Information checked: September 2026. Local details such as opening hours, prices, timetables and regulations change – please check them with the linked source before your visit.
Sources: Ostseebad Baabe – circular walk: Sellin, Baaber Heide and Göhren · Rügensche Bäderbahn (Rasender Roland)
Kurz beantwortet
Is Baabe suitable for a family holiday?
Yes. The beach shelves gently into the water, and the beach, supermarket, bakery, bus stop and the Rasender Roland station are all close together.
Ferienwohnung Helene sleeps up to four: a double bed in the bedroom and a pull-out sofa bed in the living area. A travel cot and a high chair can be booked as extras.
What can you do with children on Rügen?
The beach, the Rasender Roland, a boat trip on the Selliner See, Granitz Hunting Lodge, the sand sculptures in Prora and the Ozeaneum in Stralsund.
Walks work well with children in short stages – for example the circular route to the Nordperd near Göhren.
Rügen in the rain with children?
The most reliable options are the Ozeaneum in Stralsund, the sand sculptures in Prora and the exhibitions in Prora.
A trip on the Rasender Roland works well in the rain too – you sit in the dry and see something.
How do you get to Baabe with children?
By car on the B196, or by train to Stralsund or Bergen and from there by bus or the Bäderbahn.
Buses and the Bäderbahn can generally be used with a pushchair, but not every stop is step-free. Bicycles and luggage are limited on the Bäderbahn.
Days out with children
Places that work well with children – in the sun and in the rain.
Baabe beach
Beach · Ostseebad Baabe
Fine-sanded Baltic beach with beach chairs and several access points, a few minutes' walk from the apartment.
Kurpark and Haus des Gastes
Park · Ostseebad Baabe
Park with an open-air stage in the centre of the resort. Concerts and festivals in summer, events in the Haus des Gastes.
Ride on the Rasender Roland
Excursion · Putbus to Göhren
Narrow-gauge railway through Mönchgut with stops in Baabe, Sellin and Göhren. It runs all year, on a reduced timetable in winter.
Boat trip on the Selliner See
Boat trip · Baabe, Sellin, Gager, Thiessow, Lauterbach
In season the Weiße Flotte shuttles between the jetties on the Selliner See and the bodden coast.
Ozeaneum Stralsund
Indoor · Stralsund
Marine museum with large aquariums – one of the most reliable options in the rain and with children.
Sand sculpture exhibition Prora
Indoor · Prora, Binz
Sand sculpture exhibition in Prora, with a new theme each year.
Family holidays in Baabe
Baabe is smaller than Binz and quieter than Sellin – which makes the resort pleasant for families. The walk from the centre to the beach is short, and because everything lies close together you do not need a car for a day at the beach.
There are beach chairs and hire stations on the beach. The access points lead through the dunes; please do not walk on the dunes themselves, they are coastal protection.
As for the apartment: it is a non-smoking flat and pets are not allowed. A travel cot and a high chair can be booked for a fee.
Out and about on Rügen with children
For children the Rasender Roland is often the highlight: the narrow-gauge railway runs all year and stops in Baabe, Sellin and Göhren. Reduced single fares are available for children aged 6 to 13.
A boat trip on the Selliner See works well with children too – the routes are short, and the jetties are in Baabe, Sellin, Gager, Thiessow and Lauterbach.
On longer walks, splitting the route helps: short stages, breaks on the beach, and the Bäderbahn for the way back. That keeps the distance manageable for children.