No Work Club: crazy golf, escape rooms and axe throwing in Lincoln

A warehouse on the outskirts of Lincoln city centre is an unlikely place for a world of adventure and entertainment, but that’s what you will find at the No Work Club. This multi-activity hub brings together urban crazy golf, axe throwing and escape rooms along with fun group games like shuffleboard, interactive darts and beer pong.

Previously known separately as Urban Putters, Escaped Lincoln and Axed Lincoln, the No Work Club has brought all of these activities together under one banner, and added a whole lot more. It’s a bright place full of imagination and style, and an absolute heaven for Instagrammers and photographers!

Having visited multiple times and tried out several of the activities, here’s our take on what you can expect at the No Work Club, and how to book.

Disclosure: the No Work Club invited us to try their activities without charge. As always, all views are our own, and we always strive to give honest reviews and recommendations.

Where is the No Work Club in Lincoln?

The No Work Club is set in a repurposed warehouse at Vulcan Park, on an industrial estate to the east of Lincoln city centre. It take a bit of a walk to get there – about 20 minutes from the train station – crossing south of the tracks and then heading eastwards along the Great Northern Terrace.

It’s easy to reach by road, and there’s a car park on site too. The street lighting isn’t great in this part of town, so we definitely recommend driving or taking a taxi if you can.

Booking activites at the No Work Club

While you can sometimes book activities on a walk-in basis at the No Work Club, it’s best to book ahead to make sure you secure a space. You can book the headline activities, like crazy golf, escape rooms and shuffleboard, on the No Work Club website.

Smaller games like interactive darts, pool and air hockey you can book at the venue.

Every time we’ve tried something new at the No Work Club, the team on site have been really helpful in demonstrating how it works and explaining the rules. One of the team will greet you when you arrive at the booking desk and bar, where you can order drinks while you wait (although you may be asked to sign a waiver for some activities if you want to drink alcohol).

Walking inside the warehouse in the evening takes you from the cold outdoors into a hive of activity. The industrial decor is irresistibly photogenic, and that’s even before you set foot on the urban golf course upstairs. It’s a stellar visual experience from start to finish.

Urban indoor crazy golf

The most colourful activity at the No Work Club, and a favourite of ours, is the indoor urban-themed crazy golf experience. It was first opened as a 9-hole course, but has since been expanded to 18 holes, with lots of new and eccentric features added.

You will weave through obstacles like a sawn-in-half mini, glow-in-the-dark space invaders, a music festival portaloo, a pool table and an authentic police car as you navigate the course. As the first ever place to offer indoor crazy golf in Lincoln, it’s added a fresh dimension to the city’s fun activity scene.

The game works the same way as the typical crazy golf format. Each player gets a putter and a golf ball, and you also get a team score card to record your progress and compete. Then, take as few shots as you can to sink the ball in the hole, dodging obstacles on the way, and repeat for each of the nine holes.

Four people can play each hole at a time, but if you’re in a larger group then you can split into teams and take turns. Make sure you take your photo together at the No Work Club sign before the first hole!

Every hole has a different theme and colour scheme, each one more creative than the last. I won’t describe each hole in detail, as that might get tedious and give too many spoilers away. Part of the fun is the anticipation of what the next hole will bring! But here’s a little taster of what you can expect on the course…

There are many ramps, obstacles and gadgets to navigate. Some involve light physical effort, such as winding a handle or pumping on a pedal to take your ball through a machine.

And those ramps… you probably know the scene. You hit the ball up, it comes back down. Repeat a few times, and suddenly your golf score is looking more like a cricket score. It’s all part of the fun!

Make sure you look out for the details. We particularly loved the space invaders level, complete with glow-in-the-dark retro stencil artwork, and 80s computer music and sound effects. So cool!

It took us about an hour in total to complete the course, and we enjoyed every minute.

Escape rooms at the No Work Club

Another super-fun and intensive activity at the No Work Club is the escape rooms. There are six to choose from, each with a carefully designed series of problems to solve against with a one-hour time limit.

We tried the “High Roller Heist”, which is an escape room with a difference. Set in a casino heist scenario, rather than trying to escape, our goal was to plunder as much money as possible from the vaults.

An advantage of this escape room game is that you are likely to get more time out of it, as the game typically goes on until the end of the hour, unless you’re an absolute whizz.

We didn’t quite get all the money but we were happy with our haul, and a full hour of entertainment!

Other escape rooms to try include “7 Miles Deep”, which involves breaking out of a submarine trap; and “Experiment X” to retrieve a top-secret vaccine. There’s even an escape room game set in a simulated high-security prison van outside the building, “Inmate 7635”. You can check out the other games and book here.

Axe throwing

If you need to let off some steam after a tough week at work, there’s no better way than a spot of axe throwing. Axed Lincoln is now part of the No Work Club, and this is a really fun game to play with friends.

In the classic axe-throwing game, you throw at a target and score points depending on how close you get to the centre of the board. Each person gets three throws at a time.

There are other fun axe throwing games to try as well. One has a “last person standing” vibe, with a target that shrinks after each throw, and you have to hit it to stay in the game. Another involves aiming at various creatures on the board.

The game uses smart technology, so your scores are updated automatically without any need to enter manually.

Shuffleboard

Have you ever watched curling at the Winter Olympics? Shuffleboard has a similar principle, but you play it on a table, with no ice involved.

It’s a game that can be played head to head between two competitors, or in teams of up to three people. Each turn, you slide a puck along a table as gently as possible, aiming to get it into the scoring zones without it falling off the back. And once other pucks are in play, you can aim at them to take them out – this part is the most fun.

Shuffleboard sessions are 30 minutes, and great to play in between other games at the No Work Club.

More games at the No Work Club

We haven’t got round to trying our hand at the other games at the No Work Club, but there are plenty to try. There are classics like pool and air hockey, or those with a modern twist like interactive darts.

Then there is beer pong, and for this you only need to buy the beer! It’s a slightly different setup to the classic beer pong game you might have played at home or in uni halls. Take a look.

All in all, we have had a fab experience every time at the No Work Club! It’s a great place to take friends for a fun day out in Lincoln. We’ll definitely be back for more.

What a fun way to revitalise a disused warehouse. It’s brought some life and colour to a low-key part of town.

Looking for more fun activities around the city? Check out our guide to the best things to do in Lincoln.

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