Mini Golf Cumberland at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven

Mini Golf Cumberland Edition has opened at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria.

A new indoor Mini Golf course has opened at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria.

Mini Golf Cumberland is a 9-hole layout, with obstacles themed on Cumberland landmarks.

The course opened on Saturday 21st October and closes on Sunday 14th April 2024.

Visit The Beacon Museum website for more information.

As Curators of The Crazy Golf Museum it's nice to see another museum including minigolf as an interactive exhibit to facilitate learning.

We visited Cumbria earlier this year, but didn't have time to visit Whitehaven. Hopefully we'll get to have a game on the Mini Golf Cumberland Edition course at The Beacon Museum on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Robotazia - a robot-themed restaurant in Milton Keynes

On our recent trip to Milton Keynes we spotted a robot-themed restaurant in the Theatre District.

Sadly it was permanently closed.

What a concept though.

The restaurant opened in 2020 and closed earlier this year.

Mini Golf at The Light cinema in Banbury

There's a new mini golf course at The Light cinema in Banbury.

The Light cinema in Banbury, Oxfordshire is now also home to a 10-hole mini golf course.

The course is a film-themed layout.

The indoor glow-in-the-dark crazy golf course will be another new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we're back in my home county.

Visit The Light Banbury's website for more information.

Putt Putt Noodle in Colchester

A new Putt Putt Noodle indoor minigolf venue is planned to open in Colchester.

The katakana characters on the left of the Putt Putt Noodle logo translate as 'Lucky'

There are plans to turn the former Debenhams department store in Colchester, Essex into an indoor crazy golf course.

Visit the Putt Putt Noodle website to find out more about the brand's existing courses.

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

BUNKERS! Crazy Golf opening in Romford

A new BUNKERS! indoor entertainment venue is planned to open in November.

BUNKERS! at The Brewery shopping centre in Romford, Essex will be home to a crazy golf course, shuffleboard, and axe throwing.

Visit the BUNKERS! website for more information about the new venue, as well as the existing BUNKERS! location in Swansea.

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

Golf Fang crazy golf in Nottingham

A new indoor minigolf venue is opening in Nottingham city centre.

A Golf Fang indoor crazy golf venue is opening on Huntingdon Street in Nottingham.

Visit the Golf Fang website for more information on the brand's existing courses.

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

Winning the Weymouth Mini Golf Open

I won the Weymouth Open minigolf tournament on this day in 2008.

The inaugural Weymouth Open minigolf competition was held on the 18-hole Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course at the Weymouth Sea Life Centre at Lodmoor Country Park in Weymouth, Dorset on Sunday 12th October 2008.

I had an excellent career record in Weymouth Open events. As well as winning the individual title in 2008, my team-mate Chris Harding and I were the Weymouth Open doubles champions in 2011.

I was also runner-up in the 2009 and 2011 events and seventh in 2010. In the 2009 tournament Kevin Moseley and I were tied after two rounds and it took 4-holes of a sudden-death play-off to separate us.

The Pirate Adventure Mini Golf course was the 77th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 1,037 courses since September 2006.

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes

There are three 12-hole courses at Volcano Falls Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes.

Volcano Falls Adventure Golf can be found at Xscape in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. We swung by on our visit to the town last Thursday evening.

The three themed courses are Coney Island Carnival, Tropicana Beach Club and Volcano Valley.

You can find other Volcano Falls Adventure Golf courses in Edinburgh and Castleford.

Visit the Volcano Falls Adventure Golf website for further information.

'Pop Up' Summertime Fun in Luton

We missed it.

We revisited our old home town of Luton last weekend and spotted this poster in the window of the old Debenhams advertising the 'Pop Up' Summertime Fun event in Luton's Wardown Park earlier this year. It included free Crazy Golf!

We've spent a lot of time in Wardown Park. The park has had some different courses over the years - including a fibreglass Crazy Golf layout, and a Putting/mini-Pitch & Putt course. It's currently home to an Adventure Golf course.

Wardown Adventure Golf course in Wardown Park, Luton (June 2021)

Wardown Park's first miniature golf course opened on the 19th June 1934 - so our visit in 2021 came 87 years to the day since the first putt was taken in the park!

Aces Minigolf Gloucester is growing

The superb 12-hole miniature golf layout at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gloucester is expanding to become an 18-hole course.

We played the Aces Minigolf Gloucester course in July 2021 to play a few rounds and compete in the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Invitational Tournament - that event was the first minigolf competition we'd played in since 2019 and it was fun to be back in action.

The new holes will be on the other side of the fence on the right hand side

It'll be interesting to see what the new 6-holes look and play like.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester

Check out the Aces Minigolf Gloucester Facebook Page for more information, opening times and prices.

Aces Minigolf Gloucester was the 967th course visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 550th played since September 2006.

LEGOLAND Adventure Golf in Windsor is now open

The new LEGOLAND Adventure Golf course at LEGOLAND Windsor in Berkshire has opened.

There are four indoor minigolf courses including space, city, medieval, and pirate themes.

Visit the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort website for more information.

New Adventure Golf in Ombersley, Worcestershire

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course in Ombersley, Worcestershire.

The dinosaur-themed course is planned to open at Knott Field Nurseries near Ombersley.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

A look at the Charity Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

We recently found that the Woburn Sands Emporium garden centre was home to a Charity Crazy Golf course, so we had to head along for a game.

A view of the course from hole 1

The hut

The scarecrow proprietor

It's always fun finding a minigolf course we didn't previously know about. And superb when it's a unique layout.

Emily tees-off

The Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium certainly was different, and it was brilliant to play the 7-hole course!

Emily on hole 5

Emily playing the windmill hole 3

The Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium was the 1,037th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A combined 1,037 miniature golf courses visited

A view of the course from hole 7 (the flag is from when the course had 9 holes)

In our minigolf match I took the win with a score of 17 to Emily's 18. It had been close for the first six holes, with Emily ahead by one shot. But the final hole was a round wrecker and game killer. Emily played first and shot a 6, while I was able to hit a 4 and take the win.

Playing hole 6

Photos of the 7-hole Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium (October 2023)

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Visit the Woburn Sands Emporium website for more information about the course and the garden centre's charity partners. It's an excellent garden centre with plenty to see and do there.

Crazy Golf at Challenge Point Manchester

There's a new indoor minigolf course in Manchester.

Challenge Point Manchester is now open in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The venue is home to a Crazy Golf course, but one with a difference.

The Crazy Golf course is one of five crazy mini games at the venue. Teams are tasked with trying to win as many points as possible by playing each of the mini challenges in their overall game.

As well as Crazy Golf, competitors need to tackle a Laser Maze, play Tokyo Tanks (remote control tanks), dive into a Ball Pit, and play a shooting game.

Visit the Challenge Point Manchester website for more information.

World Octopus Day

Today is World Octopus Day.

We've seen quite a few octopuses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

New Mini Golf course at Sunderland Bowl

Sunderland Bowl will soon have a new Mini Golf course.

A new indoor Mini Golf course is opening at Sunderland Bowl in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear this month.

Visit the Sunderland Bowl website for more information.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium, October 2023

Playing the Charity Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium in Milton Keynes.

On our recent trip to visit our old home town of Luton we stayed in Milton Keynes and on the drive between MK and Luton stopped off at the Woburn Sands Emporium.

The Woburn Sands Emporium garden centre is home to a Charity Crazy Golf course raising money for Willen Hospice.

It's always fun finding a minigolf course we didn't previously know about. And superb when it's a unique layout. The Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium certainly was different, and it was brilliant to play the 7-hole course!

The Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium was the 1,037th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Check out the Woburn Sands Emporium website for more information. It's an excellent garden centre with plenty to see and do there.

Boom Battle Bar in Canterbury

There's a new Boom Battle Bar in Canterbury, Kent.

The venue is home to a 'Crazier Golf' minigolf course among other indoor competitive socialising activities.

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

A look at the 999th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The 999th course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 9-hole Mini-Golf layout at Prospect Park in Reading, Berkshire on the 2nd September 2022.

Visit the course website for more information.