Soltau: Roller Coasters, Felt and Park History

Soltau offers travelers a wide variety of things to discover: thrilling roller coasters, attractions for younger children, playful insights into felt-making, a large dollhouse and a historic park. This contrast also shapes travel planning. Those who primarily want to experience the theme park will have different priorities from visitors interested in the town’s attractions or park history.

Roller Coasters and Attractions for Younger Children

At Heide Park Resort in Soltau, Colossos, Krake and Scream are among the roller coasters in the “Big 7.” For younger children, Peppa Pig Land offers rides and attractions. This means different options sit side by side within the resort: the roller coasters mentioned above and attractions for younger visitors. When planning a visit with children, it makes a difference which attractions are the priority for your travel companions. Since rides and attractions can change, it is advisable to check the operator’s latest information before your visit.

Experience Felt, Play and Be Amazed

There are also different ways to plan an outing in Soltau beyond the theme park. Soltau Therme has a separate children’s area with play opportunities in the “Enchanted Forest.” At felto Filzwelt, visitors can experience felt in a playful and experimental way across five floors: using model machines, in a walk-in printer’s tray and by making felt themselves. The attractions offer different highlights—from the children’s area at the thermal spa to the many ways of exploring felt as a material.

The “Dingley Hall” dollhouse is on display at the Soltau Toy Museum. It is three meters wide and two meters tall—a specific exhibit whose size is easy to picture. Together with the model machines and walk-in printer’s tray at felto Filzwelt, it highlights the difference between several ways of discovering things: sometimes individual objects are the focus, while at other times a subject can be explored in a playful and experimental way.

Breidings Garten: A Historic Park

Breidings Garten offers a different highlight: an eleven-hectare park located a few hundred meters from the center of Soltau. The Röders industrialist family began creating the park in 1850. Its size and history give the place a distinctive character alongside rides and exhibitions: here, the experience is shaped by an expansive park and its connection to the history of the Röders family.

Breidings Garten is listed as open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from May through October and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from November through April. Restrictions may apply during events and in particular weather conditions. Check the opening times before your visit so you can plan your stay accordingly.

Getting There and Finding the Right Accommodation

Soltau has a train station, so it is possible to travel there by train. The town is also connected to the A7 motorway and local public transport, and can be reached by car and public transport. If traveling by train, check the connections for your travel dates.

When choosing accommodation, start with the activities you have in mind: if Heide Park is your main focus, you may be interested in different experiences than if you are planning a stay that includes the thermal spa, felto Filzwelt and the Toy Museum. Breidings Garten is another reason to explore Soltau. When searching, check the location of the specific accommodation in relation to the places that matter for your trip; Soltau can be reached by train, car and public transport.

Landscape in the Wider Destination of Heidekreis

The wider destination of Heidekreis has kilometers of signposted routes for cycling, hiking, Nordic walking and horseback riding, leading to worthwhile destinations. Wilseder Berg is 169 meters high and the highest elevation in the North German Plain. Its surroundings are almost car-free: cars can only use access roads to parking areas in the towns around the nature reserve; elsewhere, people get around on foot or by bicycle. These landscape and mobility conditions are part of Heidekreis as a wider travel destination. Check the latest information on specific routes when planning your trip.

Discover more destinations: Bomlitz, Hützel, Oberhaverbeck, Volkwardingen, Bad Fallingbostel, Böhme, Wietzendorf, Häuslingen

Go to the wider travel overview: Heidekreis.