Welcome to Verden! On the outskirts of this "riding town", which dates back more than a millennium, you'll find Germany's first certified Sports|Youth Hostel - just next to a leisure and sports centre. We offer customised sports programmes, personally supervised by us. Horse lovers can step back in time and learn about the history of breeding horses, or why not get up close and personal with world-famous Hanoverian horses. With us, there's more than one way to get up on high: at the "Kletterpark Verden" climbing park, which is located right on our Youth Hostel's own grounds. At the Hostel, conference and seminar guests can expect well-equipped function rooms.
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Opening hours
The house is open

7.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

The reception is open

8.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Check-in

3.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Closing time

Hostel is open all year round except Christmas.

Prices 2022

B&B from Half board from Full board from
€ 32.00 € 35.00 € 37.00

Prices 2023

B&B from Half board from Full board from
€ 37.70 € 40.70 € 42.70

Locations & directions

The Youth Hostel is located on the eastern outskirts of town beside a leisure and sports centre, some 10 minutes from the town forest.

140 beds in rooms with one, two, four and six beds each. Each room is equipped with an en-suite shower/WC. TV, video recorder, DVD player, LCD projector, overhead projector, flip charts, boards, speaker's desk, photocopier, fax, stereo system, piano, table tennis, table football, billiards.

Room Floor space
Max. number of participants
  • cinema
    cinema
  • parliament
    parliament
  • block
    block
  • U-shaped block
    U-shaped block
  • circle
    circle
 Floor Rent per day off
Lübeck 80 sqm 100 80 40 40 40 1 upon request
Bremen 42 sqm 40 30 20 30 20 1 upon request
Hamburg 42 sqm 40 30 20 30 20 1 upon request
Rostock 41 sqm 40 25 20 25 20 1 upon request
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Conference equipment

DVD player, flip chart, internet access (WiFi), overhead projector, pin board, presentation case, projector, screen, TV set, whiteboard

So many sports!

Exercise first, relaxation second: Verden Youth Hostel is particularly well suited to the needs of sports groups. For school trips, music groups and families we also have ideal rooms for rehearsals and relaxation - and Verden's climbing park just next door. In the vicinity of the Youth Hostel, too, you'll find there's so much to discover: Cruise along the Aller, tour the surrounding region on the "Kleinbahn-Express", follow the 500 horseshoes through the old town - or throw yourself in and splash around at Verwell aqua park.

Attractions in the area around the "riding town" of Verden

  • Dive under and splash around at Verwell aqua park, be enchanted at Verden's Magic Park or become something of a hippologist at the horse museum! All around Verden Youth Hostel there are plenty of exciting attractions waiting to be discovered:
  • Soak up some history
  • Aller promenade and historic fishing quarter
  • Themed guided town tours, for example "Following in the footsteps" - of lesser-known women: "Domherrenhaus" history museum.
  • The town's landmark: The cathedral - completed in 1409 - with its beautiful hall choir.
  • Sachsenhain: A route stretching for 1.5 km packed with 4500 boulders
  • Nothing but nature
  • Rosengarten: In the summer months, in the heart of the urban area a delicate rose fragrance hangs over the park.
  • Verden dunes: A remnant of the Ice Age, bizarre and impressive.
  • Baumschule ("tree school") - A school, but different!
  • Aller Cycle Route: Between the Weser and the Elbe.
  • Weser Cycle Route: From Hannoversch Münden all the way to the North Sea.
  • Truly enchanting
  • "Kletterpark Verden" climbing park, right at the Youth Hostel site
  • "Abenteuer Jungle" ("Adventure Jungle": "Shoes off and socks on" is the motto here at this indoor children's playtime paradise. Slides, trampolining, karts, climbing castle...
  • "Magic Park" theme park: Interactive magic school, fairy-tale forest, carousels, animal park, shows, activities for kids to join in.
  • So many sports!
  • Bicycle hire via an external partner
  • Canoeing, kayaking and rowing on the Aller
  • Verwell aqua park, just next to the Youth Hostel
  • Half-pipe skater park, Artilleriestraße (300-metre walk)
  • And there's even more to see
  • Stork nursing centre, where sick and injured storks are taken in and looked after.
  • "Through the town in 500 steps"
  • For hippologists and horse lovers
  • Horse museum: Hold on tight as you ride through the history of horses. Whether you're a horse lover, a hippologist (someone who knows absolutely loads about horses) or just here for the fun of it: Prepare to learn something about our four-legged friends. Tip: See the world through a horse's eyes (mirror optics). (At the station, some 15 minutes on foot)
  • "Hannoversche Reit- und Fahrschule": riding and training centre
  • Covered wagon rides (bookable via the Youth Hostel)