20 for 20 - Minigolf in Felixstowe

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

We first visited Felixstowe in Suffolk on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in November 2006 - and we've been back many many many times since.

We've played a lot of minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf there. And some grass putting.

While minigolf has been a constant in the seaside town for decades, the actual courses themselves have seen changes over the years.

Playing minigolf at Manning's Amusements.

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.

The green on the old first hole used to revolve!

Back then it was one of only two indoor minigolf courses in the whole of the UK! The other was at The Windmill Theatre in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and is still there too.

There are now a lot more indoor minigolf venues than there were back 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. 20 years later and over a thousand courses later, very few 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 several 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'. Until the course finally closed and reopened as a new indoor Street Golf course in 2025.

Related blog posts:

• 20 for 20
• Felixstowe
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old this month

New crazy golf course in Shoreditch, London

A new indoor crazy golf course is opening in Shoreditch, London.

Ted's Crazy Golf is opening its second venue on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, London.

Ted's Crazy Golf London will be home to two indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses when it opens in October.

Ted's Crazy Golf opened its first course in Oxford's Westgate Centre earlier this year.

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

Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf at Fletcher's Arcade in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham

A look back at our visit to play at Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf course at Fletcher's Arcade in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham.

We visited Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf course at Fletcher's Arcade in South Birmingham back in August 2018. The course was the 829th overall course visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since 2006. It was the 791st course visited in the UK and the 491st we've played.

Joe Joe Jim's Crazy Crazy Golf course was a unique and quite frankly ludicrous minigolf course! The course and game-play had to be seen and experienced to be believed. It really was Crazy Crazy Golf! What's extra special about the layout is the inspiration the course owners and designers have drawn from the local area, history, their business and their own interests. Fletcher's Arcade has been on the same site since 1920, with the Crazy Crazy Golf course an addition in 2017.

Hole 1 involved a number of 'putting' styles, including a rope pulley

This was the first - and to date, only - time I've putted using a spirit level

The final putt was played with a normal club

My favourite hole at the course - Wac-Man!

Emily playing the plain 'Just Crazy Golf' hole

Hole 1 - The Man Hole

Hole 2 - The Longbridge Job

Hole 3 - Two Tongued Toad Hole

Hole 4 - Middle Earth

Hole 5 - WAC Man

Hole 6 - Just Crazy Golf

Hole 7 - Rock N Roll

Hole 8 - Blind Fold Hole - yes, you do have to play it blindfolded. Your opponent has to guide you on how to play it, as the score you make is added to THEIR total!

Hole 9 - Whole Lot of Laughs - you tee-off while sat on Jasper Carrott's funky moped!

As well as the Crazy Crazy Golf course Fletcher's Arcade had a number of great retro arcade games including Pac-Man, Track & Field, Space Invaders and Defender. It was well worth a visit.

Playing Pac-Man

Find out more.

Check out Joe Joe Jim's Bar and the Fletcher's Arcade website for more information.

Little Pro Family Golf Games.

The arcade was also home to one of only two Little Pro Family Golf Games made by Bromley. What a treat it was to see it and have a play on it!

Link:

• Joe Joe Jim's Bar and the Fletcher's Arcade website

Scrapyard Golf opening in Cardiff, Wales

A new crazy golf course is opening in Cardiff, Wales.

Scrapyard Golf is opening a new indoor crazy golf course at Stadium Plaza in Cardiff city centre.

The new Scrapyard Golf mini golf course will be at Discobowl Cardiff

Find out more about Scrapyard Golf on the Discobowl website.

Crazy Golf at The Loft in Cardigan, Wales

There's a crazy golf course at The Loft family entertainment centre in Cardigan, Wales.

Dusty Creek Goldmine Crazy Golf is an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.

The Loft is a family entertainment centre run by New Life Church Cardigan Trust.

Find out more on The Loft website.

Ted's Crazy Golf in Oxford's Westgate Centre

A look at Ted's Crazy Golf at the Westgate Centre in Oxford.

Emily swung by Ted's Crazy Golf in Oxford's Westgate Centre on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Ted's Crazy Golf opened this month and is home to two 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses - Bad Bones and Fun House.

Link:

• Ted's Crazy Golf website

New Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

There are plans for a new crazy golf course in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

The indoor crazy golf course is planned to open in the former Happidrome Arcade on the seafront.

Crazy Golf at The Ball Room Mus­sel­burgh in Mus­sel­burgh, Scotland

There will be a crazy golf course at the new Ball Room venue in Mus­sel­burgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

The Ball Room Mus­sel­burgh will be home to crazy golf, pool, snooker darts and bowling.

Find out more on The Ball Room Sports Bar website.

Golf Fang indoor minigolf in Nottingham

A look at the Golf Fang indoor crazy golf course in Nottingham.

We played the Golf Fang indoor crazy golf course in Nottingham a year ago this month.

The Golf Fang indoor crazy golf course in Nottingham was the 1,088th course visited and 587th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Golf Fang was formerly known as Ghetto Golf, and we've previously been to their locations in Digbeth, Liverpool and Byker on our minigolf travels.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

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.

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 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.

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.

Crazy Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Leeds

A look at the crazier golf course at Boom Battle Bar in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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

Visit the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.