Putt Patch Mini Golf at Mad Swans in the Mendips

There's a new mini golf course at Mad Swans in the Mendips - between Bath and Bristol.

Mad Swans is a new venue and home to a mini golf course.

Putt Patch Mini Golf is an outdoor 12-hole layout.

Find out more.

Check out the Mad Swans website for more information on the Putt Patch Mini Golf and what else is available at the venue.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's always interesting finding out about new minigolf courses and Putt Patch at Mad Swans is a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire (May 2011)

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is now home to a hotel.

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are now open on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire had been derelict since 2018.

England's first 'Crazy Golf' course opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game is widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We'd first visited the course in 2011.

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy Golf history: from a minigolf course to a hotel
• Skegness
• Postcards
• Lincolnshire
• Crazy Golf

A minigolf postcard from the Hotel Britannique in Knokke-Zoute, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute in Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - HOTEL BRITANNIQUE. Belgium. Knokke-Zoute - Golf miniature. Kleine Golf. Photothill, Bruxelles. Unposted. Undated

Related blog posts:

• Postcard
• Ephemera
• Knokke-Zoute
• Belgium

A minigolf postcard from Hotel La Toja in Pontevedra, Spain

A look at an old miniature golf postcard of the course at the Hotel La Toja in Pontevedra, Spain.

LA TOJA (GALICIA) Gran Hotel y golf miniatura. Grand Hotel et petit golf. Grand Hotel and miniatura golf. Serie II - Num. 9760. Unposted. Undated

Interestingly the course is called 'golf miniatura', 'et petit golf' and 'miniature golf' to cater for the languages of different guests.

Looking online, while the hotel (Eurostars Gran Hotel La Toja) is still there it no longer has a minigolf course.

A minigolf postcard from Holiday Club Playa del Sol, Estepona, Spain

A look at an old miniature golf postcard showing the course at the Holiday Club Playa del Sol in Estepona, Spain.

The card is unposted and undated.

No. 631 - HOLIDAY CLUB PLAYA DEL SOL. Estepona (Costa del Sol-España). DELTA. Unposted. Undated

A minigolf postcard from Hotel Palma Nova, Mallorca

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Hotel Palma Nova in Mallorca, Spain.

331 - HOTEL PALMA NOVA. PALMA NOVA. MALLORCA. Posted to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date unknown

Looking online it doesn't look like the hotel's course is still there.

A minigolf postcard from Fuengirola, Spain

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from the Mare Nostrum Hotel in Fuengirola, Spain.

This old postcard showing a miniature golf postcard at the Mare Nostrum Hotel in Fuengirola was posted to Welwyn Garden City on the 22nd October 1974.

1.357. FUENGIROLA. Hotel (MARE NOSTRUM). Posted to Welwyn Garden City on 22nd Oct 1974

A minigolf postcard from Magaluf, Mallorca

A look at an old postcard from the Hotel Jamaica in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain.

This old minigolf postcard shows a course at the Hotel Jamaica in Magaluf. It was posted to London, however the postmark and date of sending isn't clear.

022 - Hotel Jamaica. MAGALUF - Mallorca. Posted to Bow, London. Date unknown

Looking online, Hotel Jamaica closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2016.

Mini-Golf at Kaboodle in Derry, Northern Ireland

A mini-golf course will be one of the activities at a new entertainment centre opening in Derry, Northern Ireland.

A new entertainment venue called Kaboodle is opening in Derry this year. Among the activities on offer will be indoor mini-golf.

Kaboodle will be located next to the Holiday Inn Express on Strand Road in the city.

The new venue is planned to open on Wednesday 21st May.

Check out the Kaboodle Instagram page for more information.

It'll be a new venue for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour on a return to Northern Ireland in the future.

The Pyramid-like Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour

A look at the Leonardo Royal Southampton Grand Harbour Hotel.

We visited Southampton back in May 2021 and spotted this pyramid hotel.

Check out the Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour website for more information.

From a minigolf course to a hotel and drive-thru

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is in the process of being turned into a hotel and drive-thru.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are being built on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and work is progressing on the site with the new businesses set to open in 2025.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

England's first Crazy Golf opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game has become widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf became the 363rd course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as 'Craz-e-Golf'.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll have to revisit and see what's changed...

Swingers Las Vegas is opening in November

Swingers Crazy Golf Las Vegas is opening at the Mandalay Bay on Friday 8th November 2024.

Swingers Las Vegas is opening five crazy golf courses at MGM's Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino this year!

Emily was on holiday in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA earlier this year where she swung by the new Swingers Las Vegas indoor minigolf venue where the five 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses are being created at Mandalay Bay.

The new Swingers Las Vegas crazy golf location is set to open on Friday 8th November.

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf website for more information.

We've played several Swingers Crazy Golf courses - including the original pop-up course - on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

Minigolf at Hotel Beatriz Playa & Spa in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain

A visit to the minigolf course at Hotel Beatriz Playa & Spa in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Here's a look at the Hotel Beatriz Playa & Spa minigolf course in Puerto Del Carmen. It's a course Emily went to while on a holiday to Lanzarote back in May 2022.

The course was the 992nd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list for more information and links to courses we've visited since 2006.

Mini Golf at Club & Hotel Letoonia in Türkiye

A visit to the Mini Golf course at Club & Hotel Letoonia in Türkiye.

My brother Christopher and his family had a holiday in Türkiye last month and spotted this Mini Golf course at Club & Hotel Letoonia.

Altogether we've now visited 1,107 courses on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Swingers Las Vegas

Swingers Crazy Golf Las Vegas is opening at the Mandalay Bay.

Swingers Las Vegas is opening five 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses at MGM's Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Emily recently returned from a holiday to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA where she swung by the new Swingers Las Vegas indoor minigolf venue where five 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses are being created at Mandalay Bay.

The new Swingers Las Vegas crazy golf location is set to open this fall.

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf website for more information.

Crazy Golf history: from a minigolf course to a hotel

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is being turned into a hotel.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are being built on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and now work on the site is set to begin soon.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

England's first Crazy Golf opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game is widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as Craz-e-Golf.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll to revisit again soon and see how things have changed...

Container Golf at Ffolkes

A visit to the Container Golf course at the Ffolkes Pub and Hotel in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

My brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and his family recently stayed at the Ffolkes Pub and Hotel in King's Lynn, Norfolk. While there they played the 9-hole Container Golf course.

Check out the Ffolkes website for more information on the Container Golf adventure golf course.

We've now visited a combined total of 1,091 courses on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.