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Diverse leisure activities in Bad Wildungen & surroundings

Welcome to the famous health and wellness town of Bad Wildungen. Discover the diverse leisure activities in and around Bad Wildungen: In addition to the modern rehabilitation and acute clinics and healing springs, the town impresses with Europe's largest spa park. Look forward to a wide range of wellness and cultural activities in the immediate vicinity of the Kellerwald-Edersee nature and national park.

The health town of Bad Wildungen impresses with its idyllic location in the middle of the green north of Hesse, the Waldecker Land, with a real fairytale landscape. During your visit, also discover the cozy baroque castle Friedrichstein, where Snow White is said to have lived.

Bad Wildungen is a highlight in every season!
 
A break in nature

Outdoor Tips

 

EDERSEE TREE TOP PATH

Hesse's first TreeTopWalk blends harmoniously into the forest and allows visitors to experience the forest ecosystem in all its complexity up close. From here you can see the world from a bird's eye view and experience an unforgettable nature and forest experience. The 750 m long squirrel path is barrier-free and leads from the forest floor to the treetops. The spectacular view of the Edersee and Waldeck Castle from the viewing terrace is not to be missed.

 

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE NATIONAL PARK KELLERWALD-EDERSEE

As part of the World Heritage Site "Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany", the national park is a unique, globally outstanding natural area with genuine primeval forest relics, magnificent beech forests and rare flora and fauna.
Distance: approx. 18 km, 25 minutes drive

 

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE MOUNTAIN PARK KASSEL-WILHELMSHÖHE

The Wilhelmshöhe mountain park in the documenta city of Kassel has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013. The baroque complex with the enormous castle, the Hercules statue and the 350m long cascade was built at the beginning of the 18th century. The historic water features with the Hercules figure towering above everything are an architectural and extraordinary masterpiece and offer a unique cultural landscape.
Distance: approx. 50 km, 40 minutes drive

 

EDERSEE WILDLIFE PARK

The wildlife park offers the opportunity to experience native animals, a bird of prey flight show and the feeding of a wolf pack up close.

 

HIGH ROPES COURSE

Elements such as the balance beam, the Burma bridge, the twin beam, suspension and rope bridges, the hourglass or the net await you on three levels. Participants are always in pairs on the course and can choose and design their own path. Before going up, there is of course a detailed introduction to materials and safety technology.

 

EDERSEE BOAT TRIPS

“A sea voyage is fun!” on the ultra-modern passenger ships of the Edersee passenger shipping company. Discover the region around the Edersee from the water and experience the magical charm of this lake landscape.

 

SUMMER TOBOGGANING RUN

You can experience pure fun on the 850 m long summer toboggan run. Many other attractions such as quad biking, a playground, petting zoo, climbing, pedal boating or mini golf will delight all age groups.

 

CORN LABYRINTH

The experience for the whole family! The corn maze guarantees carefree leisure fun on over 30,000 m². In addition to finding the right path through the corn field, there are many attractions for young and old.

 

CITIES & SURROUNDINGS

If you want to "think outside the box" in addition to Bad Wildungen, you can use the various domiciles in the area to get to know other parts of northern Hesse. You can reach important cities and tourist strongholds in a short time. Discover, for example, the Hanseatic city of Korbach, the baroque city of Bad Arolsen with its residential palace or the famous FIS ski jumping location of Willingen.

 

AQUAPARK AT THE EDERSEE BARRIER

A special attraction at the Edersee dam is the Aquapark, a mini Edersee with water adventure games for young and old guests. The fun is free.

 

HENKEL ADVENTURE POOL

A giant 70 m water slide, a wide water slide, a parent-child area, a whitewater canal and much more await you in the Henkel outdoor pool.

 

CHURCH IN THE LAKE

The reconstructed church tower, which protrudes far out of the water, is considered an attraction in the Edersee holiday region.

 
Ideal for any weather

Indoor tips

 

THE GREAT HOUSE ON THE EDERSEE

Look at the world from a different perspective. Here everything is literally upside down and was built that way. The house on the Edersee can be visited in any weather and is fully furnished. A great experience for the whole family, who can discover many interesting details here. And: The changed perspective creates completely new sensory impressions.

 

FRIEDRICHSTEIN CASTLE

Friedrichstein Castle is located on the hill of the town of Alt-Wildungen, which was independent until 1940 and was built as a medieval castle in the middle of the 12th century. It is said that the then count's daughter Margaretha von Waldeck lived in the castle and there are therefore connections to the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". In addition, an adventure tour on the history, suffering and love of Margaretha takes place once a month. Nowadays, classical concerts and lectures are regularly held in the castle's baroque hall. A visit to the castle café in the vaulted cellar is a must during this tour.

 

SNOW WHITE HOUSE

A particularly fairytale highlight is the Snow White House in the baroque Friedrichstein Castle. Here, on the mountain cone opposite the half-timbered old town of Bad Wildungen, in the "Snow White Village" of Bergfreiheit, Princess Margaretha von Waldeck lived in the 16th century. The beautiful princess is said to have been poisoned there by the evil stepmother, so that her fate served as the basis for the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

 

WALL HALL IN THE SPA PARK

In the middle of Europe's largest spa park, the wall hall represents the structural, cultural and social center of the Bad Wildungen spa business. Over 600 years ago, the development into Germany's second largest spa began here. In addition to the spring museum, the water wall in the foyer symbolizes the importance of the topic of water for Bad Wildungen, where the three most important healing waters of Bad Wildungen are also offered for tasting.

 

BERGFERIHEIT MINE

Discover the mine in the small town of Bergfreiheit, where the seven dwarves once tormented themselves and dreamed of Snow White. Minerals are still mined here today.

 

TOWN CHURCH

In the middle of the old town is the famous town church of Bad Wildungen, the construction of which began in the middle of the 13th century. The town church is considered one of the most beautiful hall churches in Hesse and stands on the highest point of the town hill.

 

If you have any further questions or need more information, please contact us by email at info(at)goebels-quellenhof.de or by phone on +49 (0) 5621 807 - 0.

We look forward to hearing from you. Your team at Göbel's Hotel Quellenhof

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