Mini Golf at The Leys Recreation Ground in Witney

A look at the Mini Golf course at The Leys Recreation Ground in Witney, Oxfordshire.

I recently swung by The Leys Recreation Ground in Witney, Oxfordshire for a look at the outdoor 9-hole minigolf course.

Find out more.

For more information on the course visit The Coffee Shed website.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Mini Golf course at The Leys Recreation Ground in Witney was the 869th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2019. We've now been to 1,099 courses since September 2006.

Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge

A visit to Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge in the West Midlands.

On my recent visit to Stourbridge in Dudley in the West Midlands I swung by the Aztec Island Adventure Golf course on Mill Race Lane.

Unfortunately the indoor 18-hole adventure golf course wasn't open on this occasion.

We'll have to make a return trip to Stourbridge on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Find out more about Aztec Island Adventure Golf.

Visit the Aztec Island Adventure Golf website to find out more about this indoor course in Stourbridge.

Aztec Island Adventure Golf in Stourbridge is located in an innovative location - I'm intrigued as to what the inside of the unit looks like...!

Mini Golf in the Guinness World Records 2026 Book

There's a minigolf record listed in the 2026 edition of the Guinness World Records book.

You'll have to check out a copy of the book to see which one it is!

Mini Golf in the Guinness World Records 2024 Book

The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book had a whole page dedicated to minigolf records. Including one I hold.

The book also has a crazy golf element on the brilliant cover art challenge.

My Guinness World Record

I'm a Guinness World Record Holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press).

Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield

You can see the full list of courses Emily and I have visited since the 30th September 2006 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page. We're currently at a combined total of 1,099 courses visited over the last 19 years.

At the Southend Pier Crazy Golf course in 2016

Minigolf Guinness World Records

Make sure to visit the Guinness World Records website to see all of the minigolf Guinness World Records.

Netflix House Mini-Golf at the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia, USA

Netflix House will be home to a mini-golf course.

There will be a mini-golf course at the new Netflix House at the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia, USA.

The first of three planned Netflix House locations will have a mini-golf course inside it.

The new Netflix House at the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA opens on Wednesday 12th November 2025.

About Netflix House.

Netflix House is a new entertainment concept from the streaming service, with the physical locations offering people the chance to play and experience branded activities based on TV and film properties.

The first two Netflix House locations are planned for Philadelphia and Dallas in 2025, with a third venue opening in Las Vegas in 2027.

Netflix House is the latest branded entertainment centre that aims to bring together multiple games and activities under one roof.

Top 9 mini-golf at Netflix House

The Netflix House mini-golf at the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia will be a high-tech course called "Top 9" and feature nine holes inspired by fan-favourite stories.

One of those hole designs has been announced to be WWE Raw-themed!

Other Netflix shows to be featured on the indoor mini-golf course at Netflix House include Stranger Things, Bridgerton and Squid Game.

It'll be interesting to see what the location looks like and how the mini-golf course plays. I wonder if there are future plans to roll-out Netflix Houses in other countries too...?

Find out more.

Check out the Netflix House website for more information.

Active Putt & Play mini golf at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, London

A new mini golf course is opening at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, South London.

Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton, South London will soon be home to a new mini golf course called Active Putt & Play.

Active Putt & Play at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton will be an outdoor 15-hole mini golf layout, with obstacles themed and based on iconic landmarks of the local Lambeth area.

Find out more.

Check out the Active Lambeth website for more information on the Active Putt & Play course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new Active Putt & Play course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre will be a new one for us to visit on a return trip to Brixton on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Four months until Christmas Day!

There are now 'just' four months to go until Christmas 2025.

Last November we played the Christmas-themed minigolf course from Lancashire Crazy Golf at the Northwich Christmas Extravaganza

The Rubbish Seaside Book

Picking up the new Rubbish Seaside book in Leeds.

Rubbish Seaside, the new book by Jack Hurley (aka Loud Ribs), was launched in Leeds last month.

Sadly we weren't able to make it to the Rubbish Seaside book launch at the Indie Makers shop in the Leeds Corn Exchange as the traffic from Stockport to Leeds was horrendous. We did however pop into the shop to buy a copy of the book on our recent trip to the city.

Dystopia-on-Sea.

We were immortalised on a piece of Filey artwork by Jack as part of his tongue-in-cheek, affectionate and characterful Rubbish Seaside 'Dystopia-on-Sea' collection!

Crazy Golf Art!

It's ace to have copy of the Rubbish Seaside book gracing our coffee table.

Find out more.

You can see more about the Rubbish Seaside book - and other artwork by Jack - on the Rubbish Seaside / Loud Ribs websites.

Visit the Indie Makers website for info on the shop.

The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf at St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds

A new minigolf course is under construction at St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Hole in Wand's new minigolf venue is opening at St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds on Monday 1st September.

The new indoor crazy golf course will be a 9-hole layout.

You can also find The Hole In Wand miniature golf courses in Blackpool, Chester, York and Seaham.

Find out more.

Check out The Hole in Wand and St Johns Shopping Centre websites for more information.

TGJones in the UK

A look at two new TGJones shops in Leeds.

We saw our first two of the newly branded TGJones shops while in Leeds recently.

The start of July 2025 marked the end of WHSmith on the British high street after 233 years. Following the sale of the business to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital earlier this year WHSmith shops have been undergoing a rebrand to the new name of TGJones.

A sign at TGJones in Leeds city centre

WHSmith on the high street, and travel stores.

There were around 500 high street WHSmith shops, and another 580 travel stores in the UK. The WHSmith shops at railway stations, service stations and airports etc. are not affected by the rebrand as they were not part of the sale.

Toys R Us at TGJones and WHSmith.

It'll be interesting to see how the sale and rebrand affects the relationship between Toys R Us and the two brands. The relaunched Toys R Us brand can be found in sections of some high street and travel hub WHSmith stores, so I imagine there'll be Toys R Us concessions within both TGJones and WHSmith shops too...

Toys R Us returned to the UK shopping scene in 2022 with an online presence and in 2023 with concessions opening inside some WH Smith shops. There are currently over 90 Toys R Us stores open nationwide.

Find out more.

Visit the WHSmith, TGJones and Toys R Us websites for more information on the brands and their locations.

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• From WHSmith to TGJones
• WHSmith
• TGJones
• Retail
• Leeds

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

A look at the Crazy Pool course at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds.

We swung by the new King Pins location at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds while en route to Leeds city centre.

As well as Crazy Pool, King Pins Leeds is home to games including American Pool, Virtual Shooting, Tenpin Bowling, Ice-Free Curling, Duck Pin Bowling, Shuffleboard, Tech Darts, and Karaoke.

We've played Mini Golf at Kings Pins at the Manchester Arndale and the Trafford Palazzo, and Crazy Pool at King Pins' sister brand venues in Manchester (Arndale and Deansgate) and in Leeds city centre (Merrion Street) on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Find out more

Take a look at the King Pins website for more information on the new King Pins venue in Leeds, as well as the other venues in Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, and Belfast (opening soon).

Video Years in Leeds

Spotting a video shop in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

We spotted a sign for the Video Years video shop while having a wander round Leeds city centre on our recent trip to the city.

Video Years has a niche of being a video shop specialising in skateboard VHS & DVDs! It's also housed within a head shop!

Find out more.

Check out the Video Years website for more information.

Related blog posts:

• VHS
• Retail
• Shops
• Leeds
• Video rental shops in the UK (July 2025)

Adventure Golf now open at Cheshunt Park Golf Course

The new Adventure Golf course at Cheshunt Park Golf Course in Hertfordshire is now open.

The course is the first course from PuttShots Mini Golf.

The PuttShots Mini Golf course at Cheshunt Park Golf Centre is an outdoor 18-hole layout.

Find out more.

Visit the Puttshots and Cheshunt Park Golf Course websites for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The PuttShots Adventure Golf course at Cheshunt Park Golf Course will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at The Rock Shopping Centre in Bury

There's a pop-up mini golf course at The Rock Shopping Centre in Bury this August.

The Rock Shopping Centre in Bury, Greater Manchester is celebrating its 15th birthday this year, and to mark the occasion the shopping centre has a pop-up funfair set-up with a range of free-to-play games - one of which is mini golf.

Find out more.

Check out The Rock Shopping Centre website and Facebook Page for more information.

One month until Miniature Golf Day 2025

Miniature Golf Day takes place on the 21st September each year.

Playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

This year Miniature Golf Day is on Sunday 21st September.

Playing Miniature Golf on the Moon at Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle on Miniature Golf Day in 2018

Two 'Miniature Golf Days'.

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day, Miniature Golf Day, is always on the 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

Miniature Golf Day - a day of many names.

Much like the many different names for 'Miniature Golf' itself, Miniature Golf Day (and its sister appreciation day in May, National Miniature Golf Day) goes by many many many different names!

We've seen the days called:

• Global Mini Golf Day
• Global Miniature Golf Day
• Global Minigolf Day
• International Mini Golf Day
• International Miniature Golf Day
• International Minigolf Day
• Mini Golf Day
• Miniature Golf Day
• Minigolf Day
• National Mini Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Minigolf Day
• World Mini Golf Day
• World Miniature Golf Day
• World Minigolf Day
• Worldwide Mini Golf Day
• Worldwide Miniature Golf Day
• Worldwide Minigolf Day

Whatever you call Miniature Golf Day (or Miniature Golf) it's superb to see the day and game being celebrated worldwide.

Crazy Golf at Southport Botanic Gardens on the 21st September 2019

Related blog posts:

• Miniature Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour