20 for 20 - A Couple of Putts

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

Our friends over at A Couple of Putts (Tom Loftus & Robin Schwartzman) have been a big part of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

It was superb to finally meet up with Tom (one half of the A Couple of Putts team) for a game of Crazy Pool (!) at Roxy Ball Room and Crazy Golf at King Pins at the Manchester Arndale Centre in 2024.

Minigolf characters

Please do check out the A Couple of Putts website for more information on Tom & Robin's minigolf adventures. 

Related blog posts:

• 20 for 20
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old this month

Golf Planet in Santiago, Chile

A look at the Golf Planet Mini Golf course at Open Plaza Kennedy in Santiago, Chile.

Emily visited the Golf Planet Mini Golf course at the Open Plaza Kennedy shopping centre in Santiago, Chile on her visit to the South American country in August 2024.

Related blog posts:

• Chile
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at the Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire has received some updates.

Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton has updated its mini golf course.

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at the Twenty Pence Garden Centre is an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course that opened in 2021.

We first heard about the course in 2024 and have yet to swing by for a look on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Twenty Pence Garden Centre website for more information.

Urban exploration - Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford

A look at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford, Staffordshire.

The Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford closed its doors in March 2024.

This is how it looked in November 2024.

The shopping centre had started to be closed down in April 2022, with sections and entrances being closed off.

Happy Friday the 13th!

How are you celebrating the day?

Here's me with Jason Voorhees (from Distant Screams Events) at the Stockport Alternative Market in October 2024

Stafford Cinema on Newport Road

A look at Stafford Cinema.

Stafford Cinema on Newport Road in Stafford, Staffordshire opened as an Odeon in 1936 and closed in 2021.

This is how the Art Deco building looked in November 2024.

An empty Walkden Town Centre shopping centre in Walkden, Salford

The liminal space of Walkden Town Centre shopping centre in Walkden, Salford, Greater Manchester.

We've played crazy golf in the space - back in 2019 there was a pop-up course set up!

Emily playing crazy golf at Walkden Town Centre in August 2019

Happy Friday the 13th!

How are you celebrating the day?

Here's me with Jason Voorhees (from Distant Screams Events) at the Stockport Alternative Market in October 2024

Urban exploration - Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

A look at Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds closed in 2017.

I remember shopping there on my first visit to the town in 2008.

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre (August 2024)

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre (June 2025)

Crazy Golf at Northwich Christmas Extravaganza - Saturday 29th November

There's a free-to-play Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire.

Northwich Christmas Extravaganza will have a free Crazy Golf course for visitors to play on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more.

The Northwich Christmas Extravaganza takes place in the town centre between 11am and 6pm on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more on the Visit Northwich website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played a pop-up Christmas-themed course at the 2024 edition of Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza.

Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans

Finding the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

My brother Christopher - a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - and his family recently visited Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire and while there spotted the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm is an outdoor 9-hole layout based on the fictional character by Beatrix Potter!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course opened at Willows Activity Farm in 2024.

Find out more.

Check out the Willows Activity Farm website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily and I have been to 1,111 courses overall in the last 19 years, with 1,050 of those locations in the British Isles.

Together with Christopher and his family's branch of the tour we've visited a total of 1,165 courses!

Minigolf Magazin from Germany

Now in the Crazy Golf Museum - further editions of Minigolf Magazin.

Minigolf Magazin is the official magazine of the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband.

Find out more.

Visit the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband website for more information.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire (May 2011)

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is now home to a hotel.

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are now open on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire had been derelict since 2018.

England's first 'Crazy Golf' course opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game is widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We'd first visited the course in 2011.

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy Golf history: from a minigolf course to a hotel
• Skegness
• Postcards
• Lincolnshire
• Crazy Golf

Adventure Golf at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk

A look at the Adventure Golf course at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk.

We played the 9-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course in the pub beer garden of The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk on a visit to the town to see family last year.

Find out more.

Check out The Railway Inn's website for more information on the pub and minigolf course.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Adventure Golf course at The Railway became the 1,064th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, the 1,007th we'd been to in the British Isles, and the 575th course played on our travels since 2006.

We've now been to 1,099 miniature golf courses to date, with 1,038 of them being in the British Isles. Of these 1,099 we've been able to play 591 (some many many many times over).

Lavvy Golf at The No Work Club in Lincoln

There's a toilet obstacle hole on the indoor crazy golf course at The No Work Club in Lincoln.

Would you fancy playing this minigolf hole?

Find out more.

Check out The No Work Club website for more information on the venue.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The crazy golf course at The No Work Club in Lincoln was the 1,056th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:

• Minigolf Toilets
• Toilets

Mini Golf in the Guinness World Records 2026 Book

There's a minigolf record listed in the 2026 edition of the Guinness World Records book.

You'll have to check out a copy of the book to see which one it is!

Mini Golf in the Guinness World Records 2024 Book

The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book had a whole page dedicated to minigolf records. Including one I hold.

The book also has a crazy golf element on the brilliant cover art challenge.

My Guinness World Record

I'm a Guinness World Record Holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press).

Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield

You can see the full list of courses Emily and I have visited since the 30th September 2006 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page. We're currently at a combined total of 1,099 courses visited over the last 19 years.

At the Southend Pier Crazy Golf course in 2016

Minigolf Guinness World Records

Make sure to visit the Guinness World Records website to see all of the minigolf Guinness World Records.