Südbrookmerland

Water sports and a combined tour

Sailing and surfing are possible on the Großes Meer. There is also one clear restriction to bear in mind when planning: motorboats are not allowed on the lake; instead, they travel along the numerous waterways around it. If you’d like to combine time on the water with activity on land, the paddle-and-pedal station offers a special combined tour. First, the canoe tour follows a circular route along the Süderriede back to the Großes Meer. This is followed by a bike tour on the 3-Meere-Weg.

You can also set off from the station on canoe or bike tours independently of the combined tour. This gives you different options for planning your day without committing to both activities. The order of the combined tour described here is specific: first the circular canoe route, then the bike tour. No information about the duration or distance of this tour is provided.

Cycling through varied landscapes

Cycling routes in Südbrookmerland pass fields and meadows, follow East Frisian waterways, go through villages, and run right along the Großes Meer. The scenery therefore varies depending on the route: water, open landscapes, and village sections are all part of the routes described. If you’d like to plan your own tour, you can use the junction network and ride from one signpost to the next. This lets you plan a route around your own interests rather than follow a single, predetermined type of excursion.

Village history, crafts, and sacred art

The open-air museum Museumsdorf Dörpmuseum Münkeboe brings together workshops, facilities, tools, and machines from the former working life of the village and its immediate surroundings. A fully operational windmill for grinding grain is part of the living museum. At the Dörpmuseum, you can also try fresh bread baked in a stone oven. The visit thus combines insights into earlier ways of working with a culinary detail closely connected to the museum itself.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wiegboldsbur offers a very different perspective on regional culture, with its Gothic metal baptismal font. It is round and widens toward the top, rests on four knight figures, and bears twelve images. These include depictions of eight apostles, the baptism of Jesus, and the crucifixion. Those interested in sacred art will find an object here whose form, supporting figures, and imagery can each be examined individually.

Moorland and pilgrimage route

The Moordorf Moor Museum portrays the difficult 200-year development of an East Frisian moorland colony in an unspoiled moorland landscape. The focus is therefore not only on the landscape, but also on the long and difficult process by which a settlement developed in the moor. The museum complements the insights into the former working life of the village in Münkeboe with its own perspective on life and development in an East Frisian moorland colony.

The 40 km-long “Schola Dei” pilgrimage route also offers a distinctive way to explore the region. Much of it follows an old pilgrimage route from Ihlow through Südbrookmerland to Norden.

Choose the right focus for your vacation

When looking for a holiday apartment in Südbrookmerland, you can start by considering which of these experiences you’d like to shape your trip: water sports on the Großes Meer, a canoe and bike tour, cycling routes through the countryside, village and moorland history, or the pilgrimage route. This lets you choose Südbrookmerland as a destination based on the kind of vacation you’re looking for, while leaving the specific choice of accommodation to your own planning.

More local pages

More local pages: Leezdorf, Hinte, Dornum, Großheide, Wirdum, Lütetsburg, Wiesmoor and Halbemond.

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