Motorhoming in Germany | Enjoying Spring Sunshine in Camp SudSee
If you’ve stayed Camp SudSee, a large resort-style campsite in Northern Germany, you’ll know it’s set in a spectacular lakeside setting with direct access to its own high ropes, pony trekking and indoor sub-tropical water park. It’s a special Leading Campings campsite gem not to be missed….
If you’re an active family who wants to visit some of Europe’s most unmissable campsites? Perhaps this article below will help……Our kids beam with delight when we tell them we’re heading for another of these Leading Campings sites, so I wonder if your family will feel the same…..Just imagine holidays spent jumping into the white sand fringed lake for yet another splash around with the kids….. or evenings enjoying the numerous onsite activities/shows on offer for all ages. All this in an idyllic setting amongst heathland, pine forests and spring flowers….. the perfect recipe for some rest and relaxation!!
Situated to the north of Germany in an area known as Lower Saxony (45mins south of Hamburg, 3hrs west of Berlin), Camp SudSee is well located amongst the natural heathland beauty of the Lüneburg Heath. For visitors seeking a large resort style campsite… this is a great example of what you can squeeze into 90 football fields worth of ‘lakeside reort’. It’s pretty easy to explore further afield too.
The unique ‘Upside Down House’ at Bispingen or Head-Park Soltau theme park are within touching distance by car/motorhome (with organised excursions also offered by the campsite to plenty of places in season). Whilst those seeking wildlife might head for Weltvogelpark Walsrode or the Wildpark Lüneburger Heide… Or for those looking for nature, just grab the bikes and head out on the cycle paths from the campsite. Covered in pine forest, they’re full of fragrant trails and paths to explore (there’s even a BMX bike course to enjoy too onsite)
But for those that choose to spend their time inside the ‘Leading Campings‘ resort style complex at Camp SudSee, you’ll not be disappointed by what you find… so we thought we’d try and distil it down into three reasons why we’d happily return here next summer.
Every campsite should have Something special
We’ve been fortunate to see some of Europe’s best campsites over the past 2 years, and each have had something to remember them by. For instance, Tiroler Zugspitze’s Cable Car or Camping Krk Resort’s ‘infinity pool’ takes some beating…. not to mention Aufenfeld’s panoramic ‘natural alpine lake’ …. But for Camp SudSee, you have to look no further than the palm fringed sub tropical water park paradise… an area that wraps itself around the vast array of pools/slides/jacuzzis…. whilst also growing bananas and colourful tropical plants... It’s a place that kids and adults will love as we comfortably stayed for well over 4hrs on a full day ticket…. (NB There is a small cost for entry unless you opt for an all-inclusive package)
(Sadly, we couldn’t grab any footage in the tropical pool… but check out this link here to see inside the tropical water park – click here)
It’s a hard decision each morning to decide if you’ll head for the sandy lake side beach or the resort’s impressive pool complex with its heated lagoons and water slides…. (our tip would be to jump in the pool first as it’s quieter, before enjoying the afternoons on the lakeside in the shipwreck or on the swimming / diving platforms). But there’s plenty more to occupy active families including pony treks, a truly memorable jungle themed ‘crazy golf’ (NB small cost again) choice of 4 restaurants, plenty of playgrounds or even the array of sports fields to the north of the campsite.
Ideal pitches to relax in for a few days
The high number of repeat visitors is testament to the wide appeal of this campsite, which has a huge variety of different styles of pitches to choose from. With perhaps the pick being the stunning Swedish inspired ‘Sommarbÿ’ village that reminds us of our trips to Denmark, Norway & Sweden.
But if you prefer grassy pitches under towering trees, open sunny hardstanding pitches or those with views over the lakeside… all are reasonably close to the sandy delights of the centre of the resort .So if you prefer to lounge underneath huge pine trees or base yourself close to the superb wash blocks… not to mention the comfort of a decent sized, clean plot with the full range of services.
For us, we’d always opt for access to the water park and lakeside (so we opted for the MC pitches) but would offer the tip that the area See-Eck & Wrogewald are superbly located for both the lake (less than 50m away) and the ease of access to the shower blocks.
A little down time at our pitch also allowed us the chance to develop some of the ‘Roadschooling‘ opportunities from recent days including a great chance to learn about Lewis Pugh’s ‘Arctic Peril’ & the need for arctic conservation plus a chance to recap on our trips to Berlin, Cologne, Munich and even the home of the ‘Pied Piper of Hamelin‘. (see more on our Roadschooling here)
The best campsites make holidays feel effortless
With great restaurants, a beautiful location and lots of activities and evening entertainment (including Friday evenings ‘bread baking on an open fire), Camp Sud See offers all the fun but none of the hassle of traditional camping holidays. In fairness to the whole industry, the campsites of 2018 bear little comparison to the ones we frequented as children…
These resort style campsites like Camping Krk (Croatia), Union Lido (Italy) or La Marina (Spain) now offer far better value than some of the larger holiday chains (Butlins, Centre Parcs etc). The facilities are now more than equal yet at vastly reduced costs – just see the pictures above of some of the campsites facilities…
Plus it also has a friendly, multi lingual Mini Club (with a great animation team) and reasonably priced restaurants which help to offer a stress free holiday with almost guaranteed warm weather (well it has been for us, a sweltering 22 degrees in April!)
When you add to that a sandy beach just metres from the motorhome’s door…. one that allows you to cartwheel to your heart’s content… you’ve sold the concept of a Camp SudSee holiday to our youngest daughter. Whilst our oldest daughter enjoys nothing more than a chance to view the ponies or enjoy a sunset walk along the lakeside… it really has been that idyllic!
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