Bomlitz

Bomlitz is surrounded by extensive woodland over much of its area, giving it a distinctly forested character. The EIBIA history, the town’s industrial history, and the hiking and cycling trails offer different focal points for a stay. If you are looking for a hotel in Bomlitz, you can base your choice on which of these themes you want to shape your stay.

EIBIA History and Trails

The EIBIA history and memorial trail presents individual stages of EIBIA’s history with 15 information panels. You can start the trail at one of three locations: the Fuhrenkamp bunker, the filter and pumping station, or the Borg car park. You can factor your choice of starting point directly into your plans.

Four marked circular hiking trails run through the Eibia/Lohheide landscape area, south of Benefeld and Bomlitz, in the vicinity of Bomlitz. An archaeological circular trail also runs through the area. The Borg burial mounds in Lohheide, in the vicinity of Bomlitz, date from 1200 to 1500 BC. The marked circular trails and the archaeology-focused trail offer different points of interest in the surrounding region.

Industrial History in Bomlitz

The Alte Verwaltung Wolff housed the administration offices and laboratories of Wolff & Co. Its sightline is aligned with the Wolff Monument at the estate. The estate is also significant to the town’s history: the original settlement core from which Bomlitz later developed was located in this area.

The Afrika-Haus tells another story connected with Wolff: it was intended as a prefabricated building for the Wolff settlement in Tanzania. However, it could not be transported there, and the house remained in Bomlitz. Together with the former administration offices and laboratories, this story illustrates various aspects of local industrial history.

Tours, Mill, and Current Information

FORUM Bomlitz offers guided tours, hikes, and cycling tours on a range of topics. Alongside the marked trails, there are also guided options focused on particular themes. The Cordinger Mill in Benefeld, in the vicinity of Bomlitz, is an exemplary restored watermill complex and is considered one of the most valuable historic buildings in the Heidekreis district. It is open only for events. If you are planning a visit, check the event dates.

Waldbad Bomlitz is currently undergoing extensive renovation and is due to reopen in 2026. If visiting the pool is important to your plans, check the status of the announced reopening in advance.

More destinations in the wider Walsrode destination

The wider Walsrode destination includes independent cultural and leisure attractions. Walsrode Abbey offers public guided tours about its more than 1,000-year history and the present-day life of its Christian women’s community. From April 1 to October 31, tours take place daily except Mondays at 3 p.m.; check the schedule before visiting. The abbey is also on the Jacobusweg Lüneburger Heide pilgrimage route.

Weltvogelpark Walsrode covers 24 hectares and is home to 4,000 birds from 650 different species. A four-kilometre circular path winds through the park landscape. The park also presents a flight show described as the largest in Europe, taking the audience on a journey around the world; show times may vary.

The Heidemuseum Rischmannshof in Walsrode traces the development of rural life in the Lüneburg Heath. The attic houses a section on the town’s history and a Hermann Löns room. A granary with an external staircase dating from 1669 was relocated to the museum. The bakehouse from Südkampen, built in 1752, is the centrepiece of the annual baking days.

Another hiking option in the wider Walsrode destination is the 16-kilometre “Löns” circular trail (RWW 8), which runs from Walsrode via the Löns grave, Tietlingen, and Meinerdingen and back to Walsrode. Trail conditions may vary.

Discover more destinations: Schwarmstedt, Dorfmark, Bad Fallingbostel, Oberhaverbeck, Samtgemeinde Ahlden / Hodenhagen, Bispingen, Hützel, Gilten

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