In Ueckermünde, you can plan your visit around the beach, animal park or zoo school. The lagoon beach is known for its shallow water and playgrounds, while the animal park focuses on encounters with animals and activities for children and young people. The wider travel destination of Vorpommern-Greifswald also offers nature, culture and cycling routes.

Beach, animal park and zoo school in Ueckermünde

Ueckermünde beach, also known as Haffbad, has a long stretch of shallow water that is suitable for paddling with children. Two playgrounds add to what’s on offer. Before your trip, check the current status of the playgrounds if you plan to use them during your beach visit.

At the animal park, visitors can feed and pet dwarf goats in the petting zoo using feed provided for wild animals. Access to the goats is step-free. Feeding rules and prices may change, so check them before your visit.

School groups can visit the animal park’s zoo school. Its science activities are aimed at children and young people from preschool through to the final school-leaving exams. More than 5,000 children and young people are taught on the animal park grounds each year. All zoo school lessons include opportunities to interact with animals. This makes a school visit a distinct focus alongside the beach and animal encounters in the petting zoo.

Vorpommern-Greifswald: regional nature and culture

In the wider travel destination of Vorpommern-Greifswald, three nature parks cover almost 40 percent of the district. Also within this regional setting, the Ueckermünde Heath invites visitors to hike, cycle and ride horses. The heath therefore offers a different range of activities from a beach visit or zoo school.

Vorpommern-Greifswald’s cultural attractions also offer a variety of experiences. The Juliett U-461 is a museum in Peenemünde harbour that visitors can explore on a self-guided tour. Visitors can also book guided tours through the memorial landscape via the Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum. Check current visitor and booking conditions before taking a tour or joining a guided visit. In Greifswald, the Pomeranian State Museum displays the Croy Tapestry from 1554, a unique cultural and historical artefact from the Reformation period. The Otto Lilienthal Museum in Anklam, his hometown, is a biographical technical museum dedicated to aviation pioneer, mechanical engineer and humanist Otto Lilienthal.

Another activity is offered at Ukranenland Torgelow: visitors can take a boat trip on the first Slavic boat to be reconstructed in Germany. Participants have to row themselves—a key difference from a trip where you simply sit on board.

A culinary tour through Greifswald’s historic old town visits four local restaurants offering sweet and savoury treats. It’s a way to combine a visit to the old town with a specific culinary theme.

The regional cycling routes offer a variety of itineraries: the Baltic Coast Cycle Route, part of the EuroVelo EV10 route, passes through Vorpommern-Greifswald district. The Stettin Lagoon Loop and the Route of North German Romanticism are regional cycling routes that offer ways to explore the district. Route conditions and signage may change, so check them before setting out.

Discover more destinations: Amt Jarmen-Tutow, Amt Usedom-Nord, Greifswald, Amt Anklam-Land, Pasewalk, Amt Landhagen, Amt Uecker-Randow-Tal, Amt Usedom-Süd.

Go to the wider travel overview: Vorpommern-Greifswald.