Miniature Golf in Great Yarmouth - 1920's style
Stepping back in time for a look at minigolf in Great Yarmouth in the 1920s. This old minigolf postcard, from minigolfer Richard Gottfried's collection , shows the Putting Green on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was sent to Hayes, Middlesex on the 11th November 1927. Putting Green, Great Yarmouth Postcard. Sent on 11 November 1927 You can see the Hippodrome in the left of the image and this building is still standing and is the Hippodrome Circus on St George's Road. If you visit now you'll find a row of buildings in front of the Hippodrome itself! You will also find that there is still a minigolf course on the same spot as the Putting Green. Now called Castaway Island Adventure Golf the site was an Arnold Palmer Putting Course for many years before that too. The Big Mini Golf Tour 2022 Miniature golf courses across the Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area are coming together to promote the game. Players can enter the Big Mini Golf Tour pr...