The Harz is such a delightful area, I make no excuses for including it in the programme again.The tour will be based in Wernigerode at the Treff Hotel, one of the best hotels in our programme, and a convenient place for exploring the region. Wernigerode itself is a very attractive town, overlooked by a romantic castle, and the town hall is an architectural gem with origins dating back to the 13th century.
Our itinerary includes travel throughout the narrow gauge system,
including the ascent to the summit of the Brocken, the highest peak in northern
We visit the town of
Quedlinburg, a real gem, where much of the town centre has been declared
a world heritage site, and a special tour by a classic 1950s Saurer former
Swiss Post bus allows us to visit Blankenburg, plus the little town of Stolberg,
which many of our group members over the years have described as the finest
little town in the region. Although I arrange an excursion each day, a rover ticket for the narrow
gauge system allows a degree of flexibility to explore as you please.
The tour price is £875 per person sharing twin / double room, with £95
single supplement if required. This includes all travel with the group from
London, excursions as outlined, and seven nights hotel accommodation, the six
nights at Wernigerode on a half board basis, whilst the night at Wuppertal on our outward journey is
on a bed and breakfast basis.
If you have not visited the Harz before, I can thoroughly recommend a
visit. It is wonderful just to wander along to the station early morning and
see seven or eight locomotives in the shed yard being prepared for the day, and
then to stand on the end balcony of a carriage as the locomotive storms its way up through forested
hillsides to the top of the