The Wanderlust
Centre will offer guided walking and rail tours of the area,
as well as opportunities to learn about the flora and fauna
of the Harz. Benneckenstein is a perfect centre for exploring
the wider Harz without a car – by train services over
the extensive HSB network (www.hsb-wr.de),
and on local buses to surrounding towns and villages.
Wernigerode – the terminus of the
HSB railway – features a 15th century town hall and
many streets of ornately-carved wooden house frontages, and
is overlooked by a fine 19th century castle (www.wernigerode.de).
The Selketal branch of the HSB was extended to Quedlinburg
in 2006 – this is one of the best-preserved medieval
and renaissance towns in Europe, escaping major damage in
World War II, and now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
(www.quedlinburg.de).
Both towns are accessible by bus or train from Benneckenstein.
Benneckenstein is easy to reach from Britain,
whatever your mode of transport, but we will be recommending
our guests come by the most environmentally-friendly option
– the train. When the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed
in November 2007 you will be able to travel comfortably to
the Harz within a day.
If you would like more information on
the Wanderlust Centre, or would like to be put on our contact
list, please get in touch – by e-mail
or by phone.
Useful Links:
Benneckenstein and Harz tourist information:
www.benneckenstein.de
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen information:
www.hsb-wr.de
Wernigerode information:
www.wernigerode.de
Quedlinburg information:
www.quedlinburg.de
German Railways information:
www.db.de/site/bahn/en/travelling/travel.html
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