Sunday, June 18, 2023

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

A look at the Electric Greens Crazy Golf courses at The Tivoli in Cambridge.


Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

We recently swung by The Tivoli indoor entertainment venue in Cambridge and took a look at the two 9-hole minigolf courses there.

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

Visit The Tivoli website for more information and booking details.

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

We arrived in time to have a drink, but not to have a round on either course.

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

One to play another day on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Electric Greens Crazy Golf at The Tivoli in Cambridge

The Tivoli is a former cinema - and in the Art Deco style. It's a very nice looking venue.

The Tivoli in Cambridge

Tredegar Park Mini Golf is reopening

The Tredegar Park Mini Golf course in Newport, Wales is reopening on Saturday 24th June.


Tredegar Park Mini Golf is reopening


The Tredegar Park Mini Golf course was the 192nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in August 2010. It was one of the courses played as part of the 2010 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament).

Tredegar Park Mini Golf in 2010
Hole 9 on the course was an absolute round killer! I wonder what it's like now...?

It'll be interesting to see how the course plays all these years later. From the photos on the course's Facebook Page it looks in nice condition.

Friday, June 16, 2023

Where in the world is this minigolf course?

Can you identify the location of this miniature golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?


Where in the world is this minigolf course?

Thursday, June 08, 2023

Gremlins

The hit film Gremlins was released in the USA on this day in 1984.


What a day at the cinema that must've been - with Ghostbusters out on the same day!

Gremlins causing a scene Totally Stockport Comic Con last year
Gremlins causing a scene Totally Stockport Comic Con last year

Gizmo's in Morecambe, Lancashire is open from 4pm to late - I hope it closes before midnight
Gizmo's in Morecambe, Lancashire is open from 4pm to late - I hope it closes before midnight

Ghostbusters Day

Happy Ghostbusters Day!

The blockbuster film was released in the USA on this day in 1984.

Monday, June 05, 2023

Museum Week 2023

This week is Museum Week.


MuseumWeek

Since 2014 MuseumWeek has grown to include over 60,000 participants from 100+ countries. It has has become the first virtual, worldwide cultural event across social media.

MuseumWeek is an annual offline and online event based on the mechanism 7 days, 7 topics, 7 hashtags.

Find out more on the Museum Week website.


The Crazy Golf Museum


As the Curator of the Crazy Golf Museum it's always nice to be able to support museum initiatives such as MuseumWeek.

The Crazy Golf Museum is the world's first virtual crazy golf museum - a worldwide archive of miniature golf memories, histories and ephemera.

The Crazy Golf Museum - the worldwide archive of miniature golf memories, histories and ephemera
The Crazy Golf Museum


Did you know:
  • The world's first Miniature Golf course was created at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867. The Himalayas is still there now and is a real pleasure to play.
  • The first minigolf course in the USA opened in 1916. James Barber opened the 'Thistle Dhu' layout in Pinehurst, NC.
  • A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games.
  • The very first Crazy Golf course in the UK opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.
  • The first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA in 1926 when Garnet Carter created the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN.
  • The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930. 
  • The first Putt-Putt Golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA back in 1954.
  • National Miniature Golf Day always falls on the second Saturday in May.
  • Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st of September.

            Visit the Crazy Golf Museum website and check out these Crazy Golf Museum-related blog posts for more info.

            Wednesday, May 31, 2023

            Adventure Golf at Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook

            There will soon be two Adventure Golf courses at Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook, Bristol.


            There will soon be two Adventure Golf courses at Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook, Bristol

            Bristol Golf Centre in Hambrook is home to Kong Adventure Golf and will soon add an Around the World themed layout to the venue.

            We looked for the original Pirate Bay Adventure Golf course / Bristol Golf Centre on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour road-trip back in November 2012 and couldn't find it at all. Hopefully on our next trip there we'll be able to better navigate!

            Visit the Bristol Golf Centre and Caddy Gilmore's websites for more information.

            Putt Above Mini-Golf in Bournemouth

            There are plans for a new Putt Above Mini-Golf centre to open in Bournemouth, Dorset.


            There are plans for a new Putt Above Mini-Golf centre to open in Bournemouth, Dorset

            Bournemouth could soon be home to a new minigolf course as a Putt Above Mini-Golf centre is planned to open in the former Argos shop in the town centre.

            The venue would be Putt Above's second location, following the created of their high-tech mini golf venue in Dudley, West Midlands.

            We haven't had a chance to play Putt Above's version of the game yet. It sounds like they've got an interesting twist on the minigolf experience. Rather than moving from hole to hole as you play the course, games at Putt Above are played out on the same 'hole', but with different interactive elements shown on the digital 'lane'!

            Visit the Putt Above website for more information.

            New Adventure Golf at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

            A new Roman-themed Adventure Golf course has opened at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough.


            A new Roman-themed Adventure Golf course has opened at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough

            Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough is now home to two miniature golf layouts.

            The existing 12-hole course at Dobbies Garden Centre in Peterborough is still in place, with the new 18-hole Roman-themed Adventure Golf course sitting next to it.

            Visit the Peterborough Minigolf website for more information about the Roman Golf Empire course.

            Mini-Golf at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire

            There's an 8-hole Mini-Golf course at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire.


            The layout recently re-opened after receiving a refurbishment.

            There's an 8-hole Mini-Golf course at Richmond Swimming Pool in Richmond, North Yorkshire

            Visit the Richmondshire Leisure Trust website for more information.

            Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Poole

            A new indoor crazy golf venue has opened at the Dolphin shopping centre in Poole, Dorset.


            A new indoor crazy golf venue has opened at the Dolphin shopping centre in Poole, Dorset

            Putt Putt Noodle Poole is the latest location opened under the Putt Putt Noodle. There are also Putt Putt Noodle minigolf courses in Norwich, Norfolk and Telford, Shropshire.

            Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf

            Visit the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

            Wednesday, May 24, 2023

            Swedish Felt at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb

            A look at the Swedish Felt minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.


            Many thanks to fellow minigolf enthusiast Martyn Williams for sending these photos of the Swedish Felt minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Swedish Felt Minigolf at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Martyn, of the Welsh Minigolf Club, took the photos of the course while over in Sweden to compete in the City Golf Tour 1 event. 

            Visit the Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb website for more information.

            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            We swung by the Yum Yum Crazy Golf course in Rugby, Warwickshire on our recent visit to the town.


            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            Unfortunately the course and venue looked to be closed down. There is another Yum Yum World on the same street a stone's throw away on the other side.

            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            Crazy Golf at Yum Yum World in Rugby

            The building used to be home to a Woolworths!

            PAR 'N' BAR Cosmic Crazy Golf in Rugby

            We recently made a stop off in Rugby, Warwickshire and spotted the PAR 'N' BAR Cosmic Crazy Golf.


            We didn't have time for a round at the indoor minigolf course on this occasion.

            PAR 'N' BAR Cosmic Crazy Golf in Rugby

            PAR 'N' BAR Cosmic Crazy Golf in Rugby

            Visit the PAR 'N' BAR Cosmic Crazy Golf website for more information on the 9-hole UV course.

            The Lost Treasure of Lyonesse, a Golf Adventure at Land's End

            A new minigolf course has opened at Land's End, Cornwall.


            The Lost Treasure of Lyonesse is a 15-hole indoor adventure golf course with a Cornish Legend theme.

            A new minigolf course has opened at Land's End, Cornwall

            Visit The Lost Treasure of Lyonesse website for more information.

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden

            A look at the minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.


            Many thanks to fellow minigolf enthusiast and international minigolfer Martyn Williams for sending these snaps of the minigolf course at Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden.

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023
            Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb in Sweden. Photo by Martyn Williams, April 2023

            Martyn, of the Welsh Minigolf Club, took the photos of the course while over in Sweden to compete in the City Golf Tour 1 event.

            Visit the Sundbybergs Bangolfklubb website for more information.

            Par ‘n’ Bar Crazy Golf in Scarborough

            A new crazy golf course is opening in Scarborough, Yorkshire.


            The course is being created on the spot of the old Adventure Golf course on North Bay Promenade in Scarborough.

            A new crazy golf course is opening in Scarborough, Yorkshire

            Visit The Tipi Venue website for more information.