Ghetto Golf in Newcastle

From Ghetto Golf to Golf Fang to Ghetto Golf.

The Golf Fang indoor minigolf venue in Byker, Newcastle has rebranded under its original name of Ghetto Golf.

The Ghetto Golf location at Hoults Yard in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne has seen several new themed holes added to the course as part of the refresh, one of which is based on a Netto supermarket.

Find out more.

You can find Golf Fang / Ghetto Golf crazy golf venues in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

Check out the Golf Fang website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We swung by Ghetto Golf in Newcastle on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2019 on our last visit to the city.

We played the Golf Fang course in Nottingham last summer. It was the 1,088th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Woodland Garden Adventure Golf opening in Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire

A new adventure golf course is opening at Sherfield-on-Loddon Garden Centre & Café.

Woodland Garden Adventure Golf is opening at Sherfield-on-Loddon Garden Centre & Café near Basingstoke, Hampshire in March 2026.

The Woodland Garden Adventure Golf will be an outdoor 18-hole layout.

Woodland Garden Adventure Golf is being built by the team at Theories Golf.

Find out more about Woodland Garden Adventure Golf on the Capital Gardens website.

Crazy Golf at The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex

There's a crazy golf course at The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex.

The Sports Lounge in Maldon, Essex is home to an indoor crazy golf course.

Find out more on The Sports Lounge's Facebook Page.

New Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds

The team at Roxy Ball Room has recently refurbished their Merrion Street venue in Leeds city centre.

Part of the updates have seen a new 9-hole crazy pool course replace the one that was there before.

We played crazy pool at the Merrion Street location last summer. We'll have to check out the new crazy pool tables and layout when we're next in Leeds.

Check out the Roxy Leisure website for more information.

Captain Silver's Adventure Golf now open in Saundersfoot, Wales

A new indoor adventure golf course has opened onboard a schooner in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The course is a 9-hole indoor crazy golf layout and opened as part of Captain Silver’s Ship Shack & Adventure Golf on the ship moored in Saundersfoot Harbour.

Find out more on Captain Silver’s Ship Shack & Adventure Golf website.

An empty Walkden Town Centre shopping centre in Walkden, Salford

The liminal space of Walkden Town Centre shopping centre in Walkden, Salford, Greater Manchester.

We've played crazy golf in the space - back in 2019 there was a pop-up course set up!

Emily playing crazy golf at Walkden Town Centre in August 2019

New Adventure Golf planned for Goodrington Sands, Devon

A new Jurassic Adventure Golf course is planned to be created at Youngs Park in Goodrington Sands, Paignton, Devon.

The new outdoor adventure golf course will sit next to the existing Shipwreck Island Adventure Golf course at the park.

Urban exploration and a liminal space - the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen

A visit to the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen.

There's something nice and eerie about a shopping centre after hours.

This was the view of the Cornbow shopping centre in Halesowen from near to the Asda entrance while I was out shopping there last August.

It's definitely got a bit of Dawn of the Dead about it!

It was a lot busier during the day though which was nice to see.

Related blog posts:

• Liminal Spaces
• Retail
• Shopping Centres

Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife

A look at a Mini Golf course in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.

A big thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Gareth Holmes for sending over these snaps of a minigolf course at the shopping centre in Costa Adeje, Puerto Colón, Tenerife.

Mini Golf Kapital is home to two courses - one is 18-holes and the other is a 12-hole layout.

The venue looks to have changed up the courses in the last few years. Back in January 2020 another friend of ours sent photos of what was then a minigolf and a billiard golf.

It appears that the Swedish Felt lanes have been moved to where the billiard golf was, with the former Swedish Felt area now home to a new set of holes.

Link:

• Mini Golf Kapital

Related blog posts:

• Tenerife
• Canary Islands
• Spain
• Guest blog posts

Happy Friday the 13th!

How are you celebrating the day?

Here's me with Jason Voorhees (from Distant Screams Events) at the Stockport Alternative Market in October 2024

Northern Pacer Railbus at Mills Hill railway station (October 2018)

A look at a Pacer Railbus train back in 2018.

This was a double Northern Pacer Railbus passing through Mills Hill railway station on the border of Middleton and Chadderton in Greater Manchester on the 24th October 2018.

The first Pacer Railbuses were introduced in 1984 and were designed as a short-term measure with a lifespan of twenty years. They were due to be withdrawn from service in 2019 and finally finished up in 2021.

Check out my Pacer Railbus trains playlist on YouTube.

Take a look at my trains playlist on YouTube.

Related blog posts:

• Pacer Railbus
• Train Nerd
• Trains

American Football Minigolf in Solna, Sweden

A look at the minigolf course at O'Leary's bar & entertainment centre at the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna.

We visited our 801st minigolf course and 32nd overseas at O'Leary's bar and entertainment centre at the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Stockholm during a whirlwind trip to Sweden back in February 2018.

Hole 12 of the sport (and jungle!) themed course was Gridiron-themed

The Sports World Minigolf course was a 14-hole indoor layout with a selection of fun themed holes.

  

Take a look at the full blog post from our visit to Sports World Mini Golf at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia.

Check out the O'Leary's website for more information.

American Football Mini Golf in Leeds, England

A look at the mini golf course at the Hollywood Bowl in Leeds.

Puttstars Mini Golf in Leeds

The Puttstars indoor mini golf course at the Hollywood Bowl in Kirkstall, Leeds was the 1,076th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we swung by in January 2025.

Puttstars Mini Golf in Leeds

The 9th hole on the course was American Football-themed.

Puttstars Mini Golf in Leeds

Check out the Hollywood Bowl website for more information.

Who's winning the Super Bowl?

Who do you think will win Super Bowl LX - the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots?

I got close to the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the NFL UK Experience Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester last September - what a way that was to kick-off the 2025/26 season

Sandbanks Mini Golf

A look at the Sandbanks Mini Golf course in Poole, Dorset.

Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Will Donnelly for sending over some snaps from his recent visit to Sandbanks and the mini golf course there.

We've played the course several times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and in British Minigolf Association tournaments.

Carnival Golf and Games at Merry Hill in Dudley

The new Carnival Golf and Games venue is now open at the Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.

Carnival Golf and Games at Merry Hill is home to two indoor 12-hole minigolf courses.

Visit the Carnival Golf and Games website for more information.

Adventure Mini Golf course at Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford

The new Adventure Mini Golf course at Hawley Garden Centre in Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent is now open.

Check out the Hawley Garden Centre website for more information.

Happy Groundhog Day 2026

There will be six more weeks of winter.

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted there will be six more weeks of Winter after seeing his shadow at the Groundhog Day ceremony at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA.

Link:

• Punxsutawney Groundhog Club

Urban exploration - Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

A look at Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds closed in 2017.

I remember shopping there on my first visit to the town in 2008.

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre (August 2024)

Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre (June 2025)

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old in 2026

This year is the 20th year playing on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

2026 sees us hit another big minigolf milestone as we mark 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels.

How it started.

We played the Victory Trail course at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea, Hampshire, England on Saturday 30th September 2006. At the end of our 9-hole round I won a free game by firing the cannon on the lucky last hole!

When we got home from the weekend away we found a list of 600 or so minigolf courses in the UK and wider British Isles on the excellent MiniatureGolfer.com website that Tim 'Ace Man' Davies had compiled. We thought it'd be fun to see how many of them we could visit on day trips and weekends away to the seaside.

How its going.

To date we've been to 1,114 miniature golf courses. 1,053 of them have been in the British Isles.

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 (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

From 600 courses in the UK to more than 1,300.

When our crazy golfing travels began in 2006 there were around 600 miniature golf courses in the UK and wider British Isles.

There are now more than 1,400 - and there are lots of new places to play the game opening all the time.

Unfortunately, several courses have closed over the years. But on a brighter note, some others have been refurbished, redeveloped, or completely transformed into new layouts.

All of the changes and updates have meant that our minigolfing quest to visit every course is becoming never-ending!

When we originally set off to visit as many courses as possible the target list was 600 in the British Isles. And almost 20 years later, we've still got around 50 of those original courses to visit!

Minigolf record makers.

Our travels have been recognised by the Guinness World Records, and I'm a record holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press). Check out the Guinness World Records 2024 book and the GWR website to see a lot more minigolf records too!

Where next on our crazy minigolfing adventures?

Where do you think we should visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour next? Do get in touch to let us know your suggestions and recommendations, or drop your top picks for minigolf places in the comments.

Related blog posts:

• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Minigolf Around the World
• 19 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Link:

• Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea