Crazy Boules in Shoreditch

There's a Crazy Boules pop up in Shoreditch, London this festive season.

Crazy Boules is a cross between Petanque and Crazy Golf!

The Crazy Boules pop up in Shoreditch is a six hole (or should that be piste?) course (or should that be terrain?).

The Crazy Boules pop-up will be open from Thursday 5th December and runs for eight weeks to Sunday 26th January 2025.

Check out the Crazy Boules website for more information.

Crazy Boules sounds like a lot of fun. We're big fans of Crazy Golf and Petanque, so it could be the perfect combination!

Mini-Golf at Maidenhead Aquatics in St Albans

There are plans for a Mini-Golf course at Maidenhead Aquatics in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

The new Mini-Golf at Maidenhead Aquatics is proposed to be an 18-hole outdoor layout.

Check out the Maidenhead Aquatics website for more information.

It'd be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Stockport Pyramid

The Stockport Pyramid is reopening in 2025.

One of the first landmarks - among many fine buildings - we noticed when we moved to Stockport in 2016 was the Stockport Pyramid.

The Stockport Pyramid

Not many towns in the UK can lay claim to being home to a pyramid!

A view of the pyramid across the M60 

The Stockport Pyramid had been home to the Co-operative Bank until 2018 and the building had been empty since then.

Views of the Stockport Pyramid in August 2020

It was originally planned to be the first of five pyramids in Stockport's own Valley of the Kings. That plan didn't come to fruition and the Stockport Pyramid sits on in the Kings Valley industrial and trading estate next to the M60.

A view of the pyramid from a train into Manchester on the viaduct

Plans have now been approved for Royal Nawaab to create an Indian dining destination including a restaurant and banqueting hall in the building.

It'll be interesting to make a booking and get to go inside for a look around the intriguing building.

The Stockport Pyramid was completed in 1992 after five years work. Standing 36.6 metres (120 feet) in height, the Stockport Pyramid is somewhat smaller than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands 147 metres (481 feet) high. However, the striking structure has become a familiar sight to people in the town, those passing on the M60, or passengers on trains on the lines across the viaduct.

Visit the Royal Nawaab website for more information.

Roxy Ball Room opening in London in 2025

Roxy Ball Room will be rolling out its brand of indoor competitive socialising and indoor entertainment in London next year.

Keep an eye on the Roxy Ball Room website to find out more about the new Roxy Ball Room London venue opening at St Mary Axe next to The Gherkin.

Roxy's London St Mary Axe will be home to a Crazy Pool course, as well as many of the brand's other popular games including Tech Darts, Ice-Free Curling and American Pool.

We've visited several of the Roxy locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - the first being the Leeds Boar Lane venue back in 2016.

You can find Roxy Booze & Ball Games locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and York.

The locations have a mix of games including Roxy Golf and Crazy Pool.

Where to find Roxy Golf indoor minigolf courses

You can play Roxy Golf at Roxy Ball Rooms at Leeds (Boar Lane), Manchester (Deansgate) and Liverpool (Cavern Quarter).

Where to find Crazy Pool courses

There are Crazy Pool courses at Roxy Ball Rooms at Birmingham (Victoria Square), Leeds (Merrion Street), Leicester (Humberstone Gate), Liverpool (Hanover Street), Manchester (Arndale), Nottingham (The Cornerhouse), Sheffield (Charter Square) and York (The Stonebow).

Visit the Roxy Ball Room website for more information on the venues, prices and opening times.

From a minigolf course to a hotel and drive-thru

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is in the process of being turned into a hotel and drive-thru.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

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

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and work is progressing on the site with the new businesses set to open in 2025.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

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

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf became the 363rd course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as 'Craz-e-Golf'.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll have to revisit and see what's changed...

Adventure Golf plans for Windermere

A new adventure golf course is set to be created at Windermere in the Lake District.

Choices Health Club have plans to build an 18-hole adventure golf course at Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool in Windermere.

It'd be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

New Adventure Golf course in Middleton, Rochdale

A new Adventure Golf course is being created in Middleton.

The new outdoor Adventure Golf course is being built at Bowlee Park Driving Range in Middleton, Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Visit the Bowlee Park Driving Range website for more information.

It'll be another new - and fairly local - course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield

Lichfield's Beacon Park is getting a new Adventure Golf course.

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 park's Pitch & Putt course will also be changed, going from an 18-hole to a 9-hole course, but with improved fairways and greens. Footgolf and disc golf will also be retained.

Check out the Lichfield District Council and Lichfield Historic Parks websites for more information.

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)

Crazy Golf at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight

A new Crazy Golf course is opening at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight in 2025.

Robin Hill Country Park in Downend, near Newport, on the Isle of Wight will be home to a Crazy Golf course next year.

Visit the Robin Hill Country Park website for more information.

Adventure Golf at Allerton Manor Golf Club

Allerton Manor Golf Club in Liverpool is building an adventure golf course as part of developments at the club.

Visit the Allerton Manor Golf Club website for more information.

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

So that was Miniature Golf Day 2024

So that was Miniature Golf Day 2024!

Here's to the next one (date for your diary: National Miniature Golf Day will be on Saturday 10th May 2025).

Miniature Golf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in the past on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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.