Adventure Golf at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk

A look at the Adventure Golf course at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk.

We played the 9-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course in the pub beer garden of The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk on a visit to the town to see family last year.

Find out more.

Check out The Railway Inn's website for more information on the pub and minigolf course.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Adventure Golf course at The Railway became the 1,064th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, the 1,007th we'd been to in the British Isles, and the 575th course played on our travels since 2006.

We've now been to 1,099 miniature golf courses to date, with 1,038 of them being in the British Isles. Of these 1,099 we've been able to play 591 (some many many many times over).

Miniature Golf at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden

A look at the Miniature Golf course at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival James Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Miniature Golf course at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden from he and his family's summer holiday in Sweden.

It's brilliant to see different miniature golf courses around the world.

The Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund venue in Gothenburg has an outdoor Adventure Golf course too.

Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg is also home to Gullbergsbro Bangolfklubb.

Find out more.

Check out the Gullbergsbro Bangolfklubb website for more information.

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• Minigolf Around the World

Adventure Golf at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden

A look at the Adventure Golf course at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival James Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Adventure Golf course at Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg, Sweden from he and his family's summer holiday in Sweden.

It's marvellous seeing different miniature golf courses around the world.

The Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund venue in Gothenburg has an Eternit type Miniature Golf course too.

Äventyrsgolfen Kärralund in Gothenburg is also home to Gullbergsbro Bangolfklubb.

Find out more.

Check out the Gullbergsbro Bangolfklubb website for more information.

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• Minigolf Around the World

Mini Golf on Vrångö, in the Gothenburg Archipelago, Sweden

A look at the Mini Golf course on the island of Vrångö, in the Gothenburg Archipelago, Sweden.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival James Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Mini Golf course on Vrångö, in the Gothenburg Archipelago, Sweden from he and his family's summer holiday in Sweden.

It's superb to see different miniature golf courses around the world.

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Competitive socialising spots in Manchester

A look at places to play a range of competitive socialising games and activities in Manchester city centre.

Looking for fun places to play some games in Manchester, then read on...

While minigolf is the main game we play, we're big fans of a wide-range of what are now termed 'competitive socialising' activities.

And luckily for us, Manchester city centre has a brilliant variety of different places to play.

The landscape of competitive socialising venues is constantly changing, with locations opening, closing, and being refurbished, while others expand or change the activities available entirely.

That said, please do check with the venue in advance to make sure they are open and have the game(s) you want to play before travelling!

Places to play some fun games in Manchester city centre.

Below is a list of places to play a range of different games in Manchester city centre.

Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf:

• Junkyard Golf, First Street
• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Putters Tech-Infused Mini Golf at Urban Playground, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Golf at Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate
• Treetop Adventure Golf, The Printworks

Crazy Pool:

• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre

Arcade Games:

• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• NQ64, Peter Street
• NQ64, Northern Quarter
• Pixel Bar Manchester, Thomas Street

Axe Throwing:

• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks

Beer Pong / Prosecco Pong:

• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks
• Lane7, Deansgate
• Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate

Cricket / Batting Cages:

• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Sixes Social Cricket, Corn Exchange

Escape Rooms:

• Breakout Manchester, Church Street
• Breakout Manchester, Newton Street
• Escape Hunt Manchester, Corn Exchange
• Lucardo Escape Rooms, Great Ancoats Street

'Game Shows':

• Challenge Point, Newton Street
• The Crystal Maze, Lower Byrom Street
• The Cube at Urban Playground, Arndale Centre

Golf / Virtual Golf:

• Pitch Golf (opening in Quarter 4 of 2025)

Ice Free Curling:

• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks
• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate

Interactive / Tech / AR Darts:

• Black Cat Club, Brown Street
• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks
• Flight Club, King Street
• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre
• Twenty Twenty Two, Little Lever Street
• The Gas Works Brewbar, Jack Rosenthal Street

Ping Pong / Table Tennis:

• Pong & Puck, Deansgate
• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate
• The Brotherhood Of Pursuits And Pastimes, Mount Street
• Twenty Twenty Two, Little Lever Street

Shooting Galleries:

• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Point Bank, Deansgate

Shuffleboard:

• 7Sins, Northern Quarter
• Black Cat Club, Brown Street
• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks
• Electric Shuffle, Deansgate
• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Pong & Puck, Deansgate
• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate
• The Bierkeller Manchester, The Printworks
• The Gas Works Brewbar, Jack Rosenthal Street

Ten Pin Bowling / Duck Pin Bowling:

• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Lane7, Deansgate
• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre
• Tenpin, The Printworks

Virtual Reality (VR) / Gaming:

• DNA VR Manchester, Brown Street
• Immersive Gamebox, Arndale Centre

All-round venues:

These places offer a range of different games and activities, these are also listed above in the specific activities.

• Boom Battle Bar, The Printworks
• King Pins, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Arndale Centre
• Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate
• Trax Social, The Printworks
• Urban Playground, Arndale Centre

Something missing?

Have we missed any places to play in Manchester city centre? Do let us know.

Your favourite games and places?

What's your favourite game and place to play? Let us know in the comments.

Beyond Manchester city centre.

Moving out from the city centre you'll find several more places to play games in the borough of Manchester, such as the Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre where you can find tenpin bowling, indoor minigolf, laser tag, escape rooms and more. And over at The Trafford Centre and Trafford Palazzo - and some of their neighbours - you can find a lot of fun things to see, do and play too.

Our home town of Stockport is also increasing in the number of competitive socialising places to play a range of games.

And when you take into account all of the competitive socialising venues in Manchester's metropolitan boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan you have got an incredible choice of places to play!

Miniature Golf Day Eve

Tomorrow is Miniature Golf Day.

Miniature Golf Day takes place on the 21st September each year.

Playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

Will you be playing a round of minigolf on the BIG day?

Two 'Miniature Golf Days'.

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.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

Miniature Golf Day - a day of many names.

Much like the many different names for 'Miniature Golf' itself, Miniature Golf Day (and its sister appreciation day in May, National Miniature Golf Day) goes by many many many different names!

We've seen the days called:

• Global Mini Golf Day
• Global Miniature Golf Day
• Global Minigolf Day
• International Mini Golf Day
• International Miniature Golf Day
• International Minigolf Day
• Mini Golf Day
• Miniature Golf Day
• Minigolf Day
• National Mini Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Minigolf Day
• World Mini Golf Day
• World Miniature Golf Day
• World Minigolf Day
• Worldwide Mini Golf Day
• Worldwide Miniature Golf Day
• Worldwide Minigolf Day

Whatever you call Miniature Golf Day (or Miniature Golf) it's superb to see the day and game being celebrated worldwide.

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7-Eleven in Thailand

A look at two (of the many many many) 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand.

My brother Christopher and his family had a summer holiday in Thailand this summer. As 7-Eleven convenience stores can be found across the country they popped into quite a few. Here's a couple of snaps of two of the 7-Eleven shops in Khao Lak.

There are more than 13,000 7-Eleven shops in Thailand!

Emily has also been to some 7-Elevens this year too, and spotted this closed 'gold' 7-Eleven in Chicago, USA earlier this year.

The closest I've been to a 7-Eleven in 2025 is the 8-Twelve in Nottingham last month!

Find out more.

Visit the 7-Eleven Thailand website for more information.

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Lavvy Golf at Golf Fang in Byker, Newcastle

There's a toilet obstacle hole at Golf Fang crazy golf in Byker, Newcastle.

Would you fancy playing this minigolf hole?

Find out more.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information on the brand's courses and venues.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Golf Fang crazy golf in Byker was the 920th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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