The liminal space of the Arndale Centre in Manchester after 9pm.
Eerie.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
An empty Arndale Centre, Manchester
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.
Mini Golf at King Pins in the Manchester Arndale Centre
A look at the King Pins Mini Golf course at the Manchester Arndale.
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I had a look at the Mini Golf course at King Pins during the recent King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer - it's a course I played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour last October.
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| A return visit to King Pins |
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| Hole 1 |
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| Hole 2 |
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| Hole 3 |
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Check out the King Pins website for more information.
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The 9-hole King Pins Mini Golf course was the 578th played and 1,063rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
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| Mini Golf Rules |
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.
Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport now has a shop!
You can now find Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport at 236 Stockport Road in Cheadle Heath, Stockport.
The team at Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport have opened a shop in Cheadle Heath, Stockport.
It's brilliant to know there's a 100% gluten free place in my town!
Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport opened their shop last month.
We first found Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport at a Worker Bee Market in Cheadle Hulme last April and have bought some superb sweets and savouries from them over the last year at other markets and events.
Check out Gluten Free Kitchen Stockport on Facebook and Instagram for more information and opening times.
I'm looking forward to seeing what bakes and treats they have available when I visit...
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.
Free Crazy Golf in Barrow town centre this Saturday - 14th June
There will be a free-to-play pop-up crazy golf course in Barrow town centre on Saturday 14h June.
You can play a free crazy golf course in Barrow town centre between 10am and 4pm this Saturday.
The course is being brought to the town by Barrow Business Improvement District to help encourage people to visit the town.
The crazy golf course is set-up in the town several times a year for various events.
Check out the Barrow Business Improvement District website for more information.
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.
Yaylo - 100% gluten free in Reading
Yaylo in Reading, Berkshire is 100% gluten free.
I'm always looking out 100% gluten free places and so it was brilliant to hear about Yaylo in Reading. Many thanks to my friend - and fellow Coeliac - Katie for letting me know about the coffee shop.
It's brilliant to know there's another 100% gluten free place in the UK.
You can find Yaylo at 26 Cross Street in Reading.
Check out the Yaylo website for more information.
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.
Games and fun at the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer
Attending the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer event in Manchester.
I attended the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer business networking event at King Pins in the Manchester Arndale Centre yesterday for an evening of competitive fun and games.
King Pins Arndale recently celebrated the venue's first birthday and I've previously been there to play the minigolf course on my Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (in October last year in a match-up versus my fellow minigolf adventurer Tom Loftus from the USA), and Emily and I have swung by for drinks and a bite to eat there too.
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| The indoor Mini Golf course at King Pins |
This time I got to play Tenpin Bowling, Ice-Free Curling and Tech Darts - what a triathlon!
I hadn't had a game of tenpin bowling for ages, and while I only got one strike I did hit quite a few nines and spares.
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| One of the two Ice-Free Curling rinks |
I'd never played Ice-Free Curling before and I really enjoyed it.
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| Ice-Free Curling gets the thumbs-up from me |
King Pins has two curling sheets in their rink! Playing in two teams the match got very competitive, with plenty of strategy and tactics brought into play.
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| A well placed stone |
Curling is similar to boules/petanque in the scoring and gameplay - another one of those games that is easy to pick up and play, but very tricky to master!
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| There was plenty of drama and action in our curling match-up! |
We finished the evening with the Tech Darts where we were able to play a range of different games, as well as games of 201 and 501, with the tech taking care of the scoring for us. It was a reminder for me to get my dartboard up at home as I haven't played for quite a while and my 'arrers were pretty rusty!
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King Pins is a nicely set-up space with plenty of room to enjoy the games with your group, without knocking into or overlapping with others. While me and the other attendees of the event were playing there were lots of other groups, couples and families visiting the venue for a game or two.
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| Ten needed... |
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| ...double 5 got |
As well as the tenpin bowling, tech darts and ice-free curling King Pins Arndale also offers a packed arcade in the basement, shuffleboard (and bank shot shuffleboard and tech shuffle), a batting cage, duck pin bowling, wild west shooting, and karaoke booths!
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| I'm looking forward to playing more Ice-Free Curling in the future |
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| The darts area has three tech dart boards and plenty of space around the oche |
If you haven't yet been, I recommend a visit to King Pins for yourself. Even if you're not playing any games it's a chilled out spot to get a drink and relax for a while during a shopping trip at the Arndale.
As well as the Arndale Centre venue in Manchester, you can find King Pins locations at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester and Bristol. The new Glasgow King Pins opens later this month, with the Leeds location opening in August, and a Belfast King Pins opening soon!
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| I'm still yet to have a go on the Hungry Hungry Hippos arcade game - it looks very cool |
Check out the King Pins website for more information.
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Many thanks to the team at King Pins for organising the free Summer Mixer event. It's always nice to get out and about, meet new people, and network. And it's a real bonus if the venue is as fun as King Pins!
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.
Whisked Away gluten free bakery opening in Stockport
There's a new gluten free bakery opening in Stockport.
I found out about a dedicated gluten free bakery opening in Stockport soon!
Whisked Away is opening at St Petersgate in Stockport town centre.
Check out the Whisked Away Facebook page for more information.
I'm looking forward to finding out more when they open.
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.
Urban exploration - Burger King in Fallowfield, Manchester
A look at the abandoned Burger King in Fallowfield, Manchester.
November 2021
January 2022
April 2022
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The Burger King restaurant and drive-thru at Fallowfield Retail Park in Fallowfield, Manchester has since been demolished.
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.
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