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Location Overview

Sennelager
Is a village in Germany that forms part of the city of Paderborn. It is now the location of the British Army Germany BA(G). The area contains three British ‘patches’ and following drawdown of the British Forces in July/August 2019, a few businesses remain to cater for the residual market. At present this includes a tax-free car dealership.

NAAFI Headquarters are located in Sennelager at Otto Hahn Straβe 20, 33104 Paderborn. 

Sennelager has several varied sized lakes nearby, some with man-made beaches and water sports.

Schloß Neuhaus
located on the outskirts of Paderborn, close to Sennelager. The small town has historic buildings and parks, interesting museums and exhibitions, a small high street, sports and leisure activities, including an indoor swimming pool. 

There are regular festivals and outdoor events held at the castle after which it is named. Near to Schloß Neuhaus are several lakes with water sports including sailing and water-skiing, as well as the 42 acre Auenpark. The Auenpark contains nature reserves, play parks and hosts a weekly flea and hobby market nearby.

Elsen
located 5km to the west of Paderborn city centre and is a lively village with many different organisations offering leisure activities. There are several restaurants and bars in the area. Landgasthof Alt-Enginger Mill often holds local events such as Oktoberfest.

Bad Lippspringe
A  small town near Paderborn. Bad Lippspringe currently has 16,000 inhabitants, is located in the district of Paderborn and is one of the nationwide well-known spa resorts. 

Bad Lippspringe has two natural springs; the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring. At the centre of Bad Lippspringe is the Rathaus (city hall) which was built in 1949, at Friedrich-Wilhelm-Weber-Platz.

The Arminius Park in the town hosts the ruins of a castle and conference centre. It has a popular Spa pool and hotel complex. The town is on the southern edge of the Teutoburg Forest and located at the foothills of Eggegebirge, and is adjacent to the heath-land of the Senne. There are 25km of gradient-free hiking trails going through the dense mixed forest.

Travel

Airports


Rail
Paderborn Hauptbahnhof: Bahnhofstr.29, 33102 Paderborn
Sennelager Bahnhof: Sennebahnhof 7, 33104 Paderborn
Website (English): www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml

Buses
Paderborn bus information, timetables and the latest prices can be found at:
www.padersprinter.de
For further details please see the HIVE Transport Guide.


Bicycles
Paderborn is great area for cycling and the city and surrounding areas are well served by cycling routes. Riding your bike in Germany requires you to have a road worthy bike with lights, reflectors, brakes and a bell. 

Bikes can be hired from:

Paderborn bike
Station Bahnhofstr. 29 (at the main train station)
33102 Paderborn

Tel. 05251 870740
 Mon-Fri 6.30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Available rental bikes:
40 "normal" bikes and
4 pedelecs

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