Several years ago, Swingers crazy golf begun its life as a pop up in Shoreditch, and I went along to it on Valentine's Day and really enjoyed myself; you can read more about that visit here. Swingers West End in London is the most recent incarnation of the crazy golf course, which is now no longer a pop-up. A few years ago, Swingers opened their first crazy golf course in the City of London. I have actually not been to it yet, even though it has been a few years now since it opened. I decided to check out Swingers West End.
At Swingers West End, there are two courses that are virtually identical except for the last hole. The West End branch mimics the typical British seaside town. One course is called "The Big Wheel" and the other is "Helter Skelter", and the courses are named after the last hole that features a big wheel or helter skelter. On the Big Wheel, the golf ball must quickly go under the moving wheel through the gap and into the hole on the other side.
I upgraded to a drinks package, but this did not include the cocktails that I was hoping to have and instead contained drink vouchers for house wine, bottle of beer, soft drink, or a shot of spirit. I would not recommend this and would instead recommend getting the cocktails instead. If I had known it was limited to this, I would not have bothered to purchase this in advance.
Four street food vendors are available at the West End location: Patty & Bun serves burgers, Made of Dough has pizzas, Breddos Tacos sells tacos, and Hackney Gelato serves ice cream. I was very hungry as I had forgone lunch due to it being a busy workday, so we ate first. I had the chicken tenders and nachos from Breddos Tacos.
After eating, it was the round of golf. Swingers West End was extremely busy on the day we visited, or perhaps it is always that busy, but I think it may have been slightly more busy due to being Valentine's Day and walk-ins were available. We only got to do the one round of gold on "The Big Wheel" because we spent a lot of time waiting for the previous people to finish playing the hole.
After the golf, Hackney Gelato provided a refreshing treat. I had the Snickers Ice Cream, which was really tasty.
Then, we sat at the bar for a bit to have the last alcohol. I also had an additional cocktail that I paid for because I really had wanted cocktails instead.
Overall, Swingers West End was fun, but I preferred the pop-up as it was not quite as busy and we spent a lot of the night waiting on the holes to become free for us to use because of the large number of people playing. Also, it took much too long to get served our drinks and to order the food, and they seemed to be short-staffed generally for some of these roles. There also wasn't enough seating for the food for everyone. So, I think that Swingers West End could make some improvements with various aspects. I'd love to check out the City location, but I think I will avoid special holidays.
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