Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Uffenheim with kids - pools at the end of the holiday and a fairy-tale old town

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a medieval town in Franconia, surrounded by town walls with towers. One of its best-known views is the Plönlein: a narrow yellow half-timbered house between two towers. 22 km away, in Uffenheim, there is a campsite right next to the town's outdoor pool, where we spent the last days of our holiday. We were here from 15 to 17 August 2024, at the end of our campervan holiday through the Alps.

From Liechtenstein to Uffenheim

From the campsite in Triesen it was 334 km to Uffenheim. We stayed at Naturcamping Uffenheim am Freibad, right next to the outdoor pool. Our friends, with whom we had spent two days near Chamonix, came here too.

A day at the pools

We spent the whole of 16 August at the pool. There is a 50-metre pool and a big paddling pool for kids. Our youngest ate a blue ice cream and ended up with a blue nose.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

On the last day we drove 22 km to Rothenburg. We went through a gate in the town walls into the old town and walked to the Plönlein.

Rothenburg has a Christmas Museum, and we looked at shop windows full of nutcrackers and Christmas pyramids in the middle of August.

We also tried the local treat, Schneeballen. They are balls of shortcrust pastry and come in many flavours.

Going home

From Rothenburg we drove straight home. We still had more than 1,100 km to go and got home 20 minutes after midnight. That was the end of our summer 2024: 20 days, four countries and lots of memories.

Practical info

We checked this in November 2026.

The outdoor pool in Uffenheim

• Tickets: adults 3.50 €, children 2 €, family ticket 8 €.
• In summer the pool is open every day from 10:00 to 20:00, in 2026 until 13 September.
• Campsite guests pay a lower entry price.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

• Campervans can only park in car parks P2 and P3, for 2.50 € per hour and up to 20 € for 24 hours.
• You can walk about 2.5 km along the covered walkway on the town walls. Entry is free.
• The Town Hall Tower costs 4 € (children under 14 2 €, family ticket 10 €). Cash only.