If you’ve never played mini (putt putt) golf, it’s time to pick up a putter and enjoy some laughs with your Brisbane Kids. The aim of this family friendly ball game is to putt your ball through the course with the lowest number of attempts. Whether you keep score or not, mini golf is lots of fun for Brisbane Kids, and us bigger kids too.
If your child is old enough to hit a ball with a putter, they are old enough to play mini golf.
As well as being a great family bonding activity, mini golf is also useful for improving hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness and encouraging concentration and persistence. Scoring can be used as a simple mathematical exercise for children. You may even spark a love of mini-golf as a sport! Believe it or not, there are local, national and international tournaments to compete in.
Clubs and balls can usually be hired at the golf club, but don’t forget to pack a hat, sunscreen and water bottles for outside courses and for parents, consider taking your stuff in a backpack rather than a handbag which you will need to put down each time you putt.
Brisbane Mini Golf and Putt Putt locations
Brisbane is fortunate enough to have quite a few mini golf courses, including some indoor ones – we have reviewed some of the best, so you know what to expect.
Victoria Park Golf Course with Putt Putt, Herston
This well-kept course is fun, challenging and is open both day and night for mini golf action! It makes a perfect weekend, school holiday or birthday treat for Brisbane Kids. There is even a licensed bistro on site to make a real outing of it. Read more about putt putt at Victoria Park Golf Complex.
Features
Opening hours and prices can be viewed here
- 18 holes
- Each hole has 3 different levels of difficulty which is awesome for kids of all ages within the one family
- Open early until late in the evening
- Putt Putt parties available
- Parents can indulge in a cheeky glass of bubbles (ideal date night)
- Go by bus (250 metre walk from Herston bus station)
- Water challenges galore and heaps of other cool tunnels, sand traps and hill challenges
- Places to eat surround you, along with an awesome view
Golf Central with mini golf, Brisbane Airport
Golf Central BNE is one of Brisbane’s best golf entertainment complexes! Explore their well-kept ‘around the world’ themed 18 holes and have the ultimate adventure taking on the rolling greens and water features! It also features a licensed clubhouse and makes a pretty cool location for kids’ birthday parties. Read more about Gold Central BNE.
Features
- 18 holes of mini golf
- Food reviews on Trip Advisor highly recommend
- Fully licensed bar & cafe
- Open early until late in the evening
- Putt Putt parties available
- A great place to meet friends who have an afternoon stopover in Brisbane
- 100% disability friendly
TopStroke Mini Golf at Oxley Golf Club
TopStroke Mini Golf at the Oxley Golf Club is Brisbane’s newest mini golf course, opened in December 2021. After much anticipation, TopStroke, a professionally designed 18-hole mini golf course by Dave Pelz has finally launched. Open to both Oxley Golf Club members and the public, everyone, young and old, is welcome to enjoy this exciting, family mini golf experience. Read more about TopStroke Mini Golf at Oxley Golf Club.
Features
- 18 hole mini golf
- Par 71, 18 hole golf course
- Pro shop
- TopStroke Kiosk
- Members golf lounge with bistro menu
- Free parking
- Cart hire
- Function rooms
- Lockers
Other Brisbane Mini Golf and Putt Putt Locations
Holey Moley
Located at Westfield Chermside (newly opened in November 2022!), Fortitude Valley and in the Wintergarden in the Queen Street Mall, Holey Moley is an indoor, novelty-themed putt putt course and bar. It’s suitable for all ages, though probably more fun for older kids and adults who can appreciate the theming. Find out more here.
Ipswich Golf Driving Range, Putt Putt
This outdoor mini golf course is set among the trees and is great for an outing with family and friends. Even better, you can bring your own food and use the BBQ provided. However, drinks must be purchased at the pro shop on site. Check out their opening times and prices here.
Mt Gravatt Mini Golf
With two courses outdoors (one of which is sheltered), Mt Gravatt Mini Golf offers 18 holes of family fun. Their licensed food service is perfectly located adjacent to the course. Find out more here.
Oxley Golf Complex Putt Putt
The Oxley Golf Complex has a family fun zone that includes mini-golf, mini ten pin bowling, and the age old game of Shuffleboard! Bookings are essential, so click here for contact information, prices and opening hours.
St Lucia Mini Golf at St Lucia Golf Links
This 12-hole mini golf course offers options for all ages, with four different levels of difficulty ranging from Pee Wee (3-5 years) to Pro (Advanced). Some holes feature distinct challenges, including bridges, tunnels, ricochet walls and obstacles such as multiple swinging poles on the one hole! You could return many times to this course, with four ways to play. Find out more here.
Mel
Seriously don’t waste your money at the Albany links putt putt. The features are broken and in very bad repair.
Sarah
Browns Plains WePlay is now shut down 🙁
Rosemary
Been here twice: Second time kids were over it a little over half way around: Both times it was reasonably busy so lots of waiting between holes: A bit too hilly too so the ball often rolls out of bounds which is a bit frustrating. They have a natural look, rocks and hills but my kids and I find the layout and features repetitive after the first few holes:
I went to putt putt as a kid where they had the windmill and fun holes like that: i’d like to find somewhere more like that:
Andrew
Victoria park putt put is by far the best that we’ve been on as a family
Our son is six and has enjoyed well over half a dozen visits
We try to coincide the bistro but a slight word of caution is for families venturing here during the lead up to Christmas. Expect to wait
The most frustrating thing is the rules specifically state groups no bigger than 4 but we encountered many office parties ( and this was at 11am) with 7 and 8 causing long waits
If you have sporty kids that are competitive then this is for you
The airport putt putt is a little tamer by comparison as it is also flatter than vic park
Its not a cheap day out if you include meals but generally worth it as it is memorable