Mini Golf in New South Wales

The fourteen listings split into two kinds: outdoor putt putt courses attached to driving ranges, and indoor themed venues bundled with arcades, bowling or karaoke. Which fits depends mostly on how old your kids are and how long you want the outing to run.

Outdoors, Thornleigh Golf Centre has two 18-hole courses and reviewers say kids want to play both back to back; covered sections keep play going in light rain, though shade elsewhere is sparse. Dural Putt Putt in the Gardens in Middle Dural runs Medieval and Space courses, and reviewers say toddlers manage well, with the semi-rural setting called a highlight. Milperra Golf Driving Range and Putt Putt charges for the whole day, so repeat rounds cost nothing extra, though reviews describe the facility as ageing. Pittwater Golf Centre in Warriewood has two-level pirate and cave courses plus grass hitting bays. City Golf Gordon gives each hole two or three routes and is floodlit for evening play according to 10 Best Courses for Mini Golf in Sydney, but it is listed as temporarily closed. Swing Factory - Terrey Hills marks white and black flags per hole for different ages and, per its own site, caps groups at six per tee time.

Indoors, Mega Mini Golf in Campbelltown, which the same list describes as air-conditioned with three themed courses, has staff running prize challenges mid-round and suits kids from about three. The four Holey Moley sites (Holey Moley Golf Club Castle Towers, Holey Moley Golf Club Chatswood, Holey Moley Golf Club Alexandria, Holey Moley Golf Club Penrith) lean on birthday hosts and extra activities; Castle Hill's course crowds with more than four players, and Alexandria's colour-coded routes confuse first-timers. Hole in Fun in Lisarow is barefoot indoor play where reviewers advise eating elsewhere. Swing City Golf & Entertainment in Bella Vista suits teens in bays of four to six. The St Ives listing, Swing Factory Terrey Hills, is online equipment sales only.