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Storgata Camping: summer fun all year round Summer is one of the best times to visit the Nordics. The long days, light nights, and warm (but never stifling) temperatures are idyllic – the perfect conditions for exploring, holidaying... and mini golf! In Tromsø, Norway, Storgata Camping offers this favourite summer activity under cover, all year round. Despite the name, Storgata Camping is not a camping ground – though it does have the same community feel. Besides mini golf, visitors can enjoy the bar, dance in the nightclub, and sing karaoke. Just, please don’t bring a tent. By Molly McPharlin
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Photos: Storgata Camping
Anders Gudmundstuen launched his camping concept in 2016, with Oslo Camping in the centre of the Norwegian capital. Gudmundstuen, previously an art director in the advertising industry, is also a Norwegian champion in miniature golf. “After many years in the advertising industry, I wanted to try something different, so in 2015 I asked Trøbbelskyter (the company behind several of Oslo’s most popular meeting places) if they wanted to help create a mini-golf bar,” says Gudmundstuen. “As I had zero experience with bars, it was natural that I took re70 |
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sponsibility for the development of the mini golf while Trøbbelskyter took care of the rest. We also had valuable input from a small group of advertising and culture professionals.”
The combination of indoor mini golf and a bar saw the venue quickly become popular. In 2018, Camping expanded to other cities around Norway, including Trondheim, Drammen, and Stavanger, and two venues opened in Denmark. In Tromsø, there was already a real campsite named Tromsø Camping. The street name was used instead and Storgata Camping was created. Storgata Camping has 18 indoor mini golf courses, making it the largest indoor mini golf venue country. Across 1500 square metres is a nightclub, bar, stage, karaoke, and plenty of room for people to enjoy themselves, as well as delicious food by Pizza Kiosken. A unique Nordic design Gudmundstuen thinks that using camping as design inspiration is distinctly Norwegian. “In terms of appearance, Storgata Camping probably looks more like a place you would find in Berlin than