Resorts and cities in Nordrhein Westfalen region

Bottrop in summer
This is the place to bring your children - the big wheel is a firm favourite with younger visitors. The château Schloss Beck in Kirchhellen-Feldhausen is amongst one of the few remaining buildings designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun, one of the most famous architects of the late baroque period. Today the gem of the Ruhr chateaux accommodates a fairy tale castle and is surrounded by a leisure park which includes a big wheel, go-carts and water rides, a zoo for children, a railway, slides, trampolines, a cable slide and play areas. Also at Haus Beck there are places were you can eat. The Kirchheller heath is particularly appealing as a place to relax and unwind, with around 100 kilometres of marked cycle paths and footpaths and its streams and lakes, such as the Heidesee and the Heidhofsee. With barbecues, shelters, and a 35 metre high viewing platform, as well as play areas and rest areas, a wide variety of interests are catered for. A picnic at the forest station and the "Heidhof" holiday centre or long walks around one of the lakes - all of these guarantee rest and relaxation.