Activities in and Around Wesel

Indoor Activities

Shopping Mall Centro

The Centro in Oberhausen is a shopping and leisure center with over 250 retail stores. The Coca-Cola oasis is the second largest food court in Europe with 1,100 seats.

Outdoor Activities, Indoor Activities, Museums

Archaeological Park Xanten

Are you interested in history and a friend of Roman culture? Then the archaeological open-air museum in Xanten is just right for you, because this is where Roman history comes to life!

Visit spectacular buildings such as the port temple, the amphitheater, the hostel and the imposing city wall. Look around Roman living quarters and craftsmen's houses, or see the remains of a Roman ship.

Outdoor Activities

Place of Pilgrimage Kevelaer

Kevelaer has been a place of pilgrimage since 1642. Today the state-approved resort even bears the official name “City of Pilgrimage Kevelaer” and is one of the most important Marian pilgrimage sites in Germany. But the pilgrimage city is also known internationally as a place of faith.

Amusement Parks

Movie Park Germany

Movie Park Germany near Bottrop-Kirchhellen is a seasonal amusement park with a focus on film. In addition to film-based rides and shows in seven themed areas, there are studios in which television and cinema productions were shot. The park has a total area of ​​around 45 hectares.

Amusement Parks

Irrland - Farm Adventure Oasis

Irrland is an amusement park in Kevelaer-Twisteden. The park was created in 1999 from a farm with a corn maze and has grown over the years into a park with an area of ​​around 300,000 m².

Indoor Activities, Museums

Moyland Castle

Moyland Castle is a moated castle near Bedburg-Hau in the district Kleve, which is one of the most important neo-Gothic buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name is derived from the Dutch words mooi land, which means "beautiful country".

Nowadays, Moyland Castle houses the extensive collection of modern art of the van der Grinten brothers as a museum and is a popular destination on the Lower Rhine.

Outdoor Activities, Swimming Pools & Lakes

Swimming Pool Rheinbad

Bathing fun like in paradise...

As soon as the first rays of sun have driven away the winter, bathing fun in the RheinBad is guaranteed for young and old. Immerse yourself in the wonderful water world and experience water fun right next to the hotel.

Indoor Activities, Museums

Cathedral Willibrordi

The Willibrordi Cathedral is the old town church in Wesel. It was built in its current appearance between 1501 and 1540 as a late Gothic basilica with five naves. The Willibrordi Cathedral has been a registered monument since 1982.

Museums

Wesel Citadel

The Wesel Citadel is one of the largest preserved fortifications in the Rhineland and was built between 1688 and 1722 in the shape of a five-pointed star, with each point representing a bastion. The citadel was the core of the Wesel fortress. Today the citadel is used as a cultural center. It includes the LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel, part of the Wesel City Museum, the Wesel Music and Art School and the Wesel City Archive.

Outdoor Activities, Swimming Pools & Lakes

Aue Lido Wesel

The jewel of the Hanseatic city lies directly at the gates of Wesel: the Auesee.

As a popular excursion destination, the Auesee attracts guests from near and far to Wesel with its sports facilities. There are many activities in the natural environment: diving, swimming, surfing, sailing and beach volleyball are extremely popular. An attractive circular route (approx. 7 km) leads walkers, joggers and cyclists through the nature reserve around the lake. For those who don't like it that far, the illuminated running route on the peninsula (3.6 km) is ideal.

Outdoor Activities, Bike Paths

Roman-Lippe-Route

Wesel... "Vesalia hospitalis - hospitable Wesel". Wesel received this honorary name in 1578 and the name still says it all today. Cyclists are particularly welcome. A network of 160 kilometers of cycle paths as well as connections to various long-distance cycle paths and regional cycle routes await them.

Outdoor Activities

Golf Club Weselerwald

The Weselerwald Golf Club is located between the Lower Rhine and Münsterland in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia and has existed since 1988. The golf course is an 18-hole tournament course and lies with its streams and biotopes in the typical Lower Rhine landscape. The last seven holes can be described as slightly hilly, the remaining fairways have a rather flat course. The place is easy to walk.