Showing posts with label Zeltingen-Rachtig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zeltingen-Rachtig. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2020

The A-Z of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Together with my brother Christopher we've visited a total of 973 miniature golf courses around the world since September 2006.


A hole on the Crazy Golf course at Ancaster Karting in Grantham, Lincolnshire
A hole on the Crazy Golf course at Ancaster Karting in Grantham, Lincolnshire

Emily and I have been to 948 courses while Christopher has been to 34 on his own branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've been to nine of the 34 Christopher's visited.


A for Abingdon


The first minigolf course that Christopher and I ever played was the Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

The Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows in Abingdon-on-Thames
The Crazy Golf course at the Abbey Meadows in Abingdon-on-Thames

Sadly that course was closed and removed at the end of the 2016 season.

Z for Zeltingen-Rachtig


In 2018 Christopher visited a number of courses during a cycling trip in the Mosel Valley, Germany. One of those was the Beton Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig.

The Beton / Concrete Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany
The Beton / Concrete Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany

Together we've visited minigolf courses in 18 overseas countries:

  1. Australia
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Croatia
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Hong Kong
  8. Indonesia
  9. Italy
  10. Luxembourg
  11. Netherlands
  12. New Zealand
  13. Poland
  14. Singapore
  15. Spain
  16. Sweden
  17. Turkey
  18. USA


Within the British Isles we've been to courses in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic we were closing in on visiting the final 40 courses of the original 600 we set out to play in 2006.

Check out our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page for the list of, and links to, all of the courses visited on our travels.

Crazy Golf at Ancaster Karting in Grantham, Lincolnshire

Do let us know if there's a minigolf course out there that you think we should play once the world is again open for business.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Minigolf in the Mosel Valley, Germany

A selection of minigolf photos from a cycling trip in the Mosel Valley, Germany.


Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has just returned from a cycling trip in the Mosel Valley, Germany. While travelling along the route he managed to spot quite a few miniature golf courses.

He began his journey in Luxembourg where he found this Eternit Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich.

Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
Minigolf in Remich

He followed that visit over the border in Germany when he went looking for the Minigolf course in Nittel.

A sign for the Minigolf course in Nittel. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A sign for the Minigolf course in Nittel

Next up was a stop in Zeltingen-Rachtig where he found this Beton / Concrete style of Minigolf course.

The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig

The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Hammer Cage lane - you have to pitch the ball from a tee, across the grass and onto a large concrete circular 'green. We've played this tricky hole in Finland and Sweden

In Traben-Trarbach he found this Eternit Miniature Golf layout.

The approach to the minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The approach to the minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach

The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Eternit miniature golf course in Traben-Trarbach

The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach

While in Kobern-Gondorf he spotted an indoor Abenteuergolf course, as well as an Eternit Miniature Golf.

Abenteuergolf course in Kobern-Gondorf. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
Christopher Gottfried outside an indoor Adventure Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf

The Miniature Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Eternit Miniature Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf

The last course he found on his mini-tour was in Bernkastel-Kues.

Minigolf course in Bernkastel-Kues. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The minigolf course in Bernkastel-Kues

Check out the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list for details of the 815 courses Emily and I have visited, along with the 20 Christopher has been too as well.

Knowing my interest in petanque and trains Christopher also sent over these snaps from the trip.

A Boule-Platz in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A Boule-Platz in Traben-Trarbach

A freight train in Bernkastel-Kues. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A freight train in Bernkastel-Kues