Barntrup: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Barntrup Art Trail leads to more than 20 art objects at prominent locations and is certified as a “Quality Trail – Discovery Tour.” Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Barntrup can continue their search for accommodation afterward.

Culture and History

The Protestant Church of Barntrup was founded in 1317. Barntrup Castle was built between 1584 and 1588 as a two-storey building with three corner towers. The castle courtyard can be visited, while the building and castle park are not accessible because they are privately owned.

The Alverdissen Local History Museum presents local cultural history, regional minerals, specimens of native wildlife, and fossilized sea lilies from the Alverdissen quarry. The Steneberg cigar factory operated in Barntrup from 1861 to 1956. From 1861 to 1956, cigars were a defining feature of Barntrup.

Hiking and Landscape

The Grafenweg is an approximately 18-kilometre circular hiking trail that begins at Alverdissen Castle. The Weg der Blicke is an almost 146-kilometre marked circular hiking trail through the hills of northern Lippe and comprises ten stages.

In Sonneborn, the summit of the 285-metre-high Knappberg is protected as a nature reserve because of its partly rare plant species. The windmill stump on the Saalberg offers views over the upper valleys of the Bega and Humme, the Weser Hills, and the Teutoburg Forest.

Leisure

Barntrup has an outdoor swimming pool with a 50-metre pool and a non-swimmer area; it is suitable for lap swimming and relaxed paddling. At Alverdissen railway station, the Lippische Landeseisenbahn operates monthly regional services between Extertal-Bösingfeld and Dörentrup.

Other destinations: Extertal, Blomberg, Augustdorf, Lemgo, Kalletal, Dörentrup, Lage, Rott

To the higher-level travel overview: Lippe.