Scrapyard Golf at Discobowl Banbury

Banbury Bowl is now known as Discobowl Banbury.

We visited the Banbury venue on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour last December - it's home to an indoor minigolf course called Scrapyard Golf

The indoor minigolf course (December 2024)

You can find Scrapyard Golf courses at Discobowl venues in Chatham, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Worcester and Banbury.

Check out the Discobowl Banbury website for more information.

Street Golf Felixstowe opening at Beach Street

Street Golf Felixstowe is opening at Manning's Amusements in the seaside town this year.

Felixstowe will be home to two new 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf courses as Street Golf Felixstowe opens inside Manning's Amusements at Beach Street in the Suffolk seaside town.

Construction work is underway and the former Magical Golf FX course on the site has been removed to make way for the building of the two new Crazy Golf courses.

We're looking forward to checking out the new Street Golf layouts when they open.

We've played minigolf at Manning's Amusements in Felixstowe a lot over the years. The first time we played there was back on the 19th November 2006 when it became the fifth course we ever visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It was also the first indoor minigolf course we played.

Back then it was one of only two indoor minigolf courses in the UK!

We've now been to 1,077 courses (1,019 in the British Isles) and there are a lot more indoor minigolf venues than there were in the mid-noughties.

The Golf FX course at Manning's Amusements was a brilliant layout, with lots of optical illusions and practical effects. It was a unique course and ahead of its time with its sound and light effects. Very few courses we have been to have come close to capturing the fun of it.

Since our first visit to Manning's Amusements the course had a few upgrades, refurbishments and name changes - it was called 'Golf FX' when we first played and has been known as 'Magical Golf', 'Magical Golf FX' and 'Harry Putter and the Magical Crazy Golf'!

The green on the old first hole is still the only revolving one we've seen on our travels! It'll be interesting to see how the new course at Manning's evolves...

Hopefully the two new Street Golf courses being built at Manning's Amusements are as good as, or better than, the course they will be replacing.

Over the last several years the team at Manning's have transformed the amusements and leisure area to incorporate Beach Street - a container yard for dining, drinking and entertainment. You can get lovely sea views from some of the seating and we enjoyed meeting friends for tapas there on our last visit to Felixstowe. It was also fun having a go on some of the new arcade games there. Roll on Spring and Summer for our next trips to the town.

Find out more and follow the progress of the course build on the Manning's Amusements and Beach Street Felixstowe websites and social media.

Crazy Golf at Au Vodka's new HQ in Swansea

There's an indoor minigolf course for staff to play at Au Vodka's new HQ in Swansea, Wales.

The indoor Crazy Golf course is a 9-hole layout and in keeping with the brand's identity is gold and black throughout.

Check out the Au Vodka website for more information.

New Crazy Golf course opening in Dubai on Friday 7th February

"Swingers Crazy Golf" is opening at Bluewaters Island, Dubai this Friday.

Swingers Crazy Golf

Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai is opening three 9-hole crazy golf courses at a new venue on Friday 7th February 2025!

Swingers Crazy Golf

Check out the Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai website for more information.

Swingers Crazy Golf

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

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.

Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai is opening this year

Swingers Crazy Golf is opening at Bluewaters Island, Dubai in early 2025.

Swingers Crazy Golf

Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai is opening three 9-hole crazy golf courses this year!

Swingers Crazy Golf

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai website for more information.

Swingers Crazy Golf

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

Pop-Up Adventure Mini Golf at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Suffolk

There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February.

The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk will have a pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course in the gallery from Saturday 15th February to Sunday 23rd February.

The pop-up 9-hole indoor minigolf course will be set-up in the West Wing Gallery.

The Ickworth Estate had a pop-up crazy golf event during Halloween last year.

Visit The National Trust Ickworth Estate website for more information, and book your Adventure Golf tickets here.

My brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, visited and stayed at The Ickworth Estate recently and sent these snaps about the pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course.

Check out Christopher's Instagram account for more from his travels and adventures.

Spring Adventure Golf at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February.

The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk will have a pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course in the gallery from Saturday 15th February to Sunday 23rd February.

The pop-up 9-hole indoor miniature golf course will be set-up in the West Wing Gallery.

Visit The National Trust Ickworth Estate website for more information, and book your Adventure Golf tickets here.

Plans for a Crazy Golf course at Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough

Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough could be home to a new indoor minigolf course.

There are plans for an indoor Crazy Golf course as part of a new bar & leisure facility at Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

It'd be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Caddy Shack Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront

Taking a look at the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight.

Catching up on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour course visit from the summer of 2021!

Time flies and while we posted about Emily's trip to the Isle of Wight back in June 2021 we didn't get round to covering the individual course visits fully at the time.

This is the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront.

Emily first visited the course on the 12th June and returned to play the layout on the 18th June.

Check out the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf website for further information.

Caddy Shack Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront was the 548th course played and 960th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've been to the Isle of Wight several times over the years and have been to most, but not all of the courses there. Some of the courses have changed over the years, with at least two of the courses undergoing refurbishments, and one changing twice since we first played it!

It's certainly interesting seeing the changes and developments on the island and we're looking forward to another trip there in the future.

We've now travelled to a total of 1,075 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Our adventures began on the mainland side of the Solent at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea back in September 2006.

Caddy Shack Indoor Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront

A look at the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf course at Shanklin Seafront on the Isle of Wight.

Catching up on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour course visit from the summer of 2021!

A sign of the pandemic times!

Time flies and while we posted about Emily's trip to the Isle of Wight back in June 2021 we didn't get round to covering the individual course visits fully at the time.

And another

This is the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront.

Emily visited the course on the 12th June and returned to play the layout on the 18th June.

Check out the Caddy Shack Crazy Golf website for further information.

Caddy Shack Crazy Golf at Shanklin Seafront was the 548th course played and 960th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've been to the Isle of Wight several times over the years and have been to most, but not all of the courses there. Some of the courses have changed over the years, with at least two of the courses undergoing refurbishments, and one changing twice since we first played it!

It's certainly interesting seeing the changes and developments on the island and we're looking forward to another trip there in the future.

We've now travelled to a total of 1,075 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Our adventures began on the mainland side of the Solent at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea back in September 2006.