Urban Street Golf at Gravity Social in Northampton (October 2023)

A revisit to Gravity Social in Northampton.

On my recent trip to Northampton it was sad to find that Gravity Social at Sol Central had closed down.

The venue was home to an indoor Urban Street Golf course.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The 9-hole Urban Street Golf course at Gravity Social in Northampton was the 1,019th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels back in April 2023.

A look at the Urban Street Golf course at Gravity Social.

Check out this blog post for more photos of what the course looked like then.

Urban Street Golf at Gravity Social in Northampton (April 2023)

Urban Street Golf at Gravity Social in Northampton (April 2023)

A visit to the Urban Street Golf course at Gravity Social in Northampton.

The 9-hole indoor course was the 1,019th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Unfortunately the Gravity Social at Sol Central is no longer open.

Photos of the Urban Street Golf course at Gravity Social.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Livingston

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf venue in Livingston, Scotland is closing.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf at Livingston Designer Outlet in Livingston, Scotland will be closing on Thursday 14th August 2025.

We've played several Paradise Island Adventure Golf venues on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, however PIAG Livingston will remain an unplayed course on our travels.

It's always sad to hear about courses closing.

Find your nearest Paradise Island Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

House of Holes Crazy Golf in Derby has closed

The indoor House of Holes Crazy Golf venue in Derby has closed down.

Unfortunately we never made it back to Derby on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since the course opened so were unable to add it to our played list.

We have got this flyer for the House of Holes Crazy Golf course in Derby that we found at Hartshead Moor Services

Did you ever play at the House of Holes?

Swingers Crazy Golf at Brown's Buildings in London set to close

The original permanent Swingers Crazy Golf venue in London is closing in March as Brown's Buildings is to be demolished.

Swingers Crazy Golf's City location opened in 2016. We played the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour the following year on a trip back down to London.

Swingers Crazy Golf originated as a pop-up in Shoreditch, East London and we played there in September 2014.

Following the pop-up and the City venue, Swingers Crazy Golf opened a West End location in 2018. We played there in 2019.

You can find Swingers Crazy Golf courses in the following locations:

• Swingers Crazy Golf, City, London (until March 2025)
• Swingers Crazy Golf, West End, London
• Swingers Crazy Golf, Washington DC, USA
• Swingers Crazy Golf, New York City, USA
• Swingers Crazy Golf, Las Vegas, USA
• Swingers Crazy Golf, Boston, USA (opening 2025)
• Swingers Crazy Golf, Bluewaters Island, Dubai, UAE

Check out the Swingers Crazy Golf website for more information.

Crazy Golf in a Boxing Ring at That Funky Golf Place in Birmingham

A look back at our visit to That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham.

Our first miniature golf course visit of 2020 took us to That Funky Golf Place at Becketts Farm in Wythall, Birmingham. The indoor venue was home to an 18-hole Crazy Golf course. It became the 942nd course we visited overall since September 2006.

The course is now a lost venue.

Crazy Golf in a Wrestling Ring at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry

We visited and played a round at Teezers Retro Golf in Coventry on Easter Sunday back in 2019.

The 18-hole indoor Crazy Golf course at Teezers Retro Golf opened in 2018 and was the 507th course played, and 865th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at that time.

It's now a lost course.

Fantasia Adventure Golf in Felixstowe is closing

Fantasia Adventure Golf in Felixstowe, Suffolk is going to be demolished.

The Sea Road Adventure Golf course in Felixstowe will be closed and the site turned into residential properties after plans were approved for the work to go ahead.

It's a shame to see minigolf courses close down. Fantasia Adventure Golf has always been fun to play.

The sun is setting on the Adventure Golf course on Sea Road in Felixstowe 

It's one of our most visited courses and was originally the 7th we went to on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We last swung by in August last year.

The course opened in 1997/98 and was one of the first adventure golf layouts to open in the UK.

Lost minigolf courses - Abingdon-on-Thames Crazy Golf

A look back at the old Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows in Abingdon-on-Thames.

One of the courses we've visited and played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels but has since become a 'lost' course was the 10-hole Crazy Golf layout at the Abbey Meadows in my home town of Abingdon.

The course was the first one I ever played way back in the early 1980's.

The course had been in the park since the 1950's but was removed at the end of the 2016 season as part of renovations to the area.

It's always sad to see an old miniature golf course removed. Especially so when it's not replaced by a new one.

The last hole of the first course I ever played

In August 2007 the course became the 31st played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing hole 5 in 2007

Playing hole 5 in 2012

Playing hole 5 for the very last time in 2016

We also revisited in June 2012 and December 2014.

The course was very mossy on our visit in 2014

Grass Putting Course at Northcliffe Park in Shipley

We visited the grass Putting Course at Northcliffe Park in Shipley, West Yorkshire last week.

The Mini Golf Putting Course at Northcliffe Park in Shipley

It became the 975th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

 

Putting Course in Northcliffe Park, Shipley

A visit to the Putting Course at Northcliffe Park in Shipley, West Yorkshire.

We swung by Northcliffe Park in Shipley, West Yorkshire on our recent journey back from Leeds as we'd seen the park was home to a Putting Course.

The entrance to the course

The course looked like a nice layout and in good condition.

A fine looking green

You get a lovely view of the area from the course

The course is played on a sloping layout

One of the long miniature golf holes

A view from the green of the last hole

Unfortunately the Ticket Office was closed (and looked long since abandoned!) and there was nowhere else to hire clubs and balls from.

The Putting Course at Northcliffe Park in Shipley became the 975th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Crazy Golf at Marine Gardens in Fleetwood

A look at the Crazy Golf course at Marine Gardens in Fleetwood.

We had a walk round the 18-hole Crazy Golf course at Marine Gardens in Fleetwood on our recent return trip to the seaside town.

We first visited the layout on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2012.

The location is also home to a Pitch & Putt course.

Pitch & Putt at Marine Gardens in Fleetwood

And the remains of a Miniature Railway!

The line used to run around the Pitch & Putt course

Where the line ends

You can still see a miniature railway tunnel on the perimeter of the Pitch & Putt course

There was once a Crazy Golf course a stone's throw away at Marine Hall Gardens. We played that course in 2009. Sadly it was removed in 2012.