Children's museums in Soltau

The town of Soltau is located in the heart of the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. We’ve been here before when we visited the Soltau Light Festival (Soltauer Lichterfest). But we can recommend Soltau as a backup plan in case of bad weather, when you’re looking for things to do with the kids.

There are at least two interesting indoor attractions in Soltau. The first is the toy museum (https://www.spielmuseum-soltau.de/). It’s a small but very charming museum that’s perfect for both children and adults. It houses a large collection of toys from various eras: from old dolls and wooden toys to more modern exhibits. Part of the exhibition shows how games and children’s entertainment have changed over time.

The museum has interactive areas where you can play with some of the toys. But most of the toys, of course, are behind glass, since they’re hundreds of years old and are quite valuable exhibits.

The museum isn’t very large, so about an hour is enough to see it all. But that’s plenty of time to look around and relax a bit.




































Second place goes to the Filzwelt Soltau Filzerlebniswelt (https://www.filzwelt-soltau.de/). It sounds a bit strange at first, but it’s actually a very interesting place. It’s a museum dedicated to felt, but it’s presented as an “experience.” Don’t know what felt is? Well, you’ll find out when you get there. There are lots of interactive elements: you can touch the materials, try out different techniques, and see how everything works. Kids usually really enjoy it because there are so many activities. 

Inside, there are several floors with different areas. Part of it is a traditional exhibition on the history and production of felt. But most of it is interactive: games, experiments, and simple hands-on workshops. There’s an observation deck on the roof. It’s a great place to spend about 1.5 to 2 hours.








































Getting there: There is a parking lot near the Toy Museum (52.987417, 9.839000). Then we walked to the Felt Museum. There is a train station in Soltau; the museums are 700–800 meters away from it.