Thursday, August 13, 2020

Minigolfing in Oxford's Parks

A look back at three minigolf courses in Oxford's Parks.


Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington

On this day in 2009 we played three Swedish Felt Mini Golf courses in Oxford.


Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington

We first visited the three Swedish Felt type minigolf courses in my home city on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in December 2008. We got to play them on the 13th August 2009 at the start of a nine-day road-trip that took us around the coast of Wales. Back then you could find layouts in Bury Knowle Park in Headington, Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park and Florence Park in Cowley.

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington.


Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
Emily playing the first of many crazy golf holes we played on the holiday

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
This Swedish Felt Mini Golf was called Crazy Golf...

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
...and Putting!

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
A lesser spotted type of rules sign

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
Spectating

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
Swedish Felt Mini Golf courses contain some tricky optical illusion obstacles

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
Here's another lane that requires precision

Mini Golf at Florence Park in Cowley.



Mini Golf at Florence Park in Cowley
Teeing-off on the second of three courses in Oxford

Mini Golf at Florence Park in Cowley
Emily playing a very tricky obstacle

Mini Golf at Florence Park in Cowley
A nice line

Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford.


Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford
At the third Swedish Felt Mini Golf course in the third park

Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford
Another long, straight shot required



Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford
And another!

Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford
An uphill dog-leg lane

Mini Golf in Oxford

Sadly the Florence Park Minigolf course was removed in March this year.

Mini Golf at Florence Park in Oxford

The course at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park is now Crazy Croc's Mini Golf.

Mini Golf at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park in Oxford

As far as I'm aware the course at Bury Knowle Park in Headington is still there.

Mini Golf in Bury Knowle Park, Headington

Other places to play minigolf in Oxford include Gravitee Adventure Golf at the Ozone Leisure Park and Junkyard Golf venue in the Westgate Centre.

Earlier this year I found out there's also a minigolf course at the Fulbrook Centre at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.

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