The (Crazy) Golf Apocalypse

A minigolf course based on The End Times!

We played the Golf Apocalypse miniature golf course back in August 2012.

The layout had been created as part of the London Pleasure Gardens, an area set-up to tap into the passing trade between the DLR and the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel centre.

Golf Apocalypse was the first really really really mad-cap pop-up course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The layout contained all manner of strange minigolf obstacles and we found ourselves playing through the fuselage of a crashed aeroplane, around a pinball machine, a snooker table and into a volcano.

The pop-up miniature golf course was the first we saw to use reclaimed materials in its construction. Something that has become commonplace these days and we've seen and played a number of funky, junky, scrap, ghetto, trash, garbage, graffiti, wreckage, and art-based courses since.

The 9-hole Golf Apocalypse course was the 304th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Alton Water Mini Golf in Stutton, Suffolk

A look at the Alton Water Mini Golf course in Suffolk.

A big thank you to our friend Sophia Cook for sending over these photos of the Alton Water Mini Golf course in Stutton, Suffolk from her recent visit to Alton Water.

The Alton Water Mini Golf course is a 9-hole outdoor layout.

Alton Water is a manmade reservoir located on the Shotley peninsula near Ipswich, Suffolk.

Find out more

Check out the Alton Water website for more information on the Alton Water Mini Golf course.

The prices and rules of the Alton Water Mini Golf course

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Emily and I haven't made it to the Alton Water Mini Golf course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour yet. However, my brother Christopher - a Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - did visit the course in September 2020.

Related blog posts:

• Alton Water
• Ipswich
• Suffolk

Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf

Check out the Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf.

The team at TallyHo Golf have added a Daily Mini Golf Game challenge to the website.

Check out my Birdie Round from today.

Find out more about the Daily Mini Golf Game and the TallyHo Golf scorecard app on the TallyHo Golf website.

Related blog posts:

• TallyHo Golf
• Games
• Apps

Mini Golf at Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands

There's a pirate-themed mini golf course at Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands in Alfreton.

Find out more on the Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands website.

Lilliputt Mini Golf in Auckland, New Zealand

A look at the Lilliputt Mini Golf course in Auckland, New Zealand.

Last week I asked "Where in the world was this minigolf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?".

The answer was Lilliputt Mini Golf in Auckland, New Zealand.

 

Emily visited the 18-hole Lilliputt Mini Golf course on Tamaki Drive in Hobson Bay, Auckland, New Zealand on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in November 2010.

Check out the Lilliputt Mini Golf website for more information.

Minigolf guest blog posts from around the world

We've now received minigolf guest blog posts from 31 countries - and international waters!

It's brilliant receiving photos, information and updates from - and about - crazy golf, minigolf, miniature golf putting, pitch & putt, adventure golf, and Putt-Putt courses around the world. There's such a wide-range and variety of courses out there.

This week we've received photos from courses in the USA, Belgium and Poland.

We've been playing minigolf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

During the last 20 years Emily and I have met so many people and made some great friends, many of whom have contributed to our travels by telling us about new courses, letting us know about course refurbs, or by sending over photos of courses they've been too. We've also received excellent photos of miniature golf courses from our family, friends, our networks, and course owners, managers, designers and builders themselves.

Over the last 20 years of blogging we've published guest blog posts about courses in England, Wales, Scotland, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Croatia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain (including Lanzarote, Tenerife and Majorca), Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the USA, on the high seas onboard the MSC Opera cruise ship (sailing from Italy - to Montenegro - to Greece), and even North Korea!

What makes it extra special is that these guest blog posts have captured a course in a moment of time, and in some cases such as pop-ups and courses that are now closed - courses that we'll never be able to visit or play.

It's wonderful seeing the variety of courses around the world, and also how many places you can find a course to have a round.

Some of the courses our friends and family have been to are far flung, and even some of those in the British Isles are in places off the beaten path or in island locations we haven't had the chance to reach yet.

We're looking forward to receiving more guest posts in the future.

Do get in touch if you see or play a course and would like it added as a guest blog post.

Mini Golf Mosir in Warsaw, Poland

A look at a mini golf course in Warsaw, Poland.

Many thanks to our friend, minigolf rival - and my sometimes minigolf doubles team-mate - Kevin Moseley for sending us these snaps of a minigolf course he spotted on a recent trip to Warsaw, Poland.

He spotted the Mini Golf Mosir course at Bar Plażowy (a beach-themed bar) opposite the Polish National Football Stadium.

Related blog posts:

• Warsaw
• Poland
• Guest blog posts

Two months until Miniature Golf Day 2026

There are two months until Miniature Golf Day 2026.

This year Miniature Golf Day will take place on Monday 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day, Miniature Golf Day, is always on the 21st September.

Putt Pods at Gravity MAX, Westfield Stratford, London

Putt Pods mini golf now at Gravity MAX, Westfield Stratford in London.

Gravity MAX at Westfield Stratford in London has a new Putt Pods interactive mini golf activity.

As the name suggests, the mini golf pods house the 'course' for the group of players to play, rather than walking a full size course layout.

Gravity MAX at Westfield Stratford is also home to an indoor Urban Street Golf course.

Find out more on the Gravity MAX website.

Big Putts Golf at Lane7 in Birmingham

Lane7 in Birmingham has a new high-tech Big Putts Golf game.

Find out more on the Lane7 website.

Hi-Tech Golf at Lane7 in Durham

Lane7 in Durham has a new high-tech putting mini golf game.

Find out more on the Lane7 website.

Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

A look at Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA.

A big thank you to my friend and fellow minigolf fan PJ Goedhals for sending over these photos from he and his family's visit to Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas is home to two outdoor 18-hole minigolf courses - the Seaside and Jungle layouts.

PJ and his family swung by for a round on the Seaside course at Magic Carpet Golf.

A minigolf toilet hole

Inside the lavvy!

The last hole

Scorecards from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Scorecard from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Scorecard from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Find out more about Magic Carpet Golf

Check out the Magic Carpet Golf website for more information.

Magic Carpet Golf on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

My brother, and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, Christopher and his family recently played the two courses at Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston back in November 2021.

Related blog posts:

• Magic Carpet Golf
• PJ Goedhals
• Guest blog posts