number of blog posts from recent months, looking at the rise of competitive socialising, tenpin bowling and minigolf combinations, minigolf in a retail setting, technological innovations through minigolf scoring and loyalty apps, as well as the popularity of mixing art and minigolf.

These pre-pandemic posts are joined by the posts I've written about minigolf, competitive socialising and competitive isolation during the time of Covid-19.

Pre-pandemic

Shopping mall minigolf - The growth of shopping centre crazy golf and retailtainment.

Garden centre minigolf - A look at garden centres with miniature golf courses.

Artainment and the world of minigolf - A look at how minigolf has been used in artistic creations.

Minigolf and tenpin bowling - Where to find minigolf and tenpin bowling entertainment centres.

Minigolf Scoring and Loyalty Apps - A look at minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf scorecard and loyalty apps.

New minigolf courses - Details of new minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses opening.

During the time of Covid-19

Keeping minigolf rolling - Prior to the coronavirus pandemic the minigolf and wider competitive socialising sectors were booming. Something we're very keen to continue once the world gets back to a semblance of normality.

The Big Mini Golf Bucket List - Ideas to while away the hours, days, weeks and months of lockdown.

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour update - Out-of-Home Putting Paused by Pandemic.

Competitive socialising in isolation - Keeping social and competitive in the new world of physical distancing.

The next normal rules of minigolf - A look at how minigolf will be played after lockdown.

Minigolf in the time of Coronavirus - Posts written about new courses opening or planned, course visits, information and examples of social distancing measures, competitions and tournaments, putt at home activities and more.

Social distancing minigolf - Examples of minigolf in the time of coronavirus and social distancing.

Gator Adventure Golf in Chorley - Blog post about the first course we played during the pandemic.

The retailtainment and minigolf boom - Minigolf is a big part of the retailtainment boom, with courses opening as standalone entertainment activities, or as part of large shoppingtainment leisure offerings in malls, high streets and retail parks.

After the pandemic

Watch this space...

Putting at home

There are also a number of Putt at Home events taking place around the world and it's been brilliant to see how popular home and garden minigolf has been during lockdown.

Crazy Golf in Prestatyn, Wales
We're looking forward to launching back into the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when it's safe to do so

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159 comments:

Richard Gottfried said...

We saw social distancing measures in place at a miniature golf course in person for the first time today.

It was at Bruntwood Pitch & Putt in Bruntwood Park, Cheadle, Stockport.

Richard Gottfried said...

Check out my new blog post looking at the social distancing measures in place on The Secret Garden Crazy Golf course at The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre in Preston, Lancashire.

Richard Gottfried said...

Social distancing in operation at Denton Gardens, Worthing.

The Splash Point Mini Golf course there is open to play.

Richard Gottfried said...

The team at Putter Madness are getting prepped for when they are able to operate their portable minigolf courses at events in the future.

Richard Gottfried said...

Looking back through our photo archive I noticed an interesting sign on a minigolf course we played in Essex back in May 2009.

A precursor to social distancing...?

Richard Gottfried said...

Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent has reopened with social distancing measures in place.

Richard Gottfried said...

The three miniature golf courses at Hastings Adventure Golf have reopened with social distancing measures in place.

Richard Gottfried said...

The Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Whitby has reopened with social distancing measures in place.

Richard Gottfried said...

We visited Wythenshawe Park over the border in Manchester for our daily outdoor exercise yesterday.

The Crazy Golf course there is the first previously played Crazy Golf location we've revisited during the coronavirus pandemic.

The park is also home to a Pitch & Putt miniature golf course. That became the first new course we've been to during the pandemic and the 949th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Richard Gottfried said...

The team at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean have kindly sent over some photos of the social distancing measures in place on their course.

Richard Gottfried said...

Many thanks to my friend, minigolf rival and local Martyn Williams of the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending over snaps of the social distancing measures in place at the Tee-Rex Adventure Golf course at Cardiff Golf Centre in Wales.

Richard Gottfried said...

The team at Putter Madness have some very nice branded face masks for staff to wear at their upcoming minigolf events.

Richard Gottfried said...

Social distancing at Teezers Crazy Golf in Coventry.

Richard Gottfried said...

Ghetto Golf has a range of branded face masks for sale at their venues.

Richard Gottfried said...

The first socially distanced minigolf tournament in the UK is taking place on Sunday 26th July.

Organised by the Welsh Minigolf Club the 2020 Dragon Classic will be held on the Dragon's Quest Mini Golf course at Fontygary Leisure Park in Rhoose, Barry.

Entry is limited to 18 players and more information can be found on the Welsh Minigolf Club's website and Facebook Page.

Richard Gottfried said...

Plans for the new Iron Age themed Adventure Golf course in Andover, Hampshire have been approved.

The plans for the new Adventure Golf course in Andover were the first I heard about for a new course since before the coronavirus pandemic.

Richard Gottfried said...

Play is set to resume on the British Minigolf Association tour with a double-header weekend of events at Dunton Hills in Essex in August.

Richard Gottfried said...

The team at Plonk! Golf have opened a new venue in London Fields, Hackney.

Richard Gottfried said...

A planning proposal has been submitted for a new Enchanted Garden Adventure Golf course at Raphael Park in Romford, Essex.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the social distancing and hygiene measures at Mr Mulligans Lost World Adventure Golf in Stevenage.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the social distancing measures at Volcano Falls Adventure Golf in Castleford.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new Shipwreck Adventure Golf course at the Santa Fe Fun Park in Swanage, Dorset.

Richard Gottfried said...

The new Puttstars indoor minigolf centre at Rochdale Riverside entertainment, leisure and shopping centre is opening in August. It had been due to open earlier in the year but was delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The first Puttstars location opened at the Thorpe Park shopping and entertainment site in Leeds in March this year.

A third Puttstars location is opening up in York next month too.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here are some of the latest minigolf updates during the coronavirus pandemic:

The team at the Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby, Norfolk have introduced a new mobile scoring and loyalty app for the 9-hole course. It's available to download for free on Android and iPhone.

We found two miniature golf courses by accident while out on our daily outdoor exercise is Salford!

A Crazy Golf course is opening at the new Flip Out trampoline and adventure centre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

A look at the new Puttstars Mini Golf venue in Rochdale.

Richard Gottfried said...

While our out-of-home putting has been temporarily paused by the coronavirus pandemic we have been doing a fair bit of putting at home and writing about the game.

We had a brilliant time judging all of the entries into the Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club's PUTT PARTY contest last month.

A new Boom: Battle Bar venue is opening at the Brewery Quarter in Cardiff.

A new indoor minigolf venue is now open in Seaton Carew, Teesside.

Lincoln city centre will be home to a pop-up Crazy Golf course this summer as Cornhill Cove opens in Lincoln's Cornhill this month.

A new indoor adventure golf course is planned to open at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading, Berkshire.

A new 9-hole pirate-themed crazy adventure golf course has opened at East Park in Hull.

The new Puttstars indoor minigolf centre at York Stadium is opening next month.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the new Caddy Shack Mini Golf course at Shanklin Seafront, Isle of Wight.

There's a new Crazy Golf course in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

There's a new Crazy Golf course at The Gaggle of Geese pub in Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset.

A new Adventure Golf course is now open at Stockwood Vale Golf Club in Bristol.

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course in Bideford, Devon.

Captain Jack's Adventure Golf is now open next to the observation wheel in Scarborough's South Bay.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course to be created at the Fulwood Central retail park in Preston.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a minigolf course to be created as part of the proposed new Countryside Adventure attraction at Over Farm in Gloucester.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a free to play minigolf course at Bank Street Park in Canary Wharf, London.

Richard Gottfried said...

We played at the first new course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since February this year when we swung by Gator Adventure Golf at the Escape Entertainment venue in Chorley, Lancashire yesterday evening.

It was the first time we've experienced covid-secure / social distancing measures as players at a minigolf course first hand.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the pop-up minigolf course at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee.

Orpheum Mini-Golf is a 9-hole socially distanced Broadway-themed course and is set-up on the stage of the theatre.

Richard Gottfried said...

Hastings Adventure Golf: social distancing in numbers - a look at the work of Hastings Adventure Golf in the time of Coronavirus.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor Treetop Adventure Golf centre is planned for Birmingham's Bullring.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new minigolf course to be created in York.

Richard Gottfried said...

Check out details of the new minigolf courses opening in the UK.

Richard Gottfried said...

My specialist knowledge and experience in the worlds of minigolf and marketing were recently demonstrated in InterGame's discussion of the opportunities and challenges of operating a mini-golf venue amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Adventure Golf course in Telford Town Park (September 2020).

The course is open but currently has restrictions on the opening times, with online bookings required to enter the course.

Richard Gottfried said...

Check out my latest blog post on Minigolfnews - Minigolf in the time of Covid-19

Richard Gottfried said...

Minigolf in the time of coronavirus - Gator Golf in Chorley.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the new Pembrey Country Park Crazy Golf course in Wales.

There are now Mini Golf courses at Airtastic Entertainment Centres in Craigavon and Cork.

A look at the Alton Water Minigolf course in Ipswich, Suffolk.

There are plans for a new crazy golf course to be built in Walmer, Kent.

There are plans for a new minigolf course to open in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The new Adventure Golf course at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham Saint Annes is nearing completion.

There are plans for a new indoor minigolf course to open in York early next year.

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course to be built at the Sandy Bay Holiday Park in Ashington, Northumberland.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Alton Water Mini Golf course in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor Adventure Golf course is being built at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Viking-themed Adventure Golf course is planned to open at Southport Pleasureland.

Richard Gottfried said...

I've been Putting at Home and competing in the inaugural Putt18 World Pro League during the pandemic. Six of the seven events in the first season have now been completed.

Check out my blog post from week 6 of the Putt18 World Pro League.

Richard Gottfried said...

We visited Blackpool for the first time this year on the 3rd September. It was really nice to get back to the seaside.

While there we had a catch-up with Ian and Paul from the Blackpool Fulfilling Lives and Blackpool and the Fylde Street Angels - the two groups that have joined forces to refresh and reopen the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course on Blackpool's North Shore.

It was brilliant to talk to people in real life for a change!

It's a pleasure to be a part of the Princess Parade Crazy Golf project and I've enjoyed working with the teams at Blackpool Fulfilling Lives and Blackpool & the Fylde Street Angels, Blackpool Council and the Blackpool Civic Trust to get the course reopened.

The area has been given a massive clean up by the project team and a number of the holes have required repairs. You can see how the course looked in May 2019 and October 2019 in my blog post.

Take a look at my blog post about the Princess Parade Crazy Golf course for more info and photos of the course.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Putt Club crazy golf course is opening in Watford, Hertfordshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

There was a pop-up crazy golf course in Fleet, Hampshire yesterday.

Richard Gottfried said...

Hull will soon be home to a new UV Crazy Golf course as the team from the East Park Pirate Golf course are opening a venue at the Princes Quay shopping centre in the city.

Richard Gottfried said...

West Park Golf Centre in Chelmsford, Essex will be home to a new Adventure Golf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

Plonk Golf are opening a new 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf course at Peckham Levels in London later this month.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new glow-in-the-dark indoor crazy golf course in Peterborough.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new themed, adults-only Crazy Golf course called Glory Holes is opening in Nottingham.

Richard Gottfried said...

Pop Golf - a new music-themed crazy golf course - is opening at Boxpark Wembley in 2021.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new pop-up crazy golf course is opening in Hastings.

Richard Gottfried said...

Gourock Park Bowling Club is planning to create a new crazy golf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Boom: Battle Bar with minigolf and more is planned to open in Liverpool next year.

Boom: Battle Bars are a relatively new entrant to the world of competitive socialising and retailtainment. A number of shopping malls, town centres and retail parks are adding minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf and other experiential entertainment and activity leisure offerings to their sites to attract and retain customers.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Boom: Battle Bar with crazy golf and other indoor games is planned to open in Oxford this year.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look back at our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2020.

Richard Gottfried said...

Our first miniature golf course visit of the year was to the Pitch & Putt at Bruntwood Park in Cheadle.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new artificial grass Putting Course is planned to open at Westminster Park in Chester, Cheshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Boom: Battle Bar with crazy golf and other indoor games is proposed to open in Glasgow.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Gravity Active Entertainment centre with Crazy Golf is opening in Wandsworth, London.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Covid-19 signage at Graffiti Golf in Blackpool.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Covid-19 signage at Lofty's Crazy Golf course in Seaton Carew.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Covid-19 signage at Puttstars Mini Golf in Rochdale.

Richard Gottfried said...

I was recently interviewed by Steven Helder from Briq Bookings for their Let's Talk Leisure series with people in the world of leisure and entertainment.

Richard Gottfried said...

I contributed a feature on marketing in the time of Covid-19 for operators in the UK entertainment sector in the new InterFun Expo Guide.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Covid-19 signage at Fairhaven Adventure Golf in Lytham St Annes.

Richard Gottfried said...

Emily swung by Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea on the way back from her trip to the Isle of Wight last month.

You can see some of the Covid-19 signage in place.

We first played the Victory Trail course at Treasure Island Adventure Golf on Saturday 30th September 2006. I won a free game by firing the cannon on the lucky last hole and our minigolfing adventures have been rolling ever since!

Richard Gottfried said...

There are a number of new minigolf courses opening in the UK.

You can see further details in my blog post "New minigolf courses in the UK".

Minigolf was experiencing a boom period before the coronavirus pandemic with new courses opening up every month. This boom has continued over the last 18 months with more new venues - indoors and out - being built, in development or planned to open across the UK.

Richard Gottfried said...

Our friend, long-time minigolf rival and often time team-mate Seve Kukielka has created Aces Minigolf Gloucester - a superb 12-hole miniature golf layout at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester.

We visited the course to play a few rounds and compete in the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Invitational Tournament.

Read more about it in my blog post "Aces Minigolf Gloucester at Dobbies Garden Centre".

Richard Gottfried said...

We had a superb time at the launch of the brand new Filwood Fantastic Crazy Golf course in Knowle West, Bristol.

The real life miniature golf course was created during the pandemic and the ideas for the hole designs were generated by members of the Knowle West community during Lockdown 1.

Find out more in my blog post "Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf in Knowle West, Bristol".

Richard Gottfried said...

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championships are once again taking place at the indoor Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the country. The events were cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Richard Gottfried said...

A big thanks go to my friend and minigolf rival Stephen Skinner of the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending me these photos from his recent visit to Putters Adventure Golf at the Superbowl UK fun centre in Merthyr Tydfil.

Check out this blog post to see more - Putters Adventure Golf at the Superbowl in Merthyr Tydfil.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Cape Canyon Crazy Golf course is now open at Gulliver's World in Warrington.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor mini-golf venue is opening Rugby, Warwickshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the new Junglemania Adventure Golf course in Farnham, Surrey.

Richard Gottfried said...

The Cow Putt Adventure Golf course at Heaven Farm in Uckfield is now open.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf Putting course in Nottinghamshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new minigolf course at Northcliffe & Seaview Holiday Parks in Whitby.

Richard Gottfried said...

Lincoln will soon be home to a new Crazy Golf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Gutterball venue is opening at the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new adventure golf course is opening at the former Clipstone Colliery site in Nottinghamshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Crazy Pool layout has opened at The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre in Preston, Lancashire.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new Crazy Golf course in Callander, Scotland.

Richard Gottfried said...

Minigolf at the Devon Railway Centre and Model World in Bickleigh, Tiverton.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Galactic Putting Adventure Golf course at the Superbowl UK fun centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a pop up crazy golf course set up in Solihull town centre for the summer.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a free-to-play crazy golf course at the centre:mk's Summer Fair in Milton Keynes.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a free-to-play pop up crazy golf course at the DL1 Leisure Park in Darlington during August.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a free-to-play pop up minigolf course in Kirkwall, Orkney running until the 9th August.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new minigolf course on Hastings Pier.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the new Crazy Golf course on Hastings Pier.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Adventure Golf course is opening at Brickfield Farm in Leesthorpe, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's look at the Puttshack indoor miniature golf venue at Lakeside shopping centre in Grays, Essex. Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Simon Brown for sending me some photos from his recent visit.

Richard Gottfried said...

Lammas Recreation Ground in Staines, Surrey is getting a new minigolf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

A mini-golf course is opening as part of the new Urban Playground at the Arndale centre in Manchester.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new Adventure Golf course at Southwold Boating Lake and Cafe.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new indoor mini golf course at Apex Kart in Chester.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a new Galaxy Quest Mini Golf course in Coventry.

Richard Gottfried said...

Galaxy Quest Mini Golf is now open at Laser Quest in Sunderland.

Richard Gottfried said...

We've just returned from a trip to East Anglia to visit family and friends in the area. It's the first time we've been there since 2019 and there were a few new minigolf courses to swing by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We also managed to revisit some of our favourite layouts on the trip.

Richard Gottfried said...

Zingers Adventure Golf is opening at The Bridge Shopping Centre in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

There's a crazy golf, tenpin bowling and laser tag centre in Canterbury, Kent.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Adventure Golf course is being created at Clayton Caravan Park in Fife, Scotland.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor crazy golf course called Looney Golf is opening on North Parade in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Boom: Battle Bar could be opening at the Buttermarket shopping centre in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new motorsport-themed Crazy Golf course has opened in Edmonton, North London.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new motorsport-themed Crazy Golf course is opening in Leicester in November.

Richard Gottfried said...

We were in Northwich at the weekend and while there had to swing by the Crazy Golf course at Vickersway Park.

The 9-hole layout was the 700th course overall we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in September 2016. We returned in January last year - it was one of the last courses we visited before the pandemic hit!

The course has a couple of Covid-19 signs on it.

Richard Gottfried said...

The Tidal Bay Crazy Adventure Golf course at the Wyevale Garden Centre in Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire has closed down (October 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

The former Debenhams shop unit at the West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry is set to become a tenpin bowling and adventure golf venue.

Richard Gottfried said...

A revisit to the Putting Green at Kirkley Cliff in Lowestoft, Suffolk (August 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Skull Point Adventure Golf course on Clacton Pier in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (August 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A visit to the Adventure Golf course at the Greensward Cafe in Clacton-on-Sea (August 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A revisit to the Pavilion Adventure Golf course in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (August 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at Graffiti Golf in Blackpool (September 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Pop's Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk (October 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new Roxy Ball Room to open in Bristol city centre.

Richard Gottfried said...

The new Par-59 Crazy Golf venue is opening in Cardiff next year.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Mini Golf course at Haven's Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (October 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor mini golf course is opening as part of the new Urban Playground at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Mini Golf course at the UberBlast Family Entertainment Center in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA (October 2021).

Richard Gottfried said...

We swung by Northcliffe Park in Shipley, West Yorkshire on our recent journey back from Leeds as we'd seen the park was home to a Putting Course.

The layout became the 975th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Richard Gottfried said...

We were very sad to heard that the minigolf course at the Recreation Ground in Stratford-upon-Avon has closed after 20 years in operation.

The course was the 49th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2008 and a venue for a number of British Minigolf Association tournaments over the years.

Richard Gottfried said...

The indoor Graffiti Golf course on the promenade in Blackpool closed its doors on the 31st October.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the new Polar and Jungle courses at Bear Mountain Adventure Golf at GolfPlex in Bracknell, Berkshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the new Revo Glo Golf course in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Crazy Golf course at Jocks Lane Park in Bracknell, Berkshire.

We played the Jocks Lane Park Crazy Golf course back in July 2011. It was the 254th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Back then it was an 18-hole layout, with half of the holes being a Swedish Felt B-Run type and the other half being farm-themed.

It's still an 18-hole course, however the 9 Swedish Felt holes have been replaced by 9 others.

Richard Gottfried said...

Puttstars Minigolf is opening a venue at the New Mersey Shopping Park in Speke, Liverpool in 2022.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Sherdons Adventure Golf course in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Boom: Battle Bar will open at the Buttermarket in Ipswich, Suffolk next year.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new prison-themed adventure golf course is opening at Prison Island in Maidstone, Kent.

Richard Gottfried said...

There will be a pop-up Crazy Golf course at the Brighton Christmas Festival.

Richard Gottfried said...

The new Putt Noodle indoor crazy golf and Asian food venue at the Castle Quarter shopping and entertainment centre in Norwich is planned to open this month.

We were a little too early when we swung by on a trip to Norwich last weekend.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new indoor Crazy Golf course is opening in Streatham Hill, London on Wednesday 1st December.

Richard Gottfried said...

Plans for a new Adventure Golf course at Roger Bannister Sports Centre in Harrow, London have been approved.

Richard Gottfried said...

We took some snaps of the signs for Treetop Adventure Golf at The Printworks in Manchester during a snowy walk round the city centre on Sunday.

Richard Gottfried said...

A look at the Highfields Park Adventure Golf course in Nottingham in the snow.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course at High Legh Park Golf Club in High Legh, near Knutsford, Cheshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course in Putney, London.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Arnold Palmer Minigolf Course at California Cliffs Holiday Park in Scratby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new adventure golf course is being built at Jump Heaven in Hazel Grove, Stockport.

The new Jump Heaven Adventure Golf course at Jump Heaven in Hazel Grove, Stockport is opening in March 2022.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Plonk Golf minigolf course is opening at Borough Market in Southwark, London.

Richard Gottfried said...

Here's a look at the Arnold Palmer Minigolf Course at the Haven Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park in Norfolk.

Richard Gottfried said...

We revisited the North Wales coast on Saturday afternoon and swung by one of our favourite courses - the Arnold Palmer Putting Course on Bastion Road in Prestatyn.

Richard Gottfried said...

We swung by the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl on Saturday during a day out on the North Wales coast.

Richard Gottfried said...

We took a look at the indoor Mini Golf course at the Palace Fun Centre in Rhyl on our day trip to the seaside resort on Saturday.

Richard Gottfried said...

We revisited the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl on Saturday afternoon.

Richard Gottfried said...

We had an afternoon in Glossop on Tuesday and made what is likely to be our last minigolf course visit of 2021 when we swung by the Crazy Golf course at Manor Park in the town.

Richard Gottfried said...

So that was 2021.

With plenty of uncertainty, ever-changing rules / guidance / laws, and the threat of coronavirus at every turn it's been a tricky year in a number of ways.

Despite the obstacles and hazards that have abounded we've still been able to play a bit of minigolf this year.

We've been to a total of 29 new courses to us (playing at eleven of them) on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2021. We've also revisited a number of courses from years gone by.

Richard Gottfried said...

The new Lane7 venue at St James Quarter in Edinburgh will soon be home to a mini golf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Adventure Golf course is being created at Lightwater Country Park in Surrey.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Crazy Golf course is being created at The Ffolkes Inn and Hotel in Hillington, Norfolk.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Puttstars Mini Golf venue is planned to open at the Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new Lego Adventure Golf course at Legoland in Windsor.

Richard Gottfried said...

A new Birdies Crazy Golf venue is opening in Angel, London.

Richard Gottfried said...

Eastbourne will soon be home to a new glow-in-the-dark minigolf course.

Richard Gottfried said...

There are plans for a new outdoor Adventure Golf course at Aylesbury Golf Centre in Bierton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.