A minigolf postcard from Ostend, Belgium

A look at an old Tom Thumb minigolf postcard from Ostend, Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - Ostende Golf miniature. Oostende Klein Golfspel. Ostend Tom Thumb Golf. ARTCOLOR BRUXELLES. 17. Posted on the 19th July 1955

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A minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - 72 - Knokke-Zoute - Kleine Golf. Golf miniature. Miniature Golf. Minigolf. Anciens Ets Ern. Thill s. a. - Bruxelles. Photo Véritable. Unposted. Undated

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A minigolf postcard from the Hotel Britannique in Knokke-Zoute, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute in Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - HOTEL BRITANNIQUE. Belgium. Knokke-Zoute - Golf miniature. Kleine Golf. Photothill, Bruxelles. Unposted. Undated

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A minigolf postcard from Ostend, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Ostend, Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - Ostende Le Golf miniature, la nuit. Oostende Klein Golfspel bij nacht. Ostend Tom Thumb Golf at night. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles, No. 28. Unposted. Dated 1952

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A minigolf postcard from Blankenberge, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Blankenberge in Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - BLANKENBERGE. Miniatuurgolf en tennis. Golf miniauture et tennis. Miniature golf and tennis. Minigolf und Tennis. 1012. Edicionnes FISA. Printed in Spain. Unposted. Undated

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A minigolf postcard from Middelkerke, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Middelkerke, Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - MIDDELKERKE. Tennis en miniatuur-golf. Tennis et golf miniature. Lawn-tennis and golf miniature. Tennis und Golf Miniatur. Uitgever VAN MIEGHEM A. Oostende Posted on the 18th June 1978

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A minigolf postcard from Blankenberge, Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Blankenberge, Belgium.

BLANKENBERGE. Tennis en Miniatuur Golf. Tennis courts and Miniature Golf sites. Tennis et Golf Miniature. Tennis- und Minigolf - Plätze. KRUGER 95912. Unposted. Undated

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A minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute in Belgium

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.

Minigolf Postcard - Knokke-Zoute - Golf miniature. Kleine Golf. Photothill, Bruxelles. No. 72. Unposted. Undated

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A minigolf postcard from Bredene Aan Zee in Belgium

A look at an old miniature golf postcard of a course in Bredene Aan Zee, Belgium.

This postcard shows the Klein Golfspel / Golf miniature course and was posted to Croydon, England on the 19th August 1968.

BREDENE a/ZEE - Klein Golfspel. BREDENE s/MER - Golf miniature. L 18. NELS. MEXICHROME France. Posted to Croydon on the 19th August 1968

The course is still there, having opened in 1950, with the business expanding over the years.

Visit the Minigolf Bredene website for more information.

Bredene Aan Zee is a small seaside town in Belgium. It's next to Ostend.

While checking out the old postcards of minigolf course in Belgium and the online maps of the locations there are still plenty of places to play the game. This stretch of the Belgian coast would be superb for a minigolf tour.

An old minigolf postcard from Duinbergen, Belgium

A look at an old miniature golf course postcard from Duinbergen, Belgium.

This postcard calls the game 'Le Petit Golf' and was sent on the 25th July 1958.

Duinbergen - Le Petit Golf. Photothill, Bruxelles. No. 72. Posted 25 July 1958

Duinbergen is a part of the seaside town of Knokke-Heist in West Flanders, Belgium.

Looking online, there is a Miniatuur Golf course on Duinbergenlaan that could very well be the same location as the postcard.

Minigolf postcards from Knokke-Zoute in Belgium

A look at two postcards from the past.

Here are two postcards showing the minigolf course in Knokke-Zoute in Belgium. The sepia one was posted in 1955, while the colourised version is unposted.

Note the different names given to minigolf on the two cards - 'Golf miniature', 'Kleine Golf', 'Miniature Golf' and 'Minigolf'.

Knokke-Zoute - Golf miniature. Kleine Golf. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles. No 130. Posted 10 November 1955

Knokke-Zoute - Kleine Golf. Golf miniature. Miniature Golf. Minigolf. ARTCOLOR BRUXELLES. 25. Unposted. Undated

Goolfy mini golf from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts in Belgium

Finding out about Goolfy Minigolf Fluo in Belgium.

It's always brilliant to find out about and see different miniature golf courses around the world.

Through LinkedIn and Instagram we recently found out about several minigolf brands of mini-golf in Belgium from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts. 

There are currently Goolfy course in eight countries, located in a range of places including shopping malls, tourist areas, campsite and multi-activity centres, with the indoor blacklight minigolf courses covering themes including ocean, jungle, space, pirates and more.

Pierre Maréchal from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts kindly sent over the following images from the Goolfy mini-golf courses. Goolfy are indoor fluorescent / blacklight minigolf layouts. You can see more on the Goolfy section of their website.

Another concept from the team is Digi Goolfy Virtual Minigolf, where a video projector displays a range of 18 different holes with a range of obstacles and special effects onto the floor, with a wall projector showing game animations and player scores too.

Emily has been to Belgium and went to several minigolf courses there on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, while I haven't been to Belgium since I visited while at college back in 1999.

We're big fans of indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf courses and hopefully we'll get to play the Goolfy courses in the future. We also want to try out the Digi Goolfy and Smoolfy courses.

There are lots of places to play Goolfy mini golf, including:

• Belgium - 10 locations
• Chile - 1 location (with 2 more opening soon)
• Cyprus - 1 location
• France - 12 locations (with 1 more opening soon)
• Germany - 1 location
• The Netherlands - 1 location
• Spain - 1 location
• Switzerland - 4 locations

It's interesting to see there are Goolfy courses in Chile. Emily visited the country last year and swung by some courses there. She'll have to check out the three Goolfy locations on a return visit!

Head over to the Funny Prod Leisure Concepts website for more information and details of course Goolfy minigolf course locations.

As well as Goolfy, the company have created the game of Boolfy - a pop-up version of Petanque/Boules! We really enjoy playing that game too, and used to play in the Stockport league.

Funny Prod Leisure Concepts have also created the games of Smoolfy (smaller minigolf), Kidsy (kids soft play areas), Jumpy (trampoline parks), and Gunzy (laser tag)!

Minigolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium

A visit to Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Emily visited three courses and a new country on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when she went to Blankenberge, Belgium back in 2016

What a sight for minigolf fans

The seaside resort is home to a Minigolf course, a Crazy Golf and a Snookergolf layout. The three 18-hole courses at Leopoldpark became the 710th, 711th and 712th visited on the tour.

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,045 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

The Minigolf course (left) and Crazy Golf course (right) at Leopoldpark

Photos of the Minigolf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

Photos of the Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

Photos of the Snookergolf Billiards course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

We've got some great old postcards from Blankenberge that show the miniature golf courses which used to be at Leopoldpark. It's great to know there are still courses on the same spot today.

The whole place looks marvelously bright and colourful.

The Petanque terrain at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Visit the Leopoldpark website for more information.

A return to the Leopoldpark minigolf courses in Blankenberge

A revisit to the Mini Golf courses at the Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Emily recently returned to Blankenberge in Belgium she noticed there was a large Christmas decoration still standing next to the miniature golf courses at the Leopoldpark.

Not a wacky waving inflatable, but a decent looking snowman Christmas decoration

You can see the snowman to the left of the snookergolf course

While there Emily also took a few more snaps of the colourful minigolf, crazy golf and snooker golf courses at the Leopoldpark. They do look marvellous and we can't wait to return and actually play them!

The Blankenberge Crazy Golf course

Hole 1 of the Mini Golf course at the Leopoldpark

 

The Snookergolf layout

The three 18-hole courses at Leopoldpark became the 710th, 711th and 712th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Another view of the Snookergolf course. It looks like a brilliant game

On her last visit Emily spotted there was also a Petanque terrain at the Leopoldpark. This time she spotted there are some undercover pistes there too. Looks like a great spot to play some boules.

The uncovered Petanque pistes

The undercover Boulodrome

Visit the Leopoldpark website for more information about the courses, opening times and prices.

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Minigolf at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

Miniature Golf courses at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Emily recently visited three courses and a new country on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when she was in Blankenberge, Belgium.

What a sight for minigolf fans

The seaside resort is home to a Minigolf course, a Crazy Golf and a Snookergolf layout. The three 18-hole courses at Leopoldpark became the 710th, 711th and 712th visited on the tour.

The Minigolf course (left) and Crazy Golf course (right) at Leopoldpark

Photos of the Minigolf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

Photos of the Crazy Golf course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

Photos of the Snookergolf Billiards course at Leopoldpark, Blankenberge.

We've got some great old postcards from Blankenberge that show the miniature golf courses which used to be at Leopoldpark. It's great to know there are still courses on the same spot today.

The whole place looks marvelously bright and colourful. We'll definitely have to return for a fair few games on the miniature golf courses and petanque in Blankenberge.

The Petanque terrain at Leopoldpark in Blankenberge

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