Kreis Wesel – the ‘Shire’ between Lower Rhine and Munster

The hobbits would have felt at home here: Kreis Wesel delights with enchanting nature, rivers and a lot of green. City strollers will enjoy the half-timbered buildings of the towns and romantics will love the palaces and castles.

Museums in Kreis Wesel

Do cultural experiences make your heart leap? Then take a trip to Moers to the regional museum in Moers Castle or visit the LVR Museum, Archaeological Park and Roman Museum in Xanten. You will also find out more about the early Romans in Sonsbeck at the Roman Tower. The Otto-Pankok Museum in Hünxe is also worth a detour. You can combine all of the museum visits perfectly with prolonged strolls around the towns and nature walks. In Kamp Abbey, you will learn much about the lives of the monks and the history of the Cistercians. The wonderful outdoor facilities ensure you have a relaxing stay in the abbey at Kamp-Lintfort.

Lord of the castle over time

Hünxe is also home to the magical Gartrop Water Castle on the vast Lippeaue – perfect for a rest from your bike ride along the Roman Lippe Route. Ringenberg Castle in Hamminkeln is an old fortified castle, in Voerde, you can visit the Haus Voerde Water Castle.

See Kreis Wesel from above

In Neukirchen – Vluyn, you can hike to the Norddeutschland mine dump and get a fantastic all-round view over all of Kreis Wesel. Both Himmelstreppe and Hallenhaus landmarks – designed as a work of art, are illuminated in the evenings. Paragliders may launch into the sky from here. Still visible is the red miner’s lamp on the Rheinpreußen mine dump in Moers - from here there is an incredible view over Duisburg and Moers.

Enjoy bathing

Thanks to its location in Lower Rhine, you will find a variety of bathing opportunities in nearly all places, communities and towns in the area. For example, the town of Xanten is not only famous for its Roman settlement and its picturesque old town, the Xantener Südsee Leisure Centre invites you to dive into its cool waters. Water skiing is even possible here. In Alpen, you can even bring your four-legged friend to the beach of the Mezelen-Ost Leisure Lake.

Hiking in Kreis Wesel

Fans of hiking and cycling get their full money’s worth in Kreis Wesel. Thanks to its location in the Hohe Mark Nature Park, you have access to an extensive network of trails. In Schermbeck, there are several conservation areas and numerous cycle paths lead to the Roman Lippe Route or directly to the Netherlands and to the middle of the Ruhr region. In Rheinberg, you can follow Jakobsweg.