We Bring People Closer to Nature!

Cuxhaven Sahlenburg

Holte-Spangen

How to get there Contact By bus from Cuxhaven station UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe to the Seehospital stop Wattenmeer-Besucherzentrum By car to Cuxhaven-Sahlenburg; Cuxhaven from there, the route is signposted. Nordheimstraße 200 27476 Cuxhaven

WATTENMEER Wattenmeer BESUCHERZENTRUM Tel.Phone 0 47 0 21 47 / 27001 / -5 70 90 400 56-10 Besucherzentrum [email protected] We bring people www.wattbz.cuxhaven.de Please note there is no parking space at the Visitor Centre! Please use the public parking on closer to nature! Hans-Retzlaff-Str. Internet Discover the World Natural Heritage Free Wi-Fi is provided with the Wadden Sea Visitor Centre. Wheelchair access The entire building, including the Opening Hours Uniquely situated in the Wadden exhibition area, is wheelchair 01.04.–31.10. accessible. Visitors with impaired Mon–Fr 10–18 Sea national park itself, our new mobility are invited to hire our Sat + Sun 12–18 wattmobile free of charge to tour building is an architectonic landmark the mudflats. 01.11. ––31.03.31.03. Mon–FrMon–Fr 1010 – 16 that fits comfortably into the surroun- SatSat + Sun closed12–16 Sun 12 – 16 ding natural landscape. Here there The Wadden Sea Visitor TheCen tWaddenre is clos Seaed on Visitor Good Centre Friday , is a lot for visitors to discover about isC hristmasclosed on E vGoode, Christmas Friday, ChristmasDay and Ne Eve,w Ye Christmasar’s Day. Day the Wadden Sea. This is what our and New Year’s Day. team at the Visitor Centre (WattBz) can offer you: UNESCO World Heritage Site Wadden Sea Visitor Centre, organising institution Cuxhaven

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