Guess the Adventure Golf course location...

Where in the world was this adventure golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Par 59 in Cardiff to close. And reopen...

The Par 59 minigolf venue in Cardiff, Wales is due to close its doors following its acquisition by Lane 7.

Lane 7 has acquired both the Cardiff and Bristol Par 59 locations.

Find out more on the Lane 7 and Par 59 websites.

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at the Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire has received some updates.

Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton has updated its mini golf course.

The Putting Shed Mini Golf at the Twenty Pence Garden Centre is an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course that opened in 2021.

We first heard about the course in 2024 and have yet to swing by for a look on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Twenty Pence Garden Centre website for more information.

Mini Golf on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare

There's a mini golf course on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

You can find an indoor 10-hole mini golf course on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.

Find out more on the Grand Pier website.

Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham

There's a pop-up Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire on the 18th and 25th April.

Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham will have an indoor mini golf course set-up on Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th April.

Find out more on the Emery Gate Shopping Centre website.

Adventure Golf in Coalville, Leicestershire

A look at the Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville, Leicestershire.

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

The answer was the Adventure Golf course at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville, Leicestershire, England.

It was a course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2008.

Playing hole 7 of 9

The Adventure Golf at Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville is a 9-hole layout.

Our friend Daniel Marsh lining up a tee-shot on the first hole as Emily looks on

Emily playing hole 4

Mini Golf at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire

A look at the mini golf course at Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire.

Many thanks to our friend Cat Patterson for sending over these photos from her recent visit to Grafham Water where she spotted the crazy golf course there.

The course at Grafham Water is a 12-hole outdoor layout.

Check out the Grafham Water website for more information.

Interactive Mini Golf at Cave Activity Bar in Newquay

The Cave Activity Bar in Newquay, Cornwall has interactive mini golf.

One of the games available at Cave Activity Bar in Newquay is interactive mini golf.

You can also play interactive darts, shuffleboard, axe throwing and more at the venue.

Check out the Cave Activity Bar website for more information.

Mini Golf at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham

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

The answer was - the mini golf course at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

The Mini Golf course at the Peter Cowen Golf Academy in Rotherham was the 1,004th visited and 562nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Peter Cowen Golf Academy website for more information on the course.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre

A mini golf exhibition is opening at Battersea Arts Centre in London.

Battersea Arts Centre in London will be home to The Art of Mini Golf this summer.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is a playable exhibition consisting of 9-holes.

The Art of Mini Golf is by RISING Melbourne curated by Grace Herbert. The exhibition was formerly known as Swingers: The Art of Mini Golf when it was a playable art minigolf exhibition installation at Flinders Street Station is opening in Melbourne, Australia last summer.

The Art of Mini Golf at Battersea Arts Centre runs from the 17th June to 26th July 2026.

Find out more on the Battersea Arts Centre website.

The art exhibition chose miniature golf as its focus as the game was created to allow women to play. The Himalayas Putting course at St Andrews, Scotland was created in 1867 specifically for female players to use.

Green Day Cafe Mini Golf course at Westminster Park in Chester

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

The answer was the Green Day Cafe Mini Golf course at Westminster Park in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Emily visited the course in March 2025.

Find out more.

Visit the Green Day Cafe Mini Golf website for more information.

Guess the Mini Golf course location...

Where in the world was this mini golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

What do you call 'minigolf'?

A look at different names for the game of miniature golf.

There are a number of different names for the game of miniature golf and on our crazy golfing adventures we've found more than 100 synonyms for it!

While there are some design standards for courses, most would be regarded as 'fantasy' courses where the end result is limited only by imagination, building regulations and budgets.

Here's a look at the common names for the game of putting:

Minigolf (also Mini Golf, Mini-Golf, Miniature Golf) – Minigolf is a catch-all name for the game and can be used to describe every type of course no matter its make-up or design.

Some Pitch & Putt and Par-3 Golf courses also describe themselves as Minigolf / Miniature Golf.

Adventure Golf – Adventure Golf is a relatively new name for the game and mostly describes a course with theming such as pirates, jungles, dinosaurs and space.

Crazy Golf – Crazy Golf is a name most commonly used in the UK. It is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK natives.

An equivalent name in the USA would be Goofy Golf.

At The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England back in 2015

Mini-putt – Mini-putt courses are similar in appearance to Putt-Putt courses however they have distinct standardised hole designs and are particular to Canada.

"Mini-putt" is the Québécois term for the game of minigolf, thanks largely to the popularity of the Quebec cable sports show 'Défi mini-putt' in the 1970s and 80s.

Pitch & Putt – Sometimes Pitch & Putt courses will use the name Miniature Golf or Minigolf.

Putt-Putt – Putt-Putt is a trademark and denotes specific patented types of miniature golf courses. Most courses can be found in the USA, with some still in operation in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Putt-Putt is sometimes incorrectly used as a catch-all / interchangeable name with Minigolf to describe a course or the game.

Putting – Grass Putting courses and Putting Greens are a type of minigolf and are often found at the seaside or in parks and gardens.

Related blog posts:

• Types and Variants of Miniature Golf visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf

Pirate Cove Mini Golf at Cotswold Country Park & Beach

There's a mini golf course at Cotswold Country Park & Beach in Shorncote, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

The Pirate Cove Mini Golf course at Cotswold Country Park & Beach is a 9-hole outdoor layout.

Find out more on the Cotswold Country Park & Beach website.

Mini Golf at Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Norfolk

There's a new Mini Golf course at Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Waxham, Norfolk.

The 9-hole outdoor mini golf course opened last year.

Waxham Sands Holiday Park in Waxham is on the Norfolk coast between Cromer and Great Yarmouth.

Check out the Lovat Holiday Parks website for more information on Waxham Sands Holiday Park.

Guess the Mini Golf course location...

Where in the world was this mini golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

Mini Golf at Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland

There's a crazy golf course at Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland.

Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland has added a mini golf course to the venue.

The course is a 12-hole mini golf layout and was added in 2025.

Visit the Dalscone Farm website for more information.

The Putter King Chronicles

A look back at the Putter King miniature golf brand.

Kevin Dias - creator of the Putter King miniature golf brand - has recently been looking back on the concept and has published 'The Putter King Chronicles' on his website in five parts.

The Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt.

One of the brand's marketing activities saw a worldwide Putter King Miniature Golf 'Scavenger Hunt' taking place during 2011. People were invited to track down and record items and achievements related to all forms of minigolf across 17 tasks.

The activities in the first Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt had contestants design new minigolf holes and obstacles, play new courses, show off their minigolf ball collections, (re)learn Maths & Physics (in a fun way!) through the Putter King Education Programme, do arts & crafts, hunt for autographs, score holes-in-one, creating minigolf trick-shots and a whole lot more!

In total, there were 1,370 available points to collect. Allan Cox (AUS) won the competition with 960 total points. I finished in second place with 900 total points, and Pat Sheridan (USA) of The Putting Penguin website finished in 3rd place with 585 total points.

The whole Putter King experience was superb and brilliant fun. It's been nice reading about Kevin's journey with the business - and all the bumps, twists and turns in the story!

You can read The Putter King Chronicles at the links below:

• The Putter King Chronicles (Part 1 of 5)
• The Putter King Chronicles (Part 2 of 5)
• The Putter King Chronicles (Part 3 of 5)
• The Putter King Chronicles (Part 4 of 5)
• The Putter King Chronicles (Part 5 of 5)

Related blog posts:

• My Entry for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt 2011
• The Putter King

Augmented Reality Mini Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

There's an Interactive Mini Golf game at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester.

Boom Battle Bar at the Printworks in Manchester now has an interactive mini golf game at the indoor venue.

It's an AR-CADE GOLF LANE.

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information on the Augmented Reality Mini Golf.

Interactive Mini Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Manchester

The Boom Battle Bar venue at the Printworks in Manchester now has interactive mini golf.

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information on the Augmented Reality Mini Golf.