Location: Lüneburg Heath in the Germany
Nearest Airport:
Hannover-Langenhagen at 45
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Nearest Train:
Hodenhagen at 2
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Ahlden is a small country village, situated in the “Aller-Leine-Tal”, on the outskirts of the “Lüneburger Heide” (Luneburg Heath). Hamburg and Bremen are each around 60km, HANNOVER 40km away. The Lüneburg Heath (German: Lüneburger Heide) is a popular tourist destination, which it’s rich landscape between the Elbe, Aller and Weser rivers and the cities of Bremen, Braunschweig, Hamburg and Hannover. The varied countryside features glacial valleys, moraines, morainic plains, heathland, moors and wooded areas.
Near Ahlden are the VOGELPARK WALSRODE (the biggest bird park in the world), the SERENGETI SAFARI PARK (Hodenhagen), the themepark HEIDEPARK SOLTAU, the Thermae Soltau and the fairy park (MÄRCHENPARK). CELLE with its picturesque Old Town is about a half hour's drive away. The Castle of Ahlden ist just around the corner (the nearly lifelong prison-house of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, wife of George I of England in the 17th century); Today antique auctions are being held there twice a y