Südsee-Camp

Holiday park & campsite with entertainment, swimming pool, indoor playground, restaurants and leisure activities

We do camping! And we've been doing it for more than 50 years here at Südsee-Camp in Northern Germany, 29649 Wietzendorf.

Welcome to our family campsite - SÜDSEE-CAMP since 1970

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What makes a holiday at Südsee-Camp so special?

Our goal: holidays for the whole family!

We are a holiday resort for families with a campsite and rental accommodations in the Lüneburg Heath near Soltau.

At the heart of the Südsee-Camp is our bathing lake with white sandy beach and lighthouse.

‘Holidays for young and old’ is our motto.

Open all year round, we offer fun and variety for your family holiday!

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What's on offer at the Südsee-Camp?

Our offer: diverse & varied

Our entertainment programme, an indoor fun pool with wave pool, indoor playground with a pirate theme, the riding stables, high ropes course, an adventure mini-golf course and several restaurants and shops round off the offer at Südsee-Camp and provide the best conditions for an adventure holiday that will make children's eyes light up.

When children are happy, parents can relax! 

What could be better? While the kids swim in the 3.5-hectare natural swimming lake, our Südsee, or play with each other and new friends on the beach or in one of the playgrounds, the adults can sit back and relax or have a good time and enjoy their holiday to the full!

We know this because we are family people ourselves and have our own adorable children.

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Information about the Südsee-Camp

The Südsee-Camp campsite was opened in 1970 and has been in the hands of the Thiele family ever since - a family business with tradition.

Südsee-Camp was founded by Gottfried Thiele on 1 July 1970. Since then, it has been run as a family business in the 3rd generation.

The Südsee-Camp (child-friendly holiday park and campsite) is located in Northern Germany > Lower Saxony > Lüneburg Heath between Hamburg and Hanover and Bremen > Heidekreis > in 29649 Wietzendorf near Soltau.

GPS coordinates: Longitude: 9.57.55 E - Latitude: 052.55.54 N

Travelling by car:
From the south: motorway BAB 7, exit 45: Soltau-Süd, then 4 km towards Celle, turn right after the 2nd bridge, turn right again at the top and continue straight on for approx. 4 km. 70 zone: Südsee-Camp approach lane & car park directly on the right-hand side.
From the north: Motorway 7, exit 44: Soltau-Ost, straight over the junction onto An d. Bundesstraße, at the roundabout take the third exit (Wietzendorfer Str. / direction Designer Outlet), after 5 km turn right at Suroide to stay on K10 (follow signs for Wietzendorf and Südsee-Camp). After 3 km after Meinholz turn right onto K41, then continue for approx. 1 km towards Soltau. Südsee-Camp arrival lane & car park on the left.

Travelling by train: Soltau station (Han), then continue by taxi or bus. Bus (355) to Ziegenberg and then 10 minutes on foot.

5 stars: Südsee-Camp is one of the best campsites in Germany. Officially classified as a 5-star campsite, Südsee-Camp stands for a holiday with many amenities.

We are proud of this: Overview of the awards Südsee-Camp has received.

Südsee-Camp: Historical milestones & current news

2024
Replacement of the large knight's castle with a new large piece of play equipment on the playground at the corner of Pilzwiese and Sommerland (01/24) and deconstruction of Bounty 2, our stranded play shipwreck on the lake, because the high water level has damaged the wood too much (06/24), area renovation Sommerland with new electricity columns, expansion of Piratennest-Gastro, renovation of the roof of Insel-Restaurant, Freizeithaus, supermarket (02/24), publication of the new Südsee-Camp website (02/24), change of the booking cycle: next year 2025 will be bookable for the first time in spring (02/24), renovation of the leased business premises of the Insel Restaurant & conversion Südsee-Camp supermarket ‘Schlemmermarkt’ will be modernised and leased REWE Nahkauf market (02/24), opening of "hildes Hoflounge" as the new catering facility at the riding stables.

2023
Start of the season after winter closure (01-03/23), opening of the electric charging stations in the Piratennest car park (12/23), start of construction of a wood chip heating system next to the indoor pool Badeparadies.

2022
Opening of indoor play hall ‘Piratennest’ & new leased restaurant ‘Lieschens Stube’ in the former Mr Ed at the Reiterhof & abolition of the Corona pandemic 3G travel rule (04/22).

2021
Completion of the ‘Pilzwiese’ area renovation: now with 16 amp. electricity, cable TV & WLAN as well as new supply pillars. Completion of second workshop hall at Südsee-Caravans. Completion of the renovation and modernisation of all 63 Sommarbÿ cottages: new interior design, kitchens, bathrooms. Construction of the Piratennest indoor play hall in the Fort Adventure area: planned opening for the 2022 season.

2020
The years 2020 & 2021 are strongly characterised by the coronavirus pandemic. Südsee-Camp celebrates its 50th anniversary! Opening of parts of the new sanitary building IV (GT2000) in summer, full opening in October. Opening in October. First area changes (tree felling, removal of supply lines) in the former Fort Adventure group camping area in preparation for the construction of the indoor play hall (11/20).

2019/20
Renovation of sanitary building VII. Renovation of parts of the amphitheatre. Demolition and new construction of sanitary building IV in GT2000

2019
Expansion of the South Sea Caravans outdoor area to 30,000 m². Redesign (inside) of the Sommarbÿ reception. Replacement of 11 mobile homes in Schwanensee (previously Bürstner, now Lacet). Start of demolition work on sanitary building IV

2018/19
Extensive renovation of sanitary building V, pipework renovation in GT2000: separation of rainwater and wastewater in the combined sewer system, renewal of the electricity network with larger cable cross-sections, new electricity boxes and cable TV.
At the same time, preparation for the planned new sanitary building IV: laying of electricity, water, gas, network, waste water and local heating, conversion of the Oasis playground (climbing planetarium) and small Mushroom Meadow playground (toddler playhouse in the shape of a toadstool)

2018
Demolition & new construction of pony stable at the riding centre

2017
Opening of new sanitary building II in spring, installation of the first ‘Camper Clean’ machines (fully automatic disposal stations for chemical toilets) in some sanitary buildings

2016
Construction of the toilet building at the ‘Amphitheatre’ and redesign of the area, replacement of the old ‘Bounty’ (wooden shipwreck play equipment) at the lake with a new one, demolition of sanitary building II at Tannengrund

2015
Redesign of the playground at the children's bathing bay - adventure forest

2014
Redesign of large mushroom meadow playground and conversion and redesign of some sanitary buildings

2012/13
New ‘Südsee-Caravans’ building with outdoor shop, car wash & workshop: Opening in autumn 2013 on 20,000 m². Reconstruction and redesign of the snack bar at GT2000

2012
Construction of ice cream pavilion on the lake with small playground

2011
Completion of biogas plant. Construction of ‘Neptune filter plant’ (biological lake purification - for a clean lake)

2010
Construction of ‘jungle golf’ facility (investment sum approx. 450,000 euros). Participation in the construction of a biogas plant (district heating)

2008/09
Construction of the ‘high ropes course’ (investment sum of approx. 250,000 euros), the ‘overnight oasis’ (short-term pitch for motorhomes and caravans) and redesign of the large car park opposite the main reception, as well as the start of the redesign of the ‘GT2000’ pitch area incl. renovation of sanitary building IV. Construction of a further 15 chalets in ‘Schwanensee’.

2007
Modernisation of several sanitary buildings to solar-powered hot water heating (sanitary buildings I, VI & X), construction of sanitary buildings XII and IX, redesign of the main entrance, integration of the riding stables into the Südsee-Camp (previously ‘Reitanlage am Wittenmoor’), construction of the ‘dog playground’.

2006
New sanitary building III with modern environmental technology

2005
Renovation of the ‘Insel-Restaurant’, expansion of ‘Südsee-Caravans’ to 10,000 m² (250 m² exhibition + 7,500 m² outdoor area)

2004
Opening of the ‘Pier One’ catering experience

2003
Construction of the ‘Schwanensee’ mobile home park with construction and complete furnishing of 20 chalets, demolition of the ‘Trödel’ discotheque & construction of ‘Pier One’

2002
Opening of the ‘Fitness Oasis’ in sanitary building VIII

2001
Opening of the ‘Arena’ marquee

2000
Construction of the holiday village ‘Sommarbÿ’ with 63 Swedish cottages, as well as the mobile home park ‘Schwanensee’, the youth camp site ‘Fort Adventure’, the pitch area ‘Sommerland’, the permanent pitch area ‘Am Reiterhof’, with an investment of approx. 8.25 million euros

1999
Opening of ‘Südsee-Camp-Caravans’ (caravan dealership on the B3, size: 7,500 m²)

1997
Construction of the subtropical swimming area ‘Badeparadies’ with an investment of approx. 6.25 million euros

1993
New construction of sanitary building I

1992
Construction of the ‘Wrogewald’ and ‘Oasis’ areas and sanitary building X

1990/91
Construction of the reception building with camper's shop

1989/90
Conversion of restaurant, leisure centre and gourmet market

1987
Construction of service yard

1986
Construction of sanitary building VI (mushroom meadow)

1980
Expansion of the ‘Pilzwiese’ car park area

1975
Construction of the ‘GT2000’ area with sanitary building IV and sanitary building V with snack bar, construction of the ‘Pilzwiese’ area

1974
Construction of mobile home park ‘Finkenbusch’

1973
Church Underway on the SSC, large storm destroys large parts of the Südsee-Camp

1970/71
Construction of the discotheque ‘Trödel’, construction of 2 sanitary buildings (II + III), shop and office

1970
1 July Foundation of Südsee-Camp

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