An old Pontin's Crazy Golf postcard from Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at a minigolf postcard from our collection.

Here's a long-lost crazy golf course depicted on a Pontin's multi-view postcard of the Hemsby Holiday Village in Hemsby, Norfolk.

PONTIN'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE, HEMSBY, NORFOLK R5713 by Photo Precision Limited, St Ives. Unposted, undated

The layout is of the Eternit Miniature Golf style - a rarity in the UK.

Related blog posts:

• Postcards
• Pontin's
• Hemsby

A Great Yarmouth miniature golf postcard from 1927

Stepping back in time for a look at minigolf in Great Yarmouth in the 1920s.

One of the earliest miniature golf postcards I have in my collection is this one showing the Putting Green on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927

The postcard was sent to Hayes, Middlesex on the 11th November 1927.

You can see the Hippodrome in the left of the image and this building is still standing and is the Hippodrome Circus on St George's Road. If you visit now you'll find a row of buildings in front of the Hippodrome itself!

You will also find that there is still a minigolf course on the same spot as the Putting Green.

Now called Castaway Island Adventure Golf the site was an Arnold Palmer Putting Course that we played a number of times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Happy 16th birthday to the Crazy Golf Museum

The Crazy Golf Museum is 16 years old today.

Many happy returns to the Crazy Golf Museum as it marks its 16th birthday today.

I set-up the museum with Crazy Golf legend, the late Tim 'Ace Man' Davies back on the 15th July 2010.

Since then the virtual online museum has continued to be filled to make it a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.

It's certainly been a very interesting 16 years!

A BIG thank you to everyone who has shared their minigolfing memories, crazy golf items and adventure golf updates over the years. The Crazy Golf Museum is looking forward to continuing the promotion of the game for many more years to come.

Visit the Crazy Golf Museum's website and social media for information, photos, items, ephemera, stories, videos, postcards, games and more...

If you'd like to contribute any minigolf items, merchandise, course history, current developments or guest blog posts please do get in touch.

Putt'n Score - a minigolf game

A look the Putt'n Score minigolf game.

The battery operated game by Hilco sees up to three players putt on a rotating minigolf green.

Have you played Putt'n Score before?

The Waddingtons Crazy Golf Machine board game from 1995

This is the Crazy Golf Machine board game from Waddingtons.

It's a superb board game and a lot of fun to play. The set was created in 1995 and comes with all you need to play a round, from 'clubs' to balls and a whole host of crazy obstacles to putt through.

There was also a version released in the USA called the Goofy Golf Machine.

Have you played either of them? Do you know of any other variations of it?

International Museum Day

Today is International Museum Day.

International Museum Day is an international day held annually and is coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

About International Museum Day.

International Museum Day is organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and has been held each year since 1977.

The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness about the fact that "Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples."

Find out more on the International Council of Museums (ICOM) website.

The Crazy Golf Museum.

The Crazy Golf Museum is celebrating it's 16th year in 2026. The worldwide archive of miniature golf memories, histories and ephemera opened it's online doors to the world on the 15th July 2010.

Check out the Crazy Golf Museum's website and social media links.

Latest minigolf items collected

A look at some of the recent items added to our minigolf collection.

We've been to several minigolf courses over the last few months and in doing so have picked up some new items to add to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and Crazy Golf Museum collections and archive.

My brother Christopher and his family have also been to courses here in the UK, in the Netherlands, and in Thailand so we've been able to add some minigolf scorecards and ephemera from them too!

Check out the items below.

3D Minigolf PC CD-ROM

3D Minigolf PC CD-ROM

A scorecard from the Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

A scorecard from the Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

A scorecard from the Mini-Golf course at Clippesby Hall in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard from Gator Golf at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England

A crown from King Pins - the venues in the UK are home to a range of games including mini golf and crazy pool

A scorecard (German language side) from the miniature golf course at the Landal Holiday Park Het Vennenbos in the Netherlands. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard (Dutch language side) from the miniature golf course at the Landal Holiday Park Het Vennenbos in the Netherlands. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard from the Landmark Golf miniature golf course at The Kiosk in Russell Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

A scorecard from the Landmark Golf miniature golf course at The Kiosk in Russell Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

A pen from the Landmark Golf miniature golf course at The Kiosk in Russell Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

A pen from the Landmark Golf miniature golf course at The Kiosk in Russell Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

A scorecard from The Lost Valley Aztec Adventure Golf course at The Valley in Evesham, Worcestershire, England

A scorecard from The Lost Valley Aztec Adventure Golf course at The Valley in Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Minigolf Magazin from Germany. Minigolf Magazin is the official magazine of the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband

Minigolf Magazin from Germany. Minigolf Magazin is the official magazine of the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband

A scorecard from Khao Lak Mini Golf in Khuekkhak, Thailand. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard from the Mini-Golf course at The HangOut Khao Lak at Bang Niang Market in Khuekkhak, Thailand. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A Christmas 2025 brochure from Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

A scorecard from Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

A free game pass from ORB Mini Golf, a Glow in the Dark Mini Golf course in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard from ORB Mini Golf in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A scorecard from ORB Mini Golf in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Collected by Christopher Gottfried on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A leaflet from Putt Putt Social in Gloucester, England

A leaflet from Putt Putt Social in Gloucester, England

A review card from Putt Putt Social in Gloucester, England

A scorecard from Putt Putt Social in Gloucester, England

A scorecard from Putt Putt Social in Gloucester, England

A pencil from Putt U Miniature Golf in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

A pencil from Putt U Miniature Golf in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

A pencil from Roxy Ball Room in England (used to score games of Crazy Pool)

A pencil from Sneaky Links crazy golf in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Related blog posts:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Scorecards
• Pencils
• Pens
• Ephemera
• Free Game Pass
• Leaflet
• Minigolf Magazin
• The Crazy Golf Museum

Links:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• The Crazy Golf Museum

R.I.P. Tim 'Ace Man' Davies

It was incredibly sad to hear of the passing of my friend and crazy golf legend Tim 'Ace Man' Davies.

I first met Ace Man in person at the 2007 BMGA British Masters at Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea where I was making my tournament debut. Characteristically he was with another legend of the game, John 'Big Top Ted' McIver, and the pair had been at the course very early to get as much practice in as possible. Tim & Ted were both incredibly welcoming - and had been so for many months before I made my first appearance at an event, through the MiniatureGolfer.com website and forum.

Tim 'Ace Man' Davies and 'Squire' Richard Gottfried at the 2007 BMGA British Open at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent, England

The old MiniatureGolfer.com forum was a brilliant place to find out about crazy golf in the UK and speak with a whole host of characters. Ace Man had poured hours of time and effort into the website and forum to get the word out about crazy golf, and this certainly inspired people to get involved in the game and the sport.

Tim's list of 600 or so minigolf courses in the British Isles was the starting point of what became me and Emily's Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and we spent many years updating the list and website with Tim.

As Tim and I were both keen collectors of minigolf items and ephemera we created the Crazy Golf Museum in 2010, and this continues to be a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.

One of the first pieces of minigolf coverage I ever saw was the excellent Grudge Match on Channel 4, a documentary about the rivalry between Tim & Ted! This is still available to watch on demand and I recommend you give it a look!

Tim was a friend, rival, colleague and mentor and will be greatly missed.

My thoughts are with Tim's family at this time.

R.I.P. Ace Man.

Emily Gottfried and Tim Davies at the 2009 BMGA British Open at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent, England

Richard Gottfried and Tim Davies at the 2008 Nations Cup at Manse Ratagolf Club in Tampere, Finland

Richard Gottfried and Tim Davies eating Rotten Shark at Harald Viking Restaurant in Finland after the 2008 Nations Cup of Minigolf

Minigolf Magazin from Germany

Now in the Crazy Golf Museum - further editions of Minigolf Magazin.

Minigolf Magazin is the official magazine of the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband.

Find out more.

Visit the German Minigolf Federation / Deutsche Minigolfsport Verband website for more information.