1961 Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 11

Inner Courtyard in Winter Getting to Marienburg Castle by public transport: By rail from all directions: When King George V and his family travelled from Hanover to their summer residence, they took the train to Nordstemmen station. Today, the castle can be reached incomparably more quickly. Nordstemmen station is very well served from the directions of Hildesheim (from 11 minutes), Hanover (from 16 minutes) and Hamelin (from 35 minutes). Information on a shuttle service from Nordstemmen station to the Castle can be found at www.schloss-marienburg.de. If you want to walk to the Castle from Nordstemmen, you should plan in around 40 minutes. Contact details: EAC GmbH – Schloss Marienburg Marienberg 1, 30982 Pattensen Tel. [phone] [email protected] www.schloss-marienburg.com By RegioBus from the direction of Hanover: On weekends and public holidays between 1 March and 9 November 2014, Marienburg Castle is served directly by RegioBus route 300/310 four times a day. Departure times of Route 300 from Hanover Central Bus Station (ZOB) (continuing from Pattensen Central Bus Station (ZOB) as Route 310): Saturdays: 8.40 and 10.40 a.m., 12.50 and 2.50 p.m. Sundays and public holidays: 9.10 and 11.10 a.m., 1.10 and 3.10 p.m. Further details and return journey times can be found at www.regiobus.de or obtained from the GVH hotline [phone]. Press contact: Karin S. Schwarz Public Relations Tel. [phone] or [phone] [email protected] 11 1961 Magazine Fall 2014