The 18 holes at Neukölln’s Hertzberg Golf offer a multitude of challenges. Hitting the ball through the mad assortment of tunnels and bumps and into the hole is no mean feat, and after six attempts it’s all over. But as you work your way round this delightfully nostalgic minigolf course, club in one hand and a glass of Radler in the other, you soon realise it’s not the winning but the being there that counts. With a history going back to 1960, the course has been painstakingly renovated since 2014 by current owner Frank Terhorst, keeping many original features like the space-age mushroom lamps. Hertzberg’s charm and pro-picnic policy also makes it a legendary venue for birthday parties and special events – like Megagolf from youth literature label Kabeljau & Dorsch. Tonight’s edition(29.08.2019) of the informal literary gathering hosts readings by Giorgi Jamburia, Leif Randt, Ambika Thompson and music from J. Lamotta, all topped off with a relaxed barbecue and a moonlit round of minigolf. (Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Christian Spreitz, Marco Lehmbeck)
Hertzberg Golf, Sonnenallee 165, 12059 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Tue–Fri 14–22h, Sat & Sun 11–22h
Details for the Megagolf III event here (no registration required)
29.08.2019, 19h30–23h30
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