In Wallstawe, Lager 72 combines a farm shop with a café. Another historical connection to the village is the former presence of two castles. These offer different points of interest when planning a trip: a specific farm experience on site and a history that reaches beyond a visit today.
Farm Shop, Café and Farm Visit
The Lager 72 farm shop sells food produced on the farm and locally sourced products. It also offers homemade cake, freshly prepared drinks and gifts. The café is a place to relax. This brings together food and drink with a café break, without limiting the visit to just one attraction.
Lager 72 also offers a family-friendly farm visit with a children's playground and a goat enclosure. There is also a corn maze, but only seasonally. The offer may change, and other facilities may vary. So check in advance what will be available when you plan to visit; do not assume the corn maze is open year-round.
Historical Connections in Wallstawe
There used to be two castles in Wallstawe. Their former presence adds a historical connection to the village's current farm offering. The two topics have different focuses: Lager 72 offers a visit with a farm shop and café, while the castles represent Wallstawe's history.
Cycling in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel District
In the wider destination of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, the Altmark Circuit is an almost 500-kilometre circular cycling route through forests and meadows, passing numerous brick and fieldstone churches. The landscape stretches from the Altmärkische Schweiz to the Drömling. For much of its length, the route runs close to the Green Belt Germany, bringing together nature, history and culture.
The Altmark Circuit comprises ten stages and a variety of surfaces: asphalt, concrete track slabs, surfaced field and forest paths, sandy agricultural tracks and quiet roads. These details give a more specific basis for planning the route than the total distance alone. Check local route conditions before setting out.
Culture and History in the Region
In the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, visitors can experience everyday life among the Lombards at the Langobardenwerkstatt Zethlingen and take part in hands-on activities such as baking, making pottery and using a bow and arrow. The “Western Altmark Megalithic Route” in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district offers another way to explore history; it is part of the European cultural route “Megalithic Routes.”
In the Hanseatic town of Salzwedel in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, medieval architecture, half-timbered houses, picturesque cobbled lanes and brick churches shape the town centre. The town wall in Salzwedel is 1,850 metres long; on a walk along the wall, you can discover parts of the medieval castle complex, gates and towers. In Arendsee in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, the abbey church is considered the oldest fully vaulted brick building in northeastern Germany.
Nature and Activities in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel District
The Drömling UNESCO Biosphere Reserve includes areas of the municipalities of Klötze and Hanseatic City of Gardelegen in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district. The Drömling has well-maintained cycling and hiking trails, observation towers, information centres and guided nature-watching tours. Visitor offerings and the availability of guided tours may change. For detailed planning, also check current official maps showing the area boundaries.
At Lake Arendsee and in the surrounding area, swimming, sailing, surfing, fishing and boat trips are among the tourist activities offered at the lake. Conditions offered by individual providers may change; check availability in advance. Together with the cycling and cultural experiences in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, these provide a selection of regional activities that you can prioritise according to your interests.
Discover more destinations: Jübar, Gardelegen, Kalbe, Beetzendorf, Diesdorf, Klötze, Rohrberg, Arendsee
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