Mini Golf at Clubhouse Meadowhall

A new indoor entertainment venue is opening at Meadowhall in Sheffield.

Clubhouse Meadowhall will be home to mini golf, tenpin bowling and more when it opens at the shopping centre.

Visit the Clubhouse website for more information.

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

The Empourium in Stafford

A new competitive socialising venue is opening in Stafford.

Stafford will soon be home to a new competitive socialising venue called The Empourium.

The Empourium will feature a number of indoor games, including crazy golf.

The venue will also have Darts, Pool, Shuffleboard, Beer Pong, Bowling and Table Tennis.

The Empourium is scheduled to open on Thursday 10th November.

Visit The Empourium's Facebook Page for more information.

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

Golf Fang in Sheffield

The Golf Fang crazy golf venue is now open in Sheffield.

The 18-hole indoor crazy golf course is on John Street.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

You can find other Golf Fang crazy golf venues in Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow. With a new location opening in Leeds soon.

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

The Golf Fang brand was previously known as Ghetto Golf.

One Under Mini Golf in Glasgow

A new mini golf course has opened in Glasgow, Scotland.

One Under Mini Golf has opened on Albion Street in Glasgow.

The indoor minigolf venue is also home to car racing and a bar.

Visit the One Under website for more information.

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

Gloryholes Crazy Golf in Lincoln

Lincoln will soon be home to a new Crazy Golf venue.

Gloryholes crazy golf is opening in Lincoln

The team at Gloryholes Crazy Golf are opening a new adults-only course in Lincoln this September.

The 13-hole course and bar will be located on Lincoln High Street.

There are Gloryholes Crazy Golf venues in Nottingham and Sheffield.

Find out more on the Gloryholes indoor crazy golf course website.

Putters Crazy Golf at the Urban Playground in Manchester

A look at Putters Tech-Infused Crazy Golf at the Urban Playground in the Manchester Arndale Centre.

The Urban Playground at the Manchester Arndale Centre is home to three 9-hole indoor tech-infused Crazy Golf courses.

Check out the Urban Playground website for more information.

Quest Krazy Golf

A look back at the Quest Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.

We headed to Dudley to play the Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre nine years ago this weekend.

Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre

The challenging 9-hole course was the 528th we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Sadly the unique and colourful layout is no longer there.

Krazy Golf course at Merry Hill shopping centre

Golf Fang Crazy Golf opening in Sheffield

A new 18-hole indoor Crazy Golf course is opening in Sheffield.

Golf Fang will be located in John Street. It'll be the second Golf Fang venue from the team behind Ghetto Golf. There are Ghetto Golf courses in Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

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

Par 59 mini golf opening in Cardiff

The new Par 59 minigolf venue in Cardiff, Wales is opening on Friday 18th March.

Par 59 will feature two 9-hole indoor mini golf courses along with a bar and restaurant.

The Par 59 brand is backed by footballer Gareth Bale.

Visit the Par 59 website for more information.

It'll be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour next time we're in the city.

Putters Crazy Golf at the Urban Playground in the Manchester Arndale Centre

The Urban Playground in the Manchester Arndale Centre is opening soon.

We were in Manchester on Saturday and swung by the new Urban Playground in the Arndale Centre to see if it was open yet.

It wasn't.

It does look like the venue is almost finished though.

The Urban Playground will be home to Putters Crazy Golf - a high-tech minigolf course.

We first took a look at the Urban Playground Mini Golf at the Arndale Centre in Manchester last October.

It'll be a new place to play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Visit the Urban Playground website for more information.

New Birdies Crazy Golf course opening in London

A new Birdies Crazy Golf venue is opening in Angel, London.

The team at Birdies Crazy Golf are creating a new venue at the Angel Central shopping centre in North London.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we're next in the capital.

We played the first Birdies pop-up crazy golf course when it was in The Vaults underneath Waterloo station in 2015. Back then it was among the first wave of new-style of 'competitive socialising' miniature golf venues in London.

Birdies Crazy Golf also has a course in Battersea, London. We've yet to play there.

Visit the Birdies Crazy Golf website for more information.

Plonk Golf at Borough Market in London

A new Plonk Golf minigolf course is opening at Borough Market in London.

The team at Plonk Golf are opening a new 9-hole indoor crazy golf course at Borough Market in Southwark, London.

You can also find Plonk Golf courses at London Fields, the Horniman Museum and Camden Market.

Check out the Plonk Golf website for more information.

We've visited a number of Plonk Golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since the first of the brand's layouts was created in Dalston back in 2015.

Plonk Golf in Shoreditch in 2019

Crazy Golf at the Brighton Christmas Festival

There will be a Crazy Golf pop-up at the Brighton Christmas Festival.

Globetrotters Crazy Golf will be set-up at the Brighton Christmas Festival in Victoria Gardens.

Check out the Brighton Christmas Festival and Globetrotters websites for more information.

It's always interesting finding out about new minigolf courses and Christmas pop-ups.

Globetrotters Bar & Golf

Looking on the Globetrotters Bar & Golf website the 9-hole pop-up course at the Christmas Festival is the first event from the business and there are plans for a permanent venue in Brighton in 2022.

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

Boom: Battle Bar opening in Ipswich

A new Boom: Battle Bar will open in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The new Boom: Battle Bar planned for the Buttermarket in Ipswich has been given the green light and is scheduled to open in February 2022.

The new competitive socialising venue in the town centre will be home to minigolf, shuffleboard, beer pong, axe throwing and more.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we're next back in Emily's home town.

We played the Crazier Golf course at the Boom: Battle Bar in Norwich earlier this year.

The Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar in Norwich

There are plans for lots of new Boom: Battle Bar indoor entertainment venues to open in the coming months.

Boom: Battle Bar

Miniature Golf is a big part of the retailtainment boom, with courses opening as standalone entertainment activities, or as part of large shoppingtainment leisure offerings in shopping centres, malls, high streets and retail parks.

Urban Playground Mini Golf at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

A new indoor mini golf course is opening as part of the new Urban Playground at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester.

A new competitive socialising venue is opening at the Arndale Centre in Manchester and one of the activities on offer will be mini golf.

The Urban Playground in Manchester is opening sometime this year and will be home to the indoor miniature golf course, The Cube Live and food & drinks.

Putters Mini-Golf at the Urban Playground will be a tech-based course. Visit the Urban Playground website for more information.

The Urban Playground will be another new local venue for us.

The Urban Playground entertainment centre is being created by the Mellors Group who own Skegness Pier and Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells. We've played minigolf at Fantasy Island before. The course there was underneath a rollercoaster! There's a new Lava Creek Adventure Golf course we haven't yet had a go on at Fantasy Island too.

Par-59 Crazy Golf opening in Cardiff

The new Par-59 Crazy Golf venue is opening in Cardiff next year.

Plans are still going ahead for the Par-59 Crazy Golf venue to open in Cardiff, Wales. The location was originally going to be at the Capitol Shopping Centre in Cardiff city centre, however plans have changed with the site now opening in a former nightclub on St Mary Street.

The Par-59 brand is being opened by footballer Gareth Bale and is set to open in Spring 2022.

Par-59 will feature three 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses along with a bar and restaurant.

Visit the Par-59 website for more information.

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

Visiting Boom: Battle Bar in Norwich

Playing the Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar in the Castle Quarter shopping and entertainment centre in Norwich, Norfolk.

We stayed in Norwich for part of our East Anglian road-trip last month and the second miniature golf course we played was the Crazier Golf layout at the first Boom: Battle Bar location in the Castle Quarter shopping and entertainment venue in the city centre.

The 9-hole course differs from 'standard' crazy golf courses as not all of the holes require the use of your putter and ball! Some of the obstacles require you to pump the ball, or launch it, via another mechanism. There's also a timed hole which is fun to play.

Our match-up was close and I picked up the win by one-shot with a 23-24 scoreline. Working out the scores was interesting as the holes don't necessarily have a stroke score - on the 4th I took 37:42 to play out the hole, while Emily took 46:08. On the 7th and 9th we had to race each other to figure out our points score!

Photos of the 9-hole Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar

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Check out the Boom: Battle Bar website for more information.

The Crazier Golf course at Boom: Battle Bar in Norwich was the 970th course Emily and I visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Combining the courses we've visited with those that my brother Christopher - a founding member of the tour - has too it was the 1,000th course we've been to overall!

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