diff --git a/ht_booking/.gitignore b/ht_booking/.gitignore
index e2305bd..a1614b4 100644
--- a/ht_booking/.gitignore
+++ b/ht_booking/.gitignore
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ target/
 *.sqlite-*
 
 # Local secrets (hardcoded admin credentials)
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+todo.md
diff --git a/ht_booking/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl b/ht_booking/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
index 492bc26..10da76d 100644
--- a/ht_booking/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
+++ b/ht_booking/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ court-name = Name
 court-surface = Surface
 court-indoor = Indoor
 add-court = Add Court
+court-remove = Remove
+court-delete-prompt = To remove this court and all its bookings, type its name below to confirm:
+court-delete-mismatch = The name you typed does not match the court name.
+court-delete-error = Court name did not match — nothing was removed.
diff --git a/ht_booking/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl b/ht_booking/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
index f321cbb..8b4989d 100644
--- a/ht_booking/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
+++ b/ht_booking/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ court-name = Názov
 court-surface = Povrch
 court-indoor = Krytý
 add-court = Pridať kurt
+court-remove = Odstrániť
+court-delete-prompt = Ak chcete odstrániť tento kurt a všetky jeho rezervácie, na potvrdenie napíšte nižšie jeho názov:
+court-delete-mismatch = Zadaný názov sa nezhoduje s názvom kurtu.
+court-delete-error = Názov kurtu sa nezhodoval — nič sa neodstránilo.
diff --git a/ht_booking/assets/views/admin/courts.html b/ht_booking/assets/views/admin/courts.html
index 32031cf..b860c79 100644
--- a/ht_booking/assets/views/admin/courts.html
+++ b/ht_booking/assets/views/admin/courts.html
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
   <a href="/admin" class="text-sm text-blue-600 hover:underline">&larr; {{ t(key="back-to-calendar", lang=lang) }}</a>
 </div>
 
+{% if name_error %}
+<div class="mb-3 rounded bg-red-100 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-red-700">{{ t(key="court-delete-error", lang=lang) }}</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 <div class="mb-6 overflow-auto rounded-lg border bg-white">
   <table class="w-full text-sm">
     <thead>
@@ -15,6 +19,7 @@
         <th class="p-2">{{ t(key="court-name", lang=lang) }}</th>
         <th class="p-2">{{ t(key="court-surface", lang=lang) }}</th>
         <th class="p-2">{{ t(key="court-indoor", lang=lang) }}</th>
+        <th class="p-2">{{ t(key="court-remove", lang=lang) }}</th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
@@ -23,6 +28,15 @@
         <td class="p-2">{{ c.name }}</td>
         <td class="p-2">{{ c.surface }}</td>
         <td class="p-2">{{ c.indoor }}</td>
+        <td class="p-2">
+          <form method="post" action="/admin/courts/{{ c.id }}/delete"
+            data-court-name="{{ c.name }}" onsubmit="return promptCourtDelete(this);">
+            <input type="hidden" name="confirm_name">
+            <button class="rounded bg-red-600 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-white hover:bg-red-700">
+              {{ t(key="delete", lang=lang) }}
+            </button>
+          </form>
+        </td>
       </tr>
       {% endfor %}
     </tbody>
@@ -49,3 +63,20 @@
   </form>
 </div>
 {% endblock content %}
+
+{% block js %}
+<script>
+  // The name confirmation appears only after the Delete button is pressed.
+  function promptCourtDelete(form) {
+    var expected = form.dataset.courtName;
+    var typed = prompt('{{ t(key="court-delete-prompt", lang=lang) }}\n\n' + expected);
+    if (typed === null) return false; // cancelled
+    if (typed.trim() !== expected) {
+      alert('{{ t(key="court-delete-mismatch", lang=lang) }}');
+      return false;
+    }
+    form.confirm_name.value = typed.trim();
+    return true;
+  }
+</script>
+{% endblock js %}
diff --git a/ht_booking/assets/views/base.html b/ht_booking/assets/views/base.html
index d5147dd..d5b5a5f 100644
--- a/ht_booking/assets/views/base.html
+++ b/ht_booking/assets/views/base.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <a href="/" class="text-lg font-bold">{{ t(key="brand", lang=lang) }}</a>
       <nav class="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm">
         <a href="/" class="hover:underline">{{ t(key="nav-calendar", lang=lang) }}</a>
-        {% if is_admin %}
+        {% if logged_in | default(value=false) %}
         <a href="/admin" class="hover:underline">{{ t(key="admin-title", lang=lang) }}</a>
         <a href="/admin/courts" class="hover:underline">{{ t(key="manage-courts", lang=lang) }}</a>
         <form method="post" action="/admin/logout" class="inline">
diff --git a/ht_booking/src/controllers/admin.rs b/ht_booking/src/controllers/admin.rs
index b37a0b5..6e9fc46 100644
--- a/ht_booking/src/controllers/admin.rs
+++ b/ht_booking/src/controllers/admin.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ pub struct AdminAuth {
     pub user: users::Model,
 }
 
+/// Returns the logged-in admin user if the request carries a valid admin
+/// cookie. Unlike the [`AdminAuth`] guard this never rejects, so public pages
+/// can detect an admin visitor without redirecting non-admins away.
+pub async fn current_admin(ctx: &AppContext, jar: &CookieJar) -> Option<users::Model> {
+    let admin = admin_email();
+    if admin.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let token = jar.get(AUTH_COOKIE).map(|c| c.value().to_string())?;
+    let (secret, _) = jwt_settings(ctx)?;
+    let claims = jwt::JWT::new(&secret).validate(&token).ok()?;
+    let user = users::Model::find_by_pid(&ctx.db, &claims.claims.pid)
+        .await
+        .ok()?;
+    (user.email == admin).then_some(user)
+}
+
 impl FromRequestParts<AppContext> for AdminAuth {
     type Rejection = Redirect;
 
@@ -43,28 +60,11 @@ impl FromRequestParts<AppContext> for AdminAuth {
         parts: &mut Parts,
         ctx: &AppContext,
     ) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
-        let deny = || Redirect::to("/admin/login");
-        let admin = admin_email();
-        if admin.is_empty() {
-            return Err(deny());
-        }
-
         let jar = CookieJar::from_headers(&parts.headers);
-        let token = jar
-            .get(AUTH_COOKIE)
-            .map(|c| c.value().to_string())
-            .ok_or_else(deny)?;
-        let (secret, _) = jwt_settings(ctx).ok_or_else(deny)?;
-        let claims = jwt::JWT::new(&secret)
-            .validate(&token)
-            .map_err(|_| deny())?;
-        let user = users::Model::find_by_pid(&ctx.db, &claims.claims.pid)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| deny())?;
-        if user.email != admin {
-            return Err(deny());
+        match current_admin(ctx, &jar).await {
+            Some(user) => Ok(Self { user }),
+            None => Err(Redirect::to("/admin/login")),
         }
-        Ok(Self { user })
     }
 }
 
@@ -138,18 +138,25 @@ pub async fn dashboard(
     Query(q): Query<calendar::CalQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Response> {
     let lang = current_lang(&jar);
-    let page = build_calendar(&ctx, &lang, true, q.court, q.week).await?;
+    let page = build_calendar(&ctx, &lang, true, true, q.court, q.week).await?;
     format::render().view(&v, "calendar/week.html", &page)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- courts ---
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CourtsQuery {
+    /// Set to `name` when a court-delete confirmation name did not match.
+    pub err: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[debug_handler]
 pub async fn courts_page(
     _auth: AdminAuth,
     ViewEngine(v): ViewEngine<TeraView>,
     State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
     jar: CookieJar,
+    Query(q): Query<CourtsQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Response> {
     let lang = current_lang(&jar);
     let list = courts::Entity::find()
@@ -170,7 +177,13 @@ pub async fn courts_page(
     format::render().view(
         &v,
         "admin/courts.html",
-        data!({ "lang": lang, "is_admin": true, "courts": items }),
+        data!({
+            "lang": lang,
+            "is_admin": true,
+            "logged_in": true,
+            "courts": items,
+            "name_error": q.err.as_deref() == Some("name"),
+        }),
     )
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +211,43 @@ pub async fn create_court(
     Ok(Redirect::to("/admin/courts").into_response())
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DeleteCourtForm {
+    /// The court name the admin retyped to confirm removal.
+    pub confirm_name: String,
+}
+
+/// Removes a court. As a safeguard the admin must retype the court's exact
+/// name; a mismatch aborts and redirects back with an error. Deleting a court
+/// also removes all of its bookings, since they would otherwise be orphaned.
+#[debug_handler]
+pub async fn delete_court(
+    _auth: AdminAuth,
+    State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
+    Path(id): Path<i32>,
+    Form(form): Form<DeleteCourtForm>,
+) -> Result<Response> {
+    let court = courts::Entity::find_by_id(id)
+        .one(&ctx.db)
+        .await?
+        .ok_or(Error::NotFound)?;
+    let actual = court
+        .name
+        .clone()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("Court {}", court.id));
+
+    if form.confirm_name.trim() != actual {
+        return Ok(Redirect::to("/admin/courts?err=name").into_response());
+    }
+
+    bookings::Entity::delete_many()
+        .filter(bookings::Column::CourtId.eq(id))
+        .exec(&ctx.db)
+        .await?;
+    courts::Entity::delete_by_id(id).exec(&ctx.db).await?;
+    Ok(Redirect::to("/admin/courts").into_response())
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------- bookings --
 
 fn hour_options() -> Vec<serde_json::Value> {
@@ -242,6 +292,7 @@ pub async fn booking_new(
         data!({
             "lang": lang,
             "is_admin": true,
+            "logged_in": true,
             "mode": "new",
             "action": "/admin/booking",
             "court_id": court_id,
@@ -321,6 +372,7 @@ pub async fn booking_edit(
         data!({
             "lang": lang,
             "is_admin": true,
+            "logged_in": true,
             "mode": "edit",
             "action": format!("/admin/booking/{id}"),
             "court_id": booking.court_id,
@@ -384,6 +436,7 @@ pub fn routes() -> Routes {
         .add("/", get(dashboard))
         .add("/courts", get(courts_page))
         .add("/courts", post(create_court))
+        .add("/courts/{id}/delete", post(delete_court))
         .add("/booking", get(booking_new))
         .add("/booking", post(booking_create))
         .add("/booking/{id}", get(booking_edit))
diff --git a/ht_booking/src/controllers/calendar.rs b/ht_booking/src/controllers/calendar.rs
index 459cd74..b652ed0 100644
--- a/ht_booking/src/controllers/calendar.rs
+++ b/ht_booking/src/controllers/calendar.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ pub struct Row {
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct CalendarPage {
     pub lang: String,
+    /// `true` only on the admin dashboard — enables the editable cells.
     pub is_admin: bool,
+    /// `true` whenever the admin is signed in — controls the nav links.
+    pub logged_in: bool,
     pub base_path: String,
     pub has_courts: bool,
     pub courts: Vec<CourtOpt>,
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ pub async fn build_calendar(
     ctx: &AppContext,
     lang: &str,
     is_admin: bool,
+    logged_in: bool,
     q_court: Option<i32>,
     q_week: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<CalendarPage> {
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ pub async fn build_calendar(
     Ok(CalendarPage {
         lang: lang.to_string(),
         is_admin,
+        logged_in,
         base_path: if is_admin { "/admin" } else { "/" }.to_string(),
         has_courts: !courts_opts.is_empty(),
         courts: courts_opts,
@@ -216,7 +221,12 @@ pub async fn index(
     Query(q): Query<CalQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Response> {
     let lang = current_lang(&jar);
-    let page = build_calendar(&ctx, &lang, false, q.court, q.week).await?;
+    // The public calendar is read-only for everyone, admin included. When an
+    // admin is signed in we still flag it so the nav keeps the admin links.
+    let logged_in = crate::controllers::admin::current_admin(&ctx, &jar)
+        .await
+        .is_some();
+    let page = build_calendar(&ctx, &lang, false, logged_in, q.court, q.week).await?;
     format::render().view(&v, "calendar/week.html", &page)
 }