As an ESD regional center for the Minden-Lübbecke district, the NABU Moorhus Visitor Center is an educational facility for sustainable development. With its exhibition on the large peat bog, the spatial and technical equipment for educational work, as well as the outdoor area including the bog garden, it is an excellent extracurricular learning location for people of all ages. The Moorhus is the starting point for experience-oriented educational offers in the neighboring Great Peat Bog, the largest and most species-rich raised bog in NRW, and in the diverse landscape areas of the Minden-Lübbecke district from the Weser to the Stemweder Berg and the Wiehengebirge.
It is also an information center about the Great Peat Bog and the headquarters of the NABU district association Minden-Lübbecke. It is the center of the activities of the permanent employees, honorary staff, volunteers and federal volunteers of the NABU district association.
Good to know
Openings
Opening for groups by appointment.
April 1 - September 30:
Wed - Sat 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Sundays and public holidays 11.00 - 18.00
October 1 - March 31:
Wed - Sat 14.00 - 17.00
Sundays and public holidays 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Mon and Tue closed (except on public holidays)
Closed in December
January only open Saturday and Sunday
April 1 - September 30:
Wed - Sat 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Sundays and public holidays 11.00 - 18.00
October 1 - March 31:
Wed - Sat 14.00 - 17.00
Sundays and public holidays 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Mon and Tue closed (except on public holidays)
Closed in December
January only open Saturday and Sunday
Price info
Price adult: €2.00
The current prices can be found on the website.
General Information
Parking Available
Directions & Parking facilities
NABU Visitor Center Moorhus
GPS data: 52º 19'40,13 N; 8º 40'10,96 E | south of the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool
By car:
From Minden (W), take the B65 towards Lübbecke as far as the village of Eilhausen. After the watermill, follow the sign "NABU Besucherzentrum Großes Torfmoor" and turn right into Eichholzer Straße (K55). Follow this road to the end and turn right onto Frotheimer Straße (L771) and then after 220 meters turn into the parking lot (P8) in front of the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool. At the end of the parking lot is the "Moorhus" The access road to the Moorhus is signposted.
If you are coming from Lübbecke, you have the option of turning left from Gehlenbeck at the traffic lights and turning right at the junction via Niederdorfstraße and Frotheimer Straße to reach the "Moorhus"; or you can drive east on the B65 to the traffic lights in Eilhausen. Turn left here onto Isenstedter Straße, which becomes Frotheimer Straße. Follow the road and turn right into the parking lot (P8) just before the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool, at the end of which is the "Moorhus".
If you are coming from Frotheim via Diepenauer Straße (L771), after crossing the Mittellandkanal, drive straight ahead on Frotheimer Straße for approx. 840 meters until you reach the entrance to the parking lot (P8) behind the outdoor pool and you will see the "Moorhus" at the end of the square.
By public transport:
To get there by public transport, you can take line 512 (daily) or line 513 (Wiehenblitz, except Sunday) from Minden and Lübbecke. The bus stop is Eilhausen an der Wassermühle. From there, turn north on Eichholzer Straße and reach the "Moorhus" via the Frotheimer Straße junction after 220 meters via parking lot P8, a total distance of 2.2 km.
GPS data: 52º 19'40,13 N; 8º 40'10,96 E | south of the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool
By car:
From Minden (W), take the B65 towards Lübbecke as far as the village of Eilhausen. After the watermill, follow the sign "NABU Besucherzentrum Großes Torfmoor" and turn right into Eichholzer Straße (K55). Follow this road to the end and turn right onto Frotheimer Straße (L771) and then after 220 meters turn into the parking lot (P8) in front of the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool. At the end of the parking lot is the "Moorhus" The access road to the Moorhus is signposted.
If you are coming from Lübbecke, you have the option of turning left from Gehlenbeck at the traffic lights and turning right at the junction via Niederdorfstraße and Frotheimer Straße to reach the "Moorhus"; or you can drive east on the B65 to the traffic lights in Eilhausen. Turn left here onto Isenstedter Straße, which becomes Frotheimer Straße. Follow the road and turn right into the parking lot (P8) just before the Gehlenbeck outdoor pool, at the end of which is the "Moorhus".
If you are coming from Frotheim via Diepenauer Straße (L771), after crossing the Mittellandkanal, drive straight ahead on Frotheimer Straße for approx. 840 meters until you reach the entrance to the parking lot (P8) behind the outdoor pool and you will see the "Moorhus" at the end of the square.
By public transport:
To get there by public transport, you can take line 512 (daily) or line 513 (Wiehenblitz, except Sunday) from Minden and Lübbecke. The bus stop is Eilhausen an der Wassermühle. From there, turn north on Eichholzer Straße and reach the "Moorhus" via the Frotheimer Straße junction after 220 meters via parking lot P8, a total distance of 2.2 km.
