Looked beyond the rim of the teacup

In the fields "Rieselfelder"

In front of the gates of Gimbte, a district of Greven, the Bird Europe Reservation Rieselfelder (steady exhibit in the biological station), a rest and breeding area for mudflat and water birds from all over North Europe, is situated.

Greven is located only 15 km north of  Muenster, a city with a worth-seeing old town around the Prinzipalmarkt, the Barockinseln of Muenster with the Erbdrostenhof, the Church "Clemenskirche" and the castle, the Friedenssaal in the historical town hall, the Allwetterzoo, the open-air museum Mühlenhof and the Westphalian museum of natural history with the attached planetarium at the lake "Aasee".

In the southwest of Greven one can find the birthplace and domain of the poetess Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Haus Rüschhaus and the water castle Hülshoff.

In the district of Saerbeck the deer park "Nötleberg" can be found, which is home to homelike and foreign animals. In addition, the lake "Waldsee" (with public swimming bath) is worth a visit. The cliffs "Dörenther Klippen" and the hiking trail "Hermannsweg" (northern part of the forest "Teutoburger Wald”) are also close by. The toboggan run (for summer) and the theme park "Märchenwald" near the city Ibbenbüren are other popular places for excursions.

the silent lanes and paths of the farming communities "Schmedehausen" and "Bockholt" are especially inviting for bike tours. 20 kilometres afar from Greven, the picturesque place of pilgrimage Telgte can be found.

one can find many beautiful "Gräftenhöfe" in the area of Nordwalde, for example, the Bispinghof and Hof Reckfort. The leavings of the canal "Max-Clemens-Kanal" reminds of the efforts of  sovereign bishops Clemens August and Maximilian von Rothenfels, who wanted to build up a shipping connection to the North Sea. The shipping began in 1724 but was stopped in 1840  because of  the frequent water deficiency. In1899 this project was realized with slight changes in its form and function by the opening of the canal "Dortmund-Ems-Kanal".