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Here you can find all information about the WarpWeekend 2003 Event.

Available information:

Event Address

MFC 't Keerpunt
Elmpterweg 50
6042 KL Roermond
telephone: +31-475-316001
fax: +31-475-334338

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Getting to WarpWeekend by rail

Get to WarpWeekend relaxed and get there by train! Roermond can be reached by train very well.

If you are coming from Belgium you need to travel to Luik.
Use the website of the Belgium national train operator to plan your journey N.M.B.S.
From  station Liege-Guillemins there is an international train to Maastricht in the Netherlands every hour. (You need to switch trains in Maastricht to get to Roermond)  For the the journey from the station Liege-Guillemins to Roermond use the website of the Dutch national train operator N.S.

If you are coming from Germany travel to Aachen Hbf. To plan your trip use the website of the German national railway company D.B. . For the the journey from the station Aachen Hbf to Roermond use the website of the Dutch national trainoperator N.S. From Aachen to Heerlen (when you need to change trains) there is also an hourly train.

From Aachen to Roermond takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes by train.
From Liege to Roermond takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes by train.

If you are coming out of the direction Hamburg change trains in the station Wuppertal Hbf.
From here trains goto Venlo every hour where you need to change trains  to get to Roermond. The trip from Wuppertal to Roermond takes 2 hours. To plan your trip from Wuppertal Hbf to Roermond use the website of the Dutch national train operator N.S.

If you are coming to the Netherland with the international train Amsterdam-Berlin.
Leave the train at station at station Deventer.  Use the website of the Dutch national train operator N.S. to plan your trip from station Deventer to Venlo.

If you are arriving from the U.K. in Hoek van Holland. You can take the train from the station Hoek van Holland haven to Roermond.  It takes 2 and 1/2 hours to get from Hoek van Holland to Roermond.
Use the website of the Dutch national train operator N.S. to plan your trip.

People coming from France don't take the Thalys in the direction to Amsterdam. The best thing you can do is to get of at Brussel-Midi and take a train to Liege Guillemins. From which an international train to Maastricht leaves every hour. To plan your trip from Liege-Guillemins read the first paragraph of this section of the website.

Getting from the trainstation in Roermond to Centrum 't Keerpunt you have several options:

On Friday you can take bus number 15 (in the directorion of Maalbroek/Leeuwen). It leaves every hour 10 minutes past every full hour (12:10, 13:10 etc).  The bus will be coming to bus stop "Elmpterweg/Dennenmarken" after 11 minutes. From there you need to walk for 2 minutes. At this bus stop there is also a sportcenter called "Sportcentrum Dennenmarken".

The other option is to take bus number 35 (in the direction of Venlo) it leaves 14 minutes past every full hour.
Another option is to take bus number 36 (in the direction of Venlo) it leaves  at 09:47, 10,47 etc.
In both cases you need to get off at the bus stop "Schout Kellenstraat". You need to walk 8 minutes.
This bus stop is direction on the junction of "Schout Kellenstraat, Hoek Straat and Elmpterweg,

On Saturday bus 15 runs on the same schedule and route.
Bus 35 does not run on Saturday.
Busline 36 leaves from station Roermond at 09:53. 09:53 etc.

To get access to the bus you need to get a so called "strippenkaart". You can buy this with the bus driver.

You can take a so called Treintaxi. When you have a trainticket you can take a Treintaxi.
At the ticket machine or at ticket window you can buy a ticket for 3 Euro and 80 Eurocents.
There is a Treintaxi stop outside the station. If there is no Treintaxi you can push a button and within 10 minutes it will arrive. Tell the taxi driver you need to go MFC 't Keerpunt Elmpterweg 50 and you will be dropped of at the doorstep.

A last option is to walk from the train station which will take about 20 minutes...

If you can read Dutch use this website to plan your public transport trip from any Dutch address to Roermond.
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Getting to WarpWeekend by road

For a route description in Dutch goto this page: 't Keerpunt

Roermond is in the south of Netherlands not very far from Luik and Aachen.

Coming out of the direction Maastricht/Sittard/Heerlen:

Coming out of the direction Maastricht (on the freeway E-25/A2 Maastricht-Eindhoven) take the
exit "St Joost" (exit 44). Follow the traffic signs for Roermond (you are now on the N271).  After you have passed a Shell petrol station you come to the first trafficlights (Zwartbroekplein).  Go straight ahead and at the next traffic lights turn right. Then at the next traffic light you turn left.  A the next traffic lights turn left on the "Godsweerdersingel". Go straight ahead and you will pass the railwaystation. Turn right at the next traffic lights (next to restaurant "Cosy Corner). You are now on the "Venloseweg".
Keep on driving straight ahead, you will be driving on a bridge crossing the railwayline. At the next traffic lights turn right. On your right hand there will be a furniture store called "Sijben Meubelen"
At the next traffic lights turn left and keep following the road. De "Julialaan" will become the "Elmpterweg" , on your left hand there will be some shops. Keep driving straight on until on your right hand you will see the sport center "Sportcentrum Dennenmarken".

Coming out of the direction Eindhoven/Weert

Coming out of the direction Eindhoven - Weert - Roermond on the N280.

As soon as your enter the town Roermond over the bridge "Maasbrug", at the first traggic lights (at the Esso gas station!) go straight ahead, at the next traffic lights also go straight ahead. Then at the next traffic lights (you will be at a T-junction) turn right. At the next traffic lights go right and directly after the bent on your left is te parking  lot for 't Keerpunt. On your left is the sport center "Sportcentrum Dennenmarken".

Coming out of the direction Venlo

Drive in the direction of Roermond over the N271 you will be passing the village Swalmen keep driving straight ahead in the direction of Roermond. At third set of traffic lights go right. You are now on the Elmterweg. Directly after the bent is the parking lot 't Keerpunt.

If you are coming from outside the Netherlands a good way to plan your trip by car is by using map24
You can specify from which country you are leaving and which city to your destination in Roermond. The website is in Dutch, English German, in total about 10 languages.

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Accomodation

Please see the following offers for accomodation:

** We are not responsible for possible errors and listed prices are indicational. For more information contact the hotel and book in time, places are limited.

One hotel in our opion that could be suitable for your stay is Hotel Roermond. Its located next to the railway and bus station.  A one person room costs 69 Euro and a two person room costs 89 Euro. A breakfast buffet costs 9 Euro.
There are 50 rooms in Hotel Roermond.

More information about Hotel Roermond (Please note the information is in Dutch)

Hotels in and around Roermond

Golden Tulip Landhotel Cox

Maalbroek 102
6042 KN Roermond
website

Tel: +31-475-348899
Fax: +31-475-325142
mail@landhotelcox.nl

Hotel De Pauw

Roerkade 2
6041 KZ Roermond

Tel: +31-475-316597
Fax: +31-475-316400

Hotel Roermond

Stationsplein 9
6041 GN Roermond
website

Tel: +31-475-316548
Fax: +31-475-335156
info@hotelroermond.nl

Theaterhotel De Oranjerie

Kloosterwandplein 12
6041 JA Roermond
website

Tel: +31-475-391491
Fax: +31-475-317188
info@oranjerie.valk.com

Kasteel Hattem

Maastrichterweg 25
6041 NZ Roermond


Tel: +31-475-319222

Hotel Willems

Godsweerdersingel 58
6041 GM Roermond

Tel: +31-475-333021
Fax: +31-475-337951

Boshotel Vlodrop

Boslaan 1
6063 NN Vlodrop
website

Tel: +31-475-534959
Fax: +31-475-534580
info@boshotel.nl

HerBerg Opwaerts

Hagelkruisweg 7
6077 HA St. Odilienberg

Tel: +31-475-536540
Fax: +31-475-536540

Hotel Pension Smeets

Kerkstraat 34
6051 JH Maasbracht

Tel: +31-475-464679
Fax: +31-475-463322

De Maashoeve

Magdalenastraat 13
6109 RC Ohe en Laak

Tel: +31-475-558200
Fax: +31-475-558209

Landgoed Kasteel Daelenbroeck

Kasteellaan 2
6075 EZ Herkenbosch
website

Tel: +31-475-532465
Fax: +31-475-536030
info@daelenbroeck.nl

Hofstee de Roerdalhoeve

Heinsbergerweg 12
6074 AD Melick
website

Tel: +31-475-532095
Fax: +31-475-536704
info@roerdalhoeve.nl

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