Crazy Golf at Stoke Park in Guildford

A look back at our visit to the Crazy Golf course at Stoke Park in Guildford, Surrey on National Miniature Golf Day in 2016.

Back in 2008 the Crazy Golf course in Guildford's Stoke Park became the 75th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Our visit this time was as part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day 2016.

The Swedish Felt B-Run course used to be a 12-hole layout. In 2016 it had grown to be a full 18-holes, and had a very different playing surface - with astroturf 'grass' and raised 'bunkers'.

Check out the photos of the new 18-hole Crazy Golf course layout below.

The course was built by City Golf Europe

It's a very tricky layout

This hole was nigh on impossible to play!

This one was trickier now it has thicker 'grass'

The longest hole on the course

A loop-di-loop with felt on the outside of the obstacle!

Another very difficult hole to play

Jiggers Miniature Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk

A look back at a visit to Jiggers Miniature Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk in 2018.

We played the Jiggers Miniature Golf course that had recently opened at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk back in May 2018.

Jiggers Miniature Golf is a 9-hole minigolf course on the banks of the Meare boating lake. It was a nicely designed and fun layout to play.

The Jiggers Miniature Golf course at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel was the 479th played and 814th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The scorecard from the course is a nice souvenir

We loved the postcard-style of the scorecard

 

 

Visit the Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel website for more information.

The course was built by City Golf

New Mini Golf course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Lambeth

Active Lambeth investing in a new mini golf course at Ferndale Community Sports Centre.

Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Lambeth, London will be home to a new mini golf course as part of Active Lambeth's plans to improve leisure and recreation facilities across the borough.

Visit the Active Lambeth website for more information.

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

Halloween Golf & Spooky Trail at Alton Water in Ipswich

There will be a Halloween Golf & Spooky Trail event running at Alton Water in Ipswich, Suffolk from Saturday 26th October to Sunday 3rd November.

Find out more on the Alton Water website.

My brother Christopher visited the Alton Water Mini-Golf course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in September 2020.

Adventure Golf at Mission Out in Leeds

Mission Out - Epic Outdoor Adventure at Tingley Garden Centre in Leeds has an Adventure Golf course.

The Mission Out Adventure Park in Leeds has an outdoor Adventure Golf course.

Find out more on the Mission Out website.

Halloween Adventure Golf at Golf World Stansted

Golf World Stansted is hosting a Halloween Adventure Golf event.

The Halloween Adventure Golf at Golf World Stansted will be taking place on Thursday 31st October, Friday 1st November and Sunday 3rd November.

Find out more on the Golf World Stansted website.

Glow in the Park, Mini Golf after Dark! at Tredegar Park Mini Golf in Newport

The Tredegar Park Mini Golf course in Newport, Wales will once again be hosting Glow in the Park, Mini Golf after Dark! events this Halloween.

You can play a round of glow-in-the-dark outdoor crazy golf at the 9-hole venue on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October, and Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November.

Check out the Tredegar Park Mini Golf Facebook Page and the course's event ticket site for more information.

It's always nice to see different minigolf events taking place, and glow-in-the-dark outdoor minigolf for Halloween sounds and looks superb.

Halloween Crazy Golf at The National Trust Ickworth Estate

There will be ghoulish crazy golf in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this Halloween.

The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk will have pop-up crazy golf course in the gallery from Saturday 26th October to Sunday 3rd November.

The Halloween-themed 9-hole indoor crazy golf course will be set-up in the West Wing Gallery.

Visit The National Trust Ickworth Estate website for more information, and book your Halloween Indoor Adventure Golf at Ickworth tickets here.

One week until Miniature Golf Day - Saturday 21st September 2024

Where will you be celebrating Miniature Golf Day on Saturday 21st September?

Each year there are two Miniature Golf Days - National Miniature Golf Day is first up on the second Saturday in May, while Miniature Golf Day follows on the 21st September. This year the 21st September falls on a Saturday.

Minigolf did you knows...?

Did you know these things about minigolf?

• The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.
• James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
• A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.
• Crazy Golf is 98 years old in 2024. The first course using the name 'Crazy Golf' opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.
• 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.
• The first Putt-Putt brand miniature golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in 1954.
• There are several Guinness World Records for achievements in Minigolf, Miniature Golf, Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf, and Putt-Putt. The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book featured a whole page about minigolf and you can find details of the records on the Guinness World Records website.
• There are approximately 1,350 miniature golf courses in the British Isles.
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 18 years old in 2024! In that time we've visited over 1,000 courses.
• The Crazy Golf Museum is 14 years old in 2024. The virtual online museum is a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.
• 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.

What are your favourite minigolf facts, stats and did you knows? Get in touch and let us know.

Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea

Playing at Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Caddies Crazy Golf is home to two 9-hole indoor courses.

Each has a distinct design and style, with one course using a fantasy minigolf style, while the other utilises Swedish Felt B-Run 'lanes' as the base for the course. It's a unique set-up and looks very nice.

The Blue course at Caddies Crazy Golf became the 1,020th visited (564th played) while the Red course was the 1,021st visited (565th played) on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out the Caddies Crazy Golf website for more information, opening times and prices. As well as the Southend venue you can also find Caddies Crazy Golf in Crawley.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,064 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

When added to the courses my brother Christopher and his family have visited around the British Isles and Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,111 courses visited!