Mini Golf at Roxy Ball Room on Deansgate in Manchester

A revisit to the Mini Golf course at Roxy Ball Room on Deansgate in Manchester.

We've played the Mini Golf course at Roxy Ball Room on Deansgate a few times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and really enjoyed seeing in the New Year there a few years ago. It was an 18-hole course at that time.

On our latest visit we found that six of the holes have been removed to make way for an indoor, ice-free curling game area! We've not tried curling yet, the game looked to be proving popular.

Check out the Roxy Ball Room website for more information.

From Blockbusters NQ to Rewind NQ in Manchester

The video rental shop themed bar formerly known as Blockbusters NQ is now known as Rewind NQ.

The inside of the bar is still packed with old VHS tapes!

It was fun having a drink in a 'video shop' speakeasy.

Check out the Rewind NQ website for more information.

Adventure Golf at Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate 2024

There will be a Winter Forest Adventure Golf Trek at Santa’s Christmas Funland in Harrogate this December.

Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate runs from the 14th to the 24th December.

Find out more on the Santa’s Christmas Funland Harrogate event website.

Coney Island Carnival Golf at Volcano Falls in Milton Keynes

Playing Volcano Falls Adventure Golf Coney Island Carnival Golf course in Milton Keynes.

Emily played the Coney Island Carnival Golf at Volcano Falls Adventure Golf at Xscape in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire earlier this month.

The course is one of three indoor courses at the venue along with the Tropicana Beach Club course and the Volcano Valley layout.

Coney Island Carnival Golf at Volcano Falls became the 576th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It was the 1,034th visited when we swung by last October.

You can find Volcano Falls Adventure Golf venues in Milton Keynes, Castleford and Edinburgh.

Check out the Volcano Falls Adventure Golf website for more information.

Photos of the Coney Island Carnival Golf course at Volcano Falls Adventure Golf at Xscape in Milton Keynes.

Minigolf and Pit-Pat at Olympiapark München

A look at the Minigolf and Pit-Pat courses at Olympiapark München.

The Olympiapark München is home to a Miniature Golf course that was set-up in the athletes village for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

Our friend Kevin Moseley recently visited Olympiapark München while on holiday in Germany and sent us this snap of the minigolf and Pit-Pat layouts.

Minigolf and Pit-Pat at Olympiapark München. Photo by Kevin Moseley, October 2024

It's always nice to see different courses around the world. The Minigolf and Pit-Pat courses at Olympiapark München have been on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour to visit list since we found out about them.

You can find more information on the Olympiapark München and the Minigolf & Pit-Pat Olympiapark München websites.

Crazy Golf at the Priory Centre in Worksop

There are plans for a Crazy Golf course as part of the redevelopment of the Priory Centre in Worksop.

The Priory Centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire is being redeveloped to improve the shopping centre and introduce leisure activities including crazy golf, soft play and tenpin bowling.

Visit the Priory Centre website for more information.

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

Adventure Golf at Allerton Manor Golf Club

Allerton Manor Golf Club in Liverpool is building an adventure golf course as part of developments at the club.

Visit the Allerton Manor Golf Club website for more information.

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

Happy Back to the Future Day 2024

Today is Back to the Future Day.

Back on the 13th March 2020 I got to see a DeLorean time machine at MediaCity in Salford. How different times were then!

In October 2020 we found a video rental shop in Little Lever, Bolton stocked with loads of VHS tapes. It was like stepping back in time!

I got to see my first DeLorean in real life at the Didsbury & South Manchester Car Show in Didsbury Park back in July 2019

Charity Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium

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

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

Last year we heard that the Woburn Sands Emporium garden centre was home to a Charity Crazy Golf course, so we had to head along for a game when next in the area.

A view of the course from hole 1

The hut

The scarecrow proprietor

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

Emily tees-off

The Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium certainly was different, and it was fun 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.