Amt Bad Doberan-Land: Nature, Cliffs and Cultural Experiences

Amt Bad Doberan-Land offers you a diverse combination of cliffs, protected landscapes, historic churches and regional crafts. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home can choose the location of their accommodation based on whether they would prefer extensive walks through nature, sporting activities or cultural discoveries to be part of their travel plans.

Cliffs and Forests for Active Days on Holiday

A striking landscape area is the approximately 180-hectare “Ghost Forest”, which belongs to the Stolteraa nature reserve. Along the 7- to 9-metre-high cliffs, there are opportunities for extensive walks, bike rides and horse rides. You can experience the landscape on foot, by bicycle or on horseback and shape your day according to your interests.

The Quellental also appeals to visitors who want to get to know nature more closely. It has been designated a protected natural monument since 1984. The Quellental of the Glashäger Bach stream includes spring marshes, mineral-soil meadows and fen meadows. Alders and ash trees, as well as sedges and rushes, line the course of the stream and give the area its distinctive natural character. A nature-focused circular hike through the Quellental is approximately 8 km long, takes 4 hours and includes a coffee break in Glashagen. This information will help you consciously incorporate such an excursion into your daily itinerary.

Golf, Beach and Different Day Plans

In Wittenbeck, the area borders the “Kühlung” landscape conservation area to the southwest and the “Wittenbecker Tannen” to the east. Sporting activities there include a golf area with an 18-hole course and two 9-hole courses. There is also an approximately 2.5-kilometre-long natural beach with cliffs around 4 to 8 metres high. Anyone wishing to combine golf and landscape experiences during their holiday can take these priorities into account when choosing their base. For other travel plans, the beach is suitable as a separate excursion option.

Another natural area is Hütter Wohld. The forest area lies around 5 km southeast of Bad Doberan, covers 350 hectares and features wooded heights of up to 90 m as well as deep stream valleys. Hütter Wohld was designated a nature reserve in 1999 and a European protected area, an FFH area, in 2004. A nature-focused guided tour is offered through the area along the Cistercian monks’ chain of ponds. Dates are arranged upon personal request, the meeting point is the large car park in Hütten, and registration is required.

Churches, Crafts and Regional Discoveries

There are also specific destinations of cultural and historical interest. The church in Rethwisch was probably built between 1306 and 1312 and, as a three-nave stepped hall, is an example of North German Brick Gothic. Inside, there is a valuable winged altar with a Crucifixion scene in the central panel dating from 1530. The church in Retschow also contains a depiction of a mill that is considered unique among village churches throughout Germany.

In the small village of Glashagen Ausbau, four local artists work in workshops for pottery, glassblowing, porcelain and driftwood. Visitors can view and, where appropriate, purchase their works there. This complements the nature experiences with an insight into various craft disciplines. For families who enjoy spending one day of their holiday outdoors and gathering cultural impressions on another day, this creates a varied itinerary without a fixed programme.

The Right Accommodation for Planning Your Holiday

When looking for a holiday apartment in Amt Bad Doberan-Land, it is worth considering the personal focus of the trip. Anyone planning the circular hike in the Quellental or the paths around the Ghost Forest can choose the desired location based on their own daily destinations. Golf enthusiasts will find a clearly described range of facilities in Wittenbeck, while Hütter Wohld and the churches in Rethwisch and Retschow offer different highlights. What matters is not a general classification of the accommodation, but rather which landscapes and experiences you actually want to combine during your stay.

For further comparisons of the locations, you can also include Börgerende-Rethwisch, Nienhagen, Heiligendamm, Steffenshagen, Hohenfelde, Admannshagen-Bargeshagen, Bartenshagen-Parkentin and Reddelich in your planning.

For the higher-level travel overview: Rostock.