The Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne (October 2026)

A look at various Class 555 trains and the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 1st October 2026.

Class 555 trains at West Jesmond station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne

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• Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne (October 2026)

Ghetto Golf in Newcastle

From Ghetto Golf to Golf Fang to Ghetto Golf.

The Golf Fang indoor minigolf venue in Byker, Newcastle has rebranded under its original name of Ghetto Golf.

The Ghetto Golf location at Hoults Yard in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne has seen several new themed holes added to the course as part of the refresh, one of which is based on a Netto supermarket.

Find out more.

You can find Golf Fang / Ghetto Golf crazy golf venues in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We swung by Ghetto Golf in Newcastle on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2019 on our last visit to the city.

We played the Golf Fang course in Nottingham last summer. It was the 1,088th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Lavvy Golf at Golf Fang in Byker, Newcastle

There's a toilet obstacle hole at Golf Fang crazy golf in Byker, Newcastle.

Would you fancy playing this minigolf hole?

Find out more.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information on the brand's courses and venues.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Golf Fang crazy golf in Byker was the 920th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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Mr Mulligans Space Golf in Newcastle upon Tyne

A look back at our visit to play at Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne.

We swung by the Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne on Miniature Golf Day 2018 to play the three courses at the indoor minigolf venue.

The three 9-hole courses on the adventure through Mr Mulligans Space Golf started at the 'Inventors Hangar', then moved through the 'Cosmic Storm' and onto the 'Lunar Crash'.

The theming at the course was really well done, with my favourite section being the Moon.

We've played several Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf courses on our travels, with the three layouts in Newcastle becoming the 841st, 842nd and 843rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. They were the 496th, 497th and 498th courses played.

You can find Mulligans minigolf courses in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Sidcup, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans website for more information on the brand's courses.

Mr Mulligans in Newcastle

Looking back at our visit to play at Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne.

On Miniature Golf Day 2018 we swung by the Mr Mulligans Space Golf course in Newcastle upon Tyne to play the three courses at the indoor minigolf venue.

There are three 9-hole courses on the adventure through Mr Mulligans Space Golf, starting at the 'Inventors Hangar', then moving through the 'Cosmic Storm' onto the 'Lunar Crash'.

The theming at the course is really well done, with my favourite section being the Moon.

We've played several Mr Mulligans Adventure Golf courses on our travels, with the three layouts in Newcastle becoming the 841st, 842nd and 843rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. They were the 496th, 497th and 498th courses played.

The latest two Mulligans Adventure Golf course we played were in Milton Keynes last October where we enjoyed rounds on the 'Enchanted Forest' and 'Underwater Kingdom' 12-hole indoor courses at the Theatre District venue.

You can find Mulligans minigolf courses in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Sidcup, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans website for more information on the brand's courses.

Crazy Golf heading to Eldon Square in Newcastle

Crazy Golf will be part of a new development at Eldon Square in Newcastle city centre.

We've been to Newcastle several times and played a few minigolf courses there. The new venue at Eldon Square will be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Tyne & Wear Metro turns 40 today

The Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system is 40 years old today.

The The Tyne & Wear Metro system opened on this day in 1980. The network was opened in stages between 1980 and 1984 with the trains running on a mixture of old railway routes and new track to bespoke stations.

A Tyne & Wear Metro train crossing the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne

The first route to open was Haymarket to Tynemouth.

A Tyne & Wear Metro service heading into Newcastle from Byker

Street art on the Tyne & Wear Metro

We were in Newcastle and Gateshead for the World Transplant Games last year and while in the area went Space Invader hunting. Three of the mosaic tile pieces by the French street artist Invader can be found at Gateshead Interchange Tyne & Wear Metro station.

Space Invader NCL_21 downstairs in Gateshead Interchange metro station

A closer look at Invader NCL_21

NCL_19 is above ground at Gateshead Interchange

Invader NCL_20 is deep underground at Gateshead Interchange

Mini Golf at Lane7 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Playing the Mini Golf course at Lane7 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

While we were in Newcastle for the World Transplant Games last year we swung by Lane7 for a game of minigolf.

Visit the Lane7 website for more information.

The 9-hole indoor minigolf course at Lane7 was the 840th course visited and 495th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Since our last visit to the North East the team behind Lane7 opened up a new venue called Gutterball Alley. The centre in North Shields is home to tenpin bowling, Guttergolf crazy golf, arcades, karaoke and Ping Pong.

We're looking forward to playing there in the future.

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Junkyard Golf opening in Newcastle upon Tyne

A new Junkyard Golf crazy golf venue is set to open in Newcastle this year.

The new Junkyard Golf venue in Newcastle has been given the green light and will open on Newgate Street in the city centre.

Junkyard Golf Newcastle will be home to three 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses.

The last minigolf course I played before lockdown was at Junkyard Golf on First Street in Manchester back in March.

You can also find Junkyard Golf courses in London, Leeds, Oxford and Liverpool.

Visit the Junkyard Golf website for more information.

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World Art Day - Space Invader street art

Happy World Art Day!

These are a few of the Space Invaders by the street artist Invader I've found on my travels around Manchester, down in London and up in Newcastle.

I'm looking forward to getting out exploring and finding new street art when the coronavirus pandemic is over.

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Minigolf in Newcastle

A look at minigolf courses in Newcastle upon Tyne.

We've been to Newcastle a number of times over the years and played minigolf at the city's various layouts.

Parklands Golf Club Mini Golf

Parklands Golf Club at Gosforth Park is home to an 18-hole Harris Miniature Golf course. We played there in 2009.

Playing Mini Golf at Parklands Golf Club in 2009

Lane7 Mini Golf

Lane7 in the city centre has a very nice 9-hole Mini Golf course. You can find the course next to the bowling lanes in the basement of the competitive socialising venue. We've played the course on both of our recent visits to Newcastle.

Lane7's indoor minigolf course

Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf

Mr Mulligan's Space Golf has three 9-hole courses - the Inventors Hangar, Lunar Crash and Cosmic Storm. We played them all on Miniature Golf Day in 2018.

Playing Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf

Ghetto Golf indoor crazy golf

You can find a Ghetto Golf indoor crazy golf course at Hoults Yard in Byker. We visited when we were last up in Newcastle last summer.

One of the intriguing holes at Ghetto Golf

Junkyard Golf

There is a new Junkyard Golf venue opening in the city this year. The site will be home to three 9-hole crazy golf courses.

Junkyard Golf in Newcastle will be home to three indoor courses

Exhibition Park

There used to be a Crazy Golf course at Exhibition Park. Sadly that is long gone. There is a miniature railway there though.

The lost crazy golf course in Exhibition Park

Other spots for a game in the area

You can also find courses South Shields - Smuggler's Cove Adventure Golf - and Tynemouth - the Lost World Adventure Golf at Tynemouth Park. We played both in 2009.

Smuggler's Cove Adventure Golf at South Shields, Tyneside was the 100th course I played. We've now been to 945 courses

Playing the Lost World Adventure Golf course in Tynemouth

Minigolfing in other Newcastles...

We've also played the miniature golf courses at The Clubhouse Stoke in Newcastle-under-Lyme and at Henllan Station on the Teifi Valley Railway in Newcastle Emlyn.

There's also an Adventure Golf course at Golf Centre Newcastle in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. We haven't played there yet.

Junkyard Golf heading to Newcastle

New Junkyard Golf opening in Newcastle upon Tyne.

A new Junkyard Golf venue is set to open in Newcastle later this year.

Junkyard Golf Newcastle will be home to three 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses.

You can find other Junkyard Golf courses in Manchester, London, Leeds, Oxford and Liverpool.

Visit the Junkyard Golf website for more information.

Crazy Golf at The Clubhouse Stoke in Newcastle-Under-Lyme

A visit to the The Clubhouse Stoke in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

While travelling to Leicester last Thursday we made a stop in Newcastle-Under-Lyme to play the new Crazy Golf course at The Clubhouse Stoke.

The 18-hole indoor minigolf course was the 925th we've visited and 527th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

It was the first Crazy Golf course we've played that had a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man on it!



For more information, opening times and prices visit The Clubhouse Stoke's website.

  

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