The Flower Bowl Crazy Golf Course

Eighteen holes of properly challenging miniature golf await at this Lancashire course that takes the game seriously. The Flower Bowl's crazy golf layout demands actual skill rather than just hoping your ball bounces the right way off a windmill. Each hole presents genuine obstacles - water features, slopes, and tricky angles that'll have you plotting your approach like you're playing the Old Course.

Families with competitive streaks will love this. The course rewards patience and technique, so while younger kids might struggle with some of the trickier holes, anyone old enough to hold a putter properly will find it engaging. Parents often end up more absorbed than their children, muttering about that impossible dogleg on hole 12.

It's part of a larger entertainment complex near Preston, so you can easily combine it with other activities if the weather turns. The course holds up well in light rain too, which is handy in this part of Lancashire.

For those staying at nearby parks like Rawcliffe Hall or Wilson House, it makes a decent afternoon out when you fancy a break from countryside walks. Allow a good hour for a proper round - longer if you're keeping score and taking it seriously. Which, frankly, you should.