A visit to the miniature golf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge, West Midlands.
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Hole 1 at Dorridge |
We recently visited the
Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge, Solihull for what would be the last minigolf tournament to be held on the 12-hole course - the
2015 MMGC Midlands Open. Over the years the venue has hosted many
British Minigolf Association tournaments and we've competed in quite a few of them. The course has always been a pleasure to play (even when it's been punishing) and is far more difficult to master than it first appears.
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The tricky second hole |
Back in September 2008 the course became the 72nd played on the
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. I visited the layout while en route to the Monday night league at
Adventure Island Mini Golf at Star City, Birmingham.
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Hole 3 |
There are plans to create a new adventure golf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre. The existing course will be removed. It will certainly be missed.
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Hole 4 |
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Hole 5 |
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Hole 5's obstacle |
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An even closer look inside the castle on hole 5 |
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And hole 5's green |
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Hole 6 |
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Hole 7 - the scene of many a minigolfing nightmare! |
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Hole 8 |
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Hole 9 |
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Hole 10 |
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Hole 11 |
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Hole 12 |
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Hole 2 from another angle |
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Playing hole 5 |
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Having a shot on hole 9 |
![Minigolf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge Minigolf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3nUanihNPOdBhrn4vgB4V4luoiyL_d4AxjrvArgodgD0eBNoh9os-zCkexH-P8uhL7WoZN1BjnRQbYwQr_AbL9j01fFGZadf3OvTtq7W903i62LcdKOROg_W1uc7gQYIaTku/s1600/Minigolf+course+at+Four+Ashes+Golf+Centre+in+Dorridge+210315+(11).JPG) |
Over the humps on hole 10 |
![Minigolf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge Minigolf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0fjSLvfw80DHgx3axr3YfFc8yfmv3Ya4-GnW7AuRPzwrMi4CF4TuB-bnAmvXIMN5ckuFcS3a9f2YySUl6Aiial0y2KW9v031ry9jCNb-WunN480xNsKT3fkaieup5NeFZ16X/s1600/Minigolf+course+at+Four+Ashes+Golf+Centre+in+Dorridge+210315+(12).JPG) |
Emily playing the first |
For more information check out the
Four Ashes Golf Centre website.
Links:
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Four Ashes Golf Centre
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British Minigolf Association
Related blog posts:
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Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
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Dorridge
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Mini Golf course at the Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge (September 2017)
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