(D)Peat Museum Gescher

Name: (D)Peat Museum Gescher
Address: Landsbergstraße 60, Gescher, Borken, 48712, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 (0)2542 7144

Landsbergstraße 60, 48712 Gescher

Museum/Exhibition

The history of Gescher is characterised by the broad peat landscape and its development. The (D)Torfmuseum (peat museum) provides insights into the formation of this peatland and the history of the initial peat diggings up to industrial work. In Gescher's former village school, visitors can discover the transformation of the millennia-old peatland with the help of tools, photos and a wide variety of contemporary witnesses such as fossil remains. The museum presents the history of the mighty natural landscape with its diverse flora and fauna up to the present-day cultural landscape of one of the largest raised bogs in Westphalia. Museum educational materials for school classes and children's groups invite you to research and discover.
Tour information

A visit to the peat bog museum in Gescher-Hochmoor is possible at any time by appointment.
Those interested are best advised to contact the Gescher city marketing department.
Guided tours are also possible.

Museum educational materials for school classes and children's groups invite visitors to explore and discover. Visitors can follow the transformation of a natural landscape into a cultural landscape step by step.

Map

(D)Peat Museum Gescher

Landsbergstraße 60, 48712 Gescher

www.museum-gescher.de/museen/dtorfmuseum/

besucherdienst@museen-gescher.de

Ansprechpartner:

Heimatverein Hochmoor
Mr. Reinhold Reinhold Gertz

Details

Further Informations

Information for cyclists
The peat museum is located in the Hochmoor district south of the town of Gescher. In addition to Gescher, Coesfeld, Velen and Reken are also accessible by bicycle. This means that the museum is connected to four typical Münsterland towns and villages. Several beautiful nature reserves can also be easily experienced by bike.
Numerous themed cycle routes offer interesting cycling tours through the Münsterland region. The signposted themed cycle routes each show very specific contents of the region and thus tell exciting stories about Münsterland. The (D)Torfmuseum is also connected to a themed cycle route.
Flamingo Route
The entrance to the Münsterland cycle route network, which is around 4,500 kilometres long, is directly at the museum. Everyone can find a suitable cycle route here.

Prices

Price adult: 4.00 €

Price child: 0.00 €

Price Info

Admission without guided tour
Adults: 4 €
Youth ab 12 Jahre: 2 €
Children bis 11 Jahre: 0 €

Direction

Parking
Sufficient parking spaces are available for visitors at the (D)Torfmuseum.
Arrival
Arrival by bus & train:
Coesfeld train station, continue by public transport
From Coesfeld station with line R61
From Vreden, Stadtlohn and Gescher with line R61 to Hochmoor
Stop: "Gescher-Hochmoor, Sparkasse".
Walking distance to the museum: 10 minutes, 650 metres
Arrival by car:
A31 Oberhausen-Emden, exit Gescher/Coesfeld - continue in the direction of Gescher and take the L608 towards Hochmoor.
A43 Recklinghausen-Münster, exit Dülmen/Coesfeld in the direction of Coesfeld and initially continue on the B474 - then after two kilometres follow the L600 in the direction of Borken. After about 15 kilometres, exit and follow the L608 towards Gescher-Hochmoor.