Showing posts with label 2026. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2026. Show all posts

Thursday, March 05, 2026

World Book Day 2026 - The Minigolfer's Guide to Marketing ebook

Check out my minigolf marketing ebook.


The Minigolfer's Guide to Marketing ebook

My ebook to help minigolf players better market themselves, their clubs, tournaments and courses is available to purchase from Amazon.

Don't worry if you don't have a Kindle as you can download the Kindle App on iOS, Android, Mac & PC.


Minigolf Marketing

As a minigolfer with over a decade of experience as a tournament competitor and over 20 years of experience in marketing & communications I designed the guide so that anyone interested or involved in minigolf could help promote the game. It's a niche title, but an audience and subject I know a lot about.

Writing the book was brilliant and enabled me to bring two areas of my life together. I've worked in marketing since 2003 and have played minigolf since I was a child. Stepping up to compete on the national minigolf tour circuit and in international tournaments opened my eyes to the potential of the game.

I’ve also had the honour of serving on the committees of the British Minigolf Association (BMGA) and the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF).

Minigolf is a sport for all. People of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and abilities can pick up a putter and play the game.


The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Emily and I have visited 1,114 courses in the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. When our travels began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the UK (we've still got 39 from that original list left to visit!).

They've been joined by hundreds more new minigolf courses opening up across the UK, making our travels never-ending!

The minigolf boom continues

The game is really booming and new courses are being announced all the time.

Around 100 or so new courses are being created each year - some are on old sites/locations, some are completely new venues, while others are in planning/development, or under construction.

There are also quite a few other adventure golf, crazy golf and minigolf courses that are short-term 'pop-ups', some of which have been used as proof of concept businesses and developed into permanent courses. 

The minigolf world has a huge amount of interesting and fun stories to tell and positive aspects to highlight to potential players, the media, sponsors and the wider sporting community.

The Minigolfer's Guide to Marketing gives federations, associations, courses, clubs and our fellow players ideas, inspiration and support in their marketing efforts.

Much of the guidance could also be applied to a number of other sports clubs and organisations to help raise their profile and boost memberships.

Minigolf consultancy

As a marketing professional I use my extensive knowledge and skills in supporting and promoting the game I enjoy as a hobby, a competitive sport and a leisure activity.

My marketing activity sees me work across the minigolf industry, from traditional British seaside crazy golf courses, to new inland adventure golf layouts, competitive socialising venues and within retailtainment.

My involvement in the world of minigolf includes blogging, media relations, sponsorship, course design, advice and consultancy, content generation, digital marketing and new technology, event organisation and promotion, and participation in tournaments around the world.

I have consulted on a number of minigolf business concepts in the UK and USA including Princess Parade Crazy Golf in Blackpool; the Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club in Knowle West, Bristol; Tea Green Golf in Luton; Burray Crazy Golf in Orkney; Prestwick Putting and Crazy Golf; Portaputt Crazy Golf; Aces Minigolf Gloucester; Southend Pier Crazy Golf; Knaresborough Mini Golf; Putting at the Kiosk in Bedford; Visionary Crazy Golf at the London Design Festival, and The Big Mini Golf Tour in Great Yarmouth.

As a volunteer I served three terms on the Executive Committee of the British Minigolf Association and was a member of the World Minigolf Sport Federation’s Marketing and Media Committee for six years.

As a consultant I contributed to the Guinness World Records 2024.

And this blog contains over 6,600 posts that have attracted 7.5 million page views since 2006.

Buy The Minigolfer’s Guide to Marketing ebook on Amazon.

Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Mini Adventure Golf at Porthmadog Parc

There's a Mini Adventure Golf course at Porthmadog Parc in Porthmadog, Wales.


The Mini Adventure Golf at Porthmadog Park is an outdoor 18-hole layout.

The course is from Mini Golf 35.

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Sunday, March 01, 2026

Coeliac Awareness Week 2026

This year Coeliac Awareness Week takes place from the 18th to the 24th May.


Find out more on the Coeliac UK website.

What is Coeliac Disease?

Coeliac Disease is a lifelong autoimmune condition, where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. In Coeliac Disease the immune system mistakes substances found inside gluten as a threat to the body and attacks them. This can trigger a number of painful, horrible, stressful and uncomfortable symptoms.

In the UK it's estimated that 1 in 100 people have the condition.

Living a gluten free life

I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease 18 years ago. And so began my journey into the gluten free world.

Having suffered from a range of symptoms for around ten years I finally received a positive diagnosis of Coeliac Disease following some 'interesting' and in-depth tests and procedures in 2008. It came as a relief to finally have a name for the mysterious cause of my illnesses and ailments, but at the time I was only given a brief summary and told that I'd have to "cut down on bread and beer". It was only later when I met with a Gastroenterologist and a dietitian that I found out that the only treatment for people with Coeliac Disease is a strict, life-long gluten free diet.

While having a life-long condition such as Coeliac Disease can be a pain - and horrible if I 'get glutened' - having the disease has had some positives. I've met great people since my diagnosis and have made some brilliant friends who I've met through Coeliac groups. I've also blogged a lot about living with the condition and the great Free From food & drink I've found since 2008.

For more information on Coeliac Disease visit the NHS Choices and Coeliac UK websites.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room

Currently 13 of Roxy Ball Room's 19 venues are home to Crazy Pool layouts, they are:

  • Birmingham (Victoria Square)
  • Bristol (Union Street)
  • Edinburgh (Rose Street)
  • Leeds (Boar Lane)
  • Leeds (Merrion Street)
  • Leicester (Humberstone Gate)
  • Liverpool (Hanover Street)
  • London (St Mary Axe)
  • Manchester (Arndale)
  • Manchester (Deansgate)
  • Nottingham (The Cornerhouse)
  • Sheffield (Charter Square)
  • York (The Stonebow)


What is Crazy Pool?

Crazy Pool is a cross-between Crazy Golf and Pool, played on tables using golf balls and a cue.

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester

Roxy Ball Room's sister brand King Pins is also home to a Crazy Pool course at the White Rose Centre venue in Leeds.

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

Find out more.

Visit the Roxy Leisure and King Pins websites for more information.

Crazy Pool at Roxy Lanes Edinburgh Rose Street

There's Crazy Pool at Roxy Leisure's venue at Edinburgh Rose Street.


Roxy Lanes on Edinburgh's Rose Street is now home to a crazy pool layout.

Find out more.

Visit the Roxy Leisure website for more information.

Monday, February 23, 2026

New Crazy Golf course in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

A new crazy golf venue is opening in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.


Volcano Valley crazy golf is opening at Cromwell Leisure Park in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire this year.

Find out more on the Volcano Valley Facebook Page.

Globalls Mini-Golf opening in Weymouth, Dorset

A new indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf venue is opening in Weymouth, Dorset.


Globalls Mini-Golf Weymouth is opening in March 2026 and will be home to two glow-in-the-dark minigolf courses.

Check out the Globalls Mini-Golf website for more information.

Ghetto Golf in Newcastle

From Ghetto Golf to Golf Fang to Ghetto Golf.


Ghetto Golf at Hoults Yard in Byker, Newcastle

The Golf Fang indoor minigolf venue in Byker, Newcastle has rebranded under its original name of Ghetto Golf.

The Ghetto Golf location at Hoults Yard in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne has seen several new themed holes added to the course as part of the refresh, one of which is based on a Netto supermarket.

Find out more.

You can find Golf Fang / Ghetto Golf crazy golf venues in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.



Richard Gottfried playing at the Golf Fang Indoor Crazy Golf course in Nottingham

Woodland Garden Adventure Golf opening in Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire

A new adventure golf course is opening at Sherfield-on-Loddon Garden Centre & Café.


Woodland Garden Adventure Golf is opening at Sherfield-on-Loddon Garden Centre & Café near Basingstoke, Hampshire in March 2026.

The Woodland Garden Adventure Golf will be an outdoor 18-hole layout.

Woodland Garden Adventure Golf is being built by the team at Theories Golf.

Find out more about Woodland Garden Adventure Golf on the Capital Gardens website.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Crazy Golf at The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex

There's a crazy golf course at The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex.


The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex is home to an indoor crazy golf course.

Find out more on The Sports Lounge's Facebook Page.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

New Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds

The team at Roxy Ball Room has recently refurbished their Merrion Street venue in Leeds city centre.


Part of the updates have seen a new 9-hole crazy pool course replace the one that was there before.

We played crazy pool at the Merrion Street location last summer. We'll have to check out the new crazy pool tables and layout when we're next in Leeds.

Check out the Roxy Leisure website for more information.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Captain Silver's Adventure Golf now open in Saundersfoot, Wales

A new indoor adventure golf course has opened onboard a schooner in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


The course is a 9-hole indoor crazy golf layout and opened as part of Captain Silver’s Ship Shack & Adventure Golf on the ship moored in Saundersfoot Harbour.

Find out more on Captain Silver’s Ship Shack & Adventure Golf website.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

New Adventure Golf planned for Goodrington Sands, Devon

A new Jurassic Adventure Golf course is planned to be created at Youngs Park in Goodrington Sands, Paignton, Devon.


The new outdoor adventure golf course will sit next to the existing Shipwreck Island Adventure Golf course at the park.

Friday, February 13, 2026

Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife

A look at a Mini Golf course in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.


Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Gareth Holmes, February 2026

A big thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Gareth Holmes for sending over these snaps of a minigolf course he sopping at the shopping centre in Costa Adeje, Puerto Colón, Tenerife.

Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Gareth Holmes, February 2026

Mini Golf Kapital is home to two courses - one is 18-holes and the other is a 12-hole layout.

Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Gareth Holmes, February 2026

The venue looks to have changed up the courses in the last few years. Back in January 2020 another friend of ours sent photos of what was then a minigolf and a billiard golf.

It appears that the Swedish Felt lanes have been moved to where the billiard golf was, with the former Swedish Felt area now home to a new set of holes.

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Happy Friday the 13th!

How are you celebrating the day?


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

Sunday, February 08, 2026

Who's winning the Super Bowl?

Who do you think will win Super Bowl LX - the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots?


Vince Lombardi Trophy at the NFL UK Experience Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester
I got close to the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the NFL UK Experience Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester last September - what a way that was to kick-off the 2025/26 season

Friday, February 06, 2026

Sandbanks Mini Golf

A look at the Sandbanks Mini Golf course in Poole, Dorset.


Sandbanks Mini Golf in Poole, Dorset. Photo by Will Donnelly, January 2026

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Will Donnelly for sending over some snaps from his recent visit to Sandbanks and the mini golf course there.

Sandbanks Mini Golf in Poole, Dorset. Photo by Will Donnelly, January 2026

We've played the course several times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and in British Minigolf Association tournaments.

Sandbanks Mini Golf in Poole, Dorset. Photo by Will Donnelly, January 2026

Monday, February 02, 2026

Adventure Mini Golf course at Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford

The new Adventure Mini Golf course at Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent is now open.


Check out the Hawley Garden Centre website for more information.

Happy Groundhog Day 2026

There will be six more weeks of winter.


Punxsutawney Phil has predicted there will be six more weeks of Winter after seeing his shadow at the Groundhog Day ceremony at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA.

Groundhog Day CD

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Friday, January 30, 2026

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old in 2026

This year is the 20th year playing on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


2026 sees us hit another big minigolf milestone as we mark 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels.

Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea, Hampshire, England

How it started.

We played the Victory Trail course at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea, Hampshire, England on Saturday 30th September 2006. At the end of our 9-hole round I won a free game by firing the cannon on the lucky last hole!

When we got home from the weekend away we found a list of 600 or so minigolf courses in the UK and wider British Isles on the excellent MiniatureGolfer.com website that Tim 'Ace Man' Davies had compiled. We thought it'd be fun to see how many of them we could visit on day trips and weekends away to the seaside.

How its going.

To date we've been to 1,114 miniature golf courses. 1,053 of them have been in the British Isles.

As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

From 600 courses in the UK to more than 1,300.

When our crazy golfing travels began in 2006 there were around 600 miniature golf courses in the UK and wider British Isles.

There are now more than 1,400 - and there are lots of new places to play the game opening all the time.

Unfortunately, several courses have closed over the years. But on a brighter note, some others have been refurbished, redeveloped, or completely transformed into new layouts.

All of the changes and updates have meant that our minigolfing quest to visit every course is becoming never-ending!

When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. And almost 20 years later, we've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit!

Minigolf record makers.

Our travels have been recognised by the Guinness World Records, and I'm a record holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press). Check out the Guinness World Records 2024 book and the GWR website to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Where next on our crazy minigolfing adventures?

Where do you think we should visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour next? Do get in touch to let us know your suggestions and recommendations, or drop your top picks for minigolf places in the comments.

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