spacer Situated in a woodland area above Lake Baldeney, the hostel is first choice for sports fans and lovers of nature. Cyclists are also well catered for with the Ruhr Valley cycling trail close by. Nearby Essen city centre invites guests to explore culture and the arts: the Aalto Music Theatre, the Grillo Theatre and the Philharmonie have a reputation for excellence far beyond the Essen city boundaries. And Essen-Katernberg prides itself on its UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Monument: the Zollverein pit.

In the youth hostel and around it, there is an attractive range of leisure equipment. The barbecue area and the modern bistro are especially suitable for relaxed get-togethers.
Activities around the youth hostel
  • Games
  • Sports equipment
  • Piano
  • Television / video recorder
  • Bistro area
  • Barbecue area
  • Flipper machine
  • Football field
  • Table tennis
  • Internet terminal
What makes us special
Apart from school trips and weekend trips for leisure and family groups, the extensive leisure programme at the hostel also offers holidays for kids. At the “Beach Volleyball Camp“, for instance, teens aged 12 to 16 learn the proper techniques of this trendy sport. “By Canoe through the Black County“ is a programme for family and leisure groups wanting to spend a weekend together and promises some unusual perspectives of the Ruhr Region. And touring school groups can get a taste of the European Capital of Culture 2010 in Essen, according to its motto “Discovery. Experience. Movement“.
More information on this offer is available from Essen Youth Hostel or the DJHLandesverband Rheinland.
Sights to see
Attractions of Essen are Villa Hügel, the Gruga Park and the large number of museums such as the well-known Ruhrland Museum, the Folkwang Museum and the Zollverein Pit. A special advantage of Essen Werden Youth Hostel: from here, many of the sights can be easily reached on foot or by public transport.
  • Enjoy music and dance: Folkwang School (5 mins walk)
  • Follow in Krupp’s footsteps: Villa Hügel (60 mins walk)
  • Set sail: Lake Baldeney (20 mins walk)
  • Beach feeling in the Ruhr Region: Seaside Beach Baldeney (50 mins walk)
  • Miniature golf at Lake Baldeney (50 mins walk)
  • Pedal hard: pedal boat hire (10 mins walk)
  • Clerical Werden: St. Ludgerus Church (10 mins walk)
  • Feed the deer: game enclosure (40 mins walk)
  • Look at art: Museum Centre (30 mins by public transport)
  • Look and shop: Limbecker Platz shopping mall (30 mins by public transport)
  • Strip and dive: Oase fun pool (30 mins by public transport)
  • Breathe coal dust: Zollverein Pit/coking plant (45 mins by public transport)
  • Essen on wheels: Skater/BMX Halle (30 mins by public transport)
  • Enjoy culture: Aalto Music Theatre, Philharmonie, Colosseum (30 mins by public transport)