Discover Föhr
Accommodation in Föhr
Föhr combines the natural experience of the tides with Frisian culture, cycling routes and special insights into the Wadden Sea’s animal and plant life. When choosing your holiday apartment, it may therefore be important to consider which aspects of the island are of particular interest to you during your holiday: activities on the water, cycling or discoveries related to nature and history.
Getting here and island experiences
Föhr can only be reached by boat or by air. The W.D.R. catamaran, chartered to partner Adler-Schiffe, provides a fast passenger connection between Föhr, Amrum and Dagebüll. This special journey is an important part of planning your stay: the island cannot be reached by road.
Anyone wishing to explore Föhr by bicycle will find more than 200 kilometres of signposted cycle paths and five themed routes. A 21-kilometre cycle tour connects cultural highlights with an internationally renowned art museum. This gives you various options for planning your day: you can make a longer cycle tour an experience in its own right, or choose a themed route if you want to focus on particular aspects of the island while cycling.
Wadden Sea, nature and activities
Guided mudflat hikes offer the chance to observe lugworms, mussels, starfish and wading birds. One special tour leads from Dunsum on Föhr to the northern tip of the neighbouring island of Amrum; it is about eight kilometres long. Plan this route as an activity in its own right. The approximately eleven-kilometre Planet Trail from Wyk to Utersum also combines exercise with learning: it introduces astronomical and scientific topics.
Föhr lies at the heart of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park landscape. The Föhr National Park House features exhibitions about tidal habitats, birds, the formation of the island, a harbour porpoise skeleton and mussels. Many events organised by the Wadden Sea Conservation Station also start at the National Park House, including nature-focused mudflat walks, detective rallies and evening beach walks. This means your holiday plans can include both exhibitions and a variety of nature experiences.
Of the five bird decoys still in existence on Föhr, only the Boldixum bird decoy is open to visitors. It is a popular destination in Föhr’s marshland, and many visitors make their way there by bicycle or car. Water sports are another possible island experience: the water sports schools on Föhr offer beginner and advanced courses in windsurfing, kiteboarding, stand-up paddling and sailing.
Frisian culture and island history
Around 3,000 islanders still speak Fering, Föhr Frisian, today. The Dr. Carl Häberlin Frisian Museum in the centre of Wyk offers insights into Frisian history and culture. The Museum of West Coast Art focuses on the sea and the coast and features prominent German and Scandinavian artists from 1830 to 1930. The two museums have different focuses: one on Frisian history and culture, the other on art connected with the sea and the coast.
Near Borgsum, Lembecksburg preserves visible remains of a ring fort dating back to the Viking Age. The site consists of a moat and a circular rampart that is up to ten metres high and almost 100 metres in diameter. St. John’s Church, known as the Frisian Cathedral, is also part of the island’s history: it dates from the 12th century and is the largest church on Föhr. The island also has four ring-riding clubs, each of which holds a royal ring-riding competition.
Another side of Föhr
In Oldsum, Inselfein makes jams and fruit spreads, mustard, fine mustard sauces and spicy fruit sauces. Fresh ingredients are used, and everything is made entirely by hand. Föhr’s tidal landscape can be experienced in every season.
Places on Föhr
Discover the places on Föhr: Süderende, Wrixum, Wyk on Föhr, Utersum, Oevenum, Dunsum, Nieblum North Sea Resort, Alkersum, Oldsum, Borgsum, Midlum and Witsum.
For the main travel overview: Schleswig-Holstein.
