Hartland Miniature Golf & Arcade

I will always remember how well the owner treated my daughter and her friends when we celebrated her 13^th birthday at Hartland. It was a Monday in September, and I was so glad they were still open. We didn’t call ahead and arrived with 13 almost 13-​year olds. The friendly young woman behind the counter politely asked me to wait just a minute. She went inside for a minute and came back to tell me that we would get a discounted party rate. What a nice surprise! The girls played in groups and really enjoyed the course. When they were done playing, I gave them about $ 20 to spend in the arcade. With my permission, the owner gave them all free ice cream and cups of candy. He also gave my daughter, the birthday girl, a ton of extra tokens. They had a ball, and my daughter was convinced that I had arranged the whole thing in advance. That’s how attentive the owner was. An awesome place for a truly memorable birthday party! These are the kind of people who deserve lots of business. Next time you’re on LBI, go to Hartland!

Very good place to go if you want to play mini golf. Looks bran new and has very nice people working there. The course was very fun and some what challenging. I went into the small arcade, that has great prizes and fun games. One of my favorite miniature golf courses.

The course was challenging and in really nice shape especially considering how crowded it gets. The guys working were friendly and this would be a nice place to bring your family to. Worth checking out if you are looking for good mini golf in LBI.

Great staff and service. I remember one night this guy was wearing an Ash Ketchum hat and an «Average Joe’s» shirt. I love him.
Very good.

The course isn’t the best but it has an arcade connected to it and the workers are extremely friendly. At the last hole you can win various prizes too — great time for couples or kids

Growing up, I spent most of my summers down the shore. Naturally, mini golf became a big part of my childhood. You know, before I discovered girls and alcohol, in which my summers were then spent chasing after those two things instead of whacking a ball around some downscaled greens. But back to my more innocent years. Despite my best efforts leisurely puttin’ my way up and down Long Beach Island’s many courses, I recall a time I got straight-​up schooled at Hartland.
It was a mid-​week kids’ tournament and apparently some of my prepubescent peers had studied this course as if it were freakin’ Augusta National because they knew every trick in the damn book to hit a hole-​in-​one. That heart-​shaped one? Don’t try to go up the center of the heart mound — instead, hug the perimeter and it’ll guide your ball right into the cup. Meanwhile, I’m there with my mom/​caddy lookin’ like some basic bitch hittin’ it straight at the heart and bouncin’ my ball out of bounds. I swear, the winner got 16 aces and then sunk two-​putts on two holes, where his parents likely clenched their teeth and cracked their knuckles in frustration and disappointment. I’m still pretty sure I came out under par, but they didn’t hand out participant ribbons back in the ‘90s, so I was shit outta luck. What this says about Hartland from a critique standpoint, I’m not so sure. Maybe that certain people tend to take this spot more seriously than others.
All in all, Hartland’s a decent course. There are certainly more challenging and more attractive choices on the island, but that doesn’t put it out of the running by any means. We’re talking a quick 18 if you putt as a pair, so you might as well make it worth your while and turn the trip into a family outing. There are a lot of two-​parters, where you have a series of first holes to aim for before they pipe your ball down to a lower level final hole. The greens are well-​kept, but the same really can’t be said of the mini bunkers and mini water hazards (which have no actual water). The gimmicky holes, particularly the one with the rocket launcher contraption, are a bit out-​dated and janky-​lookin’. The bonus hole with the prize wheel (free game, free popcorn, free soda, etc.) gives you two options for a spin: going for broke by driving it into a clown mouth, or testing your luck at a Plinko-​style pegboard. I go clown or go home. The outdoor speakers are a nice touch, playing top 40, kid-​friendly hip-​hop, pop punk, and Bruce. Duh. Shore music. Brings me back, I tell ya…