Lower Saxony Asparagus Route
Lower Saxony is an asparagus country. After all, every fifth German asparagus grows in this state rich in culinary delights. Every year from the end of April to June 24th - the so-called St. John's Day - this typical Lower Saxon noble vegetable is pricked and offered in many variations.
The "Lower Saxony Asparagus Route" connects the most important asparagus-growing regions over a length of 750 kilometres. For more than ten years, the logo "Niedersächsische Spargelstraße e. V." has stood for high-quality local asparagus, charming landscapes, sights, festivals, markets and special events that make a trip worthwhile, and not just during the asparagus season. The route connects the tourist regions of Hanover, Braunschweig, Lüneburg Heath, Central Weser and Oldenburg Münsterland.
The Lower Saxony Asparagus Route makes it possible to experience:
- Asparagus enjoyment in Lower Saxony;
- the regions of Hanover, Braunschweig, Lüneburger Heide, Mittelweser, Oldenburg Münsterland with their sights and events.
Type of route: Holiday route
Topic: Enjoyment, asparagus
Start / finish: Round trip with start and finish in Burgdorf
Length: approx. 750 km
Federal State: Lower Saxony
Holiday regions Hanover, Braunschweig, Lüneburger Heide, Mittelweser, Oldenburg, Münsterland
Asparagus season
Immerse yourself in the green heart of Lower Saxony on a hike, a bike tour, doing sports, in peace while fishing, picking berries, picking mushrooms or a walk in the extensive forests, quiet heathland, natural moors, lush meadows and swaying cornfields. A visit to an asparagus exhibition - of course in connection with an asparagus meal and the attempt to prick asparagus yourself - round off the program during the asparagus season from April to June. The asparagus fields shape the landscape as early as March, and even after the harvest they can be recognized by the green plants with the red berries until well into autumn.
In order to indulge in culinary delights, buy fresh asparagus from the farmer or watch the asparagus pickers at work, tours along the Asparagus Route are also available for day-trippers or weekend tourists.
First North German Asparagus Museum
After Schrobenhausen (Bavaria) and Beelitz (Brandenburg), the Lower Saxony Asparagus Museum in Nienburg is the third museum of its kind in Germany. Visitors will learn everything they need to know about seasonal vegetables, from cultivation to sales, on an exhibition space of 150 square metres.
History of Lower Saxony asparagus
The museum tells the 150-year history of the Lower Saxony asparagus, which is grown not only around Nienburg, but also in the areas around Braunschweig and Burgdorf near Hanover. Museum manager Dr. Nowak-Klimscha attaches great importance to the fact that the show not only has an overview of one region, but of the entire country. The Asparagus Museum is housed in a 300-year-old Dutch hall in the Biedermeiergarten of the museum, which had originally served as a farmhouse in Marklohe on the left.
Photographs, but also original harvesters and asparagus knives illustrate the complex work of cultivating, breeding and growing the plant with its many long roots through further processing, preservation, marketing and distribution. One chapter is dedicated to seasonal work, which has always been closely related to asparagus cultivation. If relatives and neighbours used to jump in, prisoners of war also had to dive in during the Second World War. After 1945, the serious helpers first came from the Mediterranean countries and later from Poland.
The valuable Burgdorf asparagus collection of the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation has found a new home on the attic with special tableware and cutlery. Large appliances such as a deep plough, a dam clearer and the first asparagus peeler will be presented on the outside site. One highlight is the replica of a small asparagus bud. Here, the vegetables were previously washed, cut, sorted and packed. But it was also a social meeting place where you warmed up and sounded.
Nienburg Asparagus Museum
The Nienburg Asparagus Museum in the garden of the Quaet-Faslem-Haus, Leinstraße 4, 31582 Nienburg, is open Tuesday to Thursday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for adults is € 4.00 | reduced € 3.00 | Children and young people up to 18 years of age € 1.00 | Day ticket families € 8.00 | There are also group discounts, annual tickets and guided tours.
Motorhome parking spaces
Along the Lower Saxony Asparagus Route there are a number of camping sites, which are summarised in a brochure with information on location and equipment.
The corresponding folding map shows the course of the road and the motorhome parking spaces are located with a symbol.
Steinhuder Meer
The Steinhuder Meer, the largest lake in northwest Germany, is located on the edge of the Lower Saxony Asparagus Road. The Steinhuder Meer nature park surrounds it with extensive moorland areas, floating meadows, glacial moraine landscapes, inland dunes and mountains.
White-tailed eagles, tree frogs and peat moss can be observed on viewing platforms and adventure trails. Villages with an eventful history are nestled between meadows and fields. These can be discovered and enjoyed at traditional markets, at festivals and using regional products.
Route guidance with parking space information
This information is a service offer from ALPINE in cooperation with FERIENSTRASSEN.INFO 
Stadt Burgdorf
Vor dem Hannoverschen Tor 1
D - 31300 Burgdorf
LOWER SAXONY ASPARAGUS ROUTE
