Excursion destinations in Ostwestfalen-Lippe

With the Bad Salzufler Pauline railway Through the landscape park and the historic old town!

Get in and experience a wonderful tour through the history of the state baths.

Outdoor pool fun for the whole family Begakamp 10, 32105 Bad Salzuflen

Phone: (05222) 501 76

Opening times: (Summer months)

• Mo - Fr 6.00 - 8.00 am and 10.00 - 20.00 pm
• Sa, So and public holidays 8.00 - 20.00 am/pm

Holidays on the farm for children from 6 to 16 years

The Reiterhof Salzetal is situated in a scenic location, right at the end of the spa park of Bad Salzuflen. The children are accommodated in colorful, rustic 6-bed rooms depending on the age. You get three meals a day and are cared for around the clock.

Younger guests receive 2 hours of qualified riding lessons in dressage, jumping and terrain training in the riding hall as well as on the large outdoor area and the 25 km riding ground.

Also: disco and show evening, night walks, barbecue, horse games, table tennis, minigolf, ice-food, swimming and much more

... The museum event in our neighboring town of Herford.

A museum of contemporary art and design. Five galleries with a total area of approximately 2000 square meters offer space for temporary exhibitions. Another gallery area on the first floor of the center serves among other things. The collection of Marta Herford. Marta Gastronomy is located in a gallery open to the river Aa. An appealing offer for around 60 guests invites you to relax in a creative ambience.

We organize an exciting museum visit with many impressions about art and design!

Sport and leisure bath with sauna

The great experience for small people to play, caress and be amazed!

Highlight in the small animal park in Herford, East Westphalia, the park is separated from the visitors by a moat and an elastic net mesh.

In addition to domestic animals such as alpacas, sheep, goats and donkeys, there are also cranes, owls, foxes, parrots and parakeets.

The monkey house houses an exhibition where, for example, chicks can be seen during hatching.

Functional animal husbandry is also shown in the demonstration rabbit breeding boxes, the pig's bovine and the guinea-pigs.

In 1838 Ernst von Bandel began to build a Hermannsden monument on Mount Grotenburg near Detmold.

Only 37 years later he was able to finish it. From the Hermannsdengalerie Gallery, which commemorates the victory of Germanic tribes over three Roman legions in 9 AD, you can enjoy a magnificent view over the Teutoburg Forest, the Lippische Hügelland and the Lipper Bergland.

National museum for folklore

In the largest open-air museum in Germany with an area of 80 hectares and more than 100 buildings from all social strata, you can visit historical facilities and architectural styles. Special exhibitions, museum shops, picnic areas and three restaurants.

The external stones at Horn are the most important natural and cultural monument of the Teutoburg Forest. Five vertical sandstone cliffs rise almost 40 m high and are reflected in a romantic pond. They are flanked by smaller rocks. In the Middle Ages the outermost places around the legends and myths were a significant pilgrimage site. The Kreuzabmermerelief, carved in the rock, was built around 1130 and is considered to be the oldest monumental open-air sculpture in northwest Germany. The rock formations and rare forestry communities that surround them are designated as nature reserves.

The Knights of the Air descend into the sky...

At the Adlerwarte Berlebeck you can admire the imposing birds of prey.

Daily at 11 am and 3 pm you have the opportunity to experience breathtaking flight demonstrations in the district of Berlebeck, the beautiful residential town of Detmold.

The Adlerwarte Berlebeck houses 120 birds of prey in 38 species. Especially in the spring, special attractions. Experience how the chicks beg for food. You can watch the cute springballs almost as you grow.

The complex offers a program for the whole family: a panoramic terrace, a large playground and the Freigehege with its Skudden sheep, as well as a teaching and info center with a classroom of the very different kind.

Largest artificial lake in Ostwestfalen-Lippe with 90 hectares of water, family park Funtastico, Ponyhof, Skaterbahn, outdoor swimming pool by the lake. On offer: sailing, pedal boating.

Recreation and amusement park with Science Museum

Founded in 1969, the Potts Park in Minden offers an original offer that invites the visitor to a variety of activities. Even for those in search of knowledge, many surprises are held up for playful learning.

Germany's largest dinosaur open-air museum

About 120 reconstructions in original size trail are presented here on a 2.5 km long.

Germany's large safari and leisure park in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. Over 600 animals in the Safaripark, 20 passenger trainings and shows in the Hollywood Park ...

Bicycles can be borrowed directly at the Vitalotel Roonhof! Fitness, fun and cycling around the Teutoburg Forest: Minden - Bad Salzuflen - Detmold - Höxter - Bad Driburg - Paderborn - Gütersloh - Bielefeld - Bünde - Minden.

The Wellness Cycle Route leads you on quiet and well signposted paths over a total length of over 500 km through the beautiful landscape in the Teutoburg Forest.