The emergence of the Alfsee Holiday And Recreationpark S
Already in the 1960s, the Alfsee was planned as rainwater retention basins to prevent the floods along the rabbit. At first it was planned to build the pool as a dry basin. However, it was absolutely necessary that the rain retention basin was not built as a dry basin, but was constantly filled with a certain water level. This was the only way to ensure a necessary attractiveness for local recreational seekers as well as for overnight guests.
At the end of the 1970s, the first investments were made and the Wulftannen holiday home with 157 holiday home plots and the campsite, which was then opened on April 1, 1980 with 341 parking spaces. In 1981 the water ski location on the Dubbelause (bathing lake) was added as the first attraction. The starting house was built in 1985 and the first water ski competition was held on the Alfsee in the same year. The European Championship on Alfsee took place in 1990. In 1992 the water ski shop was created. Axel Torbecke leased the area in 1997 and founded Alfsee Wasserki GmbH. The water ski system is still the attraction for the Alfsee. In the meantime, it has been expanded to include a second lift and a mini lift that is particularly suitable for beginners.
From the end of the 1980s, private investors settled in the Alfsee area. In 1991 the children's car country was built and a year later the kart track. Two gastronomic companies, including a restaurant directly at the Alfsee Segelschule and one on Alfsee Marktplatz, were also built. With the construction of the Bulllermeck Funcenter (play barn), an additional indoor offer was created in 2005. In 2005 the Alfsee Arche, which takes care of maintaining the extinction of endangered animal breeds, was built. Visitors receive a comprehensive insight in the pet park. In 2008, the then largest hedge labyrinth in Germany was built in the immediate vicinity of the Alche Alfsee. Since then, these companies have continuously developed.
In addition to the marketing of several holiday home areas, the campsite was expanded by approx. 400 seats in 2000/2001. In the meantime, the Alfsee Holiday And Recreationpark has 750 campsites, each 50 % each with tourists and permanent campaigns. There are also 8 caravans that can be rented. The youth hostel, which was expanded in 2012, was also built in 2000.
In the winter of 2002/2003, two apartment houses with a total of 16 apartments were built. Furthermore, the existing youth campground was restructured into a beach camp system in 2005. This has 7 Caribbean -style beach houses with a total of 94 beds.
Alfsee GmbH has been running a restaurant and hotel company with 18 double rooms since 2008. Furthermore, there is a small food market in the center and a shop for camping articles, toys and a bicycle and kett car rental. Due to the increasing demand, hotel operation was expanded in 2012, so that the 3-star superior Ringhotel Alfsee Piazza now has 46 rooms.
The Alfsee is a nature and bird sanctuary. So that sailing can only be carried out very limited and the sailing school was closed in 2012. The former boathouse was taken over by the Bersenbrück community. A nature conservation and educational center was created here. After only a short operation, the building burned down. It was reopened in 2024.
The holiday destination is constantly developing. A regional topic has played a major role in the Alfsee Holiday And Recreationpark since 2015: the Germanic tribes. Because the Teutons have always been at home. Not far away, the legendary Varus battle took place in Kalkriese in 9 AD, in which the Roman legions of the Varus were defeated. As good spirits, the alfs, the elves of the Teutons, have been at the side. Now the alfs have returned to the Alfsee and accompany visitors and vacationers on an exciting journey through time.
A wellness landscape was built in 2015. The Alfen Saunaland is attached directly to the hotel and has a swimming pool as well as various saunas, a fitness room and a salt grotto. Of course everything in the style of the Teutons. Furthermore, the Alfen Saunaland is rounded off by a corresponding massage and cosmetic offer.
The fabulous Germanenland was completed in 2018. Three Germanic villages with a total of 30 houses for 4-6 people invite you to dive into the world of Teutons. Because every house tells an exciting story of the life of the Germanic tribes as a fisherman, potter or basket braider and as it continues to our presence.
In the adjacent world of adventure, a lagoon, via ferrata, an oracle with labyrinth and many other tricky tricks and stories are waiting to be discovered by children and adults. The adventure world is a real experience.
In winter 2021/22, the sanitary building 1 was demolished after over 40 years and rebuilt according to the needs of the camping guests. In the same time, the supply lines are renewed on the square. Thanks to its constant investments and extensions, the Alfsee Holiday And Recreationpark has been a figurehead in the camping industry for years and, in addition to its 5 star superior classifications, also records numerous predicates such as that of the ADAC Superplatz.
