Holthusen combines activities at the school farm with village events, ranging from the traditional Easter bonfire to the village festival, which takes place only once every five years. A dedicated programme compares rural life 50 to 100 years ago with life today. This means that in Holthusen, practical topics involving herbs, grain and cattle sit alongside a look at changes in everyday rural life. This mix provides a thematic guide when looking for a holiday apartment: the school farm focuses on food and agriculture, while the events showcase various aspects of village life.
Activities at the School Farm
The Holthusen school farm offers an herb kitchen where herbs are identified, processed and sampled. The “Grain School” includes baking bread, rolls or cake. There is also the “Cow-ol School,” which focuses on cattle, as well as a workshop on making butter. The activities have different emphases: identifying, processing and sampling are central to the herb kitchen, while the Grain School focuses on baking. This makes it easy to distinguish between the two activities by their focus; the other topics cover cattle and butter-making.
Rural Life and Village Events
A dedicated programme compares rural life 50 to 100 years ago with rural life today. If you are more interested in changes in everyday rural life than in specific activities, this offers a different thematic approach from the herb kitchen or Grain School.
The Holthusen village festival takes place every five years. Whole streets compete to create the best themed float. The Easter bonfire is a recurring traditional village event organised by the fire brigade association. The two events differ in their frequency and focus: the village festival centres on a competition between the streets, while the Easter bonfire celebrates a local tradition.
To mark the end of the season at the Holthusen farm, freshly baked bread and a competition for the scariest Halloween costumes are scheduled for 31 October 2026. As this is a specific date, check the event details again before your visit.
Culture and Nature in the Wider Ludwigslust-Parchim Destination
In the wider Ludwigslust-Parchim destination, Ludwigslust Palace offers a glimpse into cultural history. It was the former residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg; the palace, park and town form an ensemble known as the “Little Versailles of the North.” The palace is the centrepiece of an almost completely preserved late-Baroque town plan, with a former court church and an English-style landscape park. The palace presents art and courtly domestic culture from the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Zarrentin Monastery also offers cultural history: its ground floor houses a permanent exhibition about the monastery. Guided tours cover the history of the former Cistercian nunnery, the lives of the nuns and the building’s architecture. If you plan to join a tour, check the date and access arrangements in advance.
One nature attraction in the wider Ludwigslust-Parchim destination is the calcareous fen near Zarrentin. It is part of the Schaalelauf Nature Reserve and can be explored from the nature trail.
Discover more destinations: Klein Rogahn, Warsow, Wittenförden, Zülow, Schossin, Pampow, Dümmer
Go to the overview of the wider destination: Amt Stralendorf.
