Very quiet and family friendly neighborhood. Burgdorf is easily accessible by bike. The river Emme and forests are a couple of minutes away. A five minute walk takes you to the old town of Burdorf with several small shops and restaurants. The public golf course in Oberburg is a five minute drive away. Burgdorf is the gate to the famous Emmental (www.emmental.ch), Berne is 12 Minutes by train (www.bern.com), Luzern (www.luzern.com), Zurich (www.zuerich.com) and Interlaken (www.interlaken.ch) are about an hour by train/car.