Entertainment in and around the house:
Would you like to play table tennis or football? Both can be found in our table tennis room. Please do not forget to bring along your own paddles and balls. Would you like to have a barbecue on a cool summer evening? This is possible in our garden. Barbecue is available. If the fruit is ripe (cherries, apples, plums, pears), you can eat as much as you would like free of charge. Visit our large neighbouring cities! These are Kümmersbruck with the Schweppermann barracks, Sulzbach - Rosenberg, Lauterhofen, Kastl, Illschwang, Neukirchen, Ursensollen, Ammerthal, Pilsach and Alfeld in Middle Franconia. For events in the stadium in Nuremberg and the surrounding area, we offer our apartment as an inexpensive residence and accommodation with breakfast. The arena is just a stone's throw away, about 45 km with the highway / 25 minute ride from us.
Pure relaxation:
Are you a jogger? Run undisturbed through stunning forest and meadow paths at 6:00 or if you would like to do something more peaceful - you can go on nice walks, pick berries, listen to birds chirping or also observe a few deer. Wouldn't you like that? When was the last time you saw the starry sky? With us you will find all of this. Do you collect mushrooms? During good years, there is a rich offer in autumn. Would you like to purchase inexpensive sport, shoe and recreation clothing at an inexpensive direct sale? Then a quick excursion through the highway to Herzogenaurach is worth it - here are the headquarters for the world-famous companies of Adidas or Puma. Through the highway A6, you can get to the Franken Stadium in about 25 minutes or to the Nuremberg exhibition, for example: toy exhibition, BioFach, recreation garden tourism, Consumenta, etc. Horse lovers and riders and visitors to the East-Bavarian hall will love the equestrian sports and tournament center near Kreuth by Riede
Bikes, hiking:
We would be happy to offer you our bikes free of charge with good weather. Mostly well built bike paths and other streets lead through the charming landscape. If you are a hiker, you will find more than 30 km of paths around us, for example to Bärenfels in Frechetsfeld or to the burg ruins of Lichtenegg, both with a stunning view or also only a small tour 'around the Schwend'. Those who love orchids will enjoy May and June. We will tell you where lady's slippers or martagon bloom in free nature. Only 5 km to the south and you are already in Brunn in the Lauterachtal. There you can buy trout, live or smoked from the clear, fresh Lauterach and prepare it at home. What is better?
Ski:
Our region is ideal for cross country skiing. For adequate snow, mostly in January and February, more than 30 km of slopes are snowed through the tourism association. Ask us for the height of snow when you call us, at the telephone number 09666-289. Only 150 m from the house in Schwend you can get in free and already go towards Betzenberg, Riedelhof, Popperg, Illschwang and Fürnried through forests, mountains and valleys. For Alpine-ski there are ski lifts in Etzelwang, Habres, Sitzambuch, Freudenberg and Mertenberg. These can all be reached with a car in about 15 - 30 minutes. In Amberg you will find a stunning ice rink. Starting in September, you can go ice skating, disco skating, hockey, etc...
Golf:
Stunning 18 hole golf courses are located in the surrounding area and throughout East and North Bavaria. So the Lauterhofen golf course is only 6 km away, the Jura golf course with the golf academy in Hilzhofen/Pilsach 16 km and the golf course Königstein, about 25 km away. More courses are in Neumarkt/Pölling and in Schmidmühlen, both about 30 km away.
Other Activities:
Cross country skiing, good snow at the middle of December, ice skating, a super ice rink is located in Amberg! Ideal for Nordic walking
