A round at Victoria Falls Adventure Golf costs £7.50 for adults, £6.50 for kids and £24 for a family of four, and the 18 holes take about an hour to get round. That's the whole decision, really: it's a decent hour at a fair price, not a day out, and the sooner you stop judging it as a destination the better it looks.
Here's the thing that makes it unusual. Royal Victoria Park is 57 acres of free: free adventure playground with zip lines and a skate area, free nine-acre botanic gardens, free duck pond, free lawns in front of the Royal Crescent. The golf course, up by the Royal Pavilion on Royal Avenue, is the one corner of the park where someone asks you for money. And it earns its keep precisely because it isn't trying to be the reason you came. Nobody drives to Bath for adventure golf. What actually happens is this: you're two hours into a park afternoon, the playground has stopped working its magic, it's 3pm and dinner isn't until six. The golf course is the paid hour that rescues the free afternoon. That's a different recommendation from "a great day out", and in our view a more useful one.
We checked prices in August 2026 against the operator's current page (it's run by Excel Tennis Bath, who also run the courts in the park) and they match what the listings sites show.
What it costs
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | £7.50 |
| Child (kids' rate) | £6.50 |
| Student / concession | £7.00 |
| Family of four | £24.00 |
The family ticket saves you £4 on two adults and two kids, which is the difference between "fine" and "actually quite good value" for an hour's entertainment in central Bath. For comparison, the big indoor chain courses in Bristol charge £11 to £13 a head. At £6 an hour per person for a family, this is one of the cheaper paid things you can do with children in Bath, and cheaper than most of what's on our Bath with kids list.
What you actually get
Eighteen holes, outdoors, themed around a waterfall (hence the name), with the usual ramps, tunnels and water hazards. It's a proper adventure golf layout, the kind some visitors search for as mini golf or crazy golf in Bath, rather than the flat municipal putting you might be picturing, but keep expectations calibrated: this is a well-kept park course, not one of the theatrical indoor jungles that have opened in bigger cities. The waterfall is real and the landscaping is genuinely pleasant, because it borrows the park around it.
The operator says a round takes an hour to an hour and twenty minutes. That's accurate for a family of four playing every hole properly. Two adults playing briskly will do it in 40 to 45 minutes. A group of six behind a birthday party will take longer and enjoy it less, which brings us to timing.
When it's lovely and when it's rammed
The course is outdoors and has no floodlights, so it runs on daylight: opening is 10am daily, closing is dusk. In practice that means long summer evenings and short winter afternoons, and it's why we can't print you a tidy hours table — the operator doesn't publish one, because the closing time genuinely moves with the light. Check the day's last tee-off before you set out, especially from October to February when dusk can mean 4.30pm.
When to go: weekday mornings in term time you'll often have the course close to yourself, and a summer weekday evening round at 7pm, with the park emptying out around you, is quietly one of the nicest cheap things to do in the city. When to avoid: sunny weekend afternoons in the school holidays, when the whole of Bath has had the same idea and you'll queue on the tee of every hole. An hour-long course with a family on each of 18 holes maths out at real waiting.
The other thing daylight-dependence means: there's no cover. If it rains mid-round, you get wet. On a properly wet day skip it entirely and use our Bath in the rain guide instead; this is a dry-weather fixture.
Booking, or just turning up
You don't have to book. The operator is plain about this, and equally plain that summer weekends and school holidays get very busy. There's an online booking system that works in 15-minute arrival windows; turn up at the start of your window. Our honest read: book if it's a weekend, a school holiday, or you've promised children a specific plan that can't absorb a "sorry, it's full". Turn up on spec any term-time weekday and you'll be fine. If in doubt, they're on 01225 425066.
One seasonal footnote worth knowing: from late November through December the course runs Glow Golf in the evenings, alongside Bath on Ice. It's the only time of year the course operates after dark, and it's a different, noisier proposition — book that one.
Who it's for, and who should skip it
It's for: families mid-park-afternoon, as above. Couples killing the gap between a Royal Crescent walk and a dinner booking, because the Royal Pavilion is eight minutes' flat walk from the Circus. Grandparents who've been handed the kids for a day and need a structured hour that isn't screen-based. Students, at the £7 concession rate, on a summer evening.
Skip it if you're in Bath for one day only. The Roman Baths, the Abbey and the Crescent all outrank it by miles, and nothing about this course is specific to Bath; there's a version of it in every large town. It's on our Things to do in Bath list as a supporting act, not a headliner. Skip it too if anyone in your group treats mini golf competitively enough to sulk: 18 holes is a long time to be losing. And serious golfers wanting an actual short game should look at the approach golf and proper courses in our Golf in and around Bath guide; this isn't that.
The last practical point: parking. Don't drive to it specifically. The nearest big car park is Charlotte Street, a ten-minute walk, and on-street around the park is limited. Treat the golf as something you walk to from town or reach as part of a park visit, which, conveniently, is exactly how it's best used anyway.
FAQs
How much is Victoria Falls Adventure Golf in 2026?
Adults £7.50, kids £6.50, students and concessions £7.00, and a family of four (two adults and two kids, or one adult and three kids on most listings) £24.00. We checked these against the operator's current page in August 2026.
Do you need to book ahead?
No, walk-ups are accepted, but the operator warns it gets very busy on summer weekends and in school holidays. Online booking uses 15-minute arrival windows. Book for weekend afternoons and holidays; turn up on spec on term-time weekdays.
How long does a round take?
The operator says one hour to an hour and twenty minutes for the full 18 holes. A pair of adults playing quickly can finish in about 45 minutes; a busy Saturday with queues on each tee can push a family round well past 90 minutes.
What are the opening hours?
10am daily, closing at dusk, because the course has no floodlights. That means roughly 8pm finishes in high summer and closes as early as 4.30pm in midwinter. The operator doesn't publish a fixed seasonal table, so check the day's last tee-off before travelling, especially October to February.
Is it open in winter?
Yes, year-round, weather and daylight permitting, with shorter days. From late November to December it also runs evening Glow Golf alongside Bath on Ice, the only time the course operates after dark.
Is the course accessible for wheelchairs and buggies?
We couldn't confirm a published accessibility statement on the operator's page, and an outdoor themed course inevitably involves some slopes and steps between holes. Call 01225 425066 before you go if step-free access matters to your group.