A wealth of holiday activity …

Franconia has so much to offer. Our holiday farm lies between the Romantic Road, the Castle Road and the Roman Limes frontier fortifications and is thus the ideal location to explore both the immediate area and travel farther afield.

Here are some of the fun things to see and do:

Ansbach

The Franconian Rococo town
24 km / 15 miles

• Margrave Palace (highly "roco"mended)
• Pleasure baths Aquella“
• “Brückencenter“ Shopping centre
• 2 Golf courses (Colmberg and Lichtenau)
• The world-famous Bach Week

Schillingsfürst

24 km / 15 miles

• Bayerischer Jagdfalkenhof Bavarian Hunting Falcon Court is an adventure for the whole family!

Rothenburg o. d. Tauber

45 km / 28 miles

Rothenburg is the epitome of the old medieval cities of Germany. It is steeped in tradition and a visit there is like travelling in a time-machine. Apart from its half-timbered houses and narrow alleys, Rothenburg is famous for:

• The Käthe Wohlfarth Christmas Market – open all year round and a fascinating shop to visit, even in the height of summer!
• The medieval Crime Museum – the only one of its kind in Europe
• The doll and toy museum - with over 200 dolls on show
• Open-air and indoor swimming pool

Feuchtwangen

10 km / 6 miles

• Kreuzgangsspiele world famous plays in a Benedictine Monastery
• Casino
• Mooswiese (Volksfest Fair in September)
• Open-air swimming pool

Herrieden

10 km / 6 miles

• Open-air swimming pool & Mini-golf

Schönbronn - Buch 

30 km / 18 miles

• 18-hole championship golf course
• Excellent club-house restaurant

Dinkelsbühl

A fine example of late Middle-age town architecture
21 km / 13 miles

• Museum 3rd dimension
• Theater (open-air theatre by the ancient fortresses)
• "Kinderzeche" Pageant - recounting the legend surrounding
the siege of 1632 
• Funtasia (Indoor-play area)
• Golf 9-hole golf course
• Wörnitz-Strandbad - Lido in the River Wörnitz

Bad Windsheim

Middle Franconia´s Spa
62 km / 42 miles

• Fränkisches Freilandmuseum (open-air museum of Franconian history)
• Frankentherme Bad Windsheim (Spa)
• Golf – 18-hole championship golf course

The Franconian Lakes

32 km / 21 miles

• Fun for all the family, with beautiful lakeside walks, sailboarding
• Cruise on the Trimaran MS “Brombachsee”
• Open-air swimming pools at “Juramare” (incl. a Sauna Village)

Limesmuseum and Römerpark

22 km / 14 miles

• UNESCO World Heritage Site with Museum depicting the lives of Roman soldiers (opened 2012)

Nürnberg

A city stepped in history, both ancient an more modern.
70 km / 44 miles

• Museums, Medieval architecture, a magnificent castle and the world-famous Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Market)

Holiday Parks (not only) for Children

• Zirndorf (64 km / 43 miles) - Playmobil Funpark
• Geiselwind (124 km / 78 miles) - Leisure Park, with a 18-hole championship golf course next door
• Trippsdrill (124 km / 78 miles) – Leisure Park
• Günzburg (124 km / 78 miles) – LEGOLAND Leisure Park
• Schloß Thurn (122 km / 76 miles) Adventure land 

Shopping

• Ansbach (24 km / 15 miles) - Brückencenter
• Ingolstadt Village (109 km / 68 miles) - Chic Outlet Shopping
• Wertheim Village (135 km / 85 miles) - Chic Outlet Shopping

Cultural Heritage

• Würzburg (60 km / 37 miles) – World Heritage Site
• Bamberg (70 km / 44 miles) – World Heritage Site
• The Romantic Road – running 410 km from Würzburg on the River Main to Füssen in the Alps
• The Castle Road – running East to West from Prague to Mannheim and passing through most of Franconia, the Castle Road is ideal for trips on bicycle or in the car, taking in many magnificent castles (for instance: Ansbach, Colmberg, Lichtenau, Abenberg, Roth and Nürnberg) on the way.

Further afield

• Neuschwanstein (275 km) – King Ludwig II ‘Fairy-tale Castle’
• Munich (225 km) – Oktoberfest, Hofbräuhaus, Museums, Nymphenburg Castle and much, much more
• Heidelberg (190 km) – the original ‘Student Prince’ City