Showing posts with label Adventure Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventure Golf. Show all posts

Thursday, August 06, 2026

Guess the Adventure Golf course location...

Where in the world was this adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?


Where in the world was this adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Adventure Golf at Basset Down Complex in Swindon, Wiltshire

There's a new adventure mini-golf course at Basset Down Complex in Swindon, Wiltshire.


Basset Down Complex in Swindon, Wiltshire has opened a new adventure golf course.

The new adventure mini-golf course at Basset Down Complex in Swindon is a Wiltshire-themed 18-hole outdoor adventure golf layout.

Find out more on the Basset Down Complex website.

Sunday, August 02, 2026

From the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour archives - Medieval-themed Adventure Golf in Tamworth

A look at the medieval-themed adventure golf course at Namco Funscape in Tamworth back in 2017.


This was the medieval-themed adventure golf course at Namco Funscape in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Medieval Adventure Golf course at Namco Funscape Tamworth

Medieval Adventure Golf course at Namco Funscape Tamworth


We haven't seen many medieval-themed courses on our travels.

Interestingly the course was half indoors and half outdoors - not something we've seen all that often either. Some of the outdoor holes were also under shelter.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

A look at the new adventure golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire.


Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

We swung by the adventure golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield during an afternoon in the city on the way back home from a trip to visit family and friends in East Anglia.

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire


Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire in September 2017
The new course replaced the crazy golf course in the park and covers the same location

Crazy Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire in September 2017
This particular Eternit miniature golf obstacle has been retained in the new course layout, with some modifications as can be seen below

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

The new adventure golf course at Beacon Park opened in May this year.

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

The adventure golf course at Beacon Park is a 9-hole outdoor woodland-inspired adventure golf layout.

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

It became the 1,129th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Beacon Park in Lichfield is also home to a Pitch & Putt course.

Pitch & Putt Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Pitch & Putt Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Pitch & Putt Golf course at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Adventure Golf at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Find out more

Check out the Lichfield Historic Parks website for more information.

Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Friday, July 24, 2026

Adventure Golf at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster

A new adventure golf course is opening at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.


Planet Putt is opening at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.

The course will be an indoor mini golf layout and will have an 'around the world' theme.

Find out more on the Yorkshire Wildlife Park website.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Safari Falls Adventure Golf at Regent Park Golf Centre in Bolton

There's a new adventure golf course at Regent Park Golf Centre in Bolton, Greater Manchester.


Safari Falls Adventure Golf is a new 18-hole outdoor adventure golf course at Regent Park Golf Centre in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Safari Falls Adventure Golf at Regent Park Golf Centre in Bolton opens on Friday 24th July.

Find out more on the Safari Falls Adventure Golf and Regent Park Golf Centre websites.

Adventure Golf at Little Hay Golf Complex in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead

There are plans for a new adventure golf course at Little Hay Golf Complex in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.


The new 18-hole adventure golf course would be one of the new additions as part of improvements at Little Hay Golf Complex.

Find out more on the Little Hay Golf Complex website.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Minigolf guest blog posts from around the world

We've now received minigolf guest blog posts from 31 countries - and international waters!


It's brilliant receiving photos, information and updates from - and about - crazy golf, minigolf, miniature golf putting, pitch & putt, adventure golf, and Putt-Putt courses around the world. There's such a wide-range and variety of courses out there.

This week we've received photos from courses in the USA, Belgium and Poland.

We've been playing minigolf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

During the last 20 years Emily and I have met so many people and made some great friends, many of whom have contributed to our travels by telling us about new courses, letting us know about course refurbs, or by sending over photos of courses they've been too. We've also received excellent photos of miniature golf courses from our family, friends, our networks, and course owners, managers, designers and builders themselves.


What makes it extra special is that these guest blog posts have captured a course in a moment of time, and in some cases such as pop-ups and courses that are now closed - courses that we'll never be able to visit or play.

It's wonderful seeing the variety of courses around the world, and also how many places you can find a course to have a round.

Some of the courses our friends and family have been to are far flung, and even some of those in the British Isles are in places off the beaten path or in island locations we haven't had the chance to reach yet.

We're looking forward to receiving more guest posts in the future.

Do get in touch if you see or play a course and would like it added as a guest blog post.

Thursday, July 09, 2026

Minigolf tournaments at Clambers Adventure Golf in Hastings

A look back at the 2010 BMGA Players Championships and BMGA British Open in Hastings, East Sussex.


I competed on the British Minigolf Association tour between 2007 and 2015 and many of those contests took place in the seaside town of Hastings in East Sussex.

Richard Gottfried at the BMGA Players Championships 2010 minigolf tournament

In 2010 the BMGA Players Championships and BMGA British Open were held at Clambers Adventure Golf in White Rock Gardens (aka Planet Hastings).


Richard Gottfried at the BMGA British Open 2010 minigolf tournament

Clambers Adventure Golf is sadly now a lost course.

Where Clambers Adventure Golf sat was once a model village. After it closed it became an outdoor laser tag arena!

Wednesday, July 08, 2026

The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

A look back at The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.



The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

The answer was The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire.

The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire


The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

Sadly the unique factory-themed venue is now a lost minigolf course.

The Golfing Hole Adventure Golf course in Swindon, Wiltshire

Friday, July 03, 2026

Adventure Golf at Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire

There's a new adventure golf course at Rudding Park hotel, spa and golf resort in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.


The Great Yorkshire Golf Adventure is a new adventure golf course at Rudding Park hotel, spa and golf resort in Harrogate.

The Great Yorkshire Golf Adventure 18-hole outdoor adventure golf course at Rudding Park opens on Saturday 1st August.

Find out more on the Rudding Park website.

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Guess the Adventure Golf course location...

Where in the world was this indoor adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?


Where in the world was this indoor adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - courses we've visited to date

Information about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Details of the 1,100+ miniature golf courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn (photo by Seth Thomas)
At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn

A wide-range of minigolf courses.

We've seen the good, the bad and the ugly of minigolf courses on our travels, but feel that each and every one of them is worth a look in its own right.

The game of minigolf is one of fun and frustration and mixes skill and luck to tackle the obstacles set-up to trip you up and trick you as you play.

A BIG minigolf thank you.

We'd like to thank course owners, operators and suppliers everywhere for building, running and maintaining miniature golf courses of all shapes, sizes and types and look forward to playing and revisiting courses for more minigolfing fun in the future.

We'd also like to thank our family, friends, minigolf rivals, the wider minigolf community, and everyone who has let us know about a course over the years!

Southend Pier Crazy Golf course
Visiting the Crazy Golf course at the end of the Pier in Southend-on-Sea

How many minigolf courses have we visited so far?

Below is the list of the 1,129 miniature golf courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour to date. 1,060 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 & Tenerife in the Canary Islands, and Majorca in the Balearic Islands), Sweden and the USA.

We've been able to play a total of 596 of them as many have been found to be abandoned, closed, out-of-season or derelict on our initial visit. Luckily some courses that were closed on our original visit have since been played. And we've played some of these courses many many times over as they're so good. It's interesting to return to a course some time later to see what has, or hasn't, changed.

Richard & Emily Gottfried at the World's First Miniature Golf Course - The Himalayas Putting Course in St Andrews, Scotland
The Himalayas at St Andrews - the world's first Miniature Golf course

The list of minigolf courses we've been to.

Please be aware that courses come and go and this list is not a 'live' list of miniature golf courses. If you find that a course is no longer there, or has significantly changed, please let us know by leaving a comment.

Here's a list of the courses we've played between the 30th September 2006 and the 7th May 2026.


Here's a list of the courses we have visited, but not played, between the 30th September 2006 and the 11th July 2026.


Crazy Golf course in Ayr
An abandoned Crazy Golf course in Ayr



* Due to closure, flooding, dereliction, or a number of other reasons. Some of these layouts have since been revisited and played.

Another branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

My brother Christopher was with us when we played the first minigolf course on what would become the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Christopher and his family have visited courses around the British Isles as well as visits to courses in Türkiye, Spain (the Balearic Island of Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia, the USA, and Thailand.

The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca by Nina Dukes 120415
The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca

Here's a list of minigolf courses visited by Christopher Gottfried on he and his family's branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 2011-2025.


The combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is now at 1,183 courses visited!

New minigolf courses in the UK.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK. From vibrant indoor venues in towns and city centres to sprawling outdoor adventure golf parks, the game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike.

The UK minigolf landscape: How many courses are there?

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