Friday, November 15, 2024

Crazy Pool courses at Roxy Ball Room

Where to find Crazy Pool courses at Roxy Ball Room.


Crazy Pool at the Manchester Arndale Roxy Ball Room
Crazy Pool at the Manchester Arndale Roxy Ball Room

We've visited several Roxy Ball Room locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - the first being the Leeds Boar Lane venue back in 2016.

You can find Roxy Booze & Ball Games locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and York.

The locations have a mix of indoor competitive socialising options, games and entertainment.

Where to find Crazy Pool courses

There are Crazy Pool courses at Roxy Ball Rooms at Birmingham (Victoria Square), Leeds (Merrion Street), Leicester (Humberstone Gate), Liverpool (Hanover Street), Manchester (Arndale), Nottingham (The Cornerhouse), Sheffield (Charter Square) and York (The Stonebow).

Crazy Pool at the Manchester Arndale Roxy Ball Room
Crazy Pool at the Manchester Arndale Roxy Ball Room

Visit the Roxy Ball Room website for more information, prices and opening times.


Roxy Ball Room

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Roxy Ball Room opening in London in 2025

Roxy Ball Room will be rolling out its brand of indoor competitive socialising and indoor entertainment in London next year.


Roxy Ball Room

Keep an eye on the Roxy Ball Room website to find out more about the new Roxy Ball Room London venue opening at St Mary Axe next to The Gherkin.

Roxy's London St Mary Axe will be home to a Crazy Pool course, as well as many of the brand's other popular games including Tech Darts, Ice-Free Curling and American Pool.

We've visited several of the Roxy locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - the first being the Leeds Boar Lane venue back in 2016.

You can find Roxy Booze & Ball Games locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and York.

The locations have a mix of games including Roxy Golf and Crazy Pool.

Where to find Roxy Golf indoor minigolf courses

You can play Roxy Golf at Roxy Ball Rooms at Leeds (Boar Lane), Manchester (Deansgate) and Liverpool (Cavern Quarter).

Roxy Golf at Roxy Ball Room

Where to find Crazy Pool courses

There are Crazy Pool courses at Roxy Ball Rooms at Birmingham (Victoria Square), Leeds (Merrion Street), Leicester (Humberstone Gate), Liverpool (Hanover Street), Manchester (Arndale), Nottingham (The Cornerhouse), Sheffield (Charter Square) and York (The Stonebow).

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room

Visit the Roxy Ball Room website for more information on the venues, prices and opening times.


Roxy Ball Room

Putt & Play from Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl's minigolf brand has courses in four locations.


Puttstars Mini Golf at Rochdale Riverside

Putt & Play from Hollywood Bowl is the new name for Puttstars.

You can find Putt & Play courses in Harrow, Peterborough, Rochdale and Leeds Thorpe Park.

There are also minigolf courses at the Hollywood Bowl centres in Colchester, Leeds Hollywood Bowl, Stockton and York.

Find out more on the Putt & Play from Hollywood Bowl website.


We've played at the Rochdale centre on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza

There will be a free-to-play festive-themed 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 23rd November.


There will be a free-to-play festive-themed 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire on Saturday 23rd November

Find out more on the Christmas in Northwich website.

Mini Golf at Canterbury Christmas Market 2024

There will be an 18-hole Mini Golf course at Canterbury Christmas Market 2024.


There will be an 18-hole Mini Golf course at Canterbury Christmas Market 2024

The event runs from Friday 15th November to Tuesday 24th December. Find out more on the Canterbury Christmas Market website.

Mini Golf at The Big Christmas Adventure in Ipswich

There will be a 9-hole Mini Golf course at The Big Christmas Adventure at Trinity Park in Ipswich, Suffolk this December.


There will be a 9-hole Mini Golf course at The Big Christmas Adventure at Trinity Park in Ipswich, Suffolk this December

The event runs from Friday 20th to Tuesday 24th December. Find out more on The Big Christmas Adventure website.

Mini-Golf at Hollywood Bowl Leeds

There's a mini-golf course at Leeds Hollywood Bowl.


There's a mini-golf course at Leeds Hollywood Bowl

The 9-hole indoor mini-golf course at the Hollywood Bowl in Leeds will be a new one for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out the Hollywood Bowl Leeds website for more information.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Crazy Golf at Basildon's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a Crazy Golf course at Basildon's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November.


There will be a Crazy Golf course at Basildon's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November

Friday, November 08, 2024

Crazy Golf at Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 23rd November.


There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 23rd November

Video Rental at Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport

The new series of BBC comedy The Power of Parker is filming in Stockport.


Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport

We noticed the former Bright House shop on Princes Street was opened up and being filled with old electrical items earlier this week and guessed that The Power of Parker was going to be filming there again. The first series of the show was set in Stockport in November 1990, and the shop unit was used as the location of 'Parker's Power & Electricals' electrical goods shop.

Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport

Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport

The shop window displays include some TV's from the era, as well as Video Rental cases!

Video Rental at Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport

Video Rental at Parker's Power & Electricals in Stockport


Stockport's streets are a familiar sight on screen as parts of the town have appeared in a range of TV shows, films, and adverts.

We're looking forward to watching the new series of The Power of Parker when it airs.

Thursday, November 07, 2024

Crazy Golf at Burnley's Christmas Lights Switch-On

There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Burnley's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November.

There will be a free to play Crazy Golf course at Burnley's Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 16th November

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Crazy Pool opening at Roxy Lanes in Bristol

Roxy Lanes on Union Street in Bristol is adding Crazy Pool to its activities.


Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room

A new 9-hole Crazy Pool layout is being added to the games and activities on offer at Roxy Lanes on Union Street in Bristol.

Crazy Pool is a mix of crazy golf and cue sports, with the game played on a table using a golf ball to tackle obstacles, and played with a cue rather than a putter.

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
This is one of the Crazy Pool tables/holes at our local Roxy Ball Room in Manchester

Visit the Roxy Lanes website for more information.

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

From a minigolf course to a hotel and drive-thru

The site of England's first-ever Crazy Golf course is in the process of being turned into a hotel and drive-thru.


The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)
The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

A new Travelodge hotel and Starbucks drive-thru are being built on the location of England's first Crazy Golf course.

The Original Crazy Golf course on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire has been derelict since 2018, and work is progressing on the site with the new businesses set to open in 2025.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)
The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

England's first Crazy Golf opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926 and the game has become widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)
The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf became the 363rd course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's sad to hear about the loss of this piece of miniature golf history. I'm glad we got to visit the course when we did in 2011 and 2015.

The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)
The Original Crazy Golf course in Skegness (2015)

We've also got some nice old postcards of the course in our collection, including this one when it was known as 'Craz-e-Golf'.

Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977
Craz-e-Golf at Skegness by E.T.W Dennis & Sons Ltd S.2142 postally used on 21 June 1977

Skegness is home to several other minigolf courses. We've haven't been there since 2015, but did visit as many as we could the last time. At least one new adventure golf course has opened there since then.

We'll have to revisit and see what's changed...

Treetop Golf at Cabot Circus in Bristol opening in December

The new Treetop Adventure Golf venue is opening at Cabot Circus in Bristol in December 2024.


Treetop Adventure Golf

The venue will be home to two 18-hole indoor adventure golf courses.

You can find other Treetop Adventure Golf courses in Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Birmingham and Gateshead.

Visit the Treetop Adventure Golf website for more information.

Monday, November 04, 2024

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

A visit to play Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington.


Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

The 18-hole Mini Golf course at Level Up Warrington became the 579th course played and 1,067th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington
Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington

Check out the Level Up Warrington website for more information on the venue.

Tenpin Putt Crazy Golf in Sheffield, Southampton and Parrs Wood Manchester

There are now Tenpin Putt crazy golf courses at the Tenpin venues in Sheffield, Southampton and Parrs Wood Manchester.


There are now Tenpin Putt crazy golf courses at the Tenpin venues in Sheffield, Southampton and Parrs Wood Manchester

The Tenpin centres in Sheffield, Southampton and Parrs Wood Manchester are now home to indoor Tenpin Putt crazy golf courses.

Check out the Tenpin website for more information.


The three courses are new ones for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Scrapyard Golf at Discobowl

There are Scrapyard Golf courses at Discobowl venues in Chatham, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Worcester and Banbury.


Scrapyard Golf at Discobowl

Check out the Discobowl website for more information.


We've visited the Worcester Scrapyard Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, while the other venues are now on our ever-growing to visit list!

Scrapyard Golf at Worcester Bowl
Scrapyard Golf at Worcester Bowl

Glow Sports Zone opening at the Eastgate Shopping Centre Basildon

The Crazy Golf course at the Eastgate Centre in Basildon, Essex will be re-opening under new branding this month.


Glow Sports Zone will be opening at the Eastgate Centre in Basildon in November 2024

Glow Sports Zone will be opening at the Eastgate Centre in Basildon later this month. The venue is being opened by Vlogger Charlie Davis.

The course venue has been known as Neon 9s Golf Bar. And before that had been a Jurassic Mini-Golf experience.

We haven't been to Basildon yet on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Sunday, November 03, 2024

Mini Golf at Level Up Warrington, Cheshire (November 2024)

A visit to the Mini Golf course at Level Up Warrington on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.



Friday, November 01, 2024

Adventure Golf plans for Windermere

A new adventure golf course is set to be created at Windermere in the Lake District.


A new adventure golf course is set to be created at Windermere in the Lake District

Choices Health Club have plans to build an 18-hole adventure golf course at Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool in Windermere.

It'd be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.