Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds

You can find a Crazy Pool course in the basement of Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds.


The games you can play at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds
The games you can play at Roxy Ball Room Merrion Street in Leeds

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.


A Crazy Pool table at Roxy Ball Room
One of the Crazy Pool tables at Roxy Ball Room in Manchester

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

Roxy Ball Room

Check out the Roxy Ball Room website for more information.


You can find Crazy Pool at the Roxy Ball Room locations in:
  • Birmingham (Victoria Square)
  • Bristol (Union Street)
  • Leeds (Merrion Street)
  • Leicester (Humberstone Gate)
  • Liverpool (Hanover Street)
  • Manchester (Arndale)
  • Nottingham (The Cornerhouse)
  • Sheffield (Charter Square)
  • York (The Stonebow)

And a new venue at St Mary Axe in London is opening soon with Crazy Pool among the games to play.

Some Roxy Ball Room venues have Mini Golf courses called Roxy Golf. We've played the Leeds and Manchester venues, and have swung by the Liverpool location on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour:
  • Leeds (Boar Lane)
  • Liverpool (Cavern Quarter)
  • Manchester (Deansgate)

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Bognor Regis Mini Golf in West Sussex

It's always fun finding Arnold Palmer Putting Courses on our travels, and the Bognor Regis layout is a superb example.


Bognor Regis Mini Golf
Bognor Regis Mini Golf

We first visited this particular Crazy Golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in October 2011 when it became the 275th course played.

Bognor Regis Mini Golf
Bognor Regis Mini Golf

I replayed the course in September 2022. It's a challenging layout, and while it does offer some nice hole-in-one opportunities there are some very tricky holes and obstacles on it.

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

The Bognor Regis Mini Golf course was built in 1993 and was the last new Arnold Palmer Putting Course layout to be created.

Bognor Regis Mini Golf

Check out Bognor Regis Mini Golf on Facebook for more information.

Eleven months until Christmas!

There are 'just' 334 days to go until Christmas 2025.


Christmas-themed Crazy Golf course in Northwich, Cheshire
Last November we played the Christmas-themed minigolf course from Lancashire Crazy Golf at the Northwich Christmas Extravaganza

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Crazy Golf at Crofthead Holiday Park in Ayrshire

Crofthead Holiday Park in Ayrshire has a Crazy Golf course.


Crofthead Holiday Park in Ayrshire has a Crazy Golf course

Check out the Crofthead Holiday Park website for more information.

Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai is opening this year

Swingers Crazy Golf is opening at Bluewaters Island, Dubai in early 2025.


Swingers West End Crazy Golf in London
Swingers Crazy Golf

Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai is opening three 9-hole crazy golf courses this year!

Swingers West End Crazy Golf in London
Swingers Crazy Golf

Visit the Swingers Crazy Golf Dubai website for more information.


Swingers West End Crazy Golf in London
Swingers Crazy Golf

We've played several Swingers Crazy Golf courses - including the original pop-up course - on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Pitch opening in Manchester

A new indoor Golf venue is opening in Manchester.


A new indoor Golf venue is opening in Manchester

Pitch is opening in Manchester early this year. The indoor Golf venue features a range of interactive golf games, including virtual mini-golf games.

The Manchester venue is the second location for the Pitch brand following the Pitch venues in three spots in London, and a site in Dublin.

Check out the Pitch website for more information.


It'll be interesting to see the virtual mini-golf games in action.

How to play mini golf - in Swedish

A look at a mini golf guide in Sweden.


A mini golf instructions sign at Solna Bangolfklubb

We saw this mini golf instructions sign at Solna Bangolfklubb while on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour trip to Sweden in 2018.

"Så här spelar vi bangolf" translates as "This is how we play golf".

New Adventure Mini Golf course planned for the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool

There are plans for a new Adventure Mini Golf course to be created at the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool, Lancashire.


There are plans for a new Adventure Mini Golf course to be created at the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool, Lancashire

The new Adventure Mini Golf course would be a 12-hole outdoor layout.

Take a look on the Tee Time Golf & Footgolf Centre website for more information.


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

Sign up to join the American Mini Golf Alliance

The American Mini Golf Alliance is a group of mini golf enthusiasts organizing to bring together people passionate about the game.


American Mini Golf Alliance - AMA

The American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) was formed in 2022 with the organisation bringing together a number of groups and players. Competitive miniature golfers and putting enthusiasts from across the US including A Couple of Putts (Minnesota), O-Street Mini Golf (New Jersey), and The Putting Penguin (Connecticut / DC) connected back in 2019 and came together to create the American Mini Golf Alliance.

Since its formation the AMA has grown in member numbers and events, and also incorporates online and digital putting competitions in its calendar.

You can join the American Mini Golf Alliance for free via the AMA website.


Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance website and social media channels for more information and updates.

Crazy Golf at Lexden Wood Golf Club in Colchester

There's a dinosaur-themed Crazy Golf course at Lexden Wood Golf Club in Colchester, Essex.


There's a dinosaur-themed Crazy Golf course at Lexden Wood Golf Club in Colchester, Essex

Fossil Falls Crazy Golf is an 18-hole outdoor course.

Lexden Wood Golf Club are in the process of refurbishing the layout in advance of February half-term 2025.

Check out the Lexden Wood Golf Club website for more information.


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

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Plans for new Hole in Wand Magical Mini Golf in Leeds

The team at The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf have plans to create a new indoor minigolf course at St John's Shopping Centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire.


The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf

You can currently find The Hole In Wand minigolf courses in Blackpool, Chester, York and Seaham.

Visit The Hole in Wand website for more information.


We visit Leeds a lot and it'll be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

New Adventure Golf course in Sheerness

There are plans for a new 18-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course to be created as part of the Sheerness Revival Project.


There are plans for a new 18-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course to be created as part of the Sheerness Revival Project

The new Adventure Golf course will be created at the Sheppey Leisure Complex at Beachfields in Sheerness.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and a return trip to Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey.

Pop-Up Adventure Mini Golf at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Suffolk

There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February.


There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February

The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk will have a pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course in the gallery from Saturday 15th February to Sunday 23rd February.

The pop-up 9-hole indoor minigolf course will be set-up in the West Wing Gallery.

The Ickworth Estate had a pop-up crazy golf event during Halloween last year.

Visit The National Trust Ickworth Estate website for more information, and book your Adventure Golf tickets here.


My brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, visited and stayed at The Ickworth Estate recently and sent these snaps about the pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course.

Adventure Mini Golf course at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, January 2025

Adventure Mini Golf course at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, January 2025

Check out Christopher's Instagram account for more from his travels and adventures.

How to play minigolf

Here's a minigolf sign about 'How to play minigolf' - in three languages (English, German and French).


A minigolf sign about 'How to play minigolf' - in three languages (English, German and French)
How to play minigolf

So wird bahnengolf gespielt

Jouer au minigolf

We found the sign at the minigolf course in Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2008.

The Swedish Felt B-Run Minigolf course in Guildford's Stoke Park
The Swedish Felt B-Run Minigolf course in Guildford's Stoke Park

We revisited and replayed the course at Stoke Park in 2016.

Crazy Golf at Bibury Trout Farm in Gloucestershire

There's a Crazy Golf course at Bibury Trout Farm in the Cotswolds.


There's a Crazy Golf course at Bibury Trout Farm in the Cotswolds

Find out more about on the Bibury Trout Farm website.


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

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Spring Adventure Golf at The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February.


There will be an adventure golf course in the gallery at The National Trust Ickworth Estate this February

The National Trust Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk will have a pop-up Adventure Mini Golf course in the gallery from Saturday 15th February to Sunday 23rd February.

The pop-up 9-hole indoor miniature golf course will be set-up in the West Wing Gallery.

Visit The National Trust Ickworth Estate website for more information, and book your Adventure Golf tickets here.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

New Mini Golf in Edinburgh city centre

A new mini golf course could be opening at Waverley Market, in Edinburgh Waverley railway station.


A new mini golf course could be opening at Waverley Market, in Edinburgh Waverley railway station.

There are plans for a new mini golf course to open as part of a new leisure and entertainment centre at Edinburgh Waverley railway station.

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

Sunday, January 12, 2025

A new minigolf book - "Win at Miniature Golf" by Tim 'Ace Man' Davies

There's a new minigolf golf book out called "Win at Miniature Golf".


"Win at Miniature Golf" by Tim 'Ace Man' Davies
"Win at Miniature Golf" by Tim 'Ace Man' Davies

"Win at Miniature Golf" has been published by Tim 'Ace Man' Davies, a five-time winner of the World Crazy Golf Championship and all-round legend of the game.

Whether you're a seasoned pro, rookie tournament player, or complete novice and newcomer to the world of competitive minigolf it's well worth a read.

You can find out more about the book and order your copy of "Win at Miniature Golf" at Lulu.


'Squire' Richard Gottfried and Tim 'Ace Man' Davies at the Nations Cup in Tampere, Finland in 2008
Learning some lines from Ace Man on a competition course at the Nations Cup in Tampere, Finland in 2008

Saturday, January 11, 2025

City Golf Europe's Map of Adventure Golf Courses

Check out City Golf Europe's Map of Adventure Golf Courses.


City Golf Europe's Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course at Kingswood Golf Centre near Doncaster
City Golf Europe's Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course at Kingswood Golf Centre near Doncaster

The team at City Golf Europe have created an online map of the Adventure Golf courses they've designed and built.

City Golf Europe's Map of Adventure Golf Courses
City Golf Europe's Map of Adventure Golf Courses

City Golf Europe have designed and built over 400 Adventure Golf courses including layouts across Europe, as well as in Thailand and Australia.

Richard Gottfried at Pirates Cove Adventure Golf course at Kingswood Golf Centre near Doncaster
We're always on the lookout for new minigolf courses

City Golf Europe's Online Map of Adventure Golf courses is useful guide to see where you can play a high-quality Adventure Golf course.

Adventure Golf at Treasure Island in Center Parcs Elveden Forest, Norfolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
City Golf Europe's Adventure Golf course at Treasure Island in Center Parcs Elveden Forest, Norfolk. Photo by Christopher Gottfried

We've played several City Golf Europe courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and it's interesting to note how many new courses they've built that we're yet to visit!

City Golf Europe's Adventure Golf course at Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking
City Golf Europe's Adventure Golf course at Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking

Swing by Golfbaren in Stockholm, Sweden
City Golf Europe worked with minigolf legend Hans Olofsson to produce the course at the Swing by Golfbaren speakeasy in Stockholm, Sweden 

The Adventure Golf course map includes public courses, as well as those at holiday parks and other pay-to-enter facilities.

Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea
City Golf Europe's course at Caddies Crazy Golf in Southend-on-Sea

City Golf Europe's Adventure Golf course at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
City Golf Europe's Adventure Golf course at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

As well as searching by country, you can also look up the courses based on the different product types City Golf Europe offer.

Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's at the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden
City Golf Europe's Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's at the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden

Jiggers Miniature Golf course at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk
Emily playing City Golf Europe's Jiggers Miniature Golf course at Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel in Suffolk



A lot of the City Golf courses we've been to on our travels have been their 'Swedish Felt' style of course, those aren't listed on the online map.

City Golf Europe's Crazy Golf course at Stoke Park in Guildford
City Golf Europe's Crazy Golf course at Stoke Park in Guildford

Find out more about City Golf Europe and the courses they've created on the City Golf Europe website.


A City Golf Europe Adventure Golf sign at Jiggers Miniature Golf in Thorpeness, Suffolk
A City Golf Europe Adventure Golf sign at Jiggers Miniature Golf in Thorpeness, Suffolk

Plans for a Crazy Golf course at Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough

Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough could be home to a new indoor minigolf course.


There are plans for an indoor Crazy Golf course as part of a new bar & leisure facility at Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

There are plans for an indoor Crazy Golf course as part of a new bar & leisure facility at Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

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