Kellenhusen (Baltic Sea): Forest, Promenade and Pier

Kellenhusen (Baltic Sea) offers striking contrasts: a 600-hectare forest, a varied promenade and a 305-metre-long pier open up different ways to spend your stay. If you enjoy being outdoors, you can include forest trails, recreational activities along the promenade and the pier’s themed islands in your plans. You can shape your trip around whichever appeals most: nature, exercise or a summer excursion by boat.

A forest with a variety of things to discover

Kellenhusen’s 600-hectare forest is ideal for activities such as hiking, cycling and horse riding. Specific places to visit include the forest pond, a forest playground and a wild boar enclosure that is open to visitors. A nature trail with 23 information boards adds to the route; the trail’s installations may be renewed over time. So the forest offers more than just one activity: you can spend your time there in whichever way you prefer to enjoy the outdoors.

A promenade for activity and taking a break

The seafront promenade brings together water features, glacial erratics, sheltered spots to relax and artificial dunes. There is also a maze, fountains and fish sculptures. Playgrounds and a skate park add features for a range of interests. If you’re looking for sporting activities, you’ll find a disc golf course with 22 baskets, multi-purpose areas, and beach soccer and beach volleyball. The promenade therefore offers more than just one way to spend your leisure time. Individual facilities may occasionally be maintained or changed.

Three themed islands on the pier

The 305-metre-long pier has three themed islands that visitors can walk around. One island invites you to relax in hammocks or on steps leading down to the sea. Another has a bathing and diving area; the third features a covered viewing platform and a landing stage for boats. In summer, excursion boats depart from there, including trips to Dahme and Fehmarn. If you’re planning a trip, check the current timetable in advance, as excursion services may vary by season.

Your preferred activities can help you tailor your trip to your interests and find suitable accommodation in Kellenhusen.

Ostholstein: more culture and nature

If you’re also considering the wider destination of Ostholstein as you plan your trip, you’ll find other cultural and scenic highlights there. In Eutin, the Eutin Festival presents various opera and operetta productions as open-air performances each summer. The Ostholstein Museum in Eutin hosts changing exhibitions as well as a permanent exhibition about Eutin during its heyday around 1800. Cismar Monastery in the municipality of Grömitz also hosts changing exhibitions; concerts take place in the vaulted hall during the winter months.

Ostholstein also offers nature and discovery experiences: at the Natureum Steinwarder nature experience park in Heiligenhafen, children and adults can experience nature with all their senses. At Bungsberg, you can go hiking and cycling, observe wildlife and explore nature. The Bungsberg telecommunications tower has a viewing platform 42 metres above the mast. These regional examples offer their own highlights alongside Kellenhusen’s forest, promenade and pier, and provide other themes to consider when planning your trip to Ostholstein.

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