Back to the Beginnings A trip to Wolfsburg
Volkswagen Camper and Commercial|Issue 151
Having previously visited Wolfsburg back in 2015, then again in 2017, we loved the place and the people so much that last year Susy and I went back again, this time for three weeks!
KEV GOLDSMITH
Back to the Beginnings A trip to Wolfsburg

We caught the overnight ferry from Harwich, arriving at the Hook of Holland around 8am we set off for our first camp site about an hour away on the outskirts of Amsterdam. We’ve used it before as it’s a brilliant stopping point and just five minutes’ walk to the tube station with a 3 day pass for 12 euros so making trips into Amsterdam easy. (www.gaaspercamping.nl ) The weather was scorching hot, up to 41 degrees, the hottest there for years! We stayed for five days taking in the sights, before heading off to Wolfsburg. From the campsite it’s around 10-15 miles before you meet up to the E30 Autobahn which is a direct route to WOB; once on this road there’s no need to change, it literally takes you straight there. Wolfsburg is around 280 miles from Amsterdam and in my old bus, running a 1776 twin 36 Dells, a bay 6 rib 091 gearbox and external oil cooler, it takes around 5 -6 hrs at a steady 60mph with stops every two hours or so for a break and let the bus cool.

We arrived around mid-afternoon and headed down to the Allersee campsite by the lake, a perfect site, cheap, clean and situated in the centre of Wolfsburg so handy for all the attractions. Soon I was sitting with a cold beer by the lake, taking in the iconic view of the four chimneys.

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