Adventure Golf at Breydon Water Holiday Park

A look at the mini golf course at Parkdean's Breydon Water Holiday Park in Burgh Castle, Norfolk.

Many thanks to our friend Sophia Cook for sending us these snaps from her recent break at Parkdean's Breydon Water Holiday Park in Burgh Castle.

The course looks to be an Arnold Palmer Putting Course, or at least in the style of one - especially the windmill and waterwheel obstacles.

Find out more on the Breydon Water Holiday Park website.

Prestwick Putting

A look at the Putting Green at Prestwick Beach.

Thanks to our friend and minigolf rival John Moore for sending over this snap of the Prestwick Putting course from his recent trip to Scotland.

He was there a little early in the day so didn't get a chance for a round.

We visited the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour on a very rainy day back in 2014.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester at Gloucester Garden Centre

The Aces Minigolf Gloucester course at Gloucester Garden Centre recently reopened and is now open every day.

British Garden Centres have taken over the running of the garden centre and the established Aces Minigolf Gloucester course can be found outdoors at the rear of the store.

We visited the Aces Minigolf Gloucester course in July 2021 to play a few rounds and compete in the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Invitational Tournament - that event was the first minigolf competition we'd played in since 2019 and it was fun to be back in action. When we played the layout it was a 12-hole course. It's since been upgraded to an 18-hole course.

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester website for more information, opening times and prices for the 18-hole outdoor course.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester was the 967th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 550th played since September 2006.

Crazy Golf at Roath Park in Cardiff

There's a Crazy Golf course at Roath Park in Cardiff.

Cardiff's Roath Park is now home to a Crazy Golf course.

The layout was spotted by multiple-time World Crazy Golf Champion Marc 'The Force' Chapman and his family on a recent visit to the city.

It's a fibreglass minigolf course, and has a Humpty obstacle.

We haven't been to Cardiff for a few years now, and we'll have to swing by the park next time we visit.

The Japanese Garden at Calderstones Park in Liverpool

A walk through the Japanese Garden at Calderstones Park in Liverpool in April 2025.

We had a very nice walk through the Japanese Garden at Calderstones Park in Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.

Find out more about the gardens on the Calderstones Park website.

The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf in Chester has reopened

The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf in Chester has reopened after a refurbishment following flood damage to the venue.

In addition to the Chester venue you can find The Hole In Wand minigolf courses in Blackpool, York and Seaham. The brand recently announced plans for a new location in Leeds.

Good luck to the team at The Hole In Wand in the refurbished venue following the flood damage caused to the property.

Check out The Hole in Wand website for more information.

Mini Golf at the Paul W. Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

A Museum Masters Mini Golf Course has been created at the Paul W. Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

The custom 9-hole course will be available to play inside the museum on Monday 14th April 2025.

The Paul W. Bryant Museum opened in 1988 to and is dedicated to the history of Alabama American Football, with an emphasis on the legendary coach Paul William "Bear" Bryant.

Find out more on the Paul W. Bryant Museum website.

New Crazy Golf course at the Caban in Pendine Sands

Pendine Sands has a new Crazy Golf course.

There's a new Crazy Golf course located at the Caban in Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Find out more on the Caban website.

It's another new course for us to check out on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

New Crazy Golf course at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield

A new Crazy Golf course is being created at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield.

The new outdoor Crazy Golf layout at Hillsborough Park has a Sheffield landmarks theme with obstacles based on landmarks past and present.

The course is under construction as part of the Hillsborough Hub project and is planned to open this summer.

Check out the Courtside at Hillsborough website for further information.

It'll be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Dinosaur Cove Mini-Golf now open at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields

The new Dinosaur Cove Mini-Golf has opened at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields.

Check out the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park website for more information.

It's a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

South Shields was the location of the 100th course I played on our travels way back in June 2009.

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up video shop in Soho, London

KitKat has created a 'Blockbuster Video' pop-up shop in Soho, London to launch its new sharing chocolate bars.

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The chocolate/video shop can be found on Greek Street in Soho, London until tomorrow, Saturday 12th April. It opened on Wednesday 9th April.

Check out the Nestlé website for more information about the KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up.

Unfortunately I couldn't make it down to London to visit the store. However, my friend Gareth Holmes went along today! Gareth joined the queue and sent me these photos from his visit to the Blockbuster store!

Browse the VHS tapes on the shelves

Have a break from browsing

Browse some more

A nice selection of old tellies

Visitors to the pop-up received a free KitKat sharing bar and a code to stream a film

Nostalgia and lost brands

Emily and I have spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old, and some still open, video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA!

Crazy Golf at Wythenshawe Park, Manchester

A revisit to the Crazy Golf course at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester.

One of our local minigolf courses can be found at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester. Unfortunately it's been closed for many years and has fallen into disrepair.

We swung by the course for another look last weekend.

We last visited the layout in June 2020.

We actually did play the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in 2009.

Wythenshawe Park is/was also home to a Pitch & Putt course. This too has not been open for some time, but you can still see the course layout - mainly by the bunkers dotted around the field.

Mini Golf at the Museum of Ice Cream in Chicago

There's a miniature golf course at the Museum of Ice Cream in Chicago.

The Museum of Ice Cream has locations in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York City, and Singapore, with a new location opening in Las Vegas soon.

Looking at the Museum of Ice Cream website the only location with a minigolf course is the Chicago venue.

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up in Soho, London

KitKat has created a 'Blockbuster Video' pop-up shop in Soho, London as part of a new promotional campaign.

The pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The video/chocolate shop can be found on Greek Street in Soho, London from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th April.

Unfortunately I can't make it down to London to visit, but luckily my friend Sarah Ward was able to swing by today! Sarah joined the queue and sent me these snaps from her visit to the Blockbuster store!

Sarah told me that while there was a fairly long queue and the pop-up was proving popular, the queue did go down quite quickly. As part of the experience visitors receive a KitKat sharing bar along with a code to stream a movie.

Check out the Nestlé website for opening times and more information about the KitKat / Blockbuster pop-up.

Nostalgia and lost brands

Emily and I have spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old, and some still open, video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA!

King Pins opening in Leeds

A new King Pins tenpin bowling & entertainment centre is opening in Leeds later this year.

The new King Pins location at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds will have Crazy Pool as one of the games on offer when it opens.

The venue will also have tenpin bowling, darts, shuffleboard, ice-free curling and more.

Check out the King Pins website for more information.

KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up in Soho, London

KitKat has created a Blockbuster Video pop-up shop in Soho, London! It's there from today (9th April) until Saturday (12th April).

The pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The shop will be located on Greek Street in Soho, London from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th April.

Check out the Nestlé website for more information about the KitKat / Blockbuster pop-up.

From the photos I've seen on social media, the KitKat/Blockbuster 'video shop' looks very cool.

Nostalgia and lost brands

We've spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old and some still open video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA.

Queen of Hearts Crazy Cues at Fairytale Farm in Chipping Norton

Fairytale Farm in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire has a new activity for visitors to play - Queen of Hearts Crazy Cues.

The game is a cross between Crazy Golf and Snooker.

The Crazy Cues course is part of the farm's new area inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The Crazy Cues attraction has been designed so that each of the 12-holes can be accessible to all players.

Looking at the Crazy Cues tables it appears they are Pit-Pat tables! A game not often seen in the UK, and to my knowledge there is only one other Pit-Pat layout in the country (at Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle in Devon - where it is known as Crazy Snooker).

The Crazy Cues course is a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Fairytale Farm website for more information.

New Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Plans for a new Adventure Golf course to replace the old minigolf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire have been approved.

The new outdoor Adventure Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire is being created as part of improvement works to the facilities at the park.

The plans for the new Adventure Golf course at Beacon Park were put forward by Lichfield District Council and Microsports, with the course planned to be developed by RL Golf Construction Ltd.

The Adventure Golf course at Beacon Park will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've been to Beacon Park before. Back in September 2017 we played the Eternit-style Miniature Golf course at the park. That layout became the 461st played and 775th visited on our travels.

Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)

Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield (September 2017)

The Adventure Golf course in Dawlish is being removed

The Safari Adventure Golf course near the seafront in Dawlish, Devon is being removed as part of work by South West Water to improve water quality in the area!

Following the work and complete removal of the layout a new course will replace it.

Miniature Golf has been played on the site at York Gardens in Dawlish.

The Safari Adventure Golf course opened in 2018 and itself replaced a Swedish Felt Mini Golf course that had been in the location since the 1990s.

I've got a number of old postcards dating from the 1930's and 40's through to the 70's and 80's that show a grass Putting course on the spot. When we visited in 2015 we were pleased to see a couple of postcards showing the Swedish Felt course on sale in the town and I bought a stack of them from the Tourist Information Centre to post out to friends.

The Mini Golf course on our visit in 2015. The 'Dawlish' sign has been prominent on the course for many years. In older photos of the course the word was spelled out in plants

We haven't been back to Dawlish since, so haven't had a round on the Safari Adventure Golf course, and it is unlikely we will get a chance before its removed this summer. It'll be interesting to see what the next course looks like...

Adventure Golf at Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park

Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park in Inverness, Scotland has a new Adventure Golf course.

A new Adventure Golf course has been created at the Parkdean Resorts Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park in Inverness, Scotland.

The course was created by the team at Easigrass Golf.

Check out the Parkdean Resorts Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park website for more information.