Practical information

Location

De Zwanenhof
Retraitehuisweg 6
7625 SL Zenderen
The Netherlands

"The Zwanenhof is located in one of the most beautiful spots in Twente. Since 1927 people have been coming to this beautiful, authentic building - with its exceptional chapel and lovely monastery gardens - for peace and to find 'meaning'. This has made it into a 'house with a soul'; a place where it feels like 'coming home'. Our cooks are more than willing to do their utmost to indulge your culinary desires. If you are a vegetarian or you need to follow a diet, we will take this into account as far as we possibly can. The combination of the beautiful and charming De Zwanenhof and the team of personnel that has hospitality high up on their agenda, makes every meeting into a unique experience." ~ The Zwanenhof team

Travel

By plane:

If you come by plane, usually you fly into Schiphol, the largest airport in the Netherlands, close to Amsterdam. There is an intercity train from Schiphol airport that goes straight to the train station in Almelo. The trip form Schiphol airport to Almelo takes about two hours. From Dusseldorf airport (Germany) to the train station in Almelo takes about 3 hours. When you arrive at the train station in Almelo on Sunday June 19th, a small shuttle bus (up to 8 persons), will be available to bring you to De Zwanenhof in Zenderen. The shuttle bus will also be available on Friday June 24 to bring you back to the train station in Almelo.

By train:

Take a train to Almelo. To find train schedules, use the NS train journey planner. When you arrive at the train station in Almelo on Sunday June 19th, a small shuttle bus (up to 8 persons), will be available to bring you to De Zwanenhof in Zenderen (shuttle schedule). The shuttle bus will also be available on Friday June 24 to bring you back to the train station in Almelo.

By car:

The following car rental companies all operate out of Amsterdam Schiphol airport; Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt. Take the A1 motorway direction Hengelo, exit 29 Borne-West, and following Bornerbroek (see map below). There are a number of car parks in front of the building, free of charge.

What to bring

• There are going to be several sport activities, so you may bring sport clothes or comfortable ones. There are going to be football goals for football fans to play. Also table football and table tennis will be at disposition for you to enjoy with others!
• In previous summer schools, people used to gather together and go running early in the morning, so you may bring your running clothes and stay fit before the day starts!
• Take into consideration that the weather in the Netherlands changes very rapidly. We recommend you to bring both sun cream and a raincoat!
• For those football lovers, the exciting European Cup will be held during these days, so there will be enough time to see some of the matches! You can bring your flag or scarf to support your football team!
• Come with energy, it is a very complete program, which we hope you all will enjoy!