Playing at Sneaky Links Crazy Golf in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

We recently played the Sneaky Links Crazy Golf course in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

We met up with our friends Lucy and Paul in Bury St Edmunds last Saturday evening and played a round at Sneaky Links Crazy Golf on Brentgovel Street in the town.

The squad

Emily and I have both previously swung by Sneaky Links Crazy Golf but either haven't had time, or weren't there when it was open, so this was the first chance we'd had for a game.

Yes, this is crazy golf!

Sneaky Links Crazy Golf was the 1,055th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and the landmark 1,000th we've been to in the British Isles! It was the 582nd course we've played.

Lucy playing hole 1 - it was a fun hole for some!

It's a unique indoor 9-hole crazy golf course and the layout is very tricky and frustrating in places!

Playing the 9th hole - where the championship title and bragging rights were still up for grabs

Our fun - and very competitive - minigolf match had some ups and downs for each player and it was Paul 'The Challenger' English who emerged as the victor with a round of 24 shots over the 9-holes.

Paul putting on hole 2

Not too snookered

Emily and I tied for the runner-up spot having both scored 26 - I was happy with that after a disastrous 7 scored on hole 1!

Emily putting on one of the trickiest holes

Lucy 'The Blocker' Newton started her game the complete opposite of me, with an excellent hole-in-one on the first and ended with a round of 35.

Lucy playing hole 7

Lucy on hole 2

Final results of the Sneaky Links Crazy Golf Masters:

• 1st - Paul 'The Challenger' English (2 aces)
• 2nd (T) - 'Squire' Richard Gottfried (2 aces)
• 2nd (T) - Emily 'Lemony' Gottfried
• 4th - Lucy 'The Blocker' Newton (1 ace)

Check out the Sneaky Links Crazy Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

The Rules of Sneaky Links Crazy Golf

The Rules of Sneaky Links Crazy Golf

The Leaderboard - and Loserboard!

Abbey Gardens Crazy Golf in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Playing the Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Last year Emily spotted a Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds and we swung by again in August.

On our recent return trip to the town we had a game on the 9-hole crazy golf course.

The Abbey Gardens Crazy Golf in Bury St Edmunds is open from April to October. Interestingly the layout changes as the course is set-up and taken down each day!

In our minigolf match Emily scored the win with a round of 23 to my 24.

The Abbey Gardens Crazy Golf course in Bury St Edmunds was the 583rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 1,054th visited overall since September 2006.

Photos of the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds on the 1st June 2025.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 8

Hole 8

Hole 9

It's the second time we've played a minigolf course in the Abbey Gardens, the first was a pop-up back in 2008. That was the 71st on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A video rental shop in 2025: Northgate Video & DVD in Bury St Edmunds

There's a video and DVD rental shop in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

While visiting family in Bury St Edmunds last year we spotted the sign for Northgate Video & DVD - a video rental shop!

We returned last week and were pleased to see the shop was still there.

Unfortunately the owner was on holiday until after we left so we didn't get a chance to have a browse and perhaps buy some ex-rentals.

We've spent the last few years documenting the last traces of Blockbuster Video stores here in the UK, and we've found some other video shop signage on our travels.

Northgate Video & DVD in Bury St Edmunds is one of only a handful of video rental shops still in business in the UK. Long may it continue!