National 7-Eleven Day

Today is National 7-Eleven Day.

7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else but the 11th July.

We were surprised to see a number of 7-Eleven stores in Stockholm on our last trip there in 2018. We'd only ever seen them in the USA before that

Normally customers receive free or discounted Slurpees on 7/11. However this year 7-Eleven have cancelled the promotion because of the coronavirus pandemic and will instead be donating 1 million meals to the charity Feeding America.

The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.

How to play mini golf (in Swedish)

A look at a minigolf guide in Sweden.

We saw this minigolf instructions sign at Solna Bangolfklubb while on a trip to Sweden in February 2018.

Så här spelar vi bangolf

"Så här spelar vi bangolf" translates as "This is how we play golf".

During that trip we managed to visit nine minigolf courses in 42 hours!

Unfortunately the outdoor minigolf courses at at Solna Bangolfklubb were closed as it was out-of-season and they were covered in snow.

Related blog posts:
- How to play mini golf (on Southend Pier)
- How to play mini golf (in three languages)

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Happy birthday to the Golfbaren minigolf courses in Sweden

Golfbaren Kristineberg and Golfbaren Aspudden celebrated their birthdays this week.

Golfbaren Kristineberg opened seven years ago yesterday, while Golfbaren Aspudden opened on the same day three years ago.

We visited Golfbaren Kristineberg and Golfbaren Aspudden during our long weekend in Stockholm to help celebrate Swing By Golfbaren's first birthday in February 2018.

At Golfbaren Aspudden

Golfbaren Kristineberg was the 803rd course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Golfbaren Aspudden in Hägersten was the 804th.

Golfbaren Kristineberg is right next to the railway station

A snow covered Golfbaren Aspudden

Swing by Golfbaren was the landmark 800th course we visited.

Swing by Golfbaren indoor miniature golf course and speakeasy

The Golfbaren courses are owned by our friend, minigolf rival and legend of the game Hans Olofsson. As well as Golfbaren Kristineberg and Golfbaren Aspudden you can also play outdoors at the new Golfbaren Jungfrusund course.

Visit the Golfbaren website for more information.

Our trip to Sweden in 2018 was the second time we'd been there to play minigolf. The first was in June 2011 when we were in Stockholm playing for Great Britain in the WMF Nations Cup tournament.

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Tantogårdens Miniature Golf at Tantolunden Park in Stockholm, Sweden

A look at the Eternit Miniature Golf course at Tantogårdens Bangolf in Stockholm, Sweden.

Hole 5

In June 2011 we traveled to Stockholm, Sweden to play for Great Britain in the WMF Nations Cup international minigolf tournament played at Tantogårdens Minigolf at Tantolunden Park.

Hole 8

The Eternit Miniature Golf course was the 251st we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Tantogårdens Minigolf at Tantolunden Park in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

A look at the Beton Concrete minigolf course at Tantogårdens Bangolf in Stockholm, Sweden.

In June 2011 Emily and I traveled to Stockholm, Sweden to play for Great Britain in the WMF Nations Cup international minigolf tournament played at Tantogårdens Minigolf at Tantolunden Park.

The Beton course was the 250th we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Snowy minigolf

Is there any snow where you are?

The Eternit Miniature Golf course at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden

There's none in Stockport - we seem to have missed it so far.

Thankfully there are now plenty of indoor courses to get your minigolf fix while you wait for some sunny weather.

When our travels began in 2006 there were only two indoor minigolf courses in the UK. There are now around 100 indoor miniature golf courses.

In February 2018 we visited Sweden and managed to visit nine minigolf courses in 42 hours. A lot of those were covered in snow.

Bangolf Vasaparken in Vasastan, Stockholm

At Goflbaren Aspudden

Golfbaren Kristineberg

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

Playing on 'ice' at the Sports World Mini Golf course at O'Leary's in the Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden

In the warm at Swing by Golfbaren in Stockholm, Sweden

Three years of Swing by Golfbaren

A look at the Swing by Golfbaren minigolf course and speakeasy in Stockholm, Sweden.

We visited Swing by Golfbaren in February 2018 to celebrate the first birthday of the course.

It was the landmark 800th course visit overall and our 31st overseas.

We're looking forward to playing at the course again in the future. There are a number of other Golfbaren courses we want to play too.

Check out the Swing by Golfbaren website for more information.

During our trip to Sweden we managed to visit nine courses in 42 hours.

Minigolf at O'Learys bar in Norrtull, Stockholm, Sweden

A look at the music-themed minigolf course at O'Learys bar in Norrtull, Stockholm, Sweden.

Many thanks to my friend and world traveller PJ Goedhals for sending over these photos from his visit to the music-themed minigolf course at O'Learys sports bar in Norrtull, Sweden.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Visit the O'Learys website for more information, opening times and prices for the 9-hole miniature golf course.

Last year we visited nine courses on a 42-hour trip to Sweden. One of those was the Sports World Minigolf course at O'Learys in the Mall of Scandinavia. It was the 473rd course we played, 801st visited overall and the 32nd we'd been to overseas. We've now visited 890 courses since September 2006.

There's certainly plenty to see and do in Stockholm and hopefully when we return we'll have more than a couple of days to fit stuff in!

Check out PJ's other guest blog posts on the Ham & Egger Files.

We've also got a lot of other blog posts about Sweden on the site.

Minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden

A visit to the minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb in Sweden.

One of the two minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb

In February last year we made a short trip to Stockholm, Sweden and managed to visit nine miniature golf courses in 42 hours.

Two of those courses were at Solna Bangolfklubb in Solna. The venue is home to two minigolf courses - an 'Eternit' Miniature Golf layout and a NIFO Steel Minigolf course.

The car park at Solna Bangolfklubb

How to play minigolf

There are two minigolf courses and a café at the club

What a hot dog!

The two minigolf courses at Solna Bangolfklubb were the 798th and 799th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and the 29th and 30th courses visited overseas.

Unfortunately, as it was out of season and very very snowy we couldn't play the courses

The Eternit Miniature Golf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

A view of the loop-di-loop obstacle at Solna Bangolfklubb

The NIFO Steel Minigolf course at Solna Bangolfklubb

Check out the Solna Bangolfklubb website for more details of the club and course.

During our trip to Sweden we made the BIG 800th course visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. That was at Swing by Golfbaren in Vasastan.

Videos:
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 1 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 2 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 3 of 4
- Minigolf at Solna Bangolfklubb in Stockholm 4 of 4

Related blog posts:
- From Stockport to Stockholm on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Stockholm
- Sweden

Link:
- Solna Bangolfklubb website