Wacky Social: Golf, Arcade, Bar in Darlington

A new indoor minigolf venue is opening in Darlington in 2024.

Wacky Social will be home to a crazy golf course, an arcade, and a bar - and it'll be located somewhere in Darlington, County Durham next year.

Visit the Wacky Social Facebook Page for more information.

Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars Minigolf in Colchester

A new Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars minigolf venue is heading to Colchester, Essex.

Puttstars Minigolf

Hollywood Bowl is opening a Puttstars indoor minigolf course and a tenpin bowling centre at the Northern Gateway leisure area in the town.

The location was first announced in January 2020.

There are now Puttstars minigolf centres in Leeds, Harrow, York, Rochdale and Peterborough.

Check out the Puttstars website for more information.

The retailtainment and minigolf boom

Minigolf is a big part of the retailtainment boom, with courses opening as standalone entertainment activities, or as part of large shoppingtainment leisure offerings in shopping centres, malls, high streets and retail parks.

Playing Puttstars

We played Puttstars Minigolf in Rochdale on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2021. It was the first course we played in ten months following coronavirus pandemic lockdowns!

Puttstars Minigolf in Rochdale

New Crazy Golf plans for Aberdeen

A former nightclub in Aberdeen could become a new Crazy Golf venue.

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf venue to open in Aberdeen city centre.

Glitch Golf would be home to four 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf courses.

New Crazy Golf planned for Carlisle

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course at Botchergate in Carlisle.

The new indoor Crazy Golf course would be located in a former bingo venue in the city.

The location would also be home to other activities such as darts and tenpin bowling.

Bonkers Illumination Golf in Matlock Bath

A new minigolf course is opening in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.

Bonkers Illumination Golf is planned to open in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire in October.

The minigolf course will be a 9-hole layout.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

You can find out more on the Bonkers Illumination Golf Facebook Page.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

A look at the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf venue in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge recently played the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf course in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf in Nottingham opened in July this year and can be found at Stockhill Lane.

There are so many courses in Nottinghamshire these days it's crazy! It'd take a month to get round them all!

We're looking forward to a future Nottinghamshire leg of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and a game or two with Jam.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

There's an Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier in Devon.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Lost City Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier from his recent visit.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Someone ignored the rules on the sign at Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier!

Jam is a big fan of Paignton and on an trip to the seaside resort earlier this year he saw the course under construction.

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

It's another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

My brother spotted a 9-hole Crazy Golf course on Paignton Pier back in October 2012.

We visited Paignton in 2015, but there wasn't a course there then.

Boom Battle Bar in Southend

A new Boom Battle Bar venue is opening in Southend, Essex this year.

Boom Battle Bar will soon have a location at the Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend on Sea, Essex.

The venue will be home to a crazy golf course, as well as games such as shuffleboard and beer pong.

Boom Battle Bar Southend is due to open in October 2023.

Visit the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

Mini Golf now open at Play2Day in Wisbech

There's a new Adventure Mini Golf course at Play2Day in Guyhirn, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

We heard about the plans for the new course back in 2021 and have seen photos of the new outdoor minigolf course on the Play2Day Facebook Page - and it's railway-themed!

It looks ace.

With an address of "The Old Station Yard" was the course going to be anything other than train-themed!

We often pass through Wisbech en route to see family and friends in East Anglia, and have driven past Play2Day before. We're looking forward to swinging by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

You can find out more about the Adventure Golf / Mini Golf course on the Play2Day website and Facebook Page.

Checking out the info on the Play2Day centre they've also got a Lazer Tag! Another of my favourite sports.

Crazy Golf plans for King's Lynn

There are plans for a Crazy Golf course to open in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

The indoor Crazy Golf course is planned to open on the Hardwick Industrial Estate in King's Lynn.

It'd be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've got family in Norfolk and often stay in King's Lynn when visiting.

The business behind the Crazy Golf plans is Oceanus Leisure, owners of Little Sharks Soft Play Centre in the town.

Mini Golf at Ballerz Clubhouse in Farnham

There's a new indoor Mini Golf course in Farnham, Surrey.

The 9-hole indoor Mini Golf course at Ballerz Clubhouse in Farnham is an adults-only venue.

Check out the Ballerz Clubhouse website for more information.

It's another new venue for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Urban Street Golf at Gravity MAX Liverpool at Liverpool ONE

There's a new indoor minigolf course at the Gravity MAX Liverpool entertainment centre at Liverpool ONE.

It's another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Gravity MAX Liverpool at Liverpool ONE is home to Urban Street Golf, Bowling, Darts, E-Karting, Shuffleboard, Batting Cages, Esports and more.

Check out the Gravity MAX Liverpool website for more information.

We've played minigolf at Liverpool ONE before - back when there was a Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf venue at the shopping and entertainment centre.

Earlier this year we visited Gravity Social at Sol Central in Northampton where we won the pub quiz at the minigolf course! That was a first for us!

Plans for a new mini golf course in Oxford

There are plans to create a new mini golf course at Bury Knowle Park in Headington, Oxford.

The mini golf would be an addition to the park along with several other activities including table tennis and shuffleboard.

Bury Knowle Park in Headington used to be home to a Swedish Felt B-Run type of minigolf course.

This was the old course at Bury Knowle Park

Back in August 2009 we played that course - along with the layouts at Florence Park in Cowley, and at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park - in one day on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing the old the old course at Bury Knowle Park in the late noughties. How time flies!

It'll be interesting to see if the plans for the new course are approved and I look forward to giving it a play on a revisit to my home city if it does.

Puttstars Mini Golf at Hollywood Bowl Leeds

There's a Puttstars Mini Golf course at the Hollywood Bowl in Kirkstall, Leeds.

The recently refurbished Hollywood Bowl tenpin bowling centre in Kirkstall, Leeds is now home to a 9-hole Puttstars mini golf course too.

Puttstars Mini Golf in Rochdale. Visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in June 2021

The course is the second Puttstars to open in Leeds. There's also a Puttstars Mini Golf venue at The Springs retail and leisure park.

Check out the Puttstars website for more information.

New Crazy Golf at Clarence Pier in Portsmouth

A new Crazy Golf course has opened at Clarence Pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Putt Hutt is an 18-hole indoor Crazy Golf layout and opened at Clarence Pier today (Saturday 5th August).

Check out The Putt Hutt website for more information.

The new course is next door to Treasure Island Adventure Golf, the first place we played crazy golf back in 2006 on what would become our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It'll be interesting to play The Putt Hutt on our next visit to Portsmouth and Southsea.

Swingers Crazy Golf in Las Vegas

A new Swingers Crazy Golf venue is opening in Las Vegas, USA in 2024.

The new Swingers Crazy Golf location will be at MGM's Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Swingers Crazy Golf Las Vegas will be home to five Crazy Golf course spread across three floors.

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf website for more information.

Swingers Crazy Golf began as a pop-up in London, England back in 2014 where it now has two permanent locations. You can also find Swingers Crazy Golf courses in New York City and Washington DC.

Swingers Crazy Golf in London on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour visit in 2019

Mini-Golf at Legoland Windsor

A new Mini-Golf course is opening at Legoland Windsor.

The 9-hole indoor Mini-Golf course will be the world's first to use Lego theming.

The attraction at Legoland is due to open in October.

Visit the Legoland Windsor website for more information about Legoland Adventure Golf.

Legoland Windsor was previously home to an outdoor crazy golf course - called 'Mole-in-One Mini Golf' - but that layout closed in 2013.

New Crazy Golf course in Towyn

A new Crazy Golf course is opening in Towyn, North Wales.

The 12-hole Crazy Golf course is located at the Old School House on Towyn Road.

The outdoor Crazy Golf course will have a castle-theme to it.

Visit the Crazy Golf Towyn Facebook Page for more information.

We've played Crazy Golf in Towyn before - sadly that course was turned into a car park a few years ago!

It'll be nice to swing by Towyn again on our next visit to the North Wales coast.

Mini-Golf plans for Hillsborough Park in Sheffield

There are plans to create a Mini-Golf course at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield.

It'll be another new location to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour if it's created.

Golf It! at Hogganfield Park in Glasgow

The new Golf It! centre in Glasgow opens today (Saturday 5th August).

The venue has been created to appeal to golfers and non-golfers alike and features three Adventure Golf courses, a variety of Pitch & Putt, putting greens, and a large driving range.

Golf It! has been created by the R&A.

Visit the Golf It! website for more information.