City Mini Golf After Work: Puttshack Bank by Bank Station

Puttshack Bank, at 1 Poultry, EC2R 8EJ, is the City of London's high-tech mini golf bar, and it stays open until 11pm from Wednesday to Saturday. An adult game of nine holes costs £14 at the door, a junior game £9.50, and every game is £1 cheaper if you book online. Bank station connects straight to the venue, which makes it the easiest after-work round in the Square Mile.

The location explains most of the appeal. The Bank junction is surrounded by banks, insurers and law firms, and Puttshack sits right at its centre, so groups can walk over from Cheapside or Lombard Street without checking a map. It also hosts Christmas parties for large office groups, which tells you who the regular crowd is.

Puttshack began in 2018, and Bank is one of its four UK venues, alongside White City, Lakeside and Watford. It is the only one inside the City itself, and the later opening hours reflect that: White City shuts at 9pm or 10pm most nights, while Bank keeps going an hour or more longer midweek. If you are choosing between the two London rooms for a weeknight, Bank gives you more playing time after work.

The game itself runs on Puttshack's own technology. Each ball contains a mini-computer, the system the company calls Trackaball, and each player is matched to a ball through a personal profile before tee-off. The ball then logs strokes, hazards and bonus points automatically, and the totals appear on screens above the course, so there is no paper scorecard.

Each game is nine holes, and a two-player round typically lasts about 30 minutes. Holes mix classic putting with gimmicks such as roulette wheels and trivia questions, which keeps mixed-ability groups competitive. The system allocates the course that suits your group size, so ask at reception if you want a particular one. Keep your own ball for the whole round, because swapping mixes up the scores.

The current draw at Bank is food. From Tuesday 15 September 2026, Trejo's Tacos, the Notting Hill taqueria linked to actor Danny Trejo, took over a dedicated restaurant space inside Puttshack Bank for a limited ten-week residency. The menu covers slow-cooked carnitas, OG battered fish, spicy shrimp, fried chicken and mushroom asada tacos, plus chips, salsas, guacamole and street corn.

Trejo's runs Tuesday to Saturday, and you can either email the residency team to book or simply walk in. For Halloween, there is a bottomless brunch at £39 per person: 90 minutes of bottomless Jarritos, Modelo or margaritas, with chips and guacamole, two tacos and street corn. A Day of the Dead event with a screening of From Dusk Till Dawn is also planned for Perks members.

The location page lists £14 for an adult game and £9.50 for juniors aged 12 and under. Unlimited Golf is the value play here: £20 for adults, available Sunday to Thursday, giving you as many games as you like on any course all day. If your group will play twice, the unlimited ticket is cheaper than two standard games.

The standing offers are the same across the chain, but they matter more in the City. Students get buy-one-get-one-free golf and 20% off food and drink from Monday to Wednesday, emergency-service workers with a Blue Light card get two-for-one golf, and every rematch is 50% off. An honest verdict: skip the Friday peak if you only want golf. The bar is packed and course waits stretch, so a Monday or Tuesday is better value.

The posted opening hours are Sunday 11am to 9pm, Monday 12pm to 10pm, Tuesday 12pm to 10:30pm, Wednesday to Friday 12pm to 11pm, and Saturday 11am to 11pm. Doors open 30 minutes before the stated times. The location page also lists shorter hours of 12pm to 5pm on 2 and 8 December, so plan around those dates if you want an evening round in early December.

Under-18s are not allowed in the venue after 7pm, and children 12 and under must always be with an adult, which effectively makes Bank an adult venue on weeknights. Groups must be ready to play within ten minutes of their tee time or the booking may be cancelled or moved. Players can be added or removed online up to three hours ahead. Christmas packages cover groups of 12 to 750 guests.

Step outside and you are in one of London's most historic crossroads. The Royal Exchange faces the junction, with its portico and courtyard of luxury shops, and the Bank of England's windowless outer wall runs along Threadneedle Street. A short walk down Walbrook leads to the London Mithraeum at 12 Walbrook, EC4N 8AA, where the remains of a Roman temple are displayed beneath Bloomberg's European headquarters.

Heading east, Cornhill and Gracechurch Street bring you to Leadenhall Market, a Victorian covered market with a painted glass roof and pubs that spill onto the cobbles after work. West of the junction, Cheapside runs toward St Paul's Cathedral, and the roof terrace at One New Change gives a free view of the dome before or after your round.

Puttshack Bank is at 1 Poultry, Queen Victoria Street, London EC2R 8EJ. Bank Underground station leads straight to the venue, and London Bridge, Liverpool Street, Moorgate, Monument and St Paul's are all within a ten-minute walk.

The venue is nut-free, and outside celebration cakes are only allowed with a booked package for a £15 fee. Only assistance and guide dogs are allowed. All venues have wheelchair access, though some holes are not wheelchair accessible, so call ahead to plan your route around the course. If you plan to eat before playing, Puttshack suggests sitting down an hour before your tee time.