Inerary
Thursday 4th June
5am—leave Durham
1pm—arrive Folkestone (ferry terminal)
2.20pm—Euro le Tunnel Transit
3pm—arrive Calais
8pm—arrive Dusseldorf
Friday 5th June
Day trip to Cologne
Saturday 6th June
Day trip to Essen
6pm—Concert for the Bri'sh Women’s Club in Dusseldorf
Sunday 7th June
1pm—En masse Sunday lunch in Dusseldorf
7pm—leave Dusseldorf
12am—arrive Calais (ferry terminal)
Monday 8th June
1.50am—Euro le Tunnel
3am—arrive Folkestone
11am—arrive Durham
Table of Contents
WHAT TO BRING ……………………………………………………
THINGS TO DO IN DUSSELDORF ……………………………..
THINGS TO DO IN COLOGNE …………………………………..
THINGS TO DO IN ESSEN ………………………………………..
Essenal Contacts
Shigh (president) 07795 687477
Caitlin (tour manager) 07720 615011
Hannah (tour manager) 07936 379860
Accommodaon +49(0)211-30 20 848
Backpackers Dusseldorf, Furstenwall 180,
40215 Dusseldorf
Concert Venue—Christ Church (Angilcan)
Ro=erdammerstrasse 135
40474 Dusseldorf
German Emergency Numbers
110 (police) and 112 (ambulance or fire brigade)
DUSSELDORF
WHAT TO BRING
Alstadt (The Old Town)
(we have very limited coach space)
Home to historic plazas, buildings,
and the only surviving castle.
MUSIC STAND (borrow one if necessary!)
CONCERT DRESS (smart black/DJs + white shirts) Schiffahrtsmuseum
INSTRUMENTS (including all extra bits needed) Historic marine museum, with
PASSPORT (accessibly packed in hand-luggage) special features on shipbuilding.
CURRENCY (EUROS) Neue Zollhof
EHIC CARD (the DSU is insuring us otherwise) The redeveloped sec'on of the old
PACK LIGHT (hand-luggage + instrument) port, full of landmark architecture
and places to explore.
STUDENT CARD (discounted tourist a=rac'ons)
The Embankment Promenade
MEDICATION
This river-side walk is lined with
PLUG ADAPTER (two-prong in Germany)
cafes, restaurants, galleries,
ENTERTAINMENT for COACH shops and historic a=rac'ons.
Nordparks’s Japanese Garden
But one example of formal gardens,
aside from the Hofgardens, historic
houses and museum grounds.
COLOGNE ESSEN
The Old Town
Essen Minster
Breweries, restaurants, and lots of his-
9th century Roman Catholic Minster, full
torical charm!
of sculptures and rich with history next
door to the Bishop’s Palace where there
Botanical Gardens is the Cathedral Treasury, the oldest and
most complete collec'on of religious artefacts in Germany.
The oldest tradi'onal public park in
Cologne, recently redone and great for Grugepark and Botanic Gardens
a picnic. Housing many exo'c plants, it has
Museums restaurants, an observa'on tower
and a small zoo, aquarium and an
There are tonnes of art galleries, from
amusement park for kids.
East Asian to medieval, museums com-
memora'ng WWII and Jewish herit- The Baldaneysee
age, and a historic perfumery. Essen’s largest lake, popular for water
sports. Pedal boats can be rented, or
tour boats can take you across to the
Cathedral
historic houses in the area.
Built in 1248, both impres-
Werden (The Old Town)
sive and beau'ful, worth a
wander around. A great place to explore, with its
Rheinauhafen District many art galleries, historic build-
ings, and Romanesque churches.
Newly-developed waterfront, full of cafes, restaurants and galleries.
(Also many museums in the area)
