Campingplätze in Rheinland Pfalz – Eine Reise zu 5 Traditionsplätzen | ARD Reisen

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Die Camping-Möglichkeiten in Rheinland-Pfalz sind so vielfältig wie die Camper:innen, die sie bewohnen. Arndt Reisenbichler hat fünf unterschiedliche Plätze ausgesucht und möchte herausfinden, warum sich die Urlauber:innen dort so wohlfühlen.

00:00 Intro
00:52 Der Campinglatz Harfenmühle und ein Ausflug zum Kupferbergwerk
11:59 Der Fünf-Sterne-Platz Landal Sonnenberg
20:11 Campingplatz am Clausensee
28:35 Der Campingplatz Waldwiesen am Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald
35:46 Der Ü-18 Campingplatz Neudahner Weiher
43:35 Outro

Sind es die kleinen Rituale, wie die Edelsteinsuche für Kinder im Badeteich der Harfenmühle, oder das abendliche Glas Wein in der Vinothek in Leiwen für die Eltern? Oder sind es die Ausflugsmöglichkeiten wie das Kupferbergwerk in Fischbach, das Wandergebiet in Dahn, die Fahrradwege in Birkenfeld? Es gibt Ruhe oder Spaßangebote, interessante Ausflugsziele oder Entspannungsorte, aber immer viel Natur und anderes Leben – ob allein im Camper oder zusammen auf dem Platz. Von der ruhigen Oase bis zum Familien-Erlebnispark – hier findet jede:r den persönlichen Traumurlaub.

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“Expedition in die Heimat – Abgefahren! Camping in Rheinland-Pfalz” ist ein Film von Tom Güntner. Redaktion: Christian Hoch und Dorothee Eisinger. Dieser Film wurde 2023 im Auftrag des SWR produziert. Alle Aussagen und Fakten entsprechen dem damaligen Stand und wurden seitdem nicht aktualisiert.

Today is about camping. More precisely, five places with a very special character. I would like to get to know the attitude to life in these places. Let’s start with the Harfenmühle, in the middle of the Hunsrück on the German Gemstone Route. A whole bucket full of gems. There are real clunkers there.

Yes, it’s really heavy too. Does not matter where? – Does not matter where. Timo Koch has a very special morning ritual, the big gem hunt. You do this every morning? – Every morning. Gemstone hunting. – Every morning. What do you do with the little stones? I’ll throw them in the stream. Should we go there? The little ones are also waiting very excitedly. Do you want to too? – Yes. Have you got a taste for it? – Yes.

Then the start signal. Let’s go! *Laughs* How many million bricks have you thrown in there? – No idea. You have to stand out with something special that makes people come to you. The children probably live there too? – Naturally. The children are the most important thing.

Where the child wants to go, the parents have to go. The whole campsite is on its feet. You have a lovely time here. It’s completely in the forest, totally idyllic. We also laid out everything in a more terraced manner. That’s how it stays… even though there are a lot of people there, it stays cozy. I saw that you have toilets that are barrier-free.

Is that important to you? You are known for inclusion. Yes, inclusion is very important. In every family there is someone who uses a crutch or sits in a wheelchair. Timo shows me one of the handicapped-accessible mobile homes. Everything is a little wider. Yes, all doors are easily times 90.

Everything that is important in the life of the handicapped has been thought of here. I take the bus to my destination. It goes to a copper mine. Ciao, ciao. Good luck! Here I meet with Johanna Schönig. She really knows her way around here. Everything is wet. We come through passages into the large main cave. Gigantic.

The Porta Nigra from Trier would fit in here in terms of volume. Would the Porta Nigra fit in here? – Yes. In terms of volume? – Yes. Cool. That’s really impressive. – Yes. That’s crazy, you have figures down there who only have a hammer and chisel. Exactly. – This is incredibly difficult. Yes. – Creating a hall like that here, using only a hammer and chisel. How do I know what copper is in the rock?

Copper occurs here in the form of copper ore. We don’t find any copper in here per se. That’s the “malachite” you can see over here. This is copper ore that is mined and processed into copper in the smelter. (off:) The life of the miners is an exciting story. So what is that? This is the “reel”. The reel? You can imagine it like a kind of well, but with two buckets. One bucket goes from top to bottom and brings the chipped rock down. The other bucket comes up from the bottom

And brings fresh water or tools to the top. If you mess up, what happens then? Exactly. This happens relatively quickly. Then the ropes get caught together. Someone has to go downstairs and untangle the whole thing. So that everyone in the mine knows that the reel is not intact,

They shout out loudly, “I’ve got it wrong.” This is where the saying comes from. That’s where it comes from. I never knew that. Exactly. Comes from the reel. Of course no one wanted to do the work, it was relatively dangerous. That’s why they took the 14 to 15 year old boys

Who were new to the mine. They started working here when they were 14 or 15. They stood at the reel and transported rock downwards. What is that? Here you can see a “search tunnel”. It is twelve meters long. People used to say, one year, one man, one meter. Within a year, a miner could cut off about a meter of rock. Accordingly, it took a good twelve years for the search tunnel.

The search tunnel only exists because no ore was found. That means someone worked on it for twelve years without finding any ore. – For free. This is frustrating. What’s also striking about the search tunnel… you can see how big and how small the miners were.

They were as big as a seven to eight year old child. They were able to stand upright in here and sometimes work over their heads. Here you can see the miners’ lamp. This is the so-called frog. I’ll turn it on once. This is the light that a frog gave,

That which a miner had at his disposal. That means: light up. That was all. – Exactly. You don’t see anything there. The practical thing about the frog was that it served as a kind of clock or alarm clock. It was dosed so that it burned for twelve hours.

And when the frog was finished burning, the miner knew he could go home and then call it a day. Quitting time! Now you can’t come back because you can’t see anything anymore. (off:) It’s hard to imagine how hard working life used to be. This is the old smelter.

Okay, there was a barbecue here. That’s how it looks. Here the rock was prepared to remove pollutants such as sulfur and arsenic. The children worked here, around the age of seven or eight. They inhaled the arsenic. That’s why they were all so small. Last but not least, a technical treat.

The old stamping mill still works to crush the copper-containing rock. This is the most relaxed job. Who will help me build? I have no Idea. Now it’s getting exciting. The borrowed bus has a lot of unknown technology. Is that possible? That’s fine. For the comfort, right? Aha. Alright folks, ready for your first beer. Yes, okay. Aha. Okay, this is this, this is there. There’s no crank. Please turn on the ignition. OK. Okay. That worked without breaking anything. I believe. Oh! Air! Insect and sun protection. Does that hold? I’ve never slept on a car before. It feels super comfortable even though it’s a very thin mattress. But I think it’s going to be pretty cool tonight. First day, first campsite. Harfenmühle is really beautifully situated. I’m completely exhausted and sweaty. But I managed to set up my camper properly.

Now we’ll go into the lake straight away. I’m prepared for tonight, mosquito spray. There has to be a bit of romance too. So: I’m looking forward to my first night here in the wilderness. And now a camping ritual: the circuit. This is definitely the perfect place.

So with a birch tree… for the hammock. Great, you really have the big tents. A bit exaggerated, yes. So real castles. Have a look. Let’s lift the curtain. There are people hidden here again. Are you there for the first time? – Yes. Yes? How do you like it? Positively surprised. Yes? – Yes. How is it for you? – Good. Right, Anton? – Is cool. What do you particularly like here? The crystals… where they are collected. I’m happy that there are many playgrounds here

Where you can play a lot. Yes, great. I’ll follow my nose. It smells so good here. Can we come over for a moment? Smelled so good. Do you grill or what do you do? We? We just grill. – But also with an outdoor kitchen? Yes, we pimped ourselves up a bit,

Because with five of us, our makeshift camper was a bit too… Yes, a bit too unstructured, I would say. A child would always come along, and then it would always become another cool box. Now there was an outdoor kitchen and stuff like that, whatever the budget allowed.

But that’s a campsite for you, perfect with children… It makes a difference whether you say we’re a family-friendly campsite and stick a climbing frame in the corner or whether it has substance. There is substance here. People think about that. It’s almost authentically family-friendly. That’s nice. Enjoy it. – Thank you very much.

Do you want one? – No thanks. I have three children. The…would all be gone, I think. After a great night in the roof tent, time for my summary. The Harfenmühle is a small, family campsite. I think it’s really beautiful, it’s incredibly idyllic. It has something between the trees and also has this river,

This little stream. Fantastic, I think it’s really great. It’s great for children, they did this gem hunt. I took one with me too. What was a highlight for me was that there is so little light pollution there. I saw a lot of stars at night. I thought it was great. We continue to the Moselle. There is a completely different campsite on a high plateau. Landal Sonnenberg, a five-star place. Second day, second campsite. This will also be a great campsite. It’s huge, I saw it on the map. There are very unusual things for a campsite here. It will be luxurious, I think, today. I’m unpacking now and preparing everything. Afterwards we’ll go on a circuit. Good, camper is ready. Now it’s time for a circuit to discover the campsite. Let’s go. There’s supposed to be a supermarket here. I’m going in there because I want to get something nice for the camper. It still looks bleak. I definitely need decoration. Gloves. (laughs:) I can see myself drinking my wine in the evening. Hello, we would like to buy this unicorn. Yes gladly. – So him too, I think. That too? – I need that too, yes. Does it have a name or can I choose it? You can choose that one. – Okay. Nice day. – Likewise, ciao, have a nice evening. My traffic pattern continues.

There really is everything here. Mini golf. An indoor swimming pool with a games paradise. Even a wildlife enclosure. Have you had enough already? Not yet? What about the others? You’re not giving anything away, right? And a huge indoor games world. The campsite here, Camping Landal Sonnenberg, is one of the best rated in all of Rhineland-Palatinate. on an ADAC rating platform. I ask the inspector how this comes about. That sounds mysterious. Let’s ask how the whole thing happened. I meet Kai Wentz from the ADAC in the wine shop. Inspector at the ADAC, that sounds mysterious. Do you go to campsites incognito and see what the toilets are like? Are they dirty and is everything there? No, it’s actually a screen that you make. You go to the campsite and register there. But they do extra cleaning, right?

If they’re clever, they’ll send the staff out and stop me. But we know that. But I think anyone who wants to present their company wants to show their best side. This is completely normal for us. What are you looking at? Yes, in focus, the most important thing for us is the sanitary building.

With the exception of sanitary facilities, there are around 170 criteria that we evaluate for each place. If I’m looking for a campsite, what’s the best way to do it? On the one hand, you could look at our portal. And with the appropriate filters you can select the criteria

You prefer and then choose the campsite. You can say, I want to go to the sea, to a lake, to a river. I want to have playgrounds, travel with a dog or have no dogs there. Secondly, we have an app that already has many filters.

Most people are fine with this and use these filters. Are you private on the campsite? Yes, I have a motorhome, I’m almost always on the road. When we look for a place to sleep at night, it becomes really difficult. Because we never stay overnight at the campsite we inspect, we don’t eat there.

We accept a coffee, nothing else. We want neutrality to always be present. That’s why we dress so that everyone can recognize us. That means you don’t inspect here. That means we are not being bribed, we are neutral. Me too. And I would say the plate, we’re plastering it now.

(off:) And I’ll ask the campers themselves. That looks like real camping there. No, what’s there to eat? – Goulash. Goulash? – Yes. Real? – Yes. Okay, this isn’t the first year you’ve done this, right? (Woman:) No, I grew up camping. So you really have camping in your blood? – Yes. Yes.

If the parents wouldn’t listen now, what would be cooler? So camping… so camping in general somewhere or just a hotel with a hotel complex? Camping already. – Yes? Tent, yes. – Why? I like sleeping outside and not in the room. With fresh air? – Yes.

But all the noises when the crickets are chirping… I find it calming. I think it’s stupid that you have to pay so much for different things. For five children that is really expensive for us. Pay extra for climbing… – Exactly. If it were five euros for climbing, it would still be okay.

But I think 25 euros or 20 euros is steep. With five kids it’s real… It’s not really camping anymore. – Yes. That will be expensive. – You’ll notice that then. You can tell, right? I wish you a good time and bon appetite. Thanks. – Have a nice evening.

Same to you. – Same to you. Ciao. (off:) That’s right, a hefty price for five children. Let’s see what it’s like for other campers. We visit beautiful tents. – Ahh. And interesting people. You have some cool designs here. Are you repeat offenders here on the pitch? (Woman:) No, first time. – First time? Then the impression is relatively fresh. – Yes. How long have you been there? – Since yesterday. Very fresh. What is your impression? (Man:) Nice. – (Woman:) Degrees for the kids.

The two older ones are now on the playground, we don’t even see them. Are there two more missing? – Yes. Do you still have peace then? Is it a vacation for you too, I mean to ask? Naturally. – That’s it. Not at home for a change, perfect. Excellent. – Hey? Nice. Good.

The Ramazotti still has to go into the fridge. Yes indeed. – See you later. I wish you a nice evening. – Have fun. Thanks. Do it well. Ciao. Finally back to the bus at the end of the day. Sun. Second evening, second campsite. It’s slowly getting a little more comfortable here. By the way, this is Lutz. That’s what I named him, after a living personality who is on the team here. Similarities purely coincidental, of course.

And the whole camper has now also been ADAC tested. Nothing can actually happen anymore. I’m looking forward to the second evening, see you tomorrow. It had a crash and was broken. After a quiet, restful night, my conclusion: Landal Sonnenberg is a huge area. There is a large apartment area and a relatively small camper area. I actually find it relatively anonymous, yes. I think it’s great for children, especially when it rains, because there are so many opportunities to play inside.

Then there is a supermarket. And game reserves and climbing parks and other things. For kids, I think, cool. But I don’t find this pitch particularly comfortable for campers either . It’s more like a holiday park or a holiday restaurant. I drive further into the Palatinate Forest. There is a campsite at Clausensee that, in addition to day guests, also has many long-term campers. This is my place. Yeah, looks good. The place is divided into three parts. First the day guests, then the public area by the lake. And the long-term campers live behind it. Hi! This is the permanent campsite? – Exactly. But there are some who have real houses. And others…

You have a caravan trailer like that, right? – Exactly. And why do you do long-term camping? Actually, that was never planned. – No? No, we actually wanted to go to a festival. Then we came here two or three times, not to the festival, and stayed here. Real? – Yes.

What is the difference between the mobile homes and your version? Caravan, as I said, is just… You’re still mobile. If we no longer like the place, you can simply drive it down. You don’t just drive a mob like that out here. A truck has to come.

You are not mobile, even if it is called a mobile home. – Yes. How often do you come here? – As often as possible. Definitely three weeks in the summer if possible. Thank you. – What is this actually about? I ask myself that sometimes in life.

(off:) Now I want to see a mobi like that. Oh yeah, should we take a look? Look, we’re in the right place. We just need a bell. With the grill master. Who is that? – You have now discovered this. Yes I saw it. Who is the grill master? Mostly me. – Yes?

Is there a barbecue tonight? Very likely if the weather holds. Yes, yes, there are … – pasture sheep, salmon. Oh yeah? You really have a house now. You can say that this is actually no longer mobile camping. Yes. – That’s actually all fixed. You are long-term campers. – Exactly.

And how often are you here? Usually on weekends, every weekend. Every weekend? – Yes, in the summer season. Is this still camping? I’m sure you have everything in there. Maybe more like glamping, as they say now. But we enjoy that we also have our own shower.

Now I wanted to ask something cheeky. Can I take a look? It’s not that tidy, but yeah. I would also take off my shoes. You have a whole living room here, right? Wow. So, I think my kitchen is smaller at home. Could be, yes. You have several rooms. Now I can see how big it is. One bedroom… Another bedroom, another bedroom. With tumble dryer. – And washing machine, yes. Washing machine. Spending time at the campsite is nice, but the idyllic Palatinate Forest is also tempting. I’m going to St. John’s Cross, it should be a nice tour. I’m on the go all day. Karlstalschlucht. Well, I’ll take a look at them. I find it incredibly spectacular how this stream winds through the forest, past rocks. You could say wildly romantic. Insanely spectacular, great area, this Karlstal gorge. Be sure to get out your notebook, write it down, come here. It’s worth it. While we’re on the subject of wonderful nature, the House of Sustainability fits in perfectly. I meet the manager Anna Riedenklau here. Hello. – Hello. I am Arndt. – I am Anna. Hi. We have an appointment? – Yes, exactly. Can I leave my backpack? – Naturally. Easy here. This is our 3D model of the Palatinate Forest. Here our visitors to the house can

Get information about the Palatinate Forest and all the special features of the region and can see the specialties of the region directly shown here. The point there, that’s us in the middle? Exactly, you can see the St. John’s Cross, that is our location with the House of Sustainability.

The map shows the region with all the prominent locations such as the wine route and other places. Can I play around with the screen? – Correct. Depending on what interests you, you can click on what you want to know and then get information and important places you could visit. I benefited from this extensive cycle path network today. This is our large showroom. Our temporary exhibitions always take place here. This is our current temporary exhibition. You are putting your finger in the wound of consumption. Exactly, this is about changing consumption, i.e. meat consumption, nutrition,

Land use, but also everything that has to do with electronics. Rare earth. That you start thinking for yourself. – Mmm, yes. Your goal is that when people come here and get information and go through it, they take something home with them and say,

I can do that too, in the garden or on the house. Exactly, it shouldn’t just be these big projects, but what can each individual do by making small changes in their everyday lives to live more sustainably? I’ll take those two things with me. Deer from Rhineland-Palatinate.

I got some wine at the campsite yesterday. That’s what the cork is for. I chose it. Do they taste good? – Delicious. Thank you for the tour. – Glad you were there. Feel free to come back. – Thanks. Regional products at a fair price. I’m making my way back. Dessert wine. But good. Fits. Like ass on bucket or… mushroom on… black cat. (off:) But then the evening takes an unexpected turn. Wasn’t it forecast to be 30 degrees and sunny? Think so. These weather apps. It’ll probably only take five minutes. (off:) That’s camping too. And I’m glad I’m not camping. My summary. Clausensee campsite really has great advantages. Namely this lake, it is fantastic. And at the back of the campground there is a small stream that winds its way across the campground. Beautiful. So really like a painting. Great stream, everything excellent.

What I also thought was great here are the sanitary facilities. There were great showers, modern standards. This is better than my home. What I didn’t think was so cool was at the campsite… It’s like standing next to other campers. You have to like it.

I thought it was too close, but I didn’t find it very comfortable because of it. It goes on for me. The Waldwiesen campsite is my next destination. On the edge of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park. Zack. Good. Lutz, you did well on the trip. Now you can chill here. Come on, you can sit there like a grown-up. Beer? Do you want a beer? So much fun. Now some decoration later and then I’m ready. Is there actually a lake here? Yes? He nods, Tom nods, there is a lake.

Cool, then take out your swimming trunks. After the refreshing bath I meet the boss here. Yes, things are going to be pretty good here too, ah, hello, Ms. Schüller. – Hello. This is your place, right? So you helped found the place or founded it at all? Yes, I built it. What was here before? – A chicken farm.

A chicken farm? – Yes. Real? – Yes. With thousands… – We had 200,000 chickens. 200,000 chickens. My parents had it, we are refugees, we are from the GDR. But was it also your own desire to have a campsite? Actually not. – No? No. I studied languages ​​and had nothing to do with camping.

When I drove in, I noticed this in a really positive way. I came in and found such a green idyll. Every pitch has beautiful grass. There’s a hedge. You also feel very safe and protected by nature, right? That was our idea too and that is actually my soul.

My soul is here in this place. I built almost everything, all the paving work. Did everything yourself? The tiling work downstairs in the sanitary building. – Yes. I did all of that. In between, whenever I had two or three hours together, I stood there and

Tiled the tiles all the way up to the ceiling. A really moving story. Time for a circuit. Let’s see what the other campers say. Do you want to leave? Sometime. – Sometime. That’s why we’re staying here now. Either we go or we stay here. – Yes. This is how it is decided.

How long are you going to do this for? The next few weeks, months? At least four weeks. – At least four weeks? Correct. – Why so long? Because my wife always has such long vacations. Nice. – It has to happen. We found the place purely by chance,

We saw it on the internet. – Mmm. And how is the space here? Really great. – Really great. Quiet, very nice, so… – So… We have nothing to complain about. – We have nothing to complain about. Can we take a quick look? – But of course. You can dance in here.

Yes, normally, we don’t need it right now, you can still close it, exactly. That’s where we go to the front of the driver’s cab. It’s almost like a real kitchen. Yeah, well, right? There’s… a sink under here. – Yes, kitchen sink. Then you have bedrooms at the back.

There is a bedroom at the back. (off:) With a real door, of course, and there is also a bathroom. The question really is: Is this still camping? Or is that already glamping? – This is still camping. Yes? This is still camping because if you look in here,

There is no glass display case or anything. Do you still feel like a camper? – We are campers, of course. (off:) So somehow my camper van is considerably smaller. There’s definitely a lot of fun to be had among campers. Look, I find it really interesting. Hi! (He laughs.)

I came here because I thought the caravan was so beautiful. The shape is really very unusual. Yes, indeed, and that really appealed to us. – Yes? Can we go in? – But yes. Yes, please. Oh, look. – Or? So actually, if you look inside… – Come on in.

Everything you need, right? – Yeah! Wide bed, that’s also 1.40? – 1.40, exactly. 1.40, almost two meters, 1.98 long. That’s enough for most people anyway. Mmm. – Three flames. Three flames, that’s also… – So cooking here too. And when you open here, you’ll also see the bathroom. Well, that’s… – Ah yes.

So you can definitely get along, right? – Yes. Small seating area, little storage space. That’s it, everything you absolutely need is accommodated to a minimum. – Exactly. Thanks for letting us take a look. – Gladly. So then, ciao, right? And now a real end to the day: with a barbecue and a campfire. Can we get a little more fire for the moderation? (Man:) Go a little further there. – Yes. So – camera is running. Yes. So… – I’m running. Third day of moderation, the 14th No, boys, come on, have fun. After work, we’ll leave the moderation behind, we’ll have a barbecue. Come on, let’s go. Wait…like that. My conclusion: What was a bit funny was that the toilets and showers were retro. You have to like it. But I have to say what was particularly great about this place was just this lush greenery, these bushes, these trees. Shadows everywhere. You actually feel like you’re in a painted idyll.

I’ve never had such lush greenery in front of my camper. And it was all really well looked after. I found that really strong. This is the ideal campsite to relax and unwind. (off:) My journey is coming to an end. I’m driving to the Dahner Felsenland, near the French border.

An extraordinary place awaits me here. He’s over 18. This is really beautiful. And I have my own access to the lake. Hammer. Cool. The cycle path to Wissembourg starts 100 meters from the campsite. I’ll go there, take a trip. Conveniently, there are also bicycle tubes here if you have a flat tire. Ah! (off:) The city of Wissembourg is a real gem. Here one photo motif follows the other. I’m really excited about the French-inspired flair. The entire city is criss-crossed by small canals and there are always beautiful buildings on the banks. I’ve arranged to meet the mayor here for the traditional tarte flambée dinner. OK. Sante. Do you say that? Oh, thank you. – Thank you. This is the stone tarte flambée from Alsace. Very classic, with bacon. – Yes, with bacon. That’s what we do share, share together.

Do you do it like that? – Yes, that’s how they do it in Alsace. That’s definitely a reason to come to Wissembourg if you’re in the area. – Mmm. Do many Germans also come from the Palatinate? Yes, we have, you could say, 80 percent German tourism.

So all the restaurants and boutiques have also oriented themselves towards this. Do they all speak German as well as you? – Almost as good. As I said, we all speak Palatinate-Alsatian. Palatinate-Alsatian? – Yes, Palatinate-Alsatian. If I come as a tourist, what else can I do here besides tarte flambée?

Yes, apart from eating and drinking, and you’re pretty good with French gastronomy, but you can also walk comfortably through the city. Stroll, enjoy. Eat patisserie. – Oh yes, patisserie. Because then it’s vacation. – Yes exactly. The advantage, of course, is that if you are in another country,

You can still speak your language or at least be understood. Thank you. Was fun. I feel totally comfortable here in Wissembourg. – Excellent. So everyone is welcome in Wissembourg. I can recommend it. – Yes. In Wissembourg. People talk a little more broadly in Alsace, in northern Alsace.

So whoops, come on everyone. – Yes. You’re welcome, welcome. Back at the campsite I set off on the obligatory circuit. I saw you have the same camper as me. Now I want to know: Are you here by chance? No? Are you already at the campsite on purpose? Exactly. – These two are here with us for the second time.

And I think we’ve been here four or five times. Because everything is so protected by the Palatinate Forest? Because you can swim beautifully. For me the lake is the main thing. It is checked every year and is super clean and good. But you also chose the place because it’s so quiet here?

This is an over 18 campsite, right? – Yes. Did that play a role in the decision? – Nope. Oh God, I don’t miss the ball game. Exactly. Ah yes, the topic of the lake: there was something else. Hello. I will be greeted personally. – Yes indeed. Mr. Jacobi, right? – Yes indeed. Jens Jacobi. Jens Jacobi. Does that mean you own the campsite or manage it? It’s a family business, so the parents are still the owners. But I’m running the store now. I arrived here and thought:

How fantastic can a campsite be? With your own lake access. And then the scenery this morning, fog still rising in the forest. Sensational. I’m happy if you like it. Lots of long-term campers here, right? – 70 parties outside, yes. And I read that it is a campsite for over 18s. – Yes.

This means no children are allowed. – Exactly. That sounds a bit nasty at first. We are usually accused of being anti-children or something else, but the simple reason is private water and liability. Isn’t it because you don’t like children? No, quite the opposite. We have some ourselves, so it’s not a problem,

But it’s just liability. We would have to hire lifeguards and that is impossible. For the adult, when we register, he signs. Do it at your own risk and then we’ll be out of this. But do certain campers also appreciate that and say: totally cool, no kids there? – Yes.

We also have many teachers. (laughing:) Teacher. – Educator. Awesome – ah, the teachers, not in the mood for children. They’ve been dealing with this all week. They are happy when they have a weekend of peace. I really enjoy being here. I got out and thought: cool place. – I’m pleased.

That’s nice, then we have reached our goal. Thank you for the greeting. – Thanks. And have a nice evening. – Nice evening. I’m going for another round. – Have fun. Bye. – Ciao. This campsite was so quiet, so idyllic. The landscape around it – fantastic. I really felt very comfortable. The atmosphere at the campsite is also very relaxing. I visited five campsites in the last five days. That was a short walkthrough, I got a brief impression of what makes these places tick.

There are some campsites that are very geared towards children. At other campsites, the campers stand living room next to living room. This is more lively and communicative. And at other campsites you are very much to yourself and can enjoy the peace and relaxation even more.

Everyone has to decide for themselves what they need on vacation. I also know more about what I want for myself. I need greenery, a certain idyll, peace and definitely something for the soul. I hope you enjoy traveling. Discover our homeland. SWR 2023