Minigolf did you knows...?

Did you know these things about minigolf?

• The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.
• James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
• A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.
• Crazy Golf is 100 years old in 2025. The first course using the name 'Crazy Golf' opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.
• 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.
• The first Putt-Putt brand miniature golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in 1954.
• There are several Guinness World Records for achievements in Minigolf, Miniature Golf, Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf, and Putt-Putt. The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book featured a whole page about minigolf and you can find details of the records on the Guinness World Records website.
• There are approximately 1,400 miniature golf courses in the British Isles.
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old in 2026! In that time we've visited over 1,000 courses.
• The Crazy Golf Museum is 16 years old in 2026. The virtual online museum is a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.
• There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.
• 'National Miniature Golf Day' is always on the second Saturday in May. In 2026 that will be Saturday 9th May.
• The other minigolf day, 'Miniature Golf Day', is always on the 21st September. In 2026 the 21st falls on a Monday.

Do you have any other interesting minigolf facts or stats? If you do, get in touch and let us know what they are.

New minigolf courses in the UK

I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses.

I post about new places planned, in development and opening using the 'New course' tag here on the blog.

If you know of a new minigolf, crazy golf, or adventure golf course opening please do get in touch.

How many minigolf courses are there in the UK today?

As of July 2025, our research indicated there were approximately 1,436 minigolf courses around the UK (and the British Isles including Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and other islands). This figure included public courses, as well as those at pay-to-enter attractions, holiday parks, hotels, and other 'non-standard' locations. Some of these courses were also under construction / in development. Over time some locations have also been partially or fully refurbished, while others have completely swapped out an old course for a new one in the same spot. Since our last update we've also discovered and unearthed several courses we didn't previously know about that have opened in the last year or so!

Related blog posts:

• New Minigolf Courses in the UK: Mid-Year 2025 Update.
• New minigolf courses in the UK: January 2025
• New course

Adventure Lane in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute

Rothesay on Bute in Scotland will be home to a new indoor mini-golf venue.

Adventure Lane is planned to open in 2027 and will see a former church become an indoor entertainment venue with mini-golf, tenpin bowling and more.

Find out more.

You can find out more about Adventure Lane at Trinity Church on the Visit Bute website.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The mini-golf course will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at the Urban Playground in the Arndale Centre, Manchester

Putters Crazy Golf can be found at the Urban Playground in Manchester.

The Urban Playground at the Manchester Arndale Centre is home to three 9-hole indoor tech-infused Crazy Golf courses.

Find out more.

Check out the Urban Playground website for more information.

Related blog posts:

• Putters Crazy Golf at the Urban Playground in Manchester
• Arndale Centre
• Manchester
• Urban Playground

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.

Play Putt indoor mini golf & bar opening in St Albans this December

The new Play Putt indoor crazy golf & bar venue is opening next to DJ's Play Jungle in Sandridge, St Albans, Hertfordshire in December.

The team at DJ's Play Jungle will be opening a new indoor crazy golf course in Sandridge, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Find out more.

Check out the Play Putt and DJ's Play Jungle websites for more information about Play Putt.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Play Putt indoor mini golf & bar in Sandridge will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf in Leeds

A look at minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf and crazy pool courses in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The minigolf boom.

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.

From the seaside to the city centre.

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.

Looking for a minigolf course in Leeds.

If you're looking for a place to play a game of miniature golf in Leeds, check out this list below.

Adventure Golf.

• Adventure Golf at Mission Out at Tingley Garden Centre - an outdoor 9-hole adventure golf course.

Crazy Golf.

• Crazier Golf at Boom Battle Bar - an indoor 9-hole mini golf course.
• Junkyard Golf at The Light on The Headrow - three indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses.
• Roxy Golf at Roxy Ball Room Boar Lane - an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.

Crazy Pool (think of a cross between pool and crazy golf).

• Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre - an indoor crazy pool course.
• Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street - an indoor crazy pool course.
• Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Boar Lane - an indoor crazy pool course.

Minigolf.

• Mini Golf at Leeds Hollywood Bowl - an indoor 9-hole mini golf course.
• Putt & Play Leeds at The Springs - two indoor 9-hole mini golf courses.
• The Hole In Wand Magical Mini Golf at St John’s Centre - an indoor 9-hole mini golf course.

Are there others?

Have we missed any minigolf courses in Leeds? Do let us know.

Your favourite minigolf course.

Where's your favourite place for a round of minigolf in Leeds?

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We often visit Leeds and have visited most of the courses there on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We're looking forward to a return visit to Leeds to see what's new.

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 derelict, abandoned or unplayable when we've arrived!

Related blog posts:

• Leeds
• Adventure Golf
• Crazy Golf
• Crazy Pool
• Minigolf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Globalls Mini-Golf in Weymouth

A new Globalls Mini-Golf venue is planned to open in Weymouth, Dorset.

The team at Globalls Mini-Golf are planning to open a new indoor glow-in-the-dark venue in Weymouth, Dorset.

The new Globalls Mini-Golf course location is opening on St Thomas Street in Weymouth and will be home to two indoor 12-hole crazy golf courses.

Find out more.

The first Globalls UV Mini Golf & Games venue opened at Brighton Marina. Check out the Globalls website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Globalls Mini-Golf in Weymouth would be a new place for us to visit in the seaside town on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've been to Weymouth several times on our travels over the years - including a number of visits to play in championships in the seaside town.

Related blog posts:

• Globalls
• Weymouth
• Dorset

Kaboodle Mini-Golf in Derry, Northern Ireland

Finding out more about Kaboodle Mini-Golf in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Kaboodle Mini-Golf opened on the Strand Road in Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland in May this year, and the venue is proving popular.

It was nice chatting to the team at Kaboodle about Miniature Golf Day, and they kindly sent me some photos of the Kaboodle Mini-Golf course to share on the blog. It looks like a fantastic setting and layout for a game or two. Emily and I are looking forward to a trip over to Northern Ireland again in the future.

Photos of the Kaboodle Mini-Golf course in Derry / Londonderry.

More than mini-golf.

Kaboodle is just that, a mix of everything. The venue has a bar, dining options, mini-golf, karaoke, shuffleboard, arcade games, social darts and more.

Find out more.

Check out the Kaboodle website for all the details about the mini-golf course and venue.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We're really looking forward to checking out Kaboodle Mini-Golf and the whole venue on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We haven't been to Northern Ireland for some time and haven't been to Derry before.

On the lookout for new minigolf courses in the UK

I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses.

I post about new places planned, in development and opening using the 'New course' tag here on the blog.

If you know of a new minigolf, crazy golf, or adventure golf course opening please do get in touch.

Related blog posts:

• New Minigolf Courses in the UK: Mid-Year 2025 Update.
• New minigolf courses in the UK: January 2025
• New course

A rollercoaster minigolf journey!

Looking back at the crazy golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.

We've been to some weird and wonderful miniature golf courses in some crazy locations over the last 19 years.

One of the fun and intriguing places we had a game of minigolf was UNDERNEATH a rollercoaster at the Fantasy Island theme park in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England back in May 2011!

A lost minigolf course.

Sadly this particular crazy golf course is a lost course. Fantasy Island is now home to an 18-hole course called Lava Creek Adventure Golf. It's a course we need to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

At that point the 12-hole outdoor crazy golf course at the Fantasy Island theme park was the 240th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've now been to 1,099 courses overall in the last 19 years, with 1,038 of those locations in the British Isles.

Within the British Isles Emily and I have been to courses in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey and the Isle of Man. We've also travelled to minigolf courses in twelve countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

Find out more.

Check out the Fantasy Island website for more information on the theme park in Ingoldmells.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Ingoldmells
• Skegness
• Lincolnshire
• Rollercoaster

Lavvy golf at Golf Fang Nottingham

There's a toilet obstacle hole at Golf Fang crazy golf in Nottingham.

Would you fancy playing this minigolf hole?

The lavvy bowl is the 'cup'!

Find out more.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

The Golf Fang course in Byker, Newcastle also has an absolutely horrifying ablutions hole!

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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

Related blog posts:

• Playing Golf Fang indoor crazy golf in Nottingham
• Mini Golf Toilets
• Toilets

Play Putt indoor crazy golf opening in St Albans

Play Putt Crazy Golf is opening next to DJ's Play Jungle in Sandridge, St Albans, Hertfordshire in December.

The team at DJ's Play Jungle will be opening a new indoor crazy golf course in Sandridge, Hertfordshire.

Find out more.

Check out the DJ's Play Jungle website for more information about Play Putt.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Play Putt mini-golf course in Sandridge will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Happy Miniature Golf Day

Today is Miniature Golf Day 2025.

Happy Miniature Golf Day!

Playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

Miniature Golf Day takes place on the 21st September each year.

Are you playing a game of minigolf today?

Two 'Miniature Golf Days'.

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.

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

Miniature Golf Day - a day of many names.

Much like the many different names for 'Miniature Golf' itself, Miniature Golf Day (and its sister appreciation day in May, National Miniature Golf Day) goes by many many many different names!

We've seen the days called:

• Global Mini Golf Day
• Global Miniature Golf Day
• Global Minigolf Day
• International Mini Golf Day
• International Miniature Golf Day
• International Minigolf Day
• Mini Golf Day
• Miniature Golf Day
• Minigolf Day
• National Mini Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Minigolf Day
• World Mini Golf Day
• World Miniature Golf Day
• World Minigolf Day
• Worldwide Mini Golf Day
• Worldwide Miniature Golf Day
• Worldwide Minigolf Day

Whatever you call Miniature Golf Day (or Miniature Golf) it's superb to see the day and game being celebrated worldwide.

Crazy Golf at Southport Botanic Gardens on the 21st September 2019

Related blog posts:

• Miniature Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Adventure Mini-Golf at the Blauer See recreation area in Garbsen, Germany

A look at the Adventure Mini-Golf course at the Blauer See recreation area in Garbsen, Hannover, Germany.

There's a 14-hole Adventure Mini-Golf course at the Blauer See recreation area in Garbsen, Hannover, Germany.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival James Trubridge for sending over these photos of the Adventure Mini-Golf course at the Blauer See recreation area in Garbsen, Hannover, Germany he and his family visited on their summer holiday this year.

It's fantastic seeing different miniature golf courses around the world.

Find out more.

Check out the Blauer See website for more information on the recreation area and Adventure Mini-Golf course.

Related blog posts:

• Minigolf guest blogs
• Germany
• Minigolf Around the World

Miniature Golf on Constitution Hill in Aberystwyth

There's a crazy golf course at the top of Constitution Hill in Aberystwyth, Wales.

Our friend and minigolf rival David Hartley recently found that there's a minigolf course on Constitution Hill in Aberystwyth, Wales.

The miniature golf is a 9-hole outdoor course and is a Swedish Felt B-Run type of layout.

It looks superb.

Checking out the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway website you can see a nice overhead view of the course, hill and seaside town below. A really great touch is that there's a solid fence built around the minigolf course. This will help with playability, as we've found that wind can be a real challenge when playing minigolf on top of hills and up mountains!

Find out more.

Visit the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway website for more information.

Visiting Constitution Hill in Aberystwyth on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We visited Aberystwyth on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2009 and it's long overdue for us to revisit the town and Constitution Hill.

Access to the hilltop - and minigolf course - is via a funicular railway!

One week until Miniature Golf Day 2025

Miniature Golf Day takes place on the 21st September each year.

Emily playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

This year Miniature Golf Day is on Sunday 21st September.

Playing Miniature Golf on the Moon at Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle on Miniature Golf Day in 2018

Two 'Miniature Golf Days'.

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.

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

Miniature Golf Day - a day of many names.

Much like the many different names for 'Miniature Golf' itself, Miniature Golf Day (and its sister appreciation day in May, National Miniature Golf Day) goes by many many many different names!

We've seen the days called:

• Global Mini Golf Day
• Global Miniature Golf Day
• Global Minigolf Day
• International Mini Golf Day
• International Miniature Golf Day
• International Minigolf Day
• Mini Golf Day
• Miniature Golf Day
• Minigolf Day
• National Mini Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Minigolf Day
• World Mini Golf Day
• World Miniature Golf Day
• World Minigolf Day
• Worldwide Mini Golf Day
• Worldwide Miniature Golf Day
• Worldwide Minigolf Day

Whatever you call Miniature Golf Day (or Miniature Golf) it's brilliant to see the day and game being celebrated worldwide.

Emily playing Crazy Golf at Southport Botanic Gardens on Miniature Golf Day in 2019

Related blog posts:

• Miniature Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour