A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
New Golf Fang opening in Nottingham
Friday, October 20, 2023
Golf Fang crazy golf in Nottingham
A new indoor minigolf venue is opening in Nottingham city centre.
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham
A look at the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf venue 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, Nottingham |
Monday, April 10, 2023
Golf Fang Crazy Golf in Nottingham
There are plans for a new Golf Fang Crazy Golf venue to open in Nottingham.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
New Adventure Golf course in Basford, Nottingham
A new dinosaur-themed Adventure Golf course is opening in Basford, Nottingham.
Friday, February 17, 2023
Scrapyard Golf at Nottingham Bowl
There's a new Scrapyard Golf course at Nottingham Bowl.
Visit the Nottingham Bowl website for more information.
Friday, December 23, 2022
Adventure Golf at Stockhill Park in Nuthall
There are plans for a new 18-hole Adventure Golf course at Stockhill Park in Nuthall, Nottingham.
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Gloryholes Crazy Golf in Nottingham
A look at the Gloryholes Adult Crazy Golf course in Nottingham.
Check out the Gloryholes Crazy Golf website for more information on the courses in Nottingham and Sheffield.
Friday, May 06, 2022
Crazy Golf at The Lion by Olivers in Brinsley, Nottinghamshire
There's a new pub Crazy Golf course at The Lion by Olivers in Brinsley, Nottinghamshire.
Check out The Lion by Olivers website and social media for further details on the 9-hole Crazy Golf course.
Monday, July 26, 2021
Adventure Golf at Leen Valley Golf Club in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
There are plans for a new Adventure Golf Putting course in Nottinghamshire.
Check out the Leen Valley Golf Club website for more information.
Friday, July 16, 2021
New Adventure Golf course at Clipstone Colliery in Nottinghamshire
A new adventure golf course is opening at the former Clipstone Colliery site in Nottinghamshire.
Saturday, April 03, 2021
Adventure Golf at Rufford Abbey Country Park
There's a new Adventure Golf course at Rufford Abbey Country Park in Nottinghamshire.
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Toys R Us at the Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham
A look at a lost shop in Nottingham.
Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending over a snap of the old Toys R Us store at the Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham.
It's great to see the signage is still up.
It's another store for us to visit in the future as soon as it's safe to do so.
It'll be nice to meet up with Jam too as there are a lot of minigolf courses in Nottinghamshire we have yet to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
Former Toys R Us stores
Sadly Toys R Us closed in the UK in April 2018. Luckily there are still remnants of the brand on some retail parks in the UK. I worked in the Gipsy Lane store in Luton, Bedfordshire back in the year 2000.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
New Crazy Golf course heading to Nottingham
Nottingham will soon be home to a new Crazy Golf venue.
A new themed, adults-only Crazy Golf course called Glory Holes is opening in Nottingham.
The 18-hole course, bar and diner will be located in the Hockley area and is scheduled to open in November.
Glory Holes is part of the Curious Venues group of bars and pubs.
Find out more on the Gloryholes indoor crazy golf course website.
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Friday, August 21, 2020
New Caddyshackers Crazy Golf opening in Nottingham
Caddyshackers will be opening a new crazy golf venue in Nottingham.
The city centre venue will be home to a 9-hole and an 18-hole crazy golf layout, with a bar, dartboards and arcade games too.
Caddyshackers in Nottingham is planned to open later this year or in early 2021.
Caddyshackers was originally set-up as an adults-only competitive socialising venue, however they now allow under-18s at certain times.
Visit the Caddyshackers website for more information.
There is an 18-hole Caddyshackers venue in Leicester. It became the 903rd course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we played there last year.
Playing at Caddyshackers in June 2019 |
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
New Crazy Golf course heading to Nottingham
A new Caddyshackers adults-only crazy golf course is planned to open in Nottingham.
Caddyshackers are planning to open a new adults-only crazy golf venue in Nottingham.
The city centre venue will be home to a 9-hole and an 18-hole crazy golf layout, with a bar and dartboards too.
There is an 18-hole Caddyshackers venue in Leicester. It was the 903rd course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we played there last year.
One of the holes at Caddyshackers in Leicester |
Playing the ablutions hole as my mate Brad looks on |
Many thanks to my friend, minigolf rival and sometimes team-mate Jam Trubridge for letting me know about the course news.
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
New Pirate Crazy Golf course at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield
There's a new Pirate Crazy Golf course at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
A new Pirate Crazy Golf course has opened at the Berry Hill Park Café in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It's open at weekends and during school holidays.
We've yet to visit Mansfield and are looking forward to a round on the new Pirate-themed course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf in Nottingham
Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf opening in Nottingham this month.
The new Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf course at Riverside Family Golf Centre is opening on Saturday 21st October.
A friend of my mate and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge spotted the building work at Riverside Family Golf Centre in August. Nottingham and the East Midlands area is seeing a real boom in new Adventure Golf courses!
For more information on the Crazy Putt Lost World Adventure Golf course visit the Riverside Family Golf Centre website.
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- New Adventure Golf course at Riverside Golf Centre in Nottingham
- Nottingham
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
New Adventure Golf course at Riverside Golf Centre in Nottingham
My mate and minigolf rival Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge has sent me more proof of the East Midlands miniglf revolution as ANOTHER course is opening in Nottinghamshire!
Jam's friend Nick Donovan was recently at Riverside Golf Centre in Nottingham and posted a photo showing work underway to build a new miniature golf course at the venue.
The building work by Mini Golf Poland is underway at Riverside Golf Centre in Nottingham. Photo by Nick Donovan |
Emily and I are looking forward to another inland road-trip to visit all the courses in Nottinghamshire. It's crazy how many new minigolf centres are opening up in the area. Jam is in his element living on the doorstep of all these new arrivals!
As well as the new course at Riverside Golf Centre we've got to visit:
- Highfields Park Adventure Golf in Nottingham
- Mr Mulligan's Pirate Golf at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre in Nottingham
- Caddyshack Golf Centre in Mansfield
Our friend Darren Howe and his family recently played the Robin Hood themed Adventure Golf course at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest.
On previous Crazy World of Minigolf Tour adventures in Nottingham we've played at The Lost City Adventure Golf in Nottingham, Doug Fishbone's Leisure Land Golf in Nottingham and Pirate's Landing Adventure Golf at Trent Lock Golf Centre in Long Eaton.
We've also played at minigolf courses in the surrounding area at Coalville, Loughborough and Leicester. As well as in Sheffield and Skellingthorpe on either side of Nottinghamshire. Other courses on our 'to play' list include Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Derby and the Golden Putter Mini Golf course in Rotherham. There are a couple of Crazy Golf courses in parks in Doncaster that we need to check out too.
If you see or hear of any other new minigolf courses in Nottingham, the wider East Midlands region, or indeed anywhere else in the UK do drop us a line or leave a comment on the blog.
Links:
- Riverside Golf Centre
- Mini Golf Poland
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- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Nottingham
Monday, August 07, 2017
Adventure Golf at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest
A look at the Adventure Golf course at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest.
Emily's friend, colleague and minigolf rival Darren Howe was recently on a family holiday at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest and having caught the Crazy Golf bug from Emily had to have a game on the holiday village's Adventure Golf course.
Darren getting ready to loose a shot on one of the archery themed holes |
Darren also managed to nab some of the nice scorecards for inclusion in The Crazy Golf Museum. A fine addition to the archives.
There are two 9-hole courses at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest - the Sherwood Trail and Archer's Way |
The Archer's Way side of the scorecard |
Check out the Center Parcs website for more information.
Links:
- Center Parcs
- Center Parcs Sherwood Forest