Sylt Legendary Forest in Kampen
Like in fairy tales!
Sylt legends are the best material for children. They have a clear good-evil cast, a touch of horror, a dose of reality, a fair amount of magic, a rich array of fictional creatures, and, on top of that, plenty of Sylt local color.
Two years ago, Wenningstedt dedicated a playground to these fairytale stories, allowing for a holistic experience of the world of legends. The small themed forest in the Kampen forest has now been expanded with five additional play stations.
Even in the 19th century, Sylt legends provided a pleasant chill down the spine and quite good entertainment on long Frisian winter evenings. They explain many Sylt phenomena in a different way and are worth reading, telling, and breathing new life into.
The Sylt chronicler and Keitum village teacher Christian-Peter Hansen (1803-1879) wrote down some of the stories he heard. Boy Lornsen, a Keitum author who has been world-famous since the 60s, dedicated a short series of novels to the Puken, Sylt's house spirits. A few years ago, the Sylt journalist Frank Deppe compiled Sylt legends from a wide variety of sources into a short book. Wenningstedt's marketing fairy, Iris Ballhausen, came up with an idea in light of the fairytale-like stories she loved reading to her daughter: "We'll bring the stories and characters to life and develop a fairytale playground in the small forest between Wenningstedt and Kampen," she planned four years ago.
And since the wooded area continues quite a bit on Kampen land, namely all the way to the campsite, the idea quickly arose to further expand the special playground with the legend boards. "Wenningstedt has given us fantastic support in continuing the forest of legends," said Birgit Friese in the magazine ProKampen, which reported on the project a year ago. A few days after the magazine was published, two kind donors contacted the municipality and financed all five planned play stations in one fell swoop. Building supervisor Gerd Böhm, together with the building yard, took care of the sensitive site planning, while tourism director Birgit Friese took care of the selection of stories and the development of the play stations. The legends were selected with the help of the Sölring Foriining and reworded to suit the times by journalist Imke Wein. From now on, children and their adults can learn even more about little heroes like Finn, the dwarf king, or Teunis, the nefarious pirate.
Sylt legends are the best material for children. They have a clear good-evil cast, a touch of horror, a dose of reality, a fair amount of magic, a rich array of fictional creatures, and, on top of that, plenty of Sylt local color.
Two years ago, Wenningstedt dedicated a playground to these fairytale stories, allowing for a holistic experience of the world of legends. The small themed forest in the Kampen forest has now been expanded with five additional play stations.
Even in the 19th century, Sylt legends provided a pleasant chill down the spine and quite good entertainment on long Frisian winter evenings. They explain many Sylt phenomena in a different way and are worth reading, telling, and breathing new life into.
The Sylt chronicler and Keitum village teacher Christian-Peter Hansen (1803-1879) wrote down some of the stories he heard. Boy Lornsen, a Keitum author who has been world-famous since the 60s, dedicated a short series of novels to the Puken, Sylt's house spirits. A few years ago, the Sylt journalist Frank Deppe compiled Sylt legends from a wide variety of sources into a short book. Wenningstedt's marketing fairy, Iris Ballhausen, came up with an idea in light of the fairytale-like stories she loved reading to her daughter: "We'll bring the stories and characters to life and develop a fairytale playground in the small forest between Wenningstedt and Kampen," she planned four years ago.
And since the wooded area continues quite a bit on Kampen land, namely all the way to the campsite, the idea quickly arose to further expand the special playground with the legend boards. "Wenningstedt has given us fantastic support in continuing the forest of legends," said Birgit Friese in the magazine ProKampen, which reported on the project a year ago. A few days after the magazine was published, two kind donors contacted the municipality and financed all five planned play stations in one fell swoop. Building supervisor Gerd Böhm, together with the building yard, took care of the sensitive site planning, while tourism director Birgit Friese took care of the selection of stories and the development of the play stations. The legends were selected with the help of the Sölring Foriining and reworded to suit the times by journalist Imke Wein. From now on, children and their adults can learn even more about little heroes like Finn, the dwarf king, or Teunis, the nefarious pirate.
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for free
fitness
for families
Pets Allowed
for children (any age)
Suitable for prams
for children (0-3 years)
for children (3-6 years)
for children (6-10 years)
for children (from 10 years)
Foreign languages
German
Other equipment/furnishings
Children's playground (outdoor)
Parking nearby
Possible ways to pay
Eintritt frei
Arrival & Parking
The best way to explore the Sylt Legendary Forest in Kampen is on foot.
Car: From the direction of List and Wenningstedt you can reach Kampen via the main road.
Bicycle: The old island railway line provides a north-south connection as a cycling and hiking path. A cycle path runs alongside Braderuper Weg from Keitum/Braderup to Kampen.
On foot: You can reach Kampen from the Westerland/Wenningstedt and List directions both via the beach and along the hiking trail along the former island railway line. From Wenningstedt, a wooden walkway leads through the dunes over the Red Cliff to Kampen. From the Braderup/Keitum direction, you can walk along the heathland paths along the mudflats.
Bus: You can reach Kampen with line 1 from Westerland and List.
The nearest stop is Kampen Süd.
Car: From the direction of List and Wenningstedt you can reach Kampen via the main road.
Bicycle: The old island railway line provides a north-south connection as a cycling and hiking path. A cycle path runs alongside Braderuper Weg from Keitum/Braderup to Kampen.
On foot: You can reach Kampen from the Westerland/Wenningstedt and List directions both via the beach and along the hiking trail along the former island railway line. From Wenningstedt, a wooden walkway leads through the dunes over the Red Cliff to Kampen. From the Braderup/Keitum direction, you can walk along the heathland paths along the mudflats.
Bus: You can reach Kampen with line 1 from Westerland and List.
The nearest stop is Kampen Süd.
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