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Monday, June 22, 2026

Today is Summerween (again)!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the second to last Friday of the month of June AND on the 22nd June. So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate it!

Richard Gottfried

I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Happy Summer Solstice 2026

Today marks midsummer and is the 'longest day' and 'shortest night' of the year.

Stonehenge The Big Mini Golf course in Hemsby, Norfolk

Did you know there's a Stonehenge-themed minigolf course in Hemsby, Norfolk?

Stonehenge The Big Mini Golf was the 174th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in June 2010 when it was a 15-hole layout. We first visited it in May 2009 when it was a 12-hole course. It's now an 18-hole course.

Here are two videos of us playing the course in June 2010.

Here are some videos of the course on our most recent visit in May 2022.

Richard Gottfried

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf now open at the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf has opened a new venue at the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The new Volcano Falls Adventure Golf location features two indoor adventure golf courses.

Both are 12-hole layouts.

One is called Volcano Valley, the other is Carnival.

Visit the Volcano Falls Adventure Golf website for more information.

Richard Gottfried

Friday, June 19, 2026

Today is Summerween!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the second to last Friday of the month of June.

The quirky event is also on the 22nd June. So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate it.

Richard Gottfried

Monday, June 15, 2026

Jurassic Golf at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham, Norfolk

A look at the Jurassic Golf course at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham, Norfolk.

Jurassic Golf at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, June 2026

My brother Christopher and his family recently revisited Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk and while there had a game on the Jurassic Golf course.

He also visited the course back in June 2021.

Check out the Pettitts Animal Adventure Park website for more information.

Richard Gottfried

Sunday, June 07, 2026

USS Constitution Mini Golf at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, Massachusetts

The USS Constitution Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is now home to a mini golf course.

USS Constitution Mini Golf has launched at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

The free-to-play, public, 9-hole mini golf course at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Navy Yard beside Boston Harbor invites players to putt through the city’s Revolutionary story.

USS Constitution Mini Golf is open until the end of October 2026.

Find out more on the USS Constitution Museum website.

Richard Gottfried

Thursday, June 04, 2026

2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

Good luck to the competitors in the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings.

The major miniature golf tournament returns for its 23rd edition from the 5th to 7th June 2026.

Richard Gottfried playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

The World Crazy Golf Championships began in 2003 and has been held at Hastings Adventure Golf every year, except 2020 when the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic). The current champion is Marc 'The Force' Chapman who is enjoying his fifth reign as world champion.

We both made our debuts in the 2007 edition of the event back when it was known as the Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships. It was Emily's first ever miniature golf tournament.