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.

Urban exploration and a liminal space - the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen

A visit to the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen.

There's something nice and eerie about a shopping centre after hours.

This was the view of the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen from near to the Asda entrance while I was out shopping there last August.

It's definitely got a bit of Dawn of the Dead about it!

It was a lot busier during the day though which was nice to see.

Related blog posts:

• Liminal Spaces
• Retail
• Shopping Centres

Carnival Golf and Games at Merry Hill in Dudley

The new Carnival Golf and Games venue is now open at the Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.

Carnival Golf and Games at Merry Hill is home to two indoor 12-hole minigolf courses.

Visit the Carnival Golf and Games website for more information.

Mini Golf at Sedgley Adventure Centre in Dudley

There's a mini golf course at Sedgley Adventure Centre in Dudley in the West Midlands.

I recently found out there's a farm-themed mini golf course at Sedgley Adventure Centre in Dudley in the West Midlands.

It's a new place for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Find out more.

Check out the Sedgley Adventure Centre website for more information on the venue.

Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge

A visit to Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge in the West Midlands.

On my recent visit to Stourbridge in Dudley in the West Midlands I swung by the Aztec Island Adventure Golf course on Mill Race Lane.

Unfortunately the indoor 18-hole adventure golf course wasn't open on this occasion.

We'll have to make a return trip to Stourbridge on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Find out more about Aztec Island Adventure Golf.

Visit the Aztec Island Adventure Golf website to find out more about this indoor course in Stourbridge.

Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge is located in an innovative location - I'm intrigued as to what the inside of the unit looks like...!

New Mini Golf course at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley

A new indoor mini golf course is opening at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley.

A new Funstation venue is opening at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley.

The new Funstation will be opened under the 'Carnival Golf & Games' branding and have mini golf as one of the activities at the attraction.

Find out more.

Visit the Funstation website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new mini golf course at Funstation at Merry Hill Shopping Centre will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:

• Funstation
• Carnival Golf & Games
• Dudley
• Merry Hill

Mini Golf in Birmingham

A look at Mini Golf courses in Birmingham.

Mini Golf (also known as Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf) is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike. The game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

Where to play Mini Golf  in and around Birmingham.

If you're looking for mini golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses to play in Birmingham there are a variety of courses to visit, ranging from traditional crazy golf to indoor minigolf to new adventure golf layouts.

Here's a list of the Mini Golf courses we know of in Birmingham:

• Adventure Golf at Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge, Solihull - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Crazier Golf at Boom Battle Bar Birmingham Broad Street - an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.
• Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Birmingham Victoria Square - an indoor crazy pool course (think of a cross between pool and crazy golf).
• Golden Putter Mini Golf at Cannon Hill Park - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Golf Fang Birmingham at The Custard Factory in Digbeth - an 18-hole indoor crazy golf course.
• Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf at Fletcher's Arcade in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham - an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.
• Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf at Star City - two indoor 18-hole adventure golf courses.
• Mulligans Birmingham at Broadway Plaza - three indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses.
• Treetop Golf Birmingham at The Bullring - two indoor 18-hole adventure golf courses.

Other courses in the Birmingham area:

• Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge - an indoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Dinosaur World Adventure Golf in Walsall - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Mini-Pro Golf Parks in Kidderminster - an outdoor 18-hole mini-pro golf course (think of crazy golf on a grass putting layout).
• Minigolf at Sandwell Valley Country Park in West Bromwich - an outdoor 18-hole minigolf course.
• Putt Above Mini Golf - Dudley at Merry Hill Shopping Centre - an indoor high-tech mini golf putting experience.
• Stonebridge Adventure Golf in Coventry - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Wolverhampton Adventure Golf - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.

Minigolfing in Birmingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played several courses in and around Birmingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years, and have competed in a number of national and club tournaments in the city too.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Birmingham to see what's new.

Do you know of other Mini Golf courses in Birmingham?

Please do get in touch and let us know of any other mini golf, crazy golf, adventure golf, pitch & putt, or putting layouts we don't yet know about in the area.

Planning to visit a Mini Golf course - check ahead of time.

Where possible please do check that the course is still there and open before travelling to it. The online presence of courses is improving, and the way businesses market themselves is always evolving, so it's becoming somewhat easier to find the opening and closing times of courses. That said, we've spent the last two decades attempting to play as many courses as possible, and even we've ended up finding courses to be derelict, abandoned or unplayable when we've arrived!

Related blog posts:

• Birmingham
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Putt Above at Brierley Hill in Dudley

There's a new high-tech mini golf venue in Dudley, West Midlands.

Putt Above high-tech indoor mini golf has opened in Dudley

It sounds like they've got an interesting twist on the minigolf experience. Rather than moving from hole to hole as you play the course, games at Putt Above are played out on the same 'hole', but with different interactive elements shown on the digital 'lane'!

Check out the Putt Above website for more information on the indoor mini golf location.

We're looking forward to visiting the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Quest Krazy Golf

A look back at the Quest Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.

We headed to Dudley to play the Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre nine years ago this weekend.

Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre

The challenging 9-hole course was the 528th we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Sadly the unique and colourful layout is no longer there.

Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre

New Mini Golf course in Brierley Hill, Dudley

There are plans for a new Mini Golf course in Brierley Hill, Dudley.

A new indoor minigolf course is planned to open at The Waterfront in Brierley Hill, Dudley in the West Midlands.

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

A look back at the Krazy Golf course at Quest Merry Hill

Seven years ago today we headed to Dudley to play the Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre.

The colourful and challenging 9-hole course was the 528th we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Sadly it's no longer there.

As people look for extra entertainment options while shopping there has been an increase in shopping centre minigolf courses, both in the UK and around the world.

A great piece of Minigolf ephemera

Spotting some famous Minigolf faces on a Crazy Golf course leaflet!

On my journey south from the east Midlands heading to Luton I made a stop at Northampton’s Roadchef services and while stretching my legs I perused the leaflets on display by the entrance/exit.

One that caught my attention was that for Quest Merry Hill – a great Krazy Golf, high ropes and Nerf combat arena centre in Westfield Merry Hill in Dudley.

On closer inspection I was surprised to see my Midlands Minigolf Club team-mates Paul ‘Johnson Paul Johnson’ Johnson and Chris ‘Who’ Harding on the front cover!

The Quest Merry Hill leaflet

Paul 'Johnson Paul Johnson' Johnson playing shot number ? on hole 7 at Quest Merry Hill

Chris also features on the inside, playing a shot on the 9th hole.

Chris on the 9th at Quest Merry Hill

When I spoke with Paul he was just as surprised as me to hear he was on the leaflet!

It’s a great piece of Minigolf ephemera and history and one I’ll be keeping in my collection of Miniature Golf stuff, as well as putting a copy in the Crazy Golf Museum.

The photos were taken during a visit by a group of us ‘Pro’ minigolfers in April this year when we were also filmed and interviewed on the BIG Krazy Golf open day.

It’s a great course with some unique hole layouts and obstacles. It’s also got some of the most vivid course colours I’ve seen on my Minigolf travels.

Related blog posts:

- Krazy Golf at Quest Merry Hill

- Quest Krazy Golf Video Now Online

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

- Ephemera

- Merchandise

Links:

- Quest Merry Hill

- Northampton Roadchef Services

- Pear Communications leaflet distribution

Quest Krazy Golf Video Now Online

Video Showcasing the 9-hole Krazy Golf course at the Quest Adventure and Entertainment Zone at Westfield Merry Hill.

While helping to launch the new 9-hole Krazy Golf course at Quest Merry Hill in Dudley me, Emily and our fellow BMGA Tour Pros and members of the Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team were filmed in action on the excellent course, as well as being interviewed!

Check out the video here.

Links:

- Quest Merry Hill

- Quest Krazy Golf

- British Minigolf Association

- Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team

- UrbanCrazy

- Westfield Merry Hill

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- Krazy Golf at Quest Merry Hill
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

- Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Join the British Minigolf Association for the 2013 Minigolf Season

Krazy Golf at Quest Merry Hill

Visiting and playing the new 9-hole Krazy Golf course at Quest Merry Hill.

On Saturday 6th of April along with fellow members of the British Minigolf Association and Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team Emily and I were invited along to the grand opening of the new 9-hole indoor Krazy Golf course at the Quest adventure and entertainment zone at Westfield’s Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.

Warming up before the Mini Golf Open competition at the Quest Krazy Golf course

The format of the day saw us practice playing the course, coach staff and the public and compete in challenge matches against shoppers! We also contested the Mini Golf Open amongst the six seasoned Tour veterans and GB team members, with former BMGA British Minigolf Champion Jon ‘The Stance’ Angel victorious with a score of 18(par) in his round.

2013 Quest Mini Golf Open competition results:

1. Jon ‘The Stance’ Angel – 18(par)

2. Chris ‘Who’ Harding – 19(+1)

3(T). Paul ‘The Overtaker’ Johnson – 21(+3)

3(T). Emily ‘Lemony’ Gottfried – 21(+3)

5. ‘Squire’ Richard Gottfried – 23(+5)

6. Owen ‘Jackpot’ Johnson – 26(+8)

The course is great fun and interesting to play. The holes are unique and there are plenty of hole-in-one opportunities, along with some tricky shots too!

From l-r 'Squire' Richard Gottfried, Squire' Richard Gottfried and Squire' Richard Gottfried playing hole 2 

The course record before the Minigolf Open Day was held by the course manager Mark Knox with a great score of 17(-1), but by the end of the day two-time World Crazy Golf Champion Chris ‘Who’ Harding had managed to shoot a low of 16(-2) to set the course record.

Chris 'Who' Harding takes the course record

It was nice for us to be able to pass on Minigolf hints and tips through the coaching sessions and challenge matches, and plenty of people were giving the course and game a try.

Hole 4 has a steep hill and camber to deal with

In a challenge match between me and Emily I won with a score of 17(-1) to Emily’s 19(+1). And in a match between me, fellow Minigolf adventurer Owen ‘Jackpot’ Johnson and Chris, I won with a score of 17(-1) to Chris’ 18(par) and Owen’s 24(+6).

Almost an Ace on hole 2

For more information on the Quest Krazy Golf course do check out the Quest website. As well has the Minigolf course the adventure area has a Nerf combat arena, shooting galleries and high ropes activities for all ages!

After we’d played the main Minigolf event we had a go on the Nerf combat game which was fast paced, great fun and a little bit painful if you got hit by a Nerf foam ‘bullet’ at close range!

Nerfed

Emily and Owen also had a go on the High Ropes activity which is situated above the main Quest area – you could easily miss seeing it unless you look up when you enter/exit Quest!

Emily on the High Ropes Extreme

All-in-all it was a great day out. We’ll definitely be back to play the course again and hopefully there’ll be more Miniature Golf tournaments at the course in the future.

A laser effect surrounding the cup on hole 3 at Quest Merry Hill

The course was the 528th Emily and I have visited and the 317th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 9

Links:

- Quest Merry Hill

- Quest Krazy Golf

- British Minigolf Association

- Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team

- UrbanCrazy

- Westfield Merry Hill

Related Blog Posts:

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

- Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Join the British Minigolf Association for the 2013 Minigolf Season