A look at the miniature golf course at Große Wallanlagen in St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany.
A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Will Donnelly for sending us these photos from his recent visit to play the minigolf course at Café Blomen in Große Wallanlagen in St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany.
It's superb getting to see different minigolf courses around the world.
A look at the minigolf course at Große Wallanlagen in St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany.
Many thanks to our friend and minigolf rival Will Donnelly for sending us these snaps from his recent visit to the minigolf course at Café Blomen in Große Wallanlagen in St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany.
It's brilliant seeing different minigolf courses around the world.
Did you know there's a minigolf obstacle called Käse? It can be found on Eternit Miniature Golf courses.
The Käse obstacle on the Kelsey Park Mini Golf course in Beckenham
The official name of the obstacle / lane is "Schrager kreis mit hindernis" (Oblique circle with obstacle). Sometimes the obstacle is "schrager kreis mit niere" (oblique circle with kidney).
Miniaturegolf / Miniaturgolf courses (also known as Eternit / Eternite) are a type of course made using a thin concrete material. Courses consist of 18 holes made from a selection of 28 standardised designs.
An official Schrager kreis mit hindernis - this was lane 15 at Tantogårdens Bangolf in Stockholm, Sweden
Checking in the Overview for Beginners to Miniaturgolf booklet, the Käse obstacle is "erstaunlicherweise eher im norden verbreitet" (surprisingly more common in the north of Germany).
We don't have too many Eternit Miniature Golf courses here in the UK and some of those that do exist have been modified over the years.
The Miniature Golf course at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry
We have played two Schrager kreis mit hindernis holes in the UK where the obstacle was Käse. One was at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry, Shropshire, the other was in Kelsey Park in Beckenham, Greater London.
The Miniature Golf course at Kelsey Park in Beckenham
My brother Christopher recently found this cheese obstacle on the 18-hole miniature golf course at Landal Het Vennenbos in the Netherlands.
There aren't many 'Eternit' type Miniature Golf courses here in the UK at all and some of those that do still exist have been modified over the years. The course at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry is one of the best examples you can find.
We returned in 2012 as the course hosted one of two minigolf events as part of the town's Oslympic Games.
We last played there in 2020 when we were able to travel with a bit more freedom during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The 18-hole layout was still in great condition with some nice hole-in-one opportunities to be had.
For many years the Cae Glas Park Crazy Golf course has been one of, if not, the best value courses in the UK. The current price to play is £2 for adults, £1 for juniors, or £5 for a family (2 adults, 2 children). Amazing prices and the course is well worth a play.
We're obviously BIG fans of minigolf and seeing new courses being created, however it'll be a real shame to see a part of minigolf history disappear as the course in Oswestry is such a fun, tricky and testing place to play the game.
Did you know there's a minigolf obstacle called Käse? It can be found on Eternit Miniature Golf courses.
The Käse obstacle on the Kelsey Park Mini Golf course in Beckenham
The official name of the obstacle / lane is "Schrager kreis mit hindernis" (Oblique circle with obstacle). Sometimes the obstacle is "schrager kreis mit niere" (oblique circle with kidney).
Miniaturegolf / Miniaturgolf courses (also known as Eternit / Eternite) are a type of course made using a thin concrete material. Courses consist of 18 holes made from a selection of 28 standardised designs.
Checking in the Overview for Beginners to Miniaturgolf booklet, the Käse obstacle is "erstaunlicherweise eher im norden verbreitet" (surprisingly more common in the north of Germany).
We don't have too many Eternit Miniature Golf courses here in the UK and some of those that do exist have been modified over the years.
Miniature Golf course at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry
We have played two Schrager kreis mit hindernis holes where the obstacle was Käse. One was at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry, Shropshire, the other was in Kelsey Park in Beckenham, Greater London.
A revisit to the Cae Glas Park Crazy Golf course in Oswestry, Shropshire.
There aren't too many 'Eternit' Miniature Golf courses here in the UK and some of those that do exist have been modified over the years.
One of the best examples is at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry.
We first played the course in 2009 and returned to compete on it during the Oswestry Games in 2012. It was the 149th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
It was nice to have a game on it again earlier this week. Even if it started tipping it down as soon as we teed-off.
The 18-hole layout is still in great condition and there are some nice ace opportunities.
The course only costs £1.30 for adults / 50p for children to play! Unbelievable value.
Cae Glas Park is a superb setting and right in the town centre.
We're looking forward to playing it more in the future.
A look at the Miniature Golf course at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry.
On this day in 2012 we were in Oswestry, Shropshire for The Oswestry Games multi-sports festival.
We first visited the Cae Glas Park Miniature Golf course at the end of our road-trip around Wales in 2009. It was the last course we played on the trip and the first one after crossing the border back into England.
It's one of the few Eternit type of miniature golf courses in the UK.
We had a brilliant time in the Oswestry as part of the Oslympics. We met some great people, put on some fun coaching sessions and played in two excellent competitions.
The Oswestry Games minigolf team - from l-r Emily Gottfried, Ruth Burke, Steve Sturdy, Richard Gottfried, Marc Chapman, John Moore
We were also bronze medalists in the Oswestry Games pub quiz at the Cricket Club.
We're looking forward to revisiting Oswestry and playing the course again in the future.
A look at the Eternit Miniature Golf course at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry.
There aren't too many Eternit Miniature Golf courses here in the UK and some of those that do exist have been modified over the years.
One of the best examples is at Cae Glas Park in Oswestry, Shropshire.
We first visited the course at the end of our road-trip around Wales in 2009. It was the last course we played on the trip and the first one after crossing the border back into England.
We returned in 2012 to run the minigolf events at the Oswestry Games, aka the Oslympics.
We had a marvellous time in the town as part of the sports festival. We met some great people, delivered some fun coaching sessions and competed in two superb tournaments. We were also bronze medalists in the Oswestry Games pub quiz at the Cricket Club.
When it's safe to do so we'll head over to Oswestry to see what the course is like now.
Photos of the 18-hole Miniature Golf course (2012).