Crazy Golf at Stoke Park in Guildford

A look back at our visit to the Crazy Golf course at Stoke Park in Guildford, Surrey on National Miniature Golf Day in 2016.

Back in 2008 the Crazy Golf course in Guildford's Stoke Park became the 75th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Our visit this time was as part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day 2016.

The Swedish Felt B-Run course used to be a 12-hole layout. In 2016 it had grown to be a full 18-holes, and had a very different playing surface - with astroturf 'grass' and raised 'bunkers'.

Check out the photos of the new 18-hole Crazy Golf course layout below.

The course was built by City Golf Europe

It's a very tricky layout

This hole was nigh on impossible to play!

This one was trickier now it has thicker 'grass'

The longest hole on the course

A loop-di-loop with felt on the outside of the obstacle!

Another very difficult hole to play

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden

A look at the minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.

Many thanks to fellow minigolf enthusiast and international minigolfer Martyn Williams for sending these snaps of the minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

Martyn, of the Welsh Minigolf Club, took the photos of the course while over in Sweden to compete in the City Golf Tour 1 event.

Visit the Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb website for more information.

New Adventure Golf at Regent Park Golf Club in Bolton

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course to be created at Regent Park Golf Club in Bolton.

The Adventure Golf course would be built by City Golf and is proposed to have a jungle-theme.

New Mini-Golf course planned for Folkestone

There are plans for a new mini-golf course to be created at Folkestone's Harbour Arm.

A new 12-hole mini-golf course could be created at the Folkestone Harbour Arm in Folkestone, Kent.

The course would be designed by City Golf Europe.

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

We've played minigolf in Folkestone before and have played a number of City Golf courses over the year.

A minigolf scorecard from Sweden

A scorecard from the Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden.

A scorecard from the Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden

One of nine courses we visited on our 42-hour Crazy World of Minigolf Tour trip to Sweden in 2018.

City Golf Tour in Sweden

A new minigolf tournament circuit has been announced in Sweden.

A new minigolf competition tour has been created in Sweden with qualification events due to take place at various venues this year.

The City Golf Tour varies from many other events in Sweden, other parts of Scandinavia and continental Europe as the events will be taking place on what is technically known as Minigolf Open Standard (MOS). To most players in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand these courses would be recognisable as minigolf or adventure golf layouts.

The City Golf Tour has been created by Svenska MOS-Alliansen (Swedish MOS Alliance). The organisation is an alliance of seven Swedish minigolf clubs that are members of Svenska Bangolfförbundet (Swedish Minigolf Federation), a member of the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF).

In the cup at Guildford

Visit the City Golf Tour website for further details and entry information.

About City Golf

City Golf Europe was formed in Sweden in the 1930's and since then has gone on to build and supply more than 2,500 minigolf courses and 250 adventure golf courses around the world.

How to play minigolf - in three languages

City Golf layouts range from permanent Adventure Golf and Mini Golf courses, to more traditional Swedish Felt types of course.

The Swedish Felt Crazy Golf course on Southend Pier

Playing City Golf courses

We've played a lot of City Golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels, including an indoor course at the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden.

Playing the Ice Hockey hole on the Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia

Check out the City Golf Europe website for more information on their work.

Playing Jiggers Miniature Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk

Winning on City Golf layouts

We've competed in a number of independent and official BMGA tournaments on City Golf courses and back in 2009 I won the Pleasure Beach Open competition on the 12-hole course in Blackpool.

On my way to victory and with the superb trophy at the Pleasure Beach Open

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Social distancing at Telford Town Park's Adventure Golf course

A look at the social distancing and Covid-19 measures on the Adventure Golf course in Telford Town Park.

We revisited the Adventure Golf course in Telford Town Park while on a recent trip to Telford, Shopshire.

The course is open but currently has restrictions on the opening times, with online bookings required to enter the course.

 

Visit the Telford Town Park website for more information.

A look at minigolf and competitive socialising in the time of coronavirus and social distancing

I've been blogging about the world of minigolf since 2006 and have seen how the game boomed in the last decade.

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works into the whole world and as such minigolf courses and competitive socialising venues have taken a hit.

I've collated a number of blog posts from recent months, looking at the rise of competitive socialising, tenpin bowling and minigolf combinations, minigolf in a retail setting, technological innovations through minigolf scoring and loyalty apps, as well as the popularity of mixing art and minigolf.

You can read more about social distancing at minigolf courses in this blog post - Social distancing minigolf.

Minigolf in the time of coronavirus

My specialist knowledge and experience in the worlds of minigolf and marketing were recently demonstrated in InterGame's discussion of the opportunities and challenges of operating a mini-golf venue amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

You can watch the Minigolf in the time of Covid-19 video on the InterGame website and YouTube.

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Adventure Golf in Telford Town Park

A look at the Adventure Golf course in Telford Town Park.

We swung by the Adventure Golf course in Telford Town Park while on a recent trip to Telford, Shopshire.

The 12-hole Adventure Golf course was made by City Golf and has a Telford-theme to it featuring local landmarks.

It was the 716th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when I first visited it in October 2016. we've now been to 956 courses since September 2006.

Unfortunately it hasn't been open on either occasion I've been there.

The course is open but currently has restrictions on the opening times, with online bookings required to enter the course.

Visit the Telford Town Park website for more information.

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