Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf in Castleford

A look at Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Centre in Castleford.

Last weekend we visited the leisure, entertainment and shopping area at Junction 32 of the M62 in Castleford, West Yorkshire.

You can find two 18-hole outdoor adventure golf courses at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Centre.

When we last visited Castleford in 2015 the courses were known as Pirate Island Adventure Golf.

The courses were the 592nd and 593rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 945 courses in total.

You can find Mr Mulligans courses in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Castleford, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes - outdoors and indoors, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sidcup, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Woking.

Visit the Mr Mulligan website for more information.

There are six courses in Castleford. They were among the 20 minigolf layouts we visited in the first 20 days of 2020.

Minigolf in Castleford

A return visit to Castleford.

On our way home from a weekend away in Doncaster we made a stop at the entertainment, leisure and retail area at Junction 32 of the M62 as it's a real minigolf hotbed.

There are six miniature golf courses with a total of 87-holes to play in a very small area!

Xplore at the Xscape Centre is home to two indoor Cosmic Golf glow-in-the-dark courses. One is a 6-hole layout called the Search for Atlantis. The other is the Curse of the Mummy in 3D (or 4D depending on which sign you read). The 3D course is a 9-hole layout and one where you need to wear 3D glasses to enjoy the full effects.

Search for Atlantis Cosmic Golf at Xplore in Xscape Yorkshire

These two Xplore courses were the 199th and 200th visited on our travels back in 2010. We've now been to 945 courses!

Curse of the Mummy 4D Cosmic Golf at Xplore in Xscape Yorkshire

Towards the back of Xscape is the two course, 36-hole indoor Volcano Falls Adventure Golf centre.

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf at Xscape Yorkshire in Castleford

Players can play on the Volcano Valley and T Rex Trails.

Heading out of Xscape and over the road to the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Centre you will find two outdoor 18-hole courses at Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf.

Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Centre in Castleford

When we last visited Castleford these courses were known as Pirate Island Adventure Golf.

The six courses in Castleford were some of the 20 minigolf layouts we went to in the first 20 days of 2020.

Once you arrive at Junction 32 in Castleford you don't require any further transport to get to any of the courses there. It has the most minigolf courses of any inland place in the UK.

Of the places we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Skegness is the town with the most minigolf courses in the UK. Skeggy has 120-holes spread across ten seafront courses.

Mini Golf courses in Castleford

There are plenty of options for Adventure Golf in Castleford.

Putting on one of the two outdoor Adventure Golf courses in Castleford

Since our last visit to Castleford in 2010 there have been some more exciting additions to the leisure and retail area just off Junction 32 of the M62.

On Sunday 12 April 2015 we were heading back home to Leagrave after a weekend in York and Knaresborough and decided to stop-off for a look at the courses and a round or two.

The area has become a minigolf hotbed, with six minigolf courses across three sites and a total of 87-holes! This is a huge amount of holes in a relatively small area. And especially so for an inland location.

Most seasides in the UK have some type of minigolf course. Often a Crazy Golf, Putting Green or Adventure Golf, and sometimes a few different types. Largs in Scotland has 81-holes over four grass Putting courses, plus a 9-hole Crazy Golf course. Cleethorpes has 73-holes over five courses, Hastings has 72-holes (54 at the sea front and 18-holes of Putting at White Rock Gardens). At last count Great Yarmouth was home to 69-holes over five courses, while Blackpool had 60-holes across its four sea front courses and Hunstanton has 57-holes spread along the front.

Looking at those places we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour only Skegness outdoes Castleford in terms of the number of holes. Skeggy has 102-holes spread across nine seafront courses.

When we visited the Xscape centre in 2010 we played the 199th and 200th courses on our tour at the Cosmic Golf courses.

The Glow-in-the-Dark Adventure Golf course is now called 4D Golf

The 6-hole 'Search for Atlantis' and 9-hole 'Curse of the Mummy in 3D' courses are both indoor black light mini golf layouts. They're now called '4D Golf'.

Under the sea

Playing the Curse of the Mummy minigolf course

Pirate Island Adventure Golf at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Centre features 36-holes over two 18-holes courses - Smugglers Bay and Skull Cove.

Emily playing the Smugglers Bay course

Playing at Pirate Island Adventure Golf

Back over at Xscape Yorkshire are another 36-holes of Adventure Golf. The Volcano Falls layout is spread over two 18-hole courses - the Volcano Valley and T Rex Trail.

On hole 18 of the T Rex Trail

Putting on the lucky last hole

Of course if you fancy taking a break from the minigolf while there you can always go shopping at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village or explore the other fun and games on offer at Xscape Yorkshire. There's lots to do and play, including laser tag, a laser maze, amusement arcades, ten pin bowling, a cinema, climbing walls, skate park, indoor ski slope and snow zone, skyride and more.

Links:
- 4D Cosmic Golf website
- Pirate Island Adventure Golf website
- Volcano Falls Adventure Golf website
- Xscape Yorkshire website
- Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village website

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Castleford
- Indoor Mini, Crazy and Adventure Golf courses
- Cosmic 4D Golf at Xscape Yorkshire
- Pirate Island Adventure Golf at Junction 32 in Castleford
- Volcano Falls Adventure Golf at Xscape Yorkshire

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Pirate Island Adventure Golf in Castleford

Playing the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in Castleford.

On Sunday 12 April we were heading back from a trip in York and Knaresborough and decided to swing into Castleford for some minigolf action.

A view of the Smugglers Bay course in Castleford

We didn't know it when we arrived, but Pirate Island Adventure Golf at the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village was celebrating its first birthday, with lots of people out on the two 18-hole courses, despite the chilly weather.

Pirate Island Adventure Golf has two 18-hole courses

With 36-holes of minigolf available we decided to play the slightly less busy Smugglers Bay course and great fun it was too. There were plenty of hole layouts and obstacles we hadn't seen before.

This was a particularly nice looking hole involving a tunnel and plateau

The Smugglers Bay course became the 358th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 592nd visited overall. The Skull Cove course was the 593rd visited.

Watch out for the BIG octopus on this minigolf course

Emily lining up a putt

I almost aced this hole. Almost

Emily about to play through a castle ruin

Firing a shot at the hole

Close, but no cigar. At least it stayed up on the plateau

The giant snake was an interesting obstacle

You can play through the snake, or around it

A tap in for Emily

In our match-up on the Smugglers Bay course I beat Emily with a score of 38 to 44.

I won the gold medal this time (available at the kiosk for only 30p)

For further information, opening times and prices visit the Pirate Island Adventure Golf website.

Before we played the course we bumped into Pirate Island Adventure Golf's minigolf mascot, Stow-Away Sam!

Stow-Away Sam on the course

We're looking forward to returning to play the Skull Cove course at Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the future.

We'll take on Skull Cove next time we're in Castleford

Our tour has also taken us to the Pirate Island courses at the Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes and Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking. We've yet to play the Pirate Island course at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre in Nottingham.

One of the crocodiles (or is it an alligator?) lurking on the course

Links:
- Pirate Island Adventure Golf website
- Pirate Island Adventure Golf on Twitter
- Pirate Island Adventure Golf on Facebook
- Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village website

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Castleford
- Crazy Golf Crocodiles and Adventure Golf Alligators
- Mini Golf in Castleford