Puttstars

Indoor mini golf on a rainy Yorkshire afternoon is either brilliantly entertaining or a bit of a letdown, depending on your tolerance for neon colours and cheesy obstacles. Puttstars, just outside Leeds, falls firmly into the former camp. The courses are genuinely well-designed rather than feeling like a tourist trap - proper challenging in places, laugh-out-loud in others, which is exactly what you want when the weather's doing that thing where it's neither rain nor sunshine but somehow both.

Families with kids aged 5-14 will get the most mileage here. Adults who take their putting seriously might find it lightweight, but anyone after a couple of hours of daft competitive fun will absolutely have it. The indoor setting means you're not battling wind or genuine British drizzle, which removes the excuses nicely. Allow a good two hours if you're doing multiple courses and not rushing.

It works brilliantly as a rainy-day interlude when you're based at one of the nearby parks - Glenfield, Moor Lodge, or Haighfield are all within easy striking distance. If you've got kids cabin-fevered from a week of caravan life, this breaks up the monotony without eating a whole day. Whether it's worth a special trip into Leeds just for mini golf is another question entirely, but bundled with the city centre or as insurance against terrible weather, it's a solid shout. Check ahead for opening times and what you'll need to pay, as details vary.