Right outside the site
Natural beach
Kilometres of pebbles and stones, no promenade and no concrete — and in the evening the colours the west coast is known for.
A genuine natural beachno promenade, no concrete
Picture yourself in a beach chair, the sun warm on your skin and the Baltic air in your nose. You lean back, close your eyes and hear nothing but the waves. That's how a day on the Sunset Coast goes, where time runs a little more slowly.
The beach in front of the site is a genuine natural beach: kilometres long, small pebbles in places and larger stones in others, depending on what the weather has washed up over the past few weeks. After every high tide and every storm the coast turns up in a new outfit. There's no promenade and no boardwalk. If you're after sand and rows of beach chairs, the east coast will suit you better.
For anyone who collects stones it's a treasure trove: you never know what the next wave brings ashore. Beach shoes are a good idea, both for getting into the water and for long walks. People who set off barefoot usually turn back after a hundred metres.
A nature reserve and the sunsetsthe moment everyone waits for
It isn't only the beach that makes this place. The view across the Baltic runs to the horizon and lets your thoughts run with it. Right next to the beach lies the Wallnau waterfowl reserve, where you can watch rare birds and take in the landscape as it is.
And then comes the moment many people here have been waiting for all day. As the sun drops, a particular calm settles over the coast. The sky lights up orange, red, pink and violet — a display that stops the world for a minute.
The Sunset Coast is more than a place, it's a feeling: an invitation to let your mind wander, to notice the landscape, and to find a small adventure in every day.
What the beach has to offermore than water
Collecting stones and shells
After every storm the beach looks different. Hag stones, belemnites and amber turn up here regularly. You just have to walk slowly enough.
The waterfowl reserve
The Wallnau waterfowl reserve is right next door, with its ponds, reed beds and meadows. From the observation towers you'll see birds most people only know from books.
Sunset on the west coast
Orange, red, pink and violet. On the west coast the sun goes down into the sea, and differently every evening. That's why this corner is called the Sunset Coast.
Walks without end
The beach runs for kilometres in both directions. The path to Bojendorf goes over the dyke — and that's where the dog beach is too.
Before you set offin short
- Bring beach shoes: the beach is pebbles and stones, not sand
- The beach access is right by the site, a few steps over the dyke
- At the waterfowl reserve, please keep to the paths and dogs on the lead
- The dog beach is towards Bojendorf, also reachable over the dyke
- For the sunset it's worth being there half an hour early