Holiday home Osterglocken, very spacious and renovated, is located in the beautiful High Fens/Eifel Nature Park , within walking distance of the historic center of Monschau (7 km), one of the 10 most beautiful towns in Germany. At an altitude of 522 m above sea level, you have beautiful views from the house and garden. Our hamlet of Küchelscheid of about 70 inhabitants is located practically in the Küchelscheider Wald on the border with Germany and at the confluence of the Schwarzbach with the Rur. The forest with peat lakes, babbling brooks and beautiful views, all accessible on foot from the house. A region for hiking, cycling, mountain biking... with walking, cycling junctions, mountain bike routes. In addition, the region is dotted with small and large towns, historical points and everywhere you will find sports and other accommodation, nice restaurants and brasseries.
The gîte, whose foundations date from before 1910, built with traditional half-timbering , has a beautifully landscaped "natural garden" of 2360 m². Some trees are 100 years old and older. Here and there are garden benches to enjoy the view. The whole is designed for children and not so small children, both indoors and outdoors: swings (4), slide, gymnastics frame, geodome, climbing frame and football goal, cable car, hammock... with badminton, Kubb, indoor shuffleboard, table tennis, ping pong, darts, game cabinet.... The house can rightly be called child-friendly. The gîte has been authentically preserved, adapted in 2014, 2018 and 2024, 2026 to contemporary comfort standards. There is a charging station for electric cars. The house is recognized by the Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft of Belgium. There are 5 bedrooms, two of which are as one family room for parents and children/baby. There is a spacious kitchen, living room with dining and sitting area and a large sliding door connected to terrace and garden.: Maximum 10 people, everyone included. The house is very spacious and comfortable, where everyone finds their place, alone or with the other housemates. A kitchen equipped to the maximum, to blender, coffee grinder, croque- and crêpière...
The garden is our showpiece, eco_vriendelijk: no pesticides or herbicides. Herbs, small fruits (edible forest style) are available on site for guests if they are staying in the house at that time. A hundred romping in the garden? Organizing a full-time cycling holiday? Discover the wild daffodils within walking distance? Visit the High Fens, the highest points in Belgium and top it off with an artisanal Peak beer on the Botrange? Want to explore German Eifel forests and reservoirs? Planning a family trip with visits to medieval villages and towns, castles and fortresses, small and large walks, water fun in the summer or cross-country skiing fun during the winter months wild daffodils in the spring? The High Fens/Eifel are the ultimate walking and cycling paradise, winter, spring, summer, autumn. Historic city center Monschau at 5.5 km via old hiking trail along the Rur.
De-stress, relax or explore the region at your own pace? It's all possible. This region is the ideal environment to relax in nature every season, not far from home and yet completely different.
We are committed to ecology, no pesticides, in and around the house and respecting local life in and around the green environment. People with allergies are very welcome, which is why we do not allow pets. Our gîte, Osterglocken, is not on (*CONTENT HIDDEN*), (*CONTENT HIDDEN*),...

