Soltau

Alexanders

A small bistro and bar in the centre of Soltau that stocks a variety of drinks.

Arko Café

This is a small confectionary shop where you can purchase hot drinks. There is an outside seating area. There is a large selection of sweets and chocolate available for purchase.

Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat 09:00-13:00

Backofenfest

This festival allows different regional gastronomic specialties that are served directly from a stone oven. This is a very social event with a folklore programme.

Takes place in July and August for two days

Bierhaus Milljö

A small German bar selling a selection of beer, hot drinks and fruit juices. There is a small area to sit outside.

Sun-Fri from 16:00, Sat from 11:00

Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht

The Brauhaus is in the old 7th Armoured Brigade Officers Mess with a warm atmosphere. They serve traditional German food and serve a wonderful brunch on a Sunday.

Open daily from 12:00·Mains €5-19, Sunday brunch €15.50

Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht

There is the chance to see the home-brewed beers being produced in the centre of the room. They serve a number of home brews such as the Malty dark and the hoppy bitterness. The staff are quite happy to show you how the beer is brewed.

Breidings Garten

This English-style garden is on the outskirts of town. The complex includes moorland just as decorative ponds, orchards and giant rhododendrons, an imposing villa garden as an artificial ruin. The garden is owned by a charitable foundation, and always open to the public. Free guided visits will be held monthly.

Buffalo Steakhouse

There is an indoor and outdoor area and serves a variety of steaks and other dishes.

Daily 12:00-23:00·Mains €3-28

Böhme Park

This park has the river Böhme running straight through it. There is a lovely café in the park where you can have coffee and cake whilst you take in the scenery.

Café Chocolat

This modern café is on the outskirts of Böhme park. It has a wide variety of chocolate and coffee drinks on offer, with snacks and cakes.

24 hours·Low

Calouba

This is a fairly small bar with a large selection of drinks available. There is also the opportunity to try shisha (water pipes).

Shisha Happy hour 13:00-15:00, Happy hour 18:00-21:00

Campo Grande

This restaurant specialises in South American cuisine where you can find ribs, salads, steaks and some vegetarian options. The Rodizio offers you different types of meat cooked slowly on skewers over a fire, and the meat is cut at your table directly onto your plate.

Daily 12:00-15:00, 17:00-23:00·Mains €3-19, Rodizio €19.50

Cheese and Wine - H.D Beddies

This small shop specialises in different cheeses around Europe. There is also the opportunity to purchase different wines, cognac and whiskey. There is also a little bistro on site.

Sun-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat 07:30-13:30·Price varies

City Café

This is a modern cafe with different types of coffee, chocolate and tea. They offer cakes and made-to-order rolls. There is an outside seating area.

Sun-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 07:00-14:00·Price varies

Designer Outlet Soltau

Open in 2012, over 60 designer brands at 13,500 m². Special features include half-timbered houses with thatched roofs.

Mon-Sat 10:00-20:00

Dolce Vita

A lovely Italian restaurant with an outside eating area where you can watch the rest of the world go by in the square of Soltau.

Daily 11:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00·Mains €5-18

German Tank Museum

Headquartered in an old military town (which was basically a village before the army set up shop here) this museum tries to show the history of four German armies (Imperial, Nazi, East German, postwar West German and reunified) but of course most visitors come for the roughly 1/3 of the exhibition that shows Wehrmacht tanks.

Heide Park

The Heide Park is the largest theme park in northern Germany with over 50 attractions. This park holds the record for the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Europe complete with a 61° drop. Offers a great day out for all the family.

Daily 10:00-18:00·Adults €37, children (4-11) €30, under 4's are free, €5 parking

HeideWitzka

This is of fun for big and small children, with trampolines, a go-kart track, climbing the volcano and many more attractions. The indoor bistro offers a delicious variety of food for the all family.

Mon-Fri 14:00-19:00, Sat Sun 10:00-19:00·Children under 2 are free, children over 2 €6.90, adult €4.90

Holy Spirit Church in Wolterdingen

Heilig-Geist-Kirche

A small Gothic church (begun in 1396) constructed of brick with a detached wooden bell tower with very old bells (the oldest one dates back to 1350). In 1925 another Art Nouveau aisle was added to the church. The church was reconstructed between 1998 and 2001.

Apr-Oct: daily 10:00-18:00. Outside these hours you can get the key from a nearby rectory

Landhaus Eden

This is a typical German restaurant that sells trout as a delicacy that is bred from the pond behind the hotel. You can also try the XXL challenge whereby you have to eat 1000 g of meat as well as chips in an hour and a half, the meat consist of Schnitzel, currywurst and a 30-cm burger. If you manage to eat all of the food in the time given you will get your meal for free.

Daily 12:00-22:00·Mains €4-13, XL€10-17, XXL €17-20

Miss Peppers

Authentic American cuisine set in a 1950s style diner. Popular truckers' stop.

24 hours·low

Municipal Mill

Ratsmühle

This listed building has been around since 1384 and is on the river Böhme and was owned by the city until 1817 which is why it was known as the Ratsmühle. The mill was eventually shut down in 1963 and has been empty ever since; however, they wish to turn it into a museum.

Ninis Café

This is a small modern café with a wide variety of different teas, coffees and hot chocolates. Homemade cakes or pies from black forest cake, chocolate cream, marzipan cake or fresh fruit cake. A delicious breakfast buffet is very popular and is available daily from 09:00 to 13:00 which includes fresh bread, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, salmon and ham, homemade fruit salad and cottage cheese, jams, cereals, cheese and yogurt.

Daily 09:00-18:00·Breakfast from €7-9

Pascha-imbiß III

There is a choice of different kebab meat that you can have with salad and sauces, or have a curry-wurst and chips which is equally as nice.

Nov-Mar: Mon-Sat 11:00-22:00; Apr-Oct: Mon-Sat 10:30-22:00

Railcar 'Anteater'

Provides tourist trips on a railcar from 1937 through Luneburg Heide, from Soltau - Luhegrund - Bispingen - Döhle and back again. There is a three-hour stop over in Döhle for people to get off and stretch their legs whilst looking around.

Every Sun from July to September 10:00·Adult €15, child €7.50, bicycle €3

Restaurant Amadeus

This is a formal restaurant that serves many local dishes and a variety of fish and meat dishes.

Daily 12:00-14:30 and 18:00-22:00·Mains €10-25

Schützenfest

This annual four-day festival offers plenty of drink and Bratwurst stands.

Four days in June and July

Skate Park

Test out your skills on your skates or skate board at the park where jumps and ramps are provided.

Soltau Bowling Centre

Bowling-Center Soltau

The bowling centre has 12 modern and fully automatic lanes with computer supported screens which show all the results. Play pool, darts or table football or have a meal in the on-site bistro where you can watch the action of the game. Experience moonlight-bowling every Friday from 22:00-24:00 with lights, music and bowling all fused together.

Tue-Fri 17:00-00:00, Sat 15:00-00:00, Sun 15:00-22:00