Culture and History
In Hohenlockstedt, the local history museum is housed in a historic pump house next to the listed water tower. It presents the local history of Hohenlockstedt and the town’s former identity as Lockstedter Lager. The museum also covers the settlement of the former artillery firing range and recalls Hohenlockstedt’s traditional connection with the Finnish Jägers. Built in 1900, the water tower is described as a symbol of Lockstedter Lager. Visitors can climb it and enjoy views of the surrounding Geest landscape from a height of around 18 metres.
Trails and Landscape
The Imperial Training Area Tour is a hiking and cycling route across the former training grounds of Lockstedter Lager. It begins at the museum by the water tower and passes nine historic military training sites, including bunkers. German- and Finnish-language information boards accompany the signposted route. One section follows the Ochsenweg through the Rantzau Valley, which is protected as an FFH area. The renaturalised Rantzau Valley provides a habitat for many rare animal and plant species.
The Meadows and Forest Tour is around 25 kilometres long and runs mainly along paved roads and quiet streets. It passes through Hohenlockstedt and follows traces of its history.
Nature
Lohmühlenteich is located around 1.5 kilometres west of Hohenlockstedt in a landscape conservation area. It has a bathing area, a meadow, wooded surroundings and a 1,000-metre-long educational trail. Visitors have access to free admission and free parking, motorhome pitches and a kiosk.
Regional Offers
The Meierhof Möllgaard show dairy demonstrates how cheese is made. The farm shop offers up to 90 cheese specialities from 25 predominantly small farm dairies. The Knutzen fish farm shop sells fresh and smoked fish as well as other fish specialities. Bernd’s potato farm explains different potato varieties and its own cultivation method, from harvest to plate; the farm shop sells potatoes bearing quality labels and other regional products.
The SaSha Light Centre offers sensory experiences relating to herbs, meditation, Feng Shui and ecological construction. Hohenlockstedt erleben offers themed visits and guided tours with tastings, snacks or complete meals. Hohenlockstedt erleben also provides an accessible rest area for short programmes and refreshments. The traditional carp ponds of the Knutzen fish farm offer an outing for anglers and other visitors seeking recreation.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Hohenlockstedt can then continue searching for accommodation. Other places: Neuendorf-Sachsenbande, Altenmoor, Sarlhusen, Glückstadt, Willenscharen, Puls, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Wacken
