Christmas Crazy Golf in 2009

A look back at a festive pop-up crazy golf course in London.

Back in 2009 there was a Christmas-themed Minigolf course at Devonshire Square in London.

You had to putt into Santa's mouth - look in the photo above to see where it exited!

We'd played the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in October of that year when it was a 'normal' pop-up.

Related blog posts:

• Christmas
• Father Christmas
• Santa Claus
• Crazy Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Neon Golf at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames

A new indoor mini-golf course is opening at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames, London.

Urban Fun is opening a new indoor entertainment and activity venue in Kingston upon Thames, London in December.

Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames will be home to Neon Golf - an indoor 9-hole arcade-themed mini-golf course.

The Urban Fun venue will also be home to several other games, including ice free curling, duck pin bowling, shuffleboard, AR darts and more.

Find out more.

Visit the Urban Fun website for more information on the venue, and its sister site in Reading.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Neon Golf course at Urban Fun in Kingston upon Thames will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at Gravity MAX Wandsworth in Wandsworth, London

There's an Urban Street Golf course at Gravity MAX Wandsworth in Wandsworth, London.

Gravity MAX Wandsworth at the Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth, London is home to an indoor Urban Street Golf course.

Find out more.

Check out the Gravity MAX website for more information about the venue and all the activities available there.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We swung by the Urban Street Golf course at Gravity MAX in Liverpool a couple of years ago.

Our friend Gareth Holmes also guest blogged about the course last year.

Christmas Crazy Golf at The Winter Gardens in Beckenham Place Park

The Winter Gardens in Beckenham Place Park, London will have a crazy golf course.

Plonk Golf will have a 9-hole Christmas-themed crazy golf course at The Winter Gardens in Beckenham Place Park from Saturday 22nd November 2025 until Sunday 4th January 2026.

Find out more.

Check out the Beckenham Place Park, The Winter Gardens, and Plonk Golf websites for more information.

Roxy Ball Room opening in High Holborn, London

A new Roxy Ball Room is opening in High Holborn, London in 2026.

Next year will see a new Roxy Ball Room venue opening in High Holborn, London.

Roxy Ball Room in High Holborn will be the second London location for the competitive socialising brand, following the opening of Roxy Ball Room at St Mary Axe.

Roxy Ball Room venues have a range of competitive socialising games including American Pool, Ping Pong, Beer Pong, Shuffleboard, Karaoke, Ice Free Curling, Darts, Crazy Pool, Shooting Galleries, Crazy Golf, Duck Pin Bowling, Shuffleboard, Tenpin Bowling and more.

It'll be interesting to see what games will be on offer at Roxy Ball Room in High Holborn.

Roxy Ball Room, Merrion Street in Leeds (May 2025)

Find out more.

Check out the Roxy Leisure website for more information.

You can currently find 20 Roxy Ball Room venues in Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and York.

Visiting Roxy Ball Rooms.

We've visited several Roxy Ball Room locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and played Crazy Golf and Crazy Golf there, as well as games of shuffleboard and pool.

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester (July 2025)

We're looking forward to a return to Roxy Ball Room Deansgate (one of two locations local to us in Manchester) for a game of Tech Darts - as it includes a minigolf mini-game within it!

Tech Darts and Karaoke at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester (July 2025)

Related blog posts:

• Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester
• Roxy Ball Room

Active Putt & Play mini golf at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, London

A new mini golf course is opening at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, South London.

Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, South London will soon be home to a new mini golf course called Active Putt & Play.

Active Putt & Play at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton will be an outdoor 15-hole mini golf layout, with obstacles themed and based on iconic landmarks of the local Lambeth area.

Find out more.

Check out the Active Lambeth website for more information on the Active Putt & Play course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new Active Putt & Play course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre will be a new one for us to visit on a return trip to Brixton on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner, London

There's a new adventure golf venue in Pinner, North West London.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf has opened in Pinner, in the London Borough of Harrow.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner is home to two indoor 9-hole adventure golf courses.

One of the layouts is called Aztec Falls, with the other being the Gorilla Glades.

The new Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf courses can be found at the Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Softplay Centre in Pinner.

Find out more.

Visit the Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner is a new place for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum in London

A look at the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in London.

There's an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, London.

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Gareth Holmes for sending over these photos of the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in London.

He swung by the crazy golf course at the museum a little late in the day and it had just shut so he didn't get a chance to have a round this time.

Photos of the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in Forest Hill, London.

Find out more.

Check out the Horniman Museum website for more information on the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course.

Visit the UrbanCrazy website for more information on other courses the team there have created, as well as minigolf course supplies.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum is course we're yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf at Museums.

As the Curator of the Crazy Golf Museum its interesting to see the game being played at museums around the world.

Related blog posts:

• Mini Golf in London
• Guest Blog Posts
• UrbanCrazy
• Museums

Wild Swing Mini Golf in the Greenwich Peninsula in July & August

There's a pop-up mini golf course in the Greenwich Peninsula this summer.

The pop-up Wild Swing Mini Golf course has returned to the Greenwich Peninsula this summer.

The Wild Swing Mini Golf course can be found in the Canteen Courtyard in the Greenwich Peninsula from the 10th July to the 31st August.

The course has been created by artists Baker & Borowski. They also created the 9-hole themed Crazy Golf layout inspired by the rave culture in the King's Cross area back in the 1980's and 90's. I played that course in February 2020.

Find out more

Visit the Greenwich Peninsula website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

If we're able to get down to London this summer Wild Swing Mini Golf will be a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf in London

A look at Mini Golf courses in London.

Mini Golf (also known as Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf) is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike. The game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

Where to play Mini Golf  in and around London.

If you're looking for mini golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses to play in London there are over 50 to choose from. These include a variety of course types, ranging from traditional crazy golf, to grass putting and pitch & putt, to indoor minigolf, to new adventure golf layouts and more!

Here's a list of the Mini Golf courses we know of in London:

• Alexandra Palace Pitch & Putt - an outdoor 9-hole pitch & putt course.
• Birdies Crazy Golf Club, Angel - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Birdies Crazy Golf Club, Battersea - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Birdies Rooftop Crazy Golf at Roof East in Stratford - an outdoor crazy golf course.
• Broomfield Park Mini Golf in Palmers Green - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Crazier Golf at Boom Battle Bar Aldgate - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Crazier Golf at Boom Battle Bar at The O2 - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Crazy Boules at Mercato Metropolitano - an indoor game that is a cross between Crazy Golf and Boules/Petanque!
• Crazy Golf at Mill Hill Park in Mill Hill - an outdoor crazy golf course. 
• Crazy Golf at The Grove Park in Carshalton - an outdoor crazy golf course.
• Crazy Golf on Clarence Way in Camden - an outdoor 9-hole crazy golf course.
• Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room London St Mary Axe - an indoor crazy pool course (think of a cross between pool and crazy golf).
• Crazy Putt London at Greenwich Peninsula Golf Range - an outdoor mini golf course.
• Dragon Quest Adventure Golf at The Golf Venue in Croydon - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Enchanted Village Adventure Golf at Sparrows Den in West Wickham - an outdoor 12-hole adventure golf course.
• Jungle Falls Adventure Golf at Trent Park Golf - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Junkyard Golf in Shoreditch - four indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses.
• Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf at World of Golf London in New Maldon - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Jurassic Island Adventure Golf at Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre in Harrow - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Lane7 London Victoria - an indoor mini golf course.
• Mini Golf at Bat & Ball Covent Garden - an indoor mini golf course.
• Mini Golf at Flip Out Hounslow - an indoor 5-hole mini golf course.
• Mini Golf at Kelsey Park in Beckenham, Bromley - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum - an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course.
• Mini Golf on Hall Lane in Upminster - an outdoor mini golf course.
• Moby Golf at Golf Kingdom in Romford - an outdoor 18-hole adventure golf course.
• Motspur Park Mini Golf at Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Mr Mulligan's Dino Golf in Chislehurst, Sidcup - two outdoor 18-hole adventure golf courses.
• Pitch & Putt at Sparrows Den in West Wickham - an outdoor 9-hole pitch & putt course.
• Plonk Crazy Golf - Borough Market - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Plonk Crazy Golf - Hackney - an outdoor crazy golf course.
• Pop Golf in Wembley - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Putt & Play Harrow at Hollywood Bowl at St George's Shopping Centre - an indoor 9-hole mini golf course.
• Putt Club Crazy Golf London Docklands - an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.
• Putt Club Crazy Golf London Edmonton - an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.
• Putt Crazy at Playgolf Northwick Park in Harrow - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Putt in the Park Acton Park - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Putt in the Park Battersea Park - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Putt in the Park Gunnersbury Park - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Putt in the Park Wandsworth Park - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Putt Putt & Karaoke Bar in Streatham Hill - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Putting Green at Hyde Park - an outdoor 9-hole putting course.
• Puttshack Bank - three indoor 9-hole mini golf courses.
• Puttshack White City - four indoor 9-hole mini golf courses.
• Queen's Park Pitch and Putt - an outdoor pitch & putt course.
• River Thames Mini Golf at Lammas Recreation Park in Staines-upon-Thames - an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course.
• Safari Island Metro Adventure Golf at the Metro Golf Centre in Barnet - an outdoor 9-hole adventure golf course.
• Shoreditch Balls - an indoor crazy golf course.
• Swingers Crazy Golf West End - two indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses.
• The Lost Jungle London in Edgware - two outdoor 18-hole adventure golf courses.
• Wimbledon Park Mini Golf - an outdoor 18-hole mini golf course.

Minigolfing in London on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played several courses in and around London on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years, and have competed in a number of tournaments in the city too.

Several of the courses we've visited in London are long gone, while others were temporary or pop-up courses.

We're looking forward to a return visit to London to see what's new.

Do you know of other Mini Golf courses in London?

Please do get in touch and let us know of any other mini golf, crazy golf, adventure golf, pitch & putt, or putting layouts we don't yet know about in the area.

Planning to visit a Mini Golf course - check ahead of time.

Where possible please do check that the course is still there and open before travelling to it. The online presence of courses is improving, and the way businesses market themselves is always evolving, so it's becoming somewhat easier to find the opening and closing times of courses. That said, we've spent the last two decades attempting to play as many courses as possible, and even we've ended up finding courses to be closed, removed, derelict, abandoned or unplayable when we've arrived!

Related blog posts:

• London
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Watermelon Specialists

As today is Summerween - a day to carve a Jack-o-Melon - here's a look at one of my all-time favourite niche businesses.

Logman Ltd - a business on Caledonian Road in London that specialises in watermelons

10 years of Plonk Crazy Golf!

Plonk Crazy Golf is celebrating ten years in business.

You can currently find Plonk Crazy Golf courses in London in Hackney and Borough Market.

Check out the Plonk website for more information.

We've visited several Plonk minigolf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years, including the very first Plonk Crazy Golf course when it was a pop-up at Efes Snooker Hall in Dalston back in 2015.

Plonk Golf at Efes Snooker Hall in Dalston, London - this volcano obstacle had real smoke effects!

Other Plonk locations we've been to include the Duke of Edinburgh pub beer garden in Brixton, Shoreditch, and Camden Market.

Plonk Golf at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Brixton in 2016

Plonk Golf in Shoreditch in 2019

Plonk Golf in Shoreditch in 2019

Plonk Golf at Camden Market in 2019

Over the last ten years Plonk have created a few other pop-up and temporary courses.

Plonk Golf at Camden Market in 2020

It'll be interesting to see what the next ten years has in store for the brand...

Plonk Golf in Shoreditch in 2019

A 'Blockbuster Video' shop in Croydon, South London

A look at a 'Blockbuster Video' store in Croydon, South London.

I recently saw a post on LinkedIn that there was a 'Blockbuster Video' shopfront in Croydon! Luckily a friend of ours was down that way recently and managed to take a couple of snaps of it.

It's intriguing to see the shopfront (and what's in the window) in 2025!

You don't see red telephone boxes that often anymore either!

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up video shop in Soho, London

KitKat has created a 'Blockbuster Video' pop-up shop in Soho, London to launch its new sharing chocolate bars.

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The chocolate/video shop can be found on Greek Street in Soho, London until tomorrow, Saturday 12th April. It opened on Wednesday 9th April.

Check out the Nestlé website for more information about the KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up.

Unfortunately I couldn't make it down to London to visit the store. However, my friend Gareth Holmes went along today! Gareth joined the queue and sent me these photos from his visit to the Blockbuster store!

Browse the VHS tapes on the shelves

Have a break from browsing

Browse some more

A nice selection of old tellies

Visitors to the pop-up received a free KitKat sharing bar and a code to stream a film

Nostalgia and lost brands

Emily and I have spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old, and some still open, video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA!

The KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up in Soho, London

KitKat has created a 'Blockbuster Video' pop-up shop in Soho, London as part of a new promotional campaign.

The pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The video/chocolate shop can be found on Greek Street in Soho, London from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th April.

Unfortunately I can't make it down to London to visit, but luckily my friend Sarah Ward was able to swing by today! Sarah joined the queue and sent me these snaps from her visit to the Blockbuster store!

Sarah told me that while there was a fairly long queue and the pop-up was proving popular, the queue did go down quite quickly. As part of the experience visitors receive a KitKat sharing bar along with a code to stream a movie.

Check out the Nestlé website for opening times and more information about the KitKat / Blockbuster pop-up.

Nostalgia and lost brands

Emily and I have spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old, and some still open, video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA!

KitKat x Blockbuster pop-up in Soho, London

KitKat has created a Blockbuster Video pop-up shop in Soho, London! It's there from today (9th April) until Saturday (12th April).

The pop-up video shop is part of a nostalgia inspired campaign to launch KitKat's new sharing bars.

The shop will be located on Greek Street in Soho, London from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th April.

Check out the Nestlé website for more information about the KitKat / Blockbuster pop-up.

From the photos I've seen on social media, the KitKat/Blockbuster 'video shop' looks very cool.

Nostalgia and lost brands

We've spent the last few years reminiscing about 'the good old days'. One of our areas of interest is in old retail brands - we're both marketers by profession and two of my first jobs in the 1990's and the year 2000 were at Tandy and Toys R Us, while Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper shop. It's been fascinating to find remnants of these brands - and a number of other lost, dead and defunct brands - on the high street and at retail parks around the UK.

During the pandemic our interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued and over the last five years we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old and some still open video shops on our travels.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013 and there is now only one Blockbuster Video store in the world - it's in Bend, Oregon, USA.

RAF Museum Mini Golf in London (2022)

Noting a minigolf course at the RAF Museum in London back in 2022.

As big fans of minigolf, and curators of the Crazy Golf Museum, it's always interesting seeing minigolf/museum crossovers.

Somehow the RAF Museum Mini Golf in London slipped by when it took place in 2022!

The 9-hole course at the RAF Museum was themed around aircraft and the Royal Air Force.

Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London

There's a Mini Golf course at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London.

As big fans of minigolf, and curators of the Crazy Golf Museum, it's always interesting seeing minigolf/museum crossovers.

The outdoor 9-hole course at the Horniman Museum and Gardens features holes and obstacles based on attractions at the museum.

Check out the Horniman Museum and Gardens website for more information.

The CLUB GOLF pop-up minigolf course in London

Looking back at the CLUB GOLF pop-up minigolf course at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, London.

The last new minigolf course I played before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown struck was the CLUB GOLF pop-up minigolf course at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, London.

The 9-hole rave-inspired art installation crazy golf course was the 948th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 542nd played.

Artists Baker & Borowski created the 9-hole themed Crazy Golf layout inspired by the rave culture in the King's Cross area back in the 1980's and 1990's.

I shot a round of 23 in my game - the scorecard noted that the maximum score allowed was 63! That would be a seven on each hole!

It was a fun course to play and well spaced out around Coal Drop's Yard.

It's crazy to think we would get to have another game of minigolf in again until August 2020.