New Mini Golf course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Lambeth

Active Lambeth investing in a new mini golf course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre.

Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Lambeth, London will be home to a new mini golf course as part of Active Lambeth's plans to improve leisure and recreation facilities across the borough.

Visit the Active Lambeth website for more information.

It'll be another new course in the capital for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf did you knows...?

Did you know these things about minigolf?

• The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.
• James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
• A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.
• Crazy Golf is 98 years old in 2024. The first course using the name 'Crazy Golf' opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.
• 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.
• The first Putt-Putt brand miniature golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in 1954.
• There are several Guinness World Records for achievements in Minigolf, Miniature Golf, Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf, and Putt-Putt. The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book featured a whole page about minigolf and you can find details of the records on the Guinness World Records website.
• There are approximately 1,350 miniature golf courses in the British Isles.
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 18 years old in 2024! In that time we've visited over 1,000 courses.
• The Crazy Golf Museum is 14 years old in 2024. The virtual online museum is a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.
• There are two 'miniature golf days' each year. 'National Miniature Golf Day' is always on the second Saturday in May. The other minigolf day, 'Miniature Golf Day', is always on the 21st September.

What are your favourite minigolf facts, stats and did you knows? Get in touch and let us know.

Swingers Crazy Golf in Boston

Swingers Crazy Golf opening in Boston, Massachusetts.

A new Swingers Crazy Golf venue is opening in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2025.

Swingers West End Crazy Golf in London, October 2019

There are Swingers Crazy Golf courses in Washington, DC and New York City, with another new location opening in Las Vegas this year.

Check out the Swingers Crazy Golf USA website for details of courses in the USA.

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf UK website for more information on the UK courses.

Swingers Crazy Golf is also opening a venue in Dubai this year. Take a look at the Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai website for more information.

We played the first Swingers Crazy Golf pop-up course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in Shoreditch back in September 2014. The brand has grown since then, with Swingers in The City opening next to the Gherkin in 2016 and Swingers West End following in 2018.