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.

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.

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.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Minigolf Around the World
• 19 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:

• Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea

New adventure golf at Hertfordshire Zoo in Broxbourne

A new adventure golf course is opening at Hertfordshire Zoo in Broxbourne.

Hertfordshire Zoo in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire is opening a new dinosaur-themed adventure golf course. The outdoor adventure golf course is planned to open at Easter (April) 2026.

The course is being created by RL Golf Construction Ltd.

Check out the Hertfordshire Zoo website for more information.

Hertfordshire Zoo was previously known as Paradise Wildlife Park. The 18-hole 'On Safari' Adventure Golf at Paradise Wildlife Park was the 42nd Minigolf course visited and played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in March 2008.

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

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf is opening a new venue at the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire this year.

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

Visit the Volcano Falls Adventure Golf website for more information.

Adventure Golf at the Hilton Puckrup Hotel & Golf Club in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

There are plans for a 9-hole outdoor adventure golf course to be created at the Hilton Puckrup Hotel & Golf Club in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Find out more on the Hilton Puckrup Hotel & Golf Club website.

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 100 years old in 2025. 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 1,400 miniature golf courses in the British Isles.
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old in 2026! In that time we've visited over 1,000 courses.
• The Crazy Golf Museum is 16 years old in 2026. 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. In 2026 that will be Saturday 9th May.
• The other minigolf day, 'Miniature Golf Day', is always on the 21st September. In 2026 the 21st falls on a Monday.

Do you have any other interesting minigolf facts or stats? If you do, get in touch and let us know what they are.

New minigolf courses in the UK

I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses.

I post about new places planned, in development and opening using the 'New course' tag here on the blog.

If you know of a new minigolf, crazy golf, or adventure golf course opening please do get in touch.

How many minigolf courses are there in the UK today?

As of July 2025, our research indicated there were approximately 1,436 minigolf courses around the UK (and the British Isles including Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and other islands). This figure included public courses, as well as those at pay-to-enter attractions, holiday parks, hotels, and other 'non-standard' locations. Some of these courses were also under construction / in development. Over time some locations have also been partially or fully refurbished, while others have completely swapped out an old course for a new one in the same spot. Since our last update we've also discovered and unearthed several courses we didn't previously know about that have opened in the last year or so!

Related blog posts:

• New Minigolf Courses in the UK: Mid-Year 2025 Update.
• New minigolf courses in the UK: January 2025
• New course

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

Next year will be the 20th year playing on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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

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.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Minigolf Around the World
• 19 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:

• Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea

New Adventure Golf in Gobowen, near Oswestry, Shropshire

There are plans for a new adventure golf course in Gobowen, Shropshire.

The 18-hole outdoor adventure golf is planned to be created at the Lion Quays in Gobowen near Oswestry in Shropshire.

The course is proposed to have a range of themed elements, including a Victorian street scene.

Find out more.

Visit the Lion Quays Resort & Spa website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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

The Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales

A look at the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, North Wales on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

We first visited the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the summer of 2009 and have revisited it several times on return trips to the seaside town 

Find out more.

Visit the course's Instagram page to find out more about the 12-hole outdoor adventure golf course.

Related blog posts:

• Rhyl
• Adventure Golf
• Minigolf Course Visit No. 146 - Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf, Rhyl
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:

• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales 1
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales 2

2026 British Minigolf Association Calendar of Events

Details of the British Minigolf Association Tour Calendar of Events for the 2026 Season.

The British Minigolf Association - the National Governing Body for the sport of minigolf in the UK - has released details of its 2026 Tour Calendar of Events.

18 events have been announced, with the Thanet Open at Lost Island in Margate, Kent teeing-off the season on the 1st February 2026. The 2026 BMGA Tour season is capped off with the British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford, West Yorkshire on the 29th November 2026.

Find out more

Check out the BMGA website for information about the British Minigolf Association, minigolf competitions, minigolf clubs and more.

The 2025 BMGA Tour Season.

The current BMGA Tour Season draws to a close on the 7th December with this years British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford.

Playing on the BMGA Tour.

Emily and I were full members of the BMGA from 2007 to 2015 and played in hundreds of minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf tournaments around the UK during that time.

I'm a seven-time winner on the UK national minigolf circuit, including two BMGA British Club Championships in 2008 and 2015, and a four-time finalist in the World Crazy Golf Championships. Through the BMGA I represented Great Britain in Nations Cup international tournaments in Finland and Sweden in 2008 and 2011.

Emily made her debut in the 2007 Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships and won 'The Gommery' Aces Title at the World Crazy Golf Championships in 2014 & 2015. A two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion, Emily is also the British Women's Record Holder on the Eternit system of Miniature Golf with an 18-hole round of 24 (-12) at the Nations Cup in Stockholm in 2011.

Links:

• British Minigolf Association
• European Minigolf Sport Federation
• World Minigolf Sport Federation

Related blog posts:

• BMGA
• BMGA Tour
• British Minigolf Association
• Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• Emily Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• In the Crazy Golf Museum - minigolf membership cards

Plans for a new Adventure Golf course in Hythe, Kent

There are plans for a new adventure golf course to be created in Hythe, Kent.

Hythe in Kent could become home to a new adventure golf course with a Napoleonic Wars theme!

The adventure golf course would be created as part of new housing and leisure developments on the Hythe Golf Club site.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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

Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans

Finding the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

My brother Christopher - a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - and his family recently visited Willows Activity Farm in St Albans, Hertfordshire and while there spotted the Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course at Willows Activity Farm is an outdoor 9-hole layout based on the fictional character by Beatrix Potter!

The Peter Rabbit Adventure Golf course opened at Willows Activity Farm in 2024.

Find out more.

Check out the Willows Activity Farm website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily and I have been to 1,111 courses overall in the last 19 years, with 1,050 of those locations in the British Isles.

Together with Christopher and his family's branch of the tour we've visited a total of 1,165 courses!

New indoor adventure golf at two Parkdean Resorts holiday parks

Highfield Grange Holiday Park in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk will soon have new indoor adventure golf courses.

New indoor adventure golf courses are being created at Parkdean Resorts holiday parks in Clacton-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth.

Highfield Grange Holiday Park in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk plan to have the new indoor adventure golf courses open ready for spring 2026.

Find out more.

Visit the Parkdean Resorts website for more information.

We've blogged about minigolf courses at several Parkdean holiday parks, including Jungle Adventure Golf at Parkdean's Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth.

Related blog posts:

• New courses
• Indoor Adventure Golf
• Parkdean Resorts
• Clacton-on-Sea
• Great Yarmouth
• Holiday Parks

Links:

• Parkdean Resorts
• Highfield Grange Holiday Park
• Vauxhall Holiday Park

Adventure Golf at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest

A look at the Adventure Golf course at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, Penrith, Cumbria.

Many thanks to our friend John Moore for sending us these snaps of the Adventure Golf course at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, Penrith, Cumbria.

It's always nice to see different miniature golf courses.

Find out more.

Check out the Center Parcs website for more information.

Blogging about minigolf around the world.

As well as the blog posts about our own crazy golf travels, we've posted guest blogs from friends and family from their visits to courses around the world.

It's excellent 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.

We've met so many people and made some great friends on our travels since 2006. 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.

Minigolf guest blog posts from 30 countries - and international waters!

Over the last 19 years of blogging we've published guest blog posts about courses in England, Wales, Scotland, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Croatia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, the USA, on the high seas onboard the MSC Opera cruise ship (sailing from Italy - to Montenegro - to Greece), and even North Korea!

Related blog posts:

• Center Parcs
• Penrith
• Cumbria
• Adventure Golf
• John Moore
• Guest blog posts
• Minigolf guest blog posts

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

A new Adventure Mini Golf course is opening at Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent.

Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent will soon be opening a new Adventure Mini Golf course.

The new Adventure Mini Golf course is planned to open in December.

Find out more.

Check out the Hawley Garden Centre website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Adventure Mini Golf course at Hawley Garden Centre will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Refurbishment at Galactic Golf in Halifax

The Galactic Golf venue in Halifax, West Yorkshire is receiving a refurbishment.

Galactic Golf in Halifax is home to two indoor 18-hole adventure golf courses - Moon Mission and Cosmic Quest. Both of these layouts are receiving a refurbishment.

Find out more.

Visit the Galactic Golf website for more information on the venue.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played Galactic Golf in Halifax on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in November 2019.

The UV section of the Moon Mission course at Galactic Golf in Halifax in 2019

The Galactic Golf courses in Halifax were the 934th and 935th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Videos:

• Galactic Golf in Halifax - hole 15
• Galactic Golf in Halifax, November 2019 - 1 of 4
• Galactic Golf in Halifax, November 2019 - 2 of 4
• Galactic Golf in Halifax, November 2019 - 3 of 4
• Galactic Golf in Halifax, November 2019 - 4 of 4

Related blog posts:

• Galactic Golf in Halifax
• Galactic Golf
• Halifax
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:

• Galactic Golf

New Adventure Golf course in Wisbech

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

A new indoor adventure golf course could be opening in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

There are plans for a new indoor adventure golf venue to open in a vacant unit the town's Cromwell Leisure Park.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new adventure golf course in Wisbech would be another new place for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Rockin' Romans Golf in Verulamium Park, St Albans

A look at the Rockin' Romans Golf course at Verulamium Park in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

On my recent trip to Hertfordshire I made a quick detour visit to Verulamium Park in St Albans to take a look at the Rockin' Romans Golf course.

As it was a Friday and out of peak season the outdoor adventure golf course was closed.

Find out more.

Visit the Rockin' Romans Golf website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Rockin' Romans Golf at Verulamium Park in St Albans was the 1,110th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's actually the third miniature golf course we've visited on the same spot in the park on our travels! Back in 2007 I played a 12-hole course on the site, and in 2013 we visited a 9-hole course there.

Adventure Golf at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Orpington, Sidcup, Kent

There are plans for a new adventure golf course at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Orpington, Sidcup, Kent.

Find out more.

Visit the Ruxley Manor Garden Centre website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new adventure golf course at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre would be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.