Adventure Golf at Lydiard Park in Swindon

A new Adventure Golf course is planned for Lydiard House in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Lydiard House at Lydiard Park in Swindon could soon be home to an Adventure Golf course.

Lydiard Adventure Golf would be an outdoor course with a wildlife-theme.

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

New crazy golf courses in the UK

Information about new adventure golf, crazy golf and miniature golf courses in the UK.

For information about new minigolf, crazy golf, and adventure golf courses opening in the UK take a look at the posts with the New course tag here on the Ham & Egger Files minigolf blog.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Up to Saturday 30th December 2023 we had visited a total of 1,044 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. 997 of these have been in the British Isles.

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

Our minigolfing adventures began on the 30th September 2006 and in that time we've been able to play a total of 573 courses. Many locations 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 there are some course we've revisited and replayed many many times!

When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. We've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit.

Only two of those original courses were indoor venues. Now the indoor game is booming and you can find minigolf courses indoors at shopping centres, retail parks, and in town and city centres around the country.

Together with my brother Christopher - a charter member of the tour - and his family, we've visited a total of 1,090 courses.

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 to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Check out the full list of courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf in Midsomer Norton, Somerset

A new Crazy Golf course is planned for Midsomer Norton in Somerset.

A new Crazy Golf course has been proposed to replace a derelict public toilet block in the town of Midsomer Norton in Somerset.

The new Adventure Golf layout will be an outdoor course created on the spot where the public conveniences were outside the leisure centre.

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

Adventure Golf at Jimmy G's amusement arcade in Leysdown

A new Adventure Golf course is planned for Leysdown-on-Sea, Isle of Sheppey.

The new adventure golf course at Jimmy G’s Amusements on The Promenade in Leysdown will be created as part of a refurbishment of the amusement arcade.

Visit the Jimmy G's Amusements website for more information.

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

Adventure Golf at Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Camel Creek Family Adventure Park in Wadebridge, Cornwall has a new Adventure Golf course.

A new pirate-themed Adventure Golf course is opening at the Camel Creek Family Adventure Park in Cornwall.

Camel Creek Family Adventure Park is re-opening in March.

Visit the Camel Creek Family Adventure Park website for more information about the theme park and the new Shipwreck Shores Adventure Golf course.

It's another new course - and theme park - for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mulligans Adventure Golf in Hemel Hempstead

A new Mulligans Adventure Golf venue is opening in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

A new 18-hole indoor Adventure Golf course is opening at Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead.

Mr Mulligan's in Milton Keynes

We've played several of Mr Mulligan's courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mr Mulligan's in Worcester

Visit the Mulligans website for more information.

Australian Adventure Golf at Adlington Golf Centre in Macclesfield

A new Australian-themed Adventure Golf course is opening at Adlington Golf Centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Check out the Adlington Golf Centre website and Australian Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.

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

Puttcast minigolf podcast - "Global Mini Golf Trends"

Check out the new episode of the Puttcast minigolf podcast - "Global Mini Golf Trends - An Interview With Richard Gottfried".

It was brilliant being a guest on the show with my friends, fellow minigolf enthusiasts (and sometimes competition rivals!) Tom Loftus and Pat Sheridan and diving into the world of minigolf as it is now - and what the future may hold...

New miniature golf courses in the UK

Information about new adventure golf, crazy golf and miniature golf courses opening in the UK.

If you're looking for information about new adventure golf, crazy golf and miniature golf courses in the UK, please do check out this blog post and the New course tag.

If you know of a new course opening, do let me know too.

Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida, USA

A visit to Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

Emily played the Congo River Golf course in Orlando, Florida last September.

There are real alligators at Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

The 18-hole Orlando I-Drive Congo River Golf  location was the 1,030th course visited and 569th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The gators at Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

The gators at Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

There are several Congo River Golf adventure golf courses in Florida.

Visit the Congo River Golf website for more information.

Pencils and promotional scratchcards at Congo River Golf in Orlando, Florida

Adventure Golf at Lyons Winkups Holiday Park in Towyn

A new Safari Adventure Golf course is opening at Lyons Winkups Holiday Park in Towyn.

The new safari adventure golf course is planned to open in time for Easter this year.

Check out the Lyons Holiday Parks website for more information.

We've played the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course at Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Camp in Rhyl. It was one of the best courses I've played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf in Bognor Regis

A look at the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf course in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

This Adventure Golf course at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis was created on the same spot that was once the location of a Putting Green.

I visited the course in September 2022 when it became the 1,001st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

Visit the Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf website for more information.

A sign for Wildforest Falls Adventure Golf at Hotham Park outside Butlins Bognor Regis

There's a miniature railway at Hotham Park in Bognor Regis

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

There are remnants of the old crazy golf course next to the new adventure golf layout

The petanque terrain was a new addition since my last visit to Hotham Park

Mini Golf at Mission Classified in Grimsby

A new mini golf course is opening at the Mission Classified prison-themed escape room in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

The venue is planned to open in February 2024 and will be home to escape rooms, axe throwing, mini golf, and karaoke booths. 

Visit the Mission Classified website for more information.

Castaway Island Adventure Golf in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A view of the Castaway Island Adventure Golf course in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in May 2022.

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf replaced the 9-hole and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Putting courses on the promenade. We visited in July 2016 and the course became the 693rd on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. When I returned in May 2022 it became the 556th course played.

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Castaway Island Mini Golf in Great Yarmouth

Visit the Castaway Island Mini Golf website for more information.

New minigolf courses in the UK

Information about new adventure golf, crazy golf and miniature golf courses in the UK.

There are lots of new minigolf courses being built, in development or planned to open in the UK.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular activity for all ages and there are new courses opening up all the time in a wide-range of outdoor and indoor locations.

Whereas the game has traditionally been a seaside pastime, it has grown to be a game enjoyed by people in more and more towns and cities - with many catering to a late night audience.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Up to Saturday 30th December 2023 we had visited a total of 1,044 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. 997 of these have been in the British Isles.

Moby Golf in Romford, Essex

Our minigolfing adventures began on the 30th September 2006 and in that time we've been able to play a total of 573 courses. Many locations 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 there are some course we've revisited and replayed many many times!

When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. We've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit.

Only two of those original courses were indoor venues. Now the indoor game is booming and you can find minigolf courses indoors at shopping centres, retail parks, and in town and city centres around the country.

Together with my brother Christopher - a charter member of the tour - and his family, we've visited a total of 1,089 courses.

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 to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Check out the full list of courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

New minigolf courses

For information about new minigolf, crazy golf, and adventure golf courses opening in the UK take a look at the posts with the New course tag here on the Ham & Egger Files minigolf blog.

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 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 features a whole page about minigolf.

Adventure Golf at Whitemead Forest Park

There's a 12-hole Adventure Golf course at Whitemead Forest Park in Lydney, Gloucestershire.

Take a look on the Whitemead Forest Park website for more information. Checking out the FAQs the park is open to non-residents and locals too.

The Adventure Golf course at Whitemead Forest Park is another new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour continues...

Up to Saturday 30th December 2023 we had visited a total of 1,044 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. 997 of these have been in the British Isles.

Moby Golf

Our minigolfing adventures began on the 30th September 2006 and in that time we've been able to play a total of 573 of them. 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 there are some course we've revisited and replayed dozens of times!

Southend Pier Crazy Golf

Last year we played courses together in England, while Emily also had rounds in Majorca and Orlando!

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 last year). Check out the Guinness World Records 2024 book to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Together with my brother Christopher - a charter member of the tour - and his family, we've visited a total of 1,089 courses.

When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. We've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular activity for all ages and there are new courses opening up all the time in a wide-range of outdoor and indoor locations.

It'll be interesting to see what takes place in the world of minigolf in 2024.

Check out the full list of courses we've visited.