Magical Golf FX in Felixstowe

A revisit to the Magical Golf FX course at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

We had a few games on the arcades at Mannings Amusements just before it closed for the evening after a visit to Beach Street on a recent return trip to the seaside town. The indoor crazy golf course is one of our most visited courses as we've spent so much time in Felixstowe over the years.

Check out the Mannings Amusements website for more information.

Magical Golf at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe

A look at the Magical Crazy Golf course at Manning's Amusement Arcade in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Last Friday we swung by the Magical Crazy Golf course at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe. It's one of our most visited courses and we've been going there since November 2006.

Back then the indoor Adventure Golf course was known as Golf FX. At that time it was one of only two indoor minigolf courses in the UK.

It's also been known as Magical Golf FX and Harry Putter Crazy Golf. It's currently called Magical Golf.

The course was the fifth visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 939 courses.

Visit the Manning's Amusements website for more information.

One of the long minigolf holes at the indoor course

Crazy Golf in Felixstowe

A look at two minigolf courses in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Fantasia Adventure Golf on Sea Road in Felixstowe

While visiting family in East Anglia last weekend we once again had a day out at Felixstowe - our most visited seaside.

We've been to Felixstowe a lot in the last 19 years!

While there we also swung by two of the first courses we ever played, which are also the two most visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The Magical Golf course (formerly Golf FX and Harry Putters) at Mannings Amusements was originally the 5th played on our travels, while the Fantasia Adventure Golf course on the seafront was the 6th played on our tour. We've now visited 865 courses.

Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe

Home to a Magical Golf course

The Crazy Golf course at Mannings is an indoor layout 

Hole 1 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

Hole 1 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

 

Hole 2 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

Hole 2 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

Hole 3 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

Hole 9 of the Fantasia Adventure Golf course

Related blog posts:
- Felixstowe
- Suffolk
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Harry Putter and the Magical Crazy Golf course

A visit to the Harry Putter and the Magical Crazy Golf course at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe.

While visiting family and friends in Ipswich we made our traditional trip to the nearby seaside town of Felixstowe, and of course we had an obligatory game of Crazy Golf at Manning's Amusement arcade.

Manning's Art Deco amusement arcade in Felixstowe

The great thing about visiting Felixstowe is that you know you can pretty much always get a game at the indoor Adventure Golf course at Manning's amusement arcade on Sea Road.

Emily playing hole one. I don't think either of us have ever putted into the cup on the right of the rotating green

We've been playing the course since November 2006 and it was the 5th course we ever visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It was also the first indoor minigolf course we played.

Hole 2 never gets any easier to play! Although Emily got a very good 3 on the whole, while I score a 5

Since our first visit the course has had a few upgrades, mild refurbishments and name changes - it was called 'Golf FX' when we first played and was more recently known as 'Magical Golf' and 'Magical Golf FX'.

The indoor miniature golf course has a real mixture of themes. From jungle to medieval and even a 'space cave'!

The biggest surprise on our latest visit came when we saw the new scorecard as the course has morphed into a bootleg of Harry Potter!

Wow!

Check out the player names

Inside the course itself there have been a few improvements, with new felt on some of the holes. While two of the holes upstairs have been completely changed to look more like a library!

This isn't how the hole used to look

The hole used to have a rope border and some 'Disney' artwork on the walls

Emily playing in 2016

Emily playing the same hole in 2009

In our latest match-up on the 13-hole course I won with a score of 40 to Emily's 49.

We both noticed the 2000 BC stone for the first time on our walk downstairs!

The 11th hole is very tricky indeed

The 'lucky' 13th hole has undergone some changes too

It now offers two holes to putt into

Each with their own benefit / demerit

A view of hole one from the reception area

The course is still only £2 per player and it's a good fun layout to play. Check out the Manning's Amusements website for more info.

It's been £2 to play since we first had a round in 2006

The wizard's shelf

A nice touch

The rules

Related blog posts:
- Felixstowe
- Golf FX
- Magical Golf FX
- Manning's Amusements
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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- Manning's Amusements

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Crazy Golf in Felixstowe

Revisiting the indoor minigolf course at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe.

We played the indoor Adventure Golf course at Manning's on our last trip to Felixstowe in November 2014 and we always visit the arcade and course when in town.

On our most recent visit to Felixstowe we noticed the sign for Sands Diner has an arrow pointing out the 'Crazy Golf' at Mannings. There are two other minigolf signs at Mannings - one for 'Indoor Adventure Golf' and one for 'Magical Golf'

We were up and about nice and early on our Saturday morning seaside stroll and saw a sight we'd never seen before - the doors to the Golf-FX Magical Golf course were closed!

We didn't have time to play the course this time, but we'll be back again for a round on the tricky layout later this year.

Check out the links and blog posts below for more information on Manning's Amusements and photos of the course from our many visits over the years.

Links:
- Manning's Amusements website
- Manning's Amusements on Twitter
- Manning's Amusements on Facebook

Related blog posts:
- Felixstowe
- Indoor Crazy Golf in Felixstowe
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Indoor Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses
- Indoor Adventure Golf at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe

Indoor Crazy Golf in Felixstowe

Playing the Indoor Magical Golf Adventure course at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Hole 1 at the indoor Adventure Golf course in Felixstowe

Over the years we've visited the seaside resort of Felixstowe a lot. It's so close to Ipswich that when we're there to visit family and friends we'll pretty much always make the short drive to the coast for a bit of a wander and a game of miniature golf.

At the indoor Magical Adventure Golf at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe

The 5th course we ever played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the indoor Golf FX course at Manning's Amusement Arcade on the sea front. The course was refurbished a few years ago and renamed 'Magical Golf'.

Playing hole 2 of the indoor Adventure Golf in Felixstowe

Having had a quick look around the Sunday market at Manning's we dashed into the arcade for a round on the 12-hole indoor Crazy Golf course (13-holes if you count the tricky lucky last hole) to escape the rain and have a fun competitive round.

Emily on hole 11 at Manning's - a very tough hole

Matching scores for the first six holes Emily took the lead on the 7th with a four to my five, but a five on the 9th let me back in the game and a disastrous six on the 12th hole with it's multitude of tunnels to aim your putt at meant that I picked up the win 39 to 41.

Emily playing on hole 12 - a killer hole this time round

Looking on the Manning's Amusements website 2015 is the 70th year of the entertainment venue!

How I can often look after playing a round of Crazy Golf

Walking to the town centre we also had a look at the outdoor 9-hole Fantasia Adventure Golf on Sea Road. Unfortunately (and luckily because of the weather) it was closed for the day. The course was the 7th played on our Tour.

Fantasia Adventure Golf on Sea Road in Felixstowe

Links:
- Manning's Amusements website
- Manning's Amusements on Twitter
- Manning's Amusements on Facebook

Related blog posts:
- Felixstowe
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour List
- Indoor Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses
- Indoor Adventure Golf at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe

Indoor Adventure Golf at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe

My friend, sometime Minigolfer, and fan of ludicrous photos Paul 'Flip Flops' O'Conner recently sent me some photos with the message "Spotted this mysterious crazy golf course at the back of an odd amusement arcade in Felixstowe."

The course is the Magical Golf at Mannings Amusements in the seaside town.

Hole 1 of the Magical Golf indoor Adventure Golf course at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe, Suffolk (photo by Paul O'Conner, 2014)

A view of a tricky uphill hole the indoor course at Mannings Amusements (photo by Paul O'Conner, 2014)

The lucky last hole and the course behind it at Mannings Amusements in Felixstowe (photo by Paul O'Conner, 2014)

Thanks to Paul for sending the pics through. The indoor minigolf course is worth a visit if you're in Felixstowe.

Golf FX (as it was then known) was the fifth course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in November 2006. Emily and I have visited and played the course on numerous occasions since.

Links:

- Mannings Amusements

- Felixstowe-related blog posts

- Indoor Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf courses