National Postcard Week

This week has been National Postcard Week 2025.

We're massive fans of postcards (sending, receiving and collecting) and have a BIG collection of minigolf postcards from the UK and around the world.

The postcard below is something of a 'holy grail' in my collection.

The Eternit Miniature Golf course at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Village. This Photo Precision Limited postcard was sent on the 8th July 1977

Not only is the card a full view of a Crazy Golf course, but it also has a message on the back about playing Crazy Golf! In the thousands of minigolf postcards I've got this is one of very few that mentions playing the game and the only one specifically saying "Crazy Golf"!

Pontin's Prestatyn Holiday Village, Central Beach, North Wales. Postally Used on the 8th July 1977 Photo Precision Limited

When did you last send or receive a postcard?

A postcard from a Crazy Golf course in Fleetwood - sent on this day in 1966

A look at an old postcard from Fleetwood, Lancashire.

This old minigolf postcard from my collection was sent from Southport to Solihull on the 24th May 1966.

The card shows a now long gone Crazy Golf course. As well as the pier, itself demolished in 2008 following a fire.

Minigolf Postcard - 425 Crazy Golf Course and Pier, Fleetwood. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC GREETING CARD CO. LTD. LONDON. Posted 24 May 1966

We've played minigolf in Fleetwood on our Crazy World of Minigolf, at the also now long since demolished Crazy Golf course at Marine Gardens. We've also visited the course between the Pitch & Putt and the beach. That particular course has recently been refurbished and reopened, and is one we need to play.

Old minigolf postcards from Stella-Plage, France

A look at a pair of old minigolf postcards from Stella-Plage in the Pas-de-Calais region of France.

The reverse of each of the postcards call the game 'Le Golf miniature'. Neither have been posted and are undated.

455 STELLA-PLAGE (P.-de-C.) Le Golf miniature. F. Gambier, Photo-Editeur, Etaples - Le Touquet. Photo Véritable. Unposted. Undated

479 STELLA-PLAGE (P.-de-C.) Le Golf miniature. F. Gambier, Photo-Editeur, Etaples - Le Touquet. Photo Véritable. Posted. Date unknown

Looking online there are four minigolf courses in the Stella-Plage area:

• Mini Golf Merlimont
• Mini-Golf du Touquet - this looks like it could be the location on the postcards.
• House of Free Time
• Mini-Golf, Berck

A minigolf postcard from Alassio, Italy

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Alassio, Italy.

This postcard was sent to Leeds on the 3rd December 1972.

ALASSIO. Minigolf e scorcio di spiaggia. Le Minigolf et la plage. The Minigolf and the beach. Der Minigolf und der Strand. Birier Vision. P. MARZARI S.R.L. SCHIO. AL. 409. Posted to Leeds on the 3rd Dec 1972

The caption on the reverse of the card 'Minigolf e scorcio di spiaggia' translates as 'Mini golf and a glimpse of the beach'.

Looking online this minigolf course is still there! You can find it at Bagni Don Bosco, on Via Roma.

A minigolf postcard from Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in France

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the Manche region of France.

The reverse of this postcard calls the game 'Golf miniature'

SAINT-PAIR sur MARE (Manche). Golf miniature. Editions GABY. PHOTO VERITABLE. Posted. Date unknown

It's interesting to see that this course was built on the beach/in the sand dunes.

Looking online, it looks to be a long lost minigolf course. However, you can find a course in the seaside town at LE SOFT mini golf et restaurant on Rue du Golf!

Old minigolf postcards from Seaton Carew

A look at a pair of old miniature golf postcards from Seaton Carew in County Durham.

Both show the same minigolf course, albeit from slightly different angles. They were both posted in 1966 - one from Consett to Hampshire in August, the other from Hartlepool to Rochester in September.

The Sea Front, Seaton Carew, 14. M AND L NATIONAL SERIES POST CARD. Posted from Consett to Hampshire 30 Aug 1966

The Front, showing Putting Green & Promenade, Seaton Carew. M AND L NATIONAL SERIES POST CARD. Posted from Hartlepool to Rochester 7 Sep 1966

The course in these postcards are long gone. However, you can still play minigolf in Seaton Carew at Lofty's Crazy Golf.

A minigolf postcard from Carteret in France

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Carteret in the Manche region of France.

This postcard shows Le Golf Miniature in Carteret. It was never posted and is undated.

31 - CARTERET (Manche). Le Golf Miniature. ARTAUD Père et Fils. Editions GABY. PHOTO VÉRITABLE. Unposted. Undated

Looking online, there is a minigolf course - Mini-golf du parc des Douits - in Barneville-Carteret that could be the location of the course on the postcard. Both are in wooded areas.

A minigolf postcard from Fuengirola, Spain

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from the Mare Nostrum Hotel in Fuengirola, Spain.

This old postcard showing a miniature golf postcard at the Mare Nostrum Hotel in Fuengirola was posted to Welwyn Garden City on the 22nd October 1974.

1.357. FUENGIROLA. Hotel (MARE NOSTRUM). Posted to Welwyn Garden City on 22nd Oct 1974

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.

A Crazy Golf postcard from Filey

A look at an old Crazy Golf course postcard from Filey, North Yorkshire.

This particular postcard was sent from Scarborough to Thirsk at 10.15am on the 29th August 1980.

Minigolf Postcard - Crazy Golf, Filey. F.0226. Printed & Published by E. T. W. DENNIS & SONS LTD., SCARBOROUGH. Posted from Scarborough to Thirsk at 10.15am on 29 Aug 1980

There's still a minigolf course at the same location in Filey. We played a previous incarnation of the current layout back in 2008 when it was the 9-hole Ocean Drive Crazy Golf course.

The course was refurbished in 2023 and we're yet to return for a game on the new layout.

Also in 2023 we were immortalised on a piece of Filey artwork (that was also turned into a postcard) by Leeds-based artist Jack Hurley (aka Loud Ribs) as part of his tongue-in-cheek, affectionate and characterful Rubbish Seaside 'Dystopia-on-Sea' collection!

A minigolf postcard from Magaluf, Mallorca

A look at an old postcard from the Hotel Jamaica in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain.

This old minigolf postcard shows a course at the Hotel Jamaica in Magaluf. It was posted to London, however the postmark and date of sending isn't clear.

022 - Hotel Jamaica. MAGALUF - Mallorca. Posted to Bow, London. Date unknown

Looking online, Hotel Jamaica closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2016.

A minigolf postcard from Hohenpeißenberg, Germany

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Gaststätte-Pension Rigi Alm in Hohenpeißenberg, Germany.

The postcard of the restaurant-guesthouse (gaststätte-pension) shows a minigolf course as one of the four images.

Minigolf Postcard - Gaststätte-Pension Rigi Alm Hohenpeißenberg Obb. Franz Milz, Füssen  Allgäu. Unposted. Undated

Hohenpeißenberg is in Bavaria.

Looking online the Gaststätte-Pension Rigi Alm is still open. However, the minigolf course doesn't appear to be there anymore.

An old miniature golf postcard from Droitwich

A look at an old miniature golf postcard from our collection.

The Putting Greens, Raven Hotel, Droitwich, Worcs. Postally unused 'Gravure' postcard by Lucas Engraving Co. Ltd., Birmingham. No date

The Raven Hotel on St Andrew's Street in Droitwich has stood empty for several years. Looking at satellite views of the location it does still look to have a garden area.

A minigolf postcard from the Saracen Sands Hotel in Palermo, Italy

A look at an old minigolf postcard from the Saracen Sands Hotel in Palermo, Italy.

This particular postcard was never posted and is undated.

SARACEN SANDS HOTEL - ISOLA (PA). Palermo, Italy. Unposted. Undated

An old minigolf postcard from Zeewolde, Netherlands

A look at an old minigolf course postcard from Flevo-Nature in Zeewolde, Netherlands.

FLEVO NATUUR - HOLLAND. midget-golf. Unposted. Undated

Looking online, Flevo-Nature in Zeewolde is a naturist camping site. The minigolf course is no longer there.

The reverse of the card calls the game 'midget-golf', a name minigolf has been commonly referred to as in the Netherlands since the 1930s.

A Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness

A look at a Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness, Lincolnshire.

The course in the photo is in the same location as England's first Crazy Golf course.

This particular postcard was sent in 1972.

CRAZY GOLF. SKEGNESS. A Sapphire Card. LS2225. Posted from Skegness to New Basford, Nottingham in 1972

The first Crazy Golf course in England opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926.

In May 2015 the course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Sadly the course was removed and the area has had a hotel and drive-thru built on it.

A minigolf postcard from Mayrhofen in Austria

A look at an old miniature golf course postcard from Mayrhofen.

This postcard was never posted and is undated.

MINIGOLFPLATZ IN MAYRHOFEN, ZILLERTAL. F2119. Hans Hruschka, Mayrhofen, Tirol. DAS FOTOLABOR DER BERGSTEIGER. Unposted. Undated

Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Looking online this particular course is still in the town! You can find it at Brandbergstraße 362, 6290 Mayrhofen, Austria.

The course at the Zweiender Restaurant & Minigolf opened in 1964.

It looks like a superb location for a game of miniature golf.

Visit the ZweiEnder Food and Golf website for more information on Minigolf Mayrhofen.

Check out the Minigolf-Atlas for information on courses in Austria (as well as Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg).

A minigolf postcard from Cherrystone Bayshore Campground in Virginia, USA

A look at an old multi-view postcard from the Cherrystone Bayshore Campground in Virginia, USA.

This old postcard includes one image showing a miniature golf course at the Cherrystone Bayshore Campground in Cheriton, Virginia, USA. It was posted on the 8th September 1978.

CHERRYSTONE BAYSHORE CAMPGROUND. Cheriton, Virginia. Plastichrome by COLOURPICTURE. Posted SEP 8 1978

Looking online Cherrystone Campground still exists, and there's a Mini Golf course there too!

A minigolf postcard from Vale do Lobo in the Algarve, Portugal

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Vale do Lobo in the Algarve, Portugal.

This old postcard shows a minigolf course at the Vale do Lobo Golf Resort in the Algarve, Portugal. It wasn't posted and there's no date on it.

Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal. Unposted. Undated

Looking online it appears that the course is still there, with a few updates over the years.

Check out the Vale do Lobo website for more information.

A minigolf postcard from Las Palmas

Here's a postcard from the Hotel Don Juan in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA/ESPAÑA. HOTEL DON JUAN. Unposted. Undated

The hotel is now known as AC Hotel Gran Canaria. Looking online the minigolf course isn't there anymore.