By car
Take the A 40 to exit „Wattenscheid-West”, head on towards
Bochum-Linden / Hattingen. After about 4 km follow the signs
leading you to the „Eisenbahnmuseum” ( = railway museum).
Leave the museum behind you on your right and continue for
about 1 km, then turn left into the little street „Am Ruhrort”.
Follow that street through until it ends, find the red house with
the blue windows.
By public transport
a) from Essen or Hattingen:
Take the S 3 to the station „Bochum-Dahlhausen”, walk through
the street called „Eiberger Straße” until you reach the circle with
the old sycamore tree in the middle. Turn right, look for the sign
„Zufahrt Hörsterholz 1 − 3”, follow the little street through the
forest up to the red house with the blue windows.
b) from Bochum:
Take the tram number 318 (direction „Bochum-Dahlhausen”) all
the way to the terminal station „Bochum-Dahlhausen Bahnhof”,
proceed as in a).