Sunday, October 08, 2023

Crazy Golf at Challenge Point Manchester

There's a new indoor minigolf course in Manchester.


Crazy Golf at Challenge Point Manchester

Challenge Point Manchester is now open in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The venue is home to a Crazy Golf course, but one with a difference.

The Crazy Golf course is one of five crazy mini games at the venue. Teams are tasked with trying to win as many points as possible by playing each of the mini challenges in their overall game.

As well as Crazy Golf, competitors need to tackle a Laser Maze, play Tokyo Tanks (remote control tanks), dive into a Ball Pit, and play a shooting game.

Visit the Challenge Point Manchester website for more information.

World Octopus Day

Today is World Octopus Day.


We've seen quite a few octopuses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

Minigolf Octopus Obstacles

New Mini Golf course at Sunderland Bowl

Sunderland Bowl will soon have a new Mini Golf course.


A new indoor Mini Golf course is opening at Sunderland Bowl in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in October 2023

A new indoor Mini Golf course is opening at Sunderland Bowl in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear this month.

Visit the Sunderland Bowl website for more information.

Saturday, October 07, 2023

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium, October 2023

Playing the Charity Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium in Milton Keynes.


On our recent trip to visit our old home town of Luton we stayed in Milton Keynes and on the drive between MK and Luton stopped off at the Woburn Sands Emporium.

Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium

The Woburn Sands Emporium garden centre is home to a Charity Crazy Golf course raising money for Willen Hospice.

It's always fun finding a minigolf course we didn't previously know about. And superb when it's a unique layout. The Crazy Golf course at Woburn Sands Emporium certainly was different, and it was brilliant to play the 7-hole course!


The Charity Crazy Golf at Woburn Sands Emporium was the 1,037th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Check out the Woburn Sands Emporium website for more information. It's an excellent garden centre with plenty to see and do there.

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Boom Battle Bar in Canterbury

There's a new Boom Battle Bar in Canterbury, Kent.


There's a new Boom Battle Bar in Canterbury, Kent

The venue is home to a 'Crazier Golf' minigolf course among other indoor competitive socialising activities.

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

A look at the 999th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

The 999th course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the 9-hole Mini-Golf layout at Prospect Park in Reading, Berkshire on the 2nd September 2022.

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Mini-Golf at Prospect Park in Reading

Visit the course website for more information.

Crazy Golf at Level Up in Warrington

A new Crazy Golf course has opened in Warrington town centre.


You can find an 18-hole Crazy Golf course at Level Up in Warrington, Cheshire.

A new Crazy Golf course has opened in Warrington town centre

You can also play axe throwing and archery at the indoor venue.

Warrington isn't too far from us so we'll have to swing by for a look at the Mini Golf course when we're next over there.

Check out the Level Up website for more information.

Old Iceland in Coventry

Spotting some old Iceland signage on a modern Iceland store.


Emily spotted this old branding on the signage at the Iceland store in Coventry city centre.

Old Iceland in Coventry

Boom Battle Bar in Coventry

There's a Crazier Golf course at Boom Battle Bar in Coventry.


Emily spotted the Boom Battle Bar in Coventry on a trip to the city back in January. The indoor competitive socialising venue is home to a Crazier Golf course.

Boom Battle Bar in Coventry
Boom Battle Bar in Coventry - this scene won't be the same now! Can you tell why?

Check out the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

A look at the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course on Pier Approach in Bournemouth.


Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Emily swung by for a look at the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf course on Pier Approach in Bournemouth on a trip to the seaside town in May this year.

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Visit the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf website for more information on the course.

Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf in Bournemouth

Mini Golf at Horton's Emporium in Northampton

We spotted there was a Mini Golf at Horton's Emporium in Northampton on a trip to the town in April this year.


Mini Golf at Horton's Emporium in Northampton

We tried to play there several times, but the door to the upstairs indoor venue was never open.

Visit the Horton's Emporium website for more information. 

Crazy Golf at The Empourium in Stafford

I made a flying visit to Stafford earlier this year and spotted The Empourium on Market Street.


Crazy Golf at The Empourium in Stafford

The Empourium is home to a 9-hole Crazy Golf course.

Crazy Golf at The Empourium in Stafford

Crazy Golf at The Empourium in Stafford

Check out The Empourium's website for more information.

Mini Golf at Clubhouse Meadowhall in Sheffield

A minigolf visit in Sheffield.


Mini Golf at Clubhouse Meadowhall in Sheffield

The 1,031st course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was at Clubhouse at the Meadowhall shopping and entertainment centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Mini Golf at Clubhouse Meadowhall in Sheffield

Mini Golf at Clubhouse Meadowhall in Sheffield

Check out the at Clubhouse Meadowhall website for more information.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

17 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Celebrating 17 years of our minigolf adventures.


Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea
Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea

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

My free game card from Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea - never used!
My free game card from Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Southsea - never used!

We've been putting on our crazy golfing adventures ever since.

When our travels began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the UK. There are now more than 1,000, and there are lots of new places to play the game opening all the time.

We've now been to 1,030 courses overall in the last 17 years, with 983 of those courses in the British Isles.

You can see all of the courses we've visited on this Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Mini Golf in Maryport, Cumbria

Playing a round at the Lake District Coast Aquarium Crazy Golf course in Maryport.


Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Back in April 2012 we swung by the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport, Cumbria while en route to Scotland as we'd heard about the minigolf course there. Unfortunately we arrived just after 5pm so couldn't have a game. The Maryport Crazy Golf course was the 469th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Luckily in June this year we were able to return and this time managed a round on the Swedish Felt B-Run type of minigolf course.

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Scorecard

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
The Rules

Crazy Golf holes at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport.

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 1

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 2

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 3

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 4

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 5

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 6

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 7

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 8

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 9

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 10

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 11

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 11

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 12

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Next holes...

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 13

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 13

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 14

Crazy Golf at the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport
Hole 14