CAMPER&BUS 59had plenty of time to perv in, around
and under all of the exhibits and not
once did we have anyone watching
over us to ensure we didn’t touch or
breath on the vehicles. So refreshing!
As we were leaving, we struck up
a conversation with one of the very
friendly female employees and asked
various questions regarding the
vehicles and the museum in general.
We also enquired about any local
traditional drinking establishments
we should frequent whilst we were
in the area and she recommended a
brewery down the road called Altes
Brauhaus zu Fallersleben. With the
address locked in and a few hours to
kill that day, we made our plans...
A good friend of mine Chris
Heinecke, who runs Bugwelder over in
Germany, had previously sent me the
address of Ferdinand Porsche’s house
that he frequented whilst the VW
factory was being built and checking
a map, it wasn’t far from where we
were. Tucked away up a small back
road and with no indication as to its
past tenant, this simple shack of a
building was very modest and easily
missed. Not sure if we even had the
right road, we parked our Buses and
set off on foot to trek up the hill. We
were not particularly convinced it
was the right house until we walked
around the back and entered the
large field behind, where low and
behold, there was a panoramic view
of VW HQ. Not one to miss a photo
opportunity, we legged it back to the
Buses, drove back up to the house
and proceeded to sneak into the field
to snap some souvenir photos with
the perfect Volkswagen backdrop.
With big smiles all round we thought
we’d check out the aforementioned
brewery for a late afternoon scoop.
Built in 1765, the Altes Brauhaus
zu Fallersleben offers a 250-year-old
tradition of brewing in the middle
of the historical old town. Once
inside the amazing building, you will
generally find up to 15 seasonally
adapted beer styles that are all still