Hohenkirchen

Hohenkirchen offers various opportunities for enjoyable and varied holiday days: water-based activities at Wangermeer, active pursuits at Buhl Activity Park, an indoor play city for children and remarkable ecclesiastical art. This makes the town suitable for travel plans that combine exercise, exploring together and cultural impressions. When choosing your holiday apartment, you can therefore first consider which of these focuses should shape your stay.

Water and activities at Wangermeer

A large island in Wangermeer can be reached on foot or by bicycle via a 325-metre promenade bridge. This connection alone offers a practical way to spend an active day without having to change modes of transport. Those who enjoy trying different water sports will find a wide range of activities at Buhl Activity Park: football golf, e-skating, canoeing, land sailing, stand-up paddleboarding and blobbing are available there.

Stand-up paddleboarding also offers an accessible introduction for beginners. Buhl Activity Park offers introductory courses in which basic paddling and steering techniques are taught. This may be of interest when planning your trip if you would like to try a new activity together without requiring prior experience. The football golf course has 18 holes ranging from 25 to 90 metres in length, as well as numerous obstacles. It is set in an idyllic hilly landscape and provides a different experience from the activities on the water.

Weather-independent family experiences

The Nordsee-Spielstadt Wangerland offers various carousels, a roller coaster, bumper cars, a chair-o-plane, a large sandbox with electric excavators and a climbing area across 5,000 m². The play city is covered, making it independent of the weather, and is aimed at children up to 12 years old. This makes it a stand-alone option for a holiday day when you want to plan time together with younger children regardless of the weather.

Ecclesiastical art and historical impressions

The Church of St. Sixtus and Sinicius reveals a completely different side of Hohenkirchen. The late Romanesque granite ashlar church stands on two raised mounds and on a 6.50-metre-high mound. Its treasures include the Ludwig Münstermann altar from 1620/28, the baptismal font from 1260 and a Joachim Kayser organ dating from 1694/99. Those who want to experience not only active pursuits during their holiday but also architecture and sacred furnishings can include this cultural focus in their plans.

The Wangerland Pilgrims’ Way leads from the architecturally exceptional Church of St. Mary in Schillig to the Church of St. Sixtus and Sinicius in Hohenkirchen. This provides an additional themed route between two churches. Depending on your personal interests, you can therefore focus your stay more on water and activities, weather-independent family attractions or culture. A holiday apartment in Hohenkirchen is particularly suitable if you want to compare these different travel ideas and organise your daily schedule independently.

For further orientation, you can also look at Zetel, Bockhornerfeld, Wangerland, Minsen, Jever, Wangerland, Friederikensiel and Varel.

For the higher-level travel overview: Friesland.