Discover Wadersloh

For a stay in Wadersloh, cultural history and outdoor activities offer two themes to build your trip around. In Liesborn, these include the Abbey Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, the Liesborn Abbey Museum and the sensory park. The Liesborn Forest and various hiking and cycling routes add outdoor experiences to the mix. You can tailor your trip to your interests, whether you are especially interested in history and art, enjoy trying things out for yourself, or want to spend time on the trails.

Cultural History and Art in Liesborn

The Abbey Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian brings together more than 1,000 years of religious and church history. The Liesborn Abbey Museum displays a unique collection of more than 800 depictions of the Crucifixion. These include works by Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dali. The two cultural attractions offer different perspectives: the abbey church focuses on its long religious history, while the museum brings together Crucifixion depictions by a range of artists.

If you would like to focus your stay on culture, you can use these interests to guide your excursion planning: the church history of the abbey church or the artworks in the museum. The names of the artists represented also give the collection a distinctive profile.

An Immersive Experience

At the sensory park in Liesborn, stations invite visitors to explore their senses through hands-on activities. They are designed around the findings of educationalist Hugo Kückelhaus. The park was created for the residents of St. Josef House and is also open to all visitors. For families looking for activities to try together, it can be an interesting complement to the cultural attractions: here, the focus is on doing, not viewing works of art.

Forest and Trails

The Liesborn Forest is a 40-hectare woodland that is intensively used for forestry and belongs to the Duke of Croÿ of Dülmen. Its extensive network of trails winds through mature stands of oak, beech and spruce. The area thus combines specific landscape features with trails for anyone who would like to include the forest in their stay.

Hiking and cycling also offer a range of options. The Westphalian Heimatbund’s long-distance hiking trail X1 connects Lippstadt with Olfen and meets the X22 trail from Münster in the municipality of Wadersloh. Check current local conditions before setting out.

For cycle tourism, the municipality of Wadersloh has developed 16 themed routes, with local residents involved in their creation. Route details and availability may change, so consult current local route information when planning your ride. The art trail offers another connection between two districts: it has been growing since 2014 and connects Liesborn and Wadersloh.

Choose the Right Base for Your Trip

When looking for accommodation in Wadersloh, the mix of activities you have planned can be a good starting point: will your stay focus more on cultural history, trying things out together at the sensory park, or spending time in the forest and on hiking and cycling trails?

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