Discover Kellinghusen

Kellinghusen combines a ceramics tradition with a natural area to the north. A self-guided ceramics trail and the Betont Museum provide a cultural focus; the Störkathener Heide lies north of the town. This lets you choose different highlights for your stay, from crafts and museums to a visit to the nature reserve.

Heathland north of Kellinghusen

The Störkathener Heide, also known as the heathland near Kellinghusen, is a nature reserve covering around 16 hectares north of Kellinghusen. There is a viewpoint at the Liliencron monument. An interpretation trail around 2.5 kilometres long is accompanied by information panels and offers another way to explore the heathland. Before your visit, check the access regulations for the protected area and the condition of the path.

Ceramics and museum

A self-guided ceramics trail explores Kellinghusen’s ceramics heritage. Local workshops produce traditional faience, functional ceramics and contemporary vessels. There are opportunities to watch the craft being practised or try it yourself; access to workshops may vary. The different types of ceramics give an impression of how traditional crafts and contemporary vessel design exist side by side.

The Betont Museum brings together the town’s ceramics tradition and historical keyboard instruments. Special exhibitions, instrument concerts and workshops complement the museum’s themes. If you are planning a visit, check the opening hours and which special exhibition and events are currently taking place. This will help you coordinate a museum visit with a possible concert or workshop.

More things to do in the wider Steinburg travel destination

In the wider Steinburg travel destination, the varied landscape stretches from the Elbe to the Holstein Auenland. Five long-distance cycle routes run through the Steinburg district; the Elbe Cycle Route is one of them. A shorter, precisely measured route is the Schloss-Tour: it is 15 kilometres long, rated easy and takes one hour. The cycle route runs past Breitenburg Castle, after which it is named. The castle is considered a historic centre of the Stör landscape and has shaped the region for centuries. Check the route conditions before setting off.

Museums in the wider Steinburg travel destination offer different perspectives too. The Detlefsen Museum in Glückstadt gives a comprehensive picture of the town and the Holstein Elbe marshes, past and present. In Itzehoe, the Prinzeßhof District Museum presents the history and cultural history of Steinburg district in the 19th and 20th centuries; it is housed in the town’s oldest secular building. The Wenzel Hablik Museum in Itzehoe displays Wenzel Hablik’s estate, including paintings, drawings, designs for utopian space settlements, furniture, textiles, and collections of shell and metal figures.

Events and seasonal offerings also provide distinctive highlights in the wider Steinburg travel destination. During the Steinburg Wild Weeks, from mid-September to the end of October, Steinburg chefs prepare traditional and unusual dishes featuring hare, roe deer, wild boar or wild duck. Check the dates and participating establishments in advance. Wacken Open Air takes place every year at the festival site in Wacken and is one of the world’s largest heavy metal festivals. Check the dates and admission details for the relevant year.

Choose the right search location

If the ceramics trail, workshops and museum are your main focus, you can choose Kellinghusen as your search location. If you are planning to visit museums in other towns, take the Schloss-Tour or attend seasonal events in the wider Steinburg travel destination, take their respective locations and dates into account. This way, your choice of starting point can match your plans without equating regional destinations with what Kellinghusen has to offer.

Discover more destinations: Störkathen, Brokstedt, Nortorf, Sankt Margarethen, Neuendorf-Sachsenbande, Bokelrehm, Wewelsfleth, Hohenaspe.

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