2026-08-30 01:30:00
County Durham weather doesn't care much about your weekend plans, and a grey sky can undo a park trip or a picnic in about ten minutes flat. The good news is that the mystery of the missing dragon eggs doesn't stop for a bit of drizzle. As one of the best mini golf Blackpool has to offer, our course is tucked entirely indoors, which means a downpour outside has zero effect on your round. Crazy golf in rainy weather isn't a compromise plan, it's often the better one. Here's why a wet forecast is actually a good excuse to book, and how to make the most of a rainy day visit.
Plenty of family activities get cancelled or cut short the moment the clouds roll in. A round of wizarding golf isn't one of them, and that's worth knowing before you write off your day the next time the forecast looks grim.
The whole course sits indoors, so there's no soggy grass, no puddled bunkers, and no rushing between holes with an umbrella. The castle, the lake, and every talking portrait are all under one roof, which means the weather outside is completely irrelevant to how your round plays out.
This matters more than it might sound. A lot of "outdoor-friendly" mini golf courses either close in heavy rain or leave you playing through it, neither of which is much fun with kids in tow. Here, a rainy forecast just means one less thing to plan around. You can book with confidence days in advance without watching the weather app nervously the morning of.
It's also worth mentioning for anyone managing allergies or sensitive skin. Being indoors means no sun cream, no midges, and no scrambling for shade halfway through the round. For families who've had an outdoor day cut short by any of that before, an indoor course removes a whole category of things to worry about, rain or shine.
There's a particular kind of gloom that sets in on a rainy Saturday when the usual plans, the park, the beach, a walk somewhere nice, are suddenly off the table. Rather than treating an indoor round as the backup option, it works well as the main event. Frame it to the kids as exactly that: an adventure that happens to be indoors, not a rainy day consolation prize.
This reframe matters for morale as much as logistics. Kids pick up on whether an outing feels like Plan A or Plan C, and a bit of enthusiasm from the adults goes a long way. Lead with the dragon egg mystery and the riddles waiting at each hole, not with "well, we can't go to the park, so."
It also helps to let go of any guilt about "wasting" a dry-weather activity for later. There's no such thing as saving crazy golf for a sunny day, since the course looks and plays exactly the same whatever the weather's doing outside. Treat a rainy Tuesday the same as a sunny one and you'll find plenty of good days to fit a round in.
Here's the catch with an indoor activity that's immune to bad weather: everyone else has the same idea. When the forecast turns grim, indoor attractions across the region tend to fill up fast with families looking for exactly what you are, something fun that doesn't involve getting soaked. Weekend slots on a rainy day can book out well before you'd expect on a similar dry weekend.
If you can see rain coming a few days out, that's the moment to book rather than waiting to decide on the morning. It saves you from discovering your preferred time is gone and having to rearrange the rest of your day around whatever slot is left.
School holidays combined with a poor forecast are the busiest stretch of all, so if half-term or the summer holidays line up with a run of wet weather, book as early as you can. It's a small bit of planning that spares you a disappointed queue of kids at the door on a day when everyone else had the same idea.
You won't need wet weather gear once you're actually playing, but getting there and back is still a soggy business. A few small things make the whole day smoother:
A change of socks if anyone's shoes are likely to get properly soaked on the way in
A bag or cover for umbrellas, since a dripping umbrella in an indoor space isn't fun for anyone
A spare layer for younger kids who tend to get damp and cold faster than adults do
Waterproof shoes or boots for the walk between the car park and the course entrance
None of this affects your round once you're inside. It just makes the bit before and after a little less miserable, especially with younger kids crazy golf etiquette for families who feel the cold and damp more than the rest of the group.
A grey forecast doesn't have to mean a cancelled outing or an afternoon stuck indoors with nothing planned. With the course fully under cover, rain outside has no bearing on your round, the story, or the hunt for those missing dragon eggs. Book a little ahead of a wet weekend, pair your visit with the cinema or a bite to eat nearby, and pack a few dry essentials for the journey in.
Next time the sky turns grey and the usual plans fall through, don't scramble for a backup. Book your trainee witches and wizards in, stay completely dry, and let the rain do whatever it wants outside while you get on with saving wizarding golf.
by Stuart Jarman
