About The Studio

About A studio that plays for a living

Three people and one Preston workshop. We invent games, design courses and bring big ideas to life for venues.

  • Est. 2023
  • Preston, Lancashire
  • Inventors of Cue Golf®
Alfie celebrating a shot at the Flower Bowl
How It Started

It started with a sketch in 2016

“There's a game in Germany called Pit Pat. It's basically mini golf you play with a cue, and it's been around for 50 years, but it lives outside, on concrete, in public parks. I kept thinking it could be so much better indoors.

I made the first sketches in 2016: felt instead of concrete so the ball rolls true, and every hole its own little world. I started building the first prototype in 2018, and it took three years of building, breaking and rebuilding before the first tables opened at the Flower Bowl. These days the best bit is still standing in the middle of the room, watching a group go crazy when someone banks one in off the side.”

Alfie Topping – Founder
The Story So Far

From a sketch to six venues

Alfie's sketch took five years to become a table people could play. Since then it has moved a lot faster.

  1. 2016

    The first sketches

    Alfie draws Pit Pat rebuilt for indoors, on felt.

  2. 2018

    Prototypes and a first course

    The first prototype is built, plus a course for the Flower Bowl.

  3. 2021

    Cue Golf® opens

    Three years later, the first tables open at the Flower Bowl.

  4. 2023

    Studio 23 founded

    Cue Golf®, adventure golf and Creations come together under one name.

  5. 2024

    First Haven park

    Cue Golf® goes into its first Haven holiday park.

  6. 2025

    Two more Havens

    Two more Haven parks sign up.

  7. 2026

    Bluestone & beyond

    Bluestone and a fourth Haven sign up. We join IAAPA.

What We Stand For

The things we won't compromise on

  1. 01Play firstWe play a lot. Every idea is tested on real players before it reaches your venue.
  2. 02Built to lastMaterials and finishes picked for busy venues and day-after-day play.
  3. 03Designed in PrestonSketched, designed and managed from our own workshop.
  4. 04One team, start to finishYou deal with us. We bring in our trusted makers and handle the rest.
  5. 05Accessible by designBuilt so everyone can play, including wheelchair users.
Who We Are

The people you'll deal with

We think joy is a design brief, and we're stubborn about it.

Alfie Topping
Alfie ToppingFounder & Creative Director

Invented Cue Golf® and still sketches every new idea by hand.

Jacob Hay
Jacob HayManufacturing Manager

Runs the workshop and makes sure everything we build can take a busy venue.

William Parr
William ParrCommercial & Growth Manager

Looks after venues and partners, from the first call to opening day.

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