This place is just great. Had a stressful week before coming - and all that stress is gone now…read moreafter walking along the beach and just enjoying the view. People are really friendly here, even to foreigner like me. Hotels and restaurants are good. It's a great place to rent a bike. You can ride the bike and visit all near by towns :) From here to Neustadt is about 17km which is a good half day trip with bike. You will pass small beach towns before reaching Neustadt. The ride is chill but with good distance, so dedenitiy some calories will be burned ! Just come - and I'm sure you will find some relaxation !

Timmendorfer Strand was a lovely surprise on a warm sunny early Autumn weekend…read more We fancied a day out, stuck a pin in a map and went off in the car up the A1 towards Lubeck. We kept driving until we arrived at any sea, so that is how we arrived at the Neindorf end of the beach. When we arrived we found the kind of seaside resort that English towns should aspire to be. A lovely curved bay with a wide sandy beach and the whole stretch strewn with beautifully unique German steamer booths that I have only seen in this part of Europe. Part beach hut and part sun-lounger they offer a perfect base for a day by the sea. The car nearby in a free car park, the cafes and restaurants all clean, good value and well kept. The children had an amazing time and keep asking to return. At just an hour away from central Hamburg we will return here many times. The only weak spot was bad traffic on the motorway home, however we pulled off from the Autobahn and drive the back road home which opened up an even more interesting journey through lovely villages of Schleswig Holstein.

Like any other beach in the area, but as an expat, it's fun to have a spot that reminds me a little…read morebit of home, at least in namesake.