The Brewmaster's Open minigolf tournament at the Camden Town Brewery in London

Playing crazy golf in a brewery!

The Brewmaster's Open minigolf tournament took place at the Camden Town Brewery in London on this day in 2012.

We competed in The Brewmaster's Open at the Camden Town Brewery 14 years ago today. It was part of the brilliant summer of sport in the capital.

Richard Gottfried, Christopher Gottfried, Alan Norman, Emily Gottfried, Seth Thomas and Simon Hall at The Brewmaster's Open

More than 200 players competed in the tournament on the pop-up 5-hole crazy golf course.

Richard Gottfried, Alan Norman and Seth Thomas on the podium at The Brewmaster's Open

Alan 'Stormin' Norman won The Brewmaster's Open with his round of 8. I finished in tied 2nd place alongside Seth Thomas.

The scorecards for the event

Related blog posts:

• Camden Town Brewery
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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• Camden Town Brewery

A lost minigolf course - Pirate Crazy Golf at Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park

A look at the Pirate Crazy Golf course at Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park in East Sussex.

Last week I asked the question "Where in the world was this minigolf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the Pirate Crazy Golf course at Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park in Camber Sands, East Sussex.

The Pirate Crazy Golf course at Pontins Camber Sands became the 585th visited and 351st course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we swung by for a round in October 2014.

Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park closed in 2023 so the course is not accessible.

Rooftop Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

There's a rooftop crazy golf course at Yum Yum World in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Find out more on the Yum Yum World website.

Baseball hole on the Crazier Golf course at Boom Battle Bar in Leeds

There's a Baseball-themed minigolf hole on the Crazier Golf course at Boom Battle Bar in Leeds.

Boom Battle Bar in Leeds is home to an indoor 9-hole crazier golf course.

One of the holes is baseball-themed and you tee-off with a baseball bat rather than a putter.

Visit the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

An old Pontin's Crazy Golf postcard from Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at a minigolf postcard from our collection.

Here's a long-lost crazy golf course depicted on a Pontin's multi-view postcard of the Hemsby Holiday Village in Hemsby, Norfolk.

PONTIN'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE, HEMSBY, NORFOLK R5713 by Photo Precision Limited, St Ives. Unposted, undated

The layout is of the Eternit Miniature Golf style - a rarity in the UK.

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• Postcards
• Pontin's
• Hemsby

Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop’s Meadow in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk

A look at the old Arnold Palmer Putting course at Pop’s Meadow in June 2010.

Miniature Golf of one sort or another has been played on the site since the early to mid-1900's.

There used to be an Arnold Palmer Putting Course at Pop’s Meadow Putting Green in Gorleston-on-Sea. In May 2009 that layout became the 100th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played the 9-hole Arnold Palmer Putting Course that was at Pop’s Meadow back in June 2010.

There is still a crazy golf course at Pop’s Meadow. The area is now Pop’s Meadow Kids Amusement Park and Café.

Check out the Pop’s Meadow Kids Amusement Park and Cafe Facebook Page for more information.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are a design classic and include all the elements that make a Crazy Golf course great – the Windmill, the Waterwheel, an Obelisk, ledges, bunkers, traps, flat loops, hills and plateaus – everything laid out to make a course interesting, testing and most of all fun!

The Arnold Palmer branded miniature golf courses were part of the Arnold Palmer Enterprises empire set-up in 1961 that saw the legendary golfer's name licensed and franchised to a wide-range of activities and products including Dry Cleaning centres and an Arnold Palmer brand foot detergent.

By 1966 there were 130 Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the USA, with ten in Japan and some in South Africa.

Take a look at this blog post about "Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK" for further information.

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• Pop's Meadow
• Gorleston-on-Sea
• Arnold Palmer Putting Courses

Crazy Golf in Oxford's Westgate Centre

A new crazy golf venue is opening at Oxford's Westgate Centre.

Junkyard Golf recently closed in Oxford's Westgate Centre and will reopen as Ted's Crazy Golf after a revamp of the venue.

Ted's Crazy Golf will be home to two 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses when the venue opens in August 2026.

Find out more on the Ted's Crazy Golf website.

Sneaky Links Crazy Golf in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Sneaky Links Crazy Golf is an indoor minigolf course in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

We played the Sneaky Links Crazy Golf course last May.

Link:

• Sneaky Links Crazy Golf

Related blog post:

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

Crazy Golf in Skipton

There will be a crazy golf course in Skipton, North Yorkshire on Saturday 1st August.

Skipton will have a crazy golf course to play as part of celebrations in the town for Yorkshire Day on Saturday 1st August.

Find out more on the Skipton Improvement District (BID) website.

Crazy Golf in Barnsley

There will be free crazy golf at Barnsley's Great Family Festival.

Barnsley's Great Family Festival on Saturday 22nd August will include a free to play crazy golf course.

Find out more on the Barnsley Great Family Festival website.

Crazy Golf in St Annes on the Sea

There will be a pop-up crazy golf course in St Annes this month.

A pop-up crazy golf course will be set-up in St Annes on the Sea on the 29th, 30th and 31st July.

You can find out more on the Discover Fylde website.

Crazy Golf at Bowland Social in Clitheroe, Lancashire

There's a crazy golf course at Bowland Social in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Bowland Social at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe, Lancashire is home to a 9-hole indoor crazy golf course.

The Bowland Social venue is also home to digital darts, duckpin bowling, laser clay shooting, shuffleboard, and pool. 

Find out more on the Bowland Social website.

Crazy Golf on Sea Road in Felixstowe, Suffolk

A look back at the crazy golf course on Sea Road in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Last week I asked the question "Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was the crazy golf course on Sea Road in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

We first visited the 12-hole crazy golf course on Sea Road in Felixstowe on the 19th of November 2006.

We played it several times before parts of it (some of the holes and obstacles) were moved to the Ocean Boulevard minigolf course along the Seafront to make up an 8-hole crazy golf course in 2010. That course is now long gone too.

Minigolf guest blog posts from around the world

We've now received minigolf guest blog posts from 31 countries - and international waters!

It's brilliant 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.

This week we've received photos from courses in the USA, Belgium and Poland.

We've been playing minigolf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

During the last 20 years Emily and I have met so many people and made some great friends, 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.

Over the last 20 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, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain (including Lanzarote, Tenerife and Majorca), Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the USA, on the high seas onboard the MSC Opera cruise ship (sailing from Italy - to Montenegro - to Greece), and even North Korea!

What makes it extra special is that these guest blog posts have captured a course in a moment of time, and in some cases such as pop-ups and courses that are now closed - courses that we'll never be able to visit or play.

It's wonderful seeing the variety of courses around the world, and also how many places you can find a course to have a round.

Some of the courses our friends and family have been to are far flung, and even some of those in the British Isles are in places off the beaten path or in island locations we haven't had the chance to reach yet.

We're looking forward to receiving more guest posts in the future.

Do get in touch if you see or play a course and would like it added as a guest blog post.

Mini Golf and Snooker Golf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium

A look at the Mini Golf and Snooker Golf courses at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Gareth Holmes for sending over these photos of the Mini Golf and Snooker Golf courses at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Find out more about the Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Visit the Leopoldpark website for more information.

Visiting the Leopoldpark in Blankenberge on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Emily has been to Leopoldpark in Blankenberge on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour twice. The first time in October 2016, and a return in January 2017. 

Related blog posts:

• Blankenberge
• Leopoldpark
• Guest blog posts

Guess the Crazy Golf course location...

Where in the world was this crazy golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Safari & Co Crazy Golf in Dundee

A new indoor crazy golf venue is opening in Dundee, Scotland.

A new venue with interactive crazy golf and an 18-hole mini golf course is opening in Dundee.

Safari & Co will include interactive crazy golf, an 18-hole mini golf course, interactive darts and more.

Find out more on the Safari & Co website.

New Crazy Golf course at Skirlington Coast holiday park

There are plans for a new crazy golf course at Skirlington Coast holiday park in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Visit the Unity Holidays website for more information on Skirlington Coast holiday park.

Mini Golf at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire

A look at the minigolf course in Selby Park.

We visited the mini golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire on a trip to the town on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The 18-hole outdoor mini golf course was the 1,126th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006.

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• The Mini Golf course at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire
• Mini Golf at Selby Park in Selby, North Yorkshire
• Selby

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Crazy Golf Putting Green at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley

There's a new Crazy Golf Putting Green at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley in the West Midlands.

The Crazy Golf Putting Green at the Black Country Living Museum is an outdoor 9-hole layout.

Find out more on the Black Country Living Museum website.