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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo: Axel Hindemith, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Winsen an der Aller or Winsen (Aller) is a town on the banks of the River Aller in the district of Celle in Lower Saxony. It lies within the Lüneburg Heath.
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Bockwindmühle Winsen (Aller)
Built in 1732 and worked until 1929. Guided tours may be pre-booked.
Museumshof Winsen
A great little open-air museum which gives a flavour of life on a Lower Saxon farm in past centuries. Not very expensive and they have a guide sheet in English. The adjacent café (see below) in an old farmhouse is great and the cakes are good enough to rival those at the much more famous Ole Müllern Schün in Müden.
Great ice-creams and in summer you can sit outside and watch the storks nesting opposite.
by the Winsen Farm Museum
Café & restaurant
Pricey and the menu is limited, but outstandingly good (try the hare) and the manager speaks English. For those special occasions.
Sunder Manor House
Quiet little café in the old manor house. Relax outside on a lazy summer's day under the shade of the trees and enjoy a tea or coffee and delicious cakes such as the local Buchweizentorte, whilst watching your kids frolic in the children's play park. Find out about the variety of nature walks in the area from the local NABU information centre. Not far from the Hüttensee lake where there is a popular circular walk around this bird and wildlife haven.
4 star, timber-framed courtyard hotel with 29 rooms, wellness suite, massage and cosmetic room, 50 seater restaurant and lounges. Facilities for horses.
A family run camping site along the river Aller, suitable also as a base for canoeing trips, riding (horses rental at the site) and cycling.
By road
Winsen is at the crossroads of the north-south L298 state road from Bergen to Ovelgönne, and the east-west L180 from Celle to Bannetze.
Winsen has a compact town centre just north of the River Aller which is easy to get around on foot. Most of the sights and places to eat in the town itself are walkable from the centre.
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