Lummenfelsen der Insel Helgoland — Attraction in Helgoland

Only 3 stars as this is not for everyone and it is a three hour ferry trip each way. The ferry is comfortable and serves reasonable food. We had about 4 hours on the island all on foot of course as the only vehicles are emergency vehicles. We spent most of our time walking around the island. Not all of it but certainly the most scenic and interesting. The coloured sedimentary layers of the cliff face with a sizeable Gannet colony are worth the climb to the top where the bomb craters can also be seen from when the RAF tried to sink the island. There is a tourist information office and a few shops including coffee shops. If this is your sort of thing you’ll really enjoy it. I would say only give up a whole day and Make the effort if it is your sort of thing. If I remember correctly the ferry leaves around 09:00 with the return trip leaving at 17:00 (check timetable) there is parking at the port. I have no idea what the parking charges are as we were on a motorcycle and we were directed to a suitable spot by a friendly chap and not charged. It is our sort of thing so we really enjoyed the whole day. Accommodation is available on the island for anyone wanting more than a day trip. Would we go again? No, only because we’ve been there. For us it was a one off...

Der Lummenfelsen auf Helgoland – ein Meisterwerk der Wohnraumbewirtschaftung unter Vögeln. Auf kaum mehr als einem Fußballfeld balgen sich Tausende gefiederte Mietparteien um den besten Nistplatz, während der Wind ihnen gratis das Gefieder föhnt. Besonders berühmt: der alljährliche „Lummensprung“. Da werfen sich die flugunfähigen Küken mit dem Mut antiker Helden von 60 Meter hohen Klippen – ein pädagogisch fragwürdiger Einstieg ins Leben, aber offenbar mit Tradition.

Der Mensch darf das Gebiet natürlich nicht betreten – aus Respekt vor der Natur oder weil ihn die Vögel ohnehin nicht ernst nehmen würden. Wer also Chaos, Gekreisch und wagemutige Flugversuche liebt, findet hier ein ornithologisches Theaterstück...

Very tasty looking birds. Funny things they do all day. Could spend there much time really they're collecting fishnets for nisting. Beautiful but dangerous. Sometimes the lines are stuck on the feet or feathers...