Werder an der Havel
Werder (Havel) is a town is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, on the Havel river in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. Werder is famous for its Cherry Blossom Festival, the Baumblütenfest, every May. It sits to the west of the state's capital Potsdam, and was home to 27,000 people in 2021.
Understand
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The vineyards in Werder (Havel) are part of the Saale-Unstrut wine region, the most northern of the 13 official wine regions of Germany.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Historic town centre on a small island.
- 1 Dorfkirche Plessow.
Do
[edit]- Cherry Blossom Festival (Baumblütenfest). Held in late April and early May. Blossom tours, fair, folk festival.
Boating
[edit]- 1 Reederei Bernd Kuhl, ☏ +49 179 1276163. Mar-Oct: Tu-Su 11:30, 14:00 and 16:00. one and a half to one hour long pleasure cruises on the lakes €13-15 per person.
- 2 Hausbootvermietung Werder, Havelweg 15A, ☏ +49 1573 6374903. No licence needed to steer the houseboats
Swimming and bathing
[edit]- 3 Strandbad Werder am Plessowersee, Am Plessower See 46, ☏ +49 3327 42111.
- 4 Strandbad Glindow, Jahnufer 41 / OT Glindow, ☏ +49 3327 40855.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Fischrestaurant Arielle, Fischerstraße 33, ☏ +49 3327 45641. Tu-Su from 11:30. They serve mostly local freshwater fish mains from €11.
- 2 Kantine Fleischerei Joppe, Luise Jahn Straße 6. M - F 05:30 – 14:00. Lunch from €4.
- 3 Restaurant Bürgerstuben, Uferstraße 10, ☏ +49 3327-45868, [email protected]. daily except W from 11:30. mains €9.90–18.90.
- 4 Restaurant Orangerie, Fercher Straße 60/OT Petzow, ☏ +49 3327 46910. Tu-Su 12:00-19:00. Their specialty are dishes with Hippophae rhamnoides Mains €13 - 14.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Straußwirtschaft "Weintiene". Easter–Jul: F from 14:00, Sa Su holidays from 10:00, M-Th closed. Aug–mid-Oct: M-Th 14:00-20:00, Fr from 14:00, Sa Su holidays from 10:00. Mid-Oct–Easter: closed. On top of a hill right in the middle of the vineyard. You can drink the wines they produce, and have some snacks with it.
- 2 Weingut Klosterhof Töplitz, Am Alten Weinberg 1, Töplitz, ☏ +49 33202 61841. From spring till autumn, they are open every weekend from 15:00 and you can drink their wine and have small snacks.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel zur Insel, Am Markt 6, ☏ +49 3327 66160, fax: +49 3327 661666, [email protected]. double €90 with breakfast.
- 2 [dead link] Hotel am Markt, Baderstraße 19, ☏ +49 3327 7419979, [email protected]. From €65 incl. breakfast.
- 3 Apfelhotel, Glindower Chausseestraße 92, 14542 Werder (OT Glindow), ☏ +49 3327 7407550, fax: +49 3327 7407552, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. Single from €48, double from €65 incl. breakfast.
- 4 Landgasthaus Mühlenberg, Zur alten Fähre 10, 14542 Werder (OT Töpliz), ☏ +49 33202 649838, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. Bungalows for 1 - 4 people, ca. 33 m² with 2 bedrooms, bathroom/shower, kitchen, WiFi, heating, TV. One person €48, 2 people €56, 3 people €75, 4 peopl €85.
- 5 Zum Rittmeister, Seestraße 9, 14542 Werder (OT Kemnitz), ☏ +49 3327 4646, fax: +49 3327 464747, [email protected]. single from €75, double from €95.
- 6 Resort Schwielowsee, Am Schwielowsee 117, 14542 Werder, ☏ +49 3327 56960, fax: +49 3327 5696999, [email protected].
- 7 Country Inn Hotel, Phöbener Chausseestraße 30b, 14542 Werder, ☏ +49 3327 5739551, fax: +49 3327 5739552, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00.
Camping
[edit]- 8 RV lot near the island
- 9 Blütencamping Riegelspitze, Fercher Str., 14542 Werder, ☏ +49 3327 42397.
- 10 Campingplatz Glindowsee, Jahnufer 41, 14542 Werder, ☏ +49 3327 40855.