Crazy Golf at Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza

There will be a free-to-play festive-themed 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 23rd November.

Find out more on the Christmas in Northwich website.

Mini Golf at Canterbury Christmas Market 2024

There will be an 18-hole Mini Golf course at Canterbury Christmas Market 2024.

The event runs from Friday 15th November to Tuesday 24th December. Find out more on the Canterbury Christmas Market website.

Mini Golf at The Big Christmas Adventure in Ipswich

There will be a 9-hole Mini Golf course at The Big Christmas Adventure at Trinity Park in Ipswich, Suffolk this December.

The event runs from Friday 20th to Tuesday 24th December. Find out more on The Big Christmas Adventure website.

Crazy Golf at Basildon's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a Crazy Golf course at Basildon's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November.

Crazy Golf at Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 23rd November.

Crazy Golf at Burnley's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Burnley's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November.

Treetop Golf at Cabot Circus in Bristol opening in December

The new Treetop Adventure Golf venue is opening at Cabot Circus in Bristol in December 2024.

The venue will be home to two 18-hole indoor adventure golf courses.

You can find other Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Birmingham and Gateshead.

Visit the Treetop Adventure Golf website for more information.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Manchester Arndale

Playing Mini Golf at King Pins at the Manchester Arndale.

We recently played the Mini Golf course at the King Pins at the Manchester Arndale Centre.

The indoor Mini Golf course is a 9-hole layout.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

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Hole 4

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Hole 5

Hole 5

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Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

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Hole 9

Check out the King Pins website for more information on the Mini Golf course, and the other games and activities at the venue.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Manchester Arndale became the 578th played and 1,063rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at the Priory Centre in Worksop

There are plans for a Crazy Golf course as part of the redevelopment of the Priory Centre in Worksop.

The Priory Centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire is being redeveloped to improve the shopping centre and introduce leisure activities including crazy golf, soft play and tenpin bowling.

Visit the Priory Centre website for more information.

It'll be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Putt Putt Social opening in Coventry

The new Putt Putt Social minigolf venue is opening in Coventry on Monday 14th October 2024.

The venue will be home to two indoor crazy golf courses - 'Zen Garden' and 'Tokyo Drift'.

The Putt Putt Social minigolf course in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

You can find other Putt Putt Social indoor minigolf centres in Norwich, Gloucester, Telford, Poole and Bedford.

Check out the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Neon Crazy Golf at Game On in Sittingbourne, Kent

A new indoor Neon Crazy Golf course has opened in Sittingbourne town centre.

The 18-hole Crazy Golf course is now open at Game On in Sittingbourne.

In a twist on 'normal' crazy golf, half of the course is played with a putter on the ground, while the other half is crazy pool and played with a cue.

Check out the Game On Facebook page for more information.

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

Mini Golf at Golf Planet in Santiago, Chile

A look at the Golf Planet Mini Golf course at Open Plaza Kennedy in Santiago, Chile.

Emily visited the Golf Planet Mini Golf course at the Open Plaza Kennedy shopping centre in Santiago, Chile on her recent visit to the South American country.

Circuito de Minigolf is a new name for the game to us

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,064 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

When added to the courses Christopher and his family have visited around the British Isles and Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,111 courses visited!

CenterCup - an Arnold Palmer-themed golf and dining concept

A new Arnold Palmer-themed golf and dining concept is launching in the USA.

CenterCup will feature a 27-hole mini-golf course at the venue in the Butler Shopping Center District of Gainesville, Florida, USA.

The CenterCup concept is a new partnership between 23 Restaurant Services and Arnold Palmer Enterprises.

Check out the CenterCup website for more information.

Hopefully we'll get to visit CenterCup on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are a design classic and include all the elements that make a Crazy Golf course great – the Windmill, the Waterwheel, an Obelisk, ledges, bunkers, traps, flat loops, hills and plateaus – everything laid out to make a course interesting, testing and most of all fun!

They're my favourite type of minigolf course and I've visited most of those that still remain in the UK.

The Arnold Palmer branded miniature golf courses were part of the Arnold Palmer Enterprises empire set-up in 1961 that saw the legendary golfer's name licensed and franchised to a wide-range of activities and products including Dry Cleaning centres and an Arnold Palmer brand foot detergent.

A sign at the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK

By 1966 there were 130 Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the USA, with ten in Japan and some in South Africa.

The first Arnold Palmer Putting Course in the UK opened in Coventry in 1965 and was part of an Arnold Palmer Driving Range. A course was also located at a Driving Range in Sheffield.

Take a look at my blog post about Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK for further information.

Indoor Crazy Golf in Llandudno

There are plans for a new indoor Crazy Golf course in Llandudno.

The new Crazy Golf venue could be opened in the former M&S shop in Llandudno.

We've played minigolf in Llandudno several times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, including the two Adventure Golf courses on the Great Orme mountain in the seaside resort.

New Hole in Wand Magical Mini Golf opening in Murton, Seaham, County Durham

The team at The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf are opening a new indoor minigolf course at the Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre in Murton, Seaham, County Durham.

You can currently find The Hole In Wand minigolf courses in Blackpool, Chester and York.

Visit The Hole in Wand website for more information.

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

New Putt Putt Social course in Coventry

A new Putt Putt Social indoor minigolf venue is opening in Coventry.

The venue will be home to three indoor crazy golf courses.

The Putt Putt Social minigolf course in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

You can find other Putt Putt Social indoor minigolf centres in Norwich, Gloucester, Telford and Bedford.

Check out the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Free Mini Golf at Fremlin Walk in Maidstone

A free to play mini golf course is set-up at Fremlin Walk shopping centre in Maidstone, Kent this month.

Check out the Fremlin Walk website for more details and dates for availability.

Dinosaur mini-golf at Swinton Square in Salford

There's a dinosaur mini-golf course at Swinton Square in Salford until Sunday 11th August.

The 9-hole course is free to play!

Check out the Swinton Square website for more information.

We played the Dino Crazy Golf pop-up at Swinton Square on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2022.

Crazy Golf at the Northwich Piña Colada Festival

Northwich's Piña Colada Festival will see a pineapple-themed Crazy Golf course set up on the High Street.

Northwich Piña Colada Festival takes place on Saturday 17th August and is a free event.

Find out more on the Northwich Piña Colada Festival website.

Crazy Golf in Burnley town centre

Burnley town centre will be hosting a Crazy Golf course as part of a programme of summer activities.

The Crazy Golf course will be set up on St James's Street on Friday 16th and Friday 23rd August. The course will be free to play.

Find out more on the Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) website.