Uhlenköper-Camp

Even if you’re lapping up all the nature, it’s worth leaving it all behind for a bit to have a wander around Uelzen. Hire bikes on site for a pleasant 20-minute cycle into the centre to see the old timber-framed houses and the handsome station designed by famed architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Half an hour away by car is the Hosseringen open-air museum, charting how rural life has developed since the 15th century and showcasing traditional crafts like blacksmithing and beekeeping. A similar drive takes you to Hankensbüttel Otter Centre to get up close to these and other small mammals including badgers and polecats. Up in Bad Bevensen, 20 minutes away, there’s a treetop adventure park and a spa resort with healing waters to soothe the ailments of frazzled folk.