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What to do · Spreewald

Lehde Open-Air Museum

Museum · 1 h 30 · Free up to age 14 · Four nineteenth-century wooden farmsteads with their houses, stables and boats, in the village of Lehde

Information
Duration
1 h 30
Season
End of March – 1 November; closed in winter, except the Christmas market
Who it's for
All ages

What it is

The oldest open-air museum in Brandenburg: four farmsteads moved from Lehde, Burg and other Spreewald villages, with wooden, reed-roofed houses furnished as they were in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There is a bread oven, a boat workshop, a fire station and a vegetable garden, Sorbian costumes and stalls where children wash clothes the old way, try on clogs or play games of the time.

Opening times and price

In 2026, from 28 March to 30 September it opens daily from 10:00 to 18:00, and from 1 October to 1 November, from 10:00 to 17:00, including public holidays. In winter it is closed, except on the Christmas market weekends. Children up to 14 go in free. It is at An der Giglitza 1a, in Lehde: you arrive by punt from Lübbenau or on foot along the village path, with wooden bridges with steps.

Tips

  • Combine it with the punt The short route to Lehde has a stop to see it.
  • Careful with pushchairs The bridges have steps and the houses have uneven floors and low doors.

Frequently asked questions

When is it open?

From the end of March to early November, every day; in winter, only during the Christmas market.

Do children pay?

No, up to age 14.

Is it wheelchair accessible?

No: there are steps, uneven floors and low doors.

With young childrenAs a family

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The Safari room of the Quappenschänke, with antelope trophies on the wall and a table laid with a candelabra© Hotelanlage Starick

Quappenschänke

Restaurant · Lehde · €€€€

What to order: a Spreewald fish or game dish

Table on the wooden terrace with flowers, next to the house© Kaupen No. 6

Kaupen No. 6

Restaurant · Lehde · €€€€

What to order: a dish made with its Spreewald mustard

To stay nearby

A typical Spreewald boat moored on the canal beside a terrace with tables, at dusk© Hotelanlage StarickHotel

Hotelanlage Starick

In Lehde, beside the canals · Several houses · Boats, canoes and bikes · Two restaurants

Why we like it: A four-star hotel complex in the village of Lehde, spread across several houses beside the canals, with two gasthäuser, a gherkin museum, boats and bikes.

A wooden cabin beside a path with autumn leaves© Spreewald-Natur-Camping Am SchlossparkCampsite

Spreewald-Natur-Camping Am Schlosspark

All year · Between Lübbenau and Lehde · Cabins and small houses · Canoe access from the campsite

Why we like it: A campsite open all year on a peninsula between Lübbenau's old town and Lehde, with pitches, cabins, small houses and direct access by punt or canoe.

The palace and the red-roofed stables among the trees of the park, from the air© Schloss LübbenauHotel

Schloss Lübbenau

Palace with a park · Rooms in the stables · Spa from October to Easter · LINARI restaurant

Why we like it: A hotel in the palace complex of the Counts of Lynar, in Lübbenau, with rooms and suites in the baroque stables, a park, a spa in winter and the LINARI restaurant.

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