Saturday, July 19, 2025

Mulligans Guildford is now open

Mulligans Guildford has opened the doors to two 9-hole crazy golf courses, games, an arcade, a brand-new bar area and more.


Mulligans Guildford is now open

Many thanks to the team at Mulligans for sending over information on, and photos of, the new crazy golf venue in Guildford, Surrey.

Mulligans Guildford - Photo by Mulligans Guildford, 2025

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've been to several Mulligans courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and look forward to checking out the two courses at the Mulligans Guildford venue in the future.

About Mulligans Guildford.

Mulligans Guildford, the new home of two exciting 9-hole crazy golf courses, powered by state-of-the-art technology is now open.

Mulligans Guildford - Photo by Mulligans Guildford, 2025

The newest Mulligans venue houses 18-holes of minigolf, based on Night Life and Street Life, with themes including disco, complete with glitter balls and a disco wall for photo opportunities, casino, featuring a working roulette wheel, and holes based on global destinations such as surfers’ paradise, inspired by TV’s Bondi Beach, and a mini version of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

Mulligans Guildford - Photo by Mulligans Guildford, 2025

More than just minigolf.

The two-floor venue also features high-tech activities including electro-darts and electro-shuffleboard, as well as American pool tables and classic arcade games including air hockey, curved air hockey, skeeball and basketball.

Mulligans Guildford - Photo by Mulligans Guildford, 2025

Food & Drink at Mulligans Guildford.

Mulligans isn’t all about the games, it’s also the perfect place to grab a cold drink or bite to eat this summer. A brand-new burger menu includes a Signature Chicken Burger (£14.50), with buttermilk & rosemary chicken in a pretzel bun with avocado, hot honey and bacon, and LP’s World Famous Signature Burger (£14.50) which features a beef burger in a pretzel bun with tater tots, caramelised onion, bacon, chilli jam and American cheese. On Mondays, guests can get their hands on two burgers for just £20.

Mulligans Guildford - Photo by Mulligans Guildford, 2025

Those that prefer sharing can tuck into Pizzas (2 for £20 on Tuesdays), Nachos, customisable Dirty Fries, or a selection of small plates including Crispy Chicken Tacos, Ruby’s Corn Ribs and Warm Halloumi Bites with Hot Honey.

Mulligans Guildford is also serving a range of delicious cocktails and mocktails, as well as frozen treats from a new ice cream and milkshake bar, making it the ideal pit-stop to cool down after a summer day out.

Mulligans in Guildford and beyond.

The Adventure Leisure group now has 13 Mulligans sites across the UK which include venues in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Stevenage, Tonbridge, Worcester, and now Guildford.

Adventure Leisure’s Chief Operating Officer, Stephen Brown, said, "We are so excited that the doors to Mulligans Guildford are finally open! We’ve welcomed in lots of our Guildford friends and family, and even a couple of parties already, and we’re very much enjoying seeing people’s reactions to the place. We’ve opened just in time for the summer holidays, and we can’t wait to see everyone over the next six weeks and beyond, whether they’re joining us on the golf courses, or just popping in for a drink, or to catch some summer sport on our big screens."

Adventure Leisure Limited is a subsidiary of Burhill Group Limited (BGL), which also operates 10 golf clubs and the BUNKERS! and Ninja Warrior UK brands.

Find out more.

To find out more and make a booking at Mulligans Guildford, please visit the Mulligans website.

Course refurbishment at Victoria Park Adventure Golf in Scarborough

The Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough has received a refurbishment.


The Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough, North Yorkshire has recently re-opened following a refurbishment and is now called Victoria Park Adventure Golf.

The Crazy Golf course at Victoria Park in Scarborough, North Yorkshire has recently re-opened following a refurbishment and is now called Victoria Park Adventure Golf

Find out more.

Check out the Victoria Park Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.


We're looking forward to returning to the seaside town in the future.

Summer Mini Golf in Slough

There will be a Summer Mini Golf course event in Slough, Berkshire at the end of this month.


Slough BID have organised a Summer Mini Golf event with a pop-up course set-up in Town Square, Slough on Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st July. 

Slough BID have organised a Summer Mini Golf event with a pop-up course set-up in Town Square, Slough on Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st July

Find out more.

Visit the Slough BID website for more information.

Course refurbishment at North Bay Adventure Golf in Scarborough

The Adventure Golf course on the North Bay in Scarborough has received a refurbishment.


The North Bay Adventure Golf course in Scarborough, North Yorkshire has recently re-opened following a refurbishment.

The Adventure Golf course on the North Bay in Scarborough has received a refurbishment

Find out more.

Check out the North Bay Adventure Golf Facebook Page for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We visited the Adventure Golf course on Scarborough's North Bay on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2008 when the course became the 55th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We returned in 2019.

We're looking forward to returning to the seaside town in the future.

Mini Golf in Nottingham

A look at Mini Golf courses in Nottingham.


A look at Mini Golf courses in Nottingham

Mini Golf (also known as Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf) is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike. The game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

Where to play Mini Golf  in and around Nottingham.

If you're looking for mini golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses to play in Nottingham there are a variety of courses to visit, ranging from traditional crazy golf to indoor minigolf to new adventure golf layouts.

Here's a list of the Mini Golf courses we know of in Nottingham (and the surrounding area):

Minigolfing in Nottingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We have played several courses in Nottingham on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and have competed in a number of national and club tournaments in the city too.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Nottingham to see what's new.

Do you know of other Mini Golf courses in Nottingham?

Please do get in touch and let us know of any other mini golf, crazy golf, adventure golf, pitch & putt, or putting layouts we don't yet know about in the area.

Planning to visit a Mini Golf course - check ahead of time.

Where possible please do check that the course is still there and open before travelling to it. The online presence of courses is improving, and the way businesses market themselves is always evolving, so it's becoming somewhat easier to find the opening and closing times of courses. That said, we've spent the last two decades attempting to play as many courses as possible, and even we've ended up finding courses to be derelict, abandoned or unplayable when we've arrived!

Thursday, July 17, 2025

On the lookout for new minigolf courses

Finding new places to play minigolf in the UK.


I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses.

I'm always on the lookout for new minigolf courses

Check out this blog post for a mid-year 2025 update on new minigolf courses in the UK.

The PIAG Open Championship 2025 tees-off today

Information about the PIAG Open Championship 2025.


The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship has returned.

Your chance to win six months of unlimited adventure golf and the PIAG Open trophy.

The PIAG Open tees-off today, Thursday 17th July, with Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the UK offering players the chance to enter the event when they play a round at a PIAG course.

The Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester
The Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

About the PIAG Open adventure golf championship.

The PIAG Open Championship is taking place across Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses between Thursday 17th and Sunday 20th July.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf have eight venues in England and Scotland.

Find out more on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website.

Winning the PIAG Open Championship.

I won the PIAG Open Championship at the Manchester Trafford Centre venue in 2018, with Emily winning the competition in 2019.

Emily Gottfried - PIAG Open Champion in 2019
PIAG Open Champion in 2019

Richard Gottfried - PIAG Open Champion in 2018
PIAG Open Champion in 2018

Find your nearest Paradise Island Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Livingston, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Crazy Golf in Time Square, Warrington

Pop-up Crazy Golf course in Warrington this Sunday.


There will be a Crazy Golf course at Time Square in Warrington this Sunday, 20th July.

There will be a Crazy Golf course at Time Square in Warrington this Sunday, 20th July

The outdoor 10-hole Crazy Golf course will be on the Square from 11am until 4pm.

Find out more.

Visit the Time Square Warrington and Lancashire Crazy Golf websites for more information.

Mini Golf in Leeds

A look at Mini Golf courses in Leeds.


A look at Mini Golf courses in Leeds

Mini Golf (also known as Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf) is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike. The game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

Where to play Mini Golf  in Leeds.

If you're looking for mini golf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses to play in Leeds there are a variety of courses to visit, ranging from traditional crazy golf to indoor minigolf to new adventure golf layouts.

Here's a list of the Mini Golf courses we know of in Leeds:


Minigolfing in Leeds on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played several courses in and around Leeds on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

We're looking forward to a return visit to Leeds to see what's new.

Do you know of other Mini Golf courses in Leeds?

Please do get in touch and let us know of any other mini golf, crazy golf, adventure golf, pitch & putt, or putting layouts we don't yet know about in the area.

Planning to visit a Mini Golf course - check ahead of time.

Where possible please do check that the course is still there and open before travelling to it. The online presence of courses is improving, and the way businesses market themselves is always evolving, so it's becoming somewhat easier to find the opening and closing times of courses. That said, we've spent the last two decades attempting to play as many courses as possible, and even we've ended up finding courses to be derelict, abandoned or unplayable when we've arrived!

Related blog posts:

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Mini Golf at Studfold Adventure Trail in Harrogate

There's a pop-up mini golf course at Studfold Adventure Trail in Harrogate, North Yorkshire this summer.


The pop-up 9-hole mini golf course at Studfold Adventure Trail in Harrogate is open from Saturday 19th July and everyday during the summer holidays. It will then be open at weekends until the end of September.

There's a pop-up mini golf course at Studfold Adventure Trail in Harrogate, North Yorkshire this summer

Find out more

Visit the Studfold Adventure Trail website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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

Happy 15th birthday to the Crazy Golf Museum

The Crazy Golf Museum is 15 years old today.


Many happy returns to the Crazy Golf Museum as it marks its 15th birthday today.

The Crazy Golf Museum

I set-up the museum with Crazy Golf legend Tim 'Ace Man' Davies back on the 15th July 2010.

Since then we've continued to fill the virtual online museum to make it a treasure trove and archive for all things related to minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf, miniature golf, Putt Putt, and putting.

It's certainly been a very interesting 15 years!

A BIG thank you to everyone who has shared their minigolfing memories, crazy golf items and adventure golf updates over the years. We're looking forward to continuing our promotion of the game for many more years to come.

Visit the Crazy Golf Museum's website, like the Page and join the Group on Facebook, check it out on X, LinkedIn, and see Instagram for information, photos, items, ephemera, stories, videos, postcards, games and more...

If you'd like to contribute any items, merchandise, course history, current developments or guest blog posts please do get in touch.

Monday, July 14, 2025

Wild Swing Mini Golf in the Greenwich Peninsula in July & August

There's a pop-up mini golf course in the Greenwich Peninsula this summer.


The pop-up Wild Swing Mini Golf course has returned to the Greenwich Peninsula this summer.

The Wild Swing Mini Golf course can be found in the Greenwich Peninsula in July & August

The Wild Swing Mini Golf course can be found in the Canteen Courtyard in the Greenwich Peninsula from the 10th July to the 31st August.

The course has been created by artists Baker & Borowski. They also created the 9-hole themed Crazy Golf layout inspired by the rave culture in the King's Cross area back in the 1980's and 90's. I played that course in February 2020.

Find out more

Visit the Greenwich Peninsula website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

If we're able to get down to London this summer Wild Swing Mini Golf will be a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Pool at King Pins in Leeds

The new King Pins venue at the White Rose Centre in Leeds will be home to a Crazy Pool course.


King Pins Leeds will be opening on Friday 15th August.

King Pins

As well as Crazy Pool, King Pins Leeds will be home to games including American Pool, Virtual Shooting, Tenpin Bowling, Ice-Free Curling, Duck Pin Bowling, Shuffleboard, Tech Darts, and Karaoke.

Find out more

Visit the King Pins website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Crazy Pool layout at King Pins in Leeds will be a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Birdie Barn Putting Range opening on Mersea Island in Essex

A new pop-up indoor minigolf venue is opening on Mersea Island in Essex this summer.


Birdie Barn Putting Range is opening at the West Mersea Marine Boatyard on Thursday 24th July.

Birdie Barn Putting Range is opening at the West Mersea Marine Boatyard on Thursday 24th July

Looking on the Birdie Barn Putting Range Facebook Page the course looks very different to your normal minigolf (if there's such a thing as 'normal' in crazy golf!).

Each of the holes looks to be is in it's own little enclosed bay, with putters tied to the range. Each of the holes has a themed obstacle such as pinball, skee ball, roulette, a ferris wheel, pong and more!

Find out more

Visit the Birdie Barn Putting Range Facebook Page for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Birdie Barn Putting Range on Mersea Island will be a new place for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Carnival Golf & Games in High Wycombe

A new indoor minigolf course is opening in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.


Carnival Golf & Games will be opening at the Eden Shopping Centre in High Wycombe.

A new indoor minigolf course is opening in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Find out more

Visit the Carnival Golf & Games website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Carnival Golf & Games in High Wycombe will be a new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf at Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury

An Adventure Golf course is reopening in Congresbury, North Somerset.


The Adventure Golf course at Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury, North Somerset has been refurbished and is opening this month.

The Adventure Golf course at Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury, North Somerset is reopening on Saturday 19th July

The minigolf course at Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury is reopening as Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf on Saturday 19th July.

The course had sat abandoned for some time, but is being given a new lease of life, with a refurbishment to reopen as Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf.

Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf is located at the Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury - a village between Bristol and Weston Super Mare in North Somerset.

Find out more about Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf


Visit the Cannonball Creek Adventure Golf websiteFacebook Page and Instagram for more information about the course.

Find out more about Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury


Check out the Blue Diamond Garden Centres website for more information on the Cadbury Garden Centre venue.

Friday, July 11, 2025

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester

Playing Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo.


Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

Having a round of indoor Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

We recently attended the King Pins Summer Mixer Networking event at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester where we were welcome to play a selection of games for free. After some competitive games of tenpin bowling and ice-free curling against our fellow guests, I rounded off the excellent event with a game of minigolf on the 9-hole indoor course.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

The Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo was the 585th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and 1,072nd visited overall since 2006.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

In my round I shot a score of 16, with three holes-in-one and one three.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo
On the tee, or oche, of the last hole


Games at King Pins in the Trafford Palazzo.

As well as the mini golf course, King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo is home to tenpin bowling, duck pin bowling, ice-free curling, karaoke, shuffleboard, American pool, and arcade games.

Visiting King Pins.

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 Palazzo and Trafford Centre.

As well as the Trafford Palazzo venue in Manchester, you can find King Pins locations at the Arndale Centre in Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow. The new Leeds location opens on the 15th August, and a Belfast King Pins is opening soon!

Find out more.

Visit the King Pins website for more information.

Mini Golf at King Pins.


Crazy Pool at King Pins.

The new Leeds King Pins venue at the White Rose Centre will be home to a Crazy Pool course.

The new Belfast King Pins.

It'll be interesting to see what games are available at King Pins in Belfast when it opens later this year, and if it'll have mini golf, crazy pool, or something else...

Lost minigolf courses - Crazy Golf on Exeter Road in Bournemouth, Dorset

There's an abandoned minigolf course on Bournemouth's Exeter Road.


A look at the derelict minigolf course on Exeter Road in Bournemouth, Dorset.

We found a minigolf course in Bournemouth on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2009 and when we revisited in July 2013 it was still there. On Emily's recent trips to the seaside town in December 2024 and this month she found it was still in place, but in a derelict state, with many of the holes lost.

Abandoned minigolf course on Exeter Road in Bournemouth, Dorset (July 2025)

The former 18-hole course is on Exeter Road and next to the café/restaurant.

Abandoned minigolf course on Exeter Road in Bournemouth, Dorset (July 2025)

The course is very similar in design to the busy course that can be found over the road in the Lower Gardens and the championship course in the Boscombe Chine Gardens, though in an entirely unplayable state.

Happy National 7-Eleven Day

It's National 7-Eleven Day.

Today is National 7-Eleven Day!

7-Eleven at Dallas Forth Worth Airport in Texas, USA. 19th March 2024

7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else but the 11th July.

7-Eleven at Dallas Forth Worth Airport in Texas, USA. 19th March 2024

The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Adventure Golf at Beachfields in Sheerness

New Adventure Golf course opening in Sheerness.


A new Adventure Golf course is opening at Beachfields in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

A new Adventure Golf course is opening at Beachfields in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent

The new 18-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course is planned to open on Wednesday 23rd July.

The Adventure Golf course is being created as part of the Sheerness Revival Project.

The course is being built by Rock-Venture Designs and will be located at the Sheppey Leisure Complex at Beachfields in Sheerness.

Find out more.

Visit the Sheerness Revival Project website to find out more about the Adventure Golf course and other developments in the area.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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.