Tuesday, June 02, 2026

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

A look at The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf course at St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf course at St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds was the 595th course played and 1,092nd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A map of the indoor course

The entry to hole 1

You tee-off on - and through - a table!

Hole 1

Hole 3

Emily playing hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Emily playing hole 5

Hole 6

Playing hole 6

Hole 9

Where the balls go at the end of the game

A winner's potion!

A well stocked and magical bar

Check out The Hole In Wand website for more information on the Leeds course, and the other venues.

There's some excellent ephemera - including pressed pennies - from The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf

Richard Gottfried

I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.

Monday, June 01, 2026

Urban exploration - Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire

A look at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire.

I had a walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham while visiting the town last August.

Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire (August 2025)

It was such an interesting sight and experience to see an open shopping mall with so few open shops inside it! Really haunting.

As it is no longer viable as a shopping centre there are plans to demolish the shopping centre and regenerate the area.

Photos of the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham.

The Millennium Clock at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire (August 2025)

Plaque about the The Millennium Clock at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire (August 2025)

This entrance / exit to the shopping centre looked nice

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A walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham (August 2025)

Richard Gottfried

A Mace shop in Northampton

Spotting a Mace convenience shop in Northampton.

You don't see many Mace shops these days. There was one at a petrol station I used to drive past in Manchester, but I haven't seen any others in a while.

The Mace brand has had several owners over the years and the Great Britain version of the brand is currently owned by Bestway Wholesale after it acquired Costcutter which had bought the Mace brand from Palmer and Harvey.

According to Wikipedia, the Mace brand disappeared from Great Britain in 2025.

While not active in Great Britain, you can still find Mace shops in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

If still there, the Mace in Northampton may be the last one standing in GB!