The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze game experience

Memories of playing The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze game experience in Tenby, Wales.

We played The Crystal Maze game at the CC2000 tenpin bowling & entertainment, near Narbeth in Wales back in 2009.

The Crystal Maze was a staple part TV diet during my childhood and teenage years, and it would've been brilliant to go on the show.

During our minigolfing road-trip around the Welsh coast in 2009 we took a break from playing Crazy Golf to visit the Oakwood Indoor Family Entertainment Centre - where we entered The Crystal Maze!

At that time it was the last remaining example of the 'Cyberdrome Crystal Maze' games in the UK. Sadly it closed for good in June 2010. It would've been brilliant to return for a few more games there.

The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze was absolutely superb to play. We think more of them should have been built back in the day. There were only ever eight built - five in the UK, two in Japan, and one in Dubai.

Just like the TV show, games were played in four themed zones - Aztec, Futuristic, Medieval, and Ocean. But unlike the TV show players were guided around the maze by Merlin - a computerised Maze Master.

Aztec Zone

Futuristic Zone

Medieval Zone

Ocean Zone

We managed to win six of the nine games we played, and in the Crystal Dome itself we collected 103 Gold and 28 Silver 'tokens' for a grand total of 75. So we didn't win the "super-duper" prize.

In the Crystal Dome

However, we were first on the leaderboard for the day and got "1st of 1" printed on our souvenir certificate!

At that time the Cyberdrome Crystal Maze was the closest you could get to playing the real Crystal Maze. Now you can play The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience in London and Manchester. The Manchester venue is so close to us that we really ought to get a team together for a game there!

New minigolf courses in the UK

I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses.

I post about new places planned, in development and opening using the 'New course' tag here on the blog.

If you know of a new minigolf, crazy golf, or adventure golf course opening please do get in touch.

How many minigolf courses are there in the UK today?

As of July 2025, our research indicated there were approximately 1,436 minigolf courses around the UK (and the British Isles including Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and other islands). This figure included public courses, as well as those at pay-to-enter attractions, holiday parks, hotels, and other 'non-standard' locations. Some of these courses were also under construction / in development. Over time some locations have also been partially or fully refurbished, while others have completely swapped out an old course for a new one in the same spot. Since our last update we've also discovered and unearthed several courses we didn't previously know about that have opened in the last year or so!

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• New Minigolf Courses in the UK: Mid-Year 2025 Update.
• New minigolf courses in the UK: January 2025
• New course

The Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales

A look at the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, North Wales on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

We first visited the Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the summer of 2009 and have revisited it several times on return trips to the seaside town 

Find out more.

Visit the course's Instagram page to find out more about the 12-hole outdoor adventure golf course.

Related blog posts:

• Rhyl
• Adventure Golf
• Minigolf Course Visit No. 146 - Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf, Rhyl
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf in Rhyl
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:

• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales 1
• Welsh Dragon Adventure Golf course in Rhyl, Wales 2

Crazy Golf at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales

A look at the Drift Park Crazy Golf course in Rhyl, North Wales on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

We first visited the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the summer of 2009 and have revisited it several times on return trips to the seaside town.

Find out more.

Visit the Crazy Golf Rhyl Facebook Page to find out more about the course.

Related blog posts:

• Rhyl
• Crazy Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Minigolf Course Visit No. 145 - Drift Park, Rhyl
• Drift Park Crazy Golf in Rhyl, Wales

Videos:

• Drift Park Crazy Golf in Rhyl, Wales
• Crazy Golf at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales
• A look at the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales 1
• A look at the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales 2
• A look at the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales 3
• A look at the Crazy Golf course at Drift Park in Rhyl, Wales 4

Darts at Queen's Market in Rhyl, Wales

Playing Darts at Queen's Market in Rhyl, Wales.

We called into the new Queen's Market in Rhyl on a recent daytrip to the seaside town. Queen's Market has reopened as a food & drink venue and events space following a full rebuild. While Emily was having lunch there we spotted that there were dartboards and shuffleboard up on the mezzanine. So after a nice wander around the town we popped back for a drink and a few games before we headed home.

Find out more.

Check out the Queen's Market website for more information.

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There are two shuffleboard tables and two foosballs tables at Queen's Market too

Link:

• Queen's Market in Rhyl

A 'Speedy Gonzales' rollercoaster in Rhyl, Wales

A look at a rollercoaster at the funfair on Rhyl Promenade.

Find out more.

There's some excellent info about the rollercoaster on the Coasterpedia website.

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