Kokerei Hansa

5 Natalia Zhdanova - a year ago

I love abandoned industrial sites even when they are turned into museums. Due to Covid, there are no guided tours, but you can wander there on your own for free. The remnants of the plant look super cool: they are huge, old, rusty - perfect for fallout lovers. u003d)

5 Samantha Gordon - Formerly Mellor - 2 months ago

Free of charge with a very helpful gent at the kiosk. Despite only being able to access a smallish part of the plant there is so much to look at, we could have been there all day. The place is huge with some massive industrial machinery and processing equipment structures. Despite being managed, it has maintained it's look and feel of an abandoned monster, complete with rust, peeling paint, overgrown nature reclaiming areas etc. If you usually like a bit of urban exploring or abandoned engineering, you'll get a lot out of a visit here.

5 Jeffrey Bloom - 5 months ago

Great tour! Promising plans for the future.

5 alfahad91 - 2 years ago

Very interesting site of an old factory. Great for photography and a bit of urban exploring. Tours are only in German, i just walked around the site by myself which is completely free of charge. The were only a couple of people when I was there.

3 Reham Bataineh - a month ago

It will be a great place after revitalization,and in april 2027 it will be converted to an gardening exception ...

5 Richard Duchaj - a year ago

Interesting place with historical feeling. Defo good pick for industrial fans

5 John Tindel - 4 years ago

When my girlfriend put together our itinerary for a weekend trip to Dortmund, I was skeptical at the prospect of a visit to an old industrial coke plant. Hell, I didn't even know what (this kind of) coke was! Needless to say, my expectations were exceeded.

We had a fascinating tour of the place led by a man who used to work the plant and had an intimate knowledge of its history and operation. It was a unique glimpse into a bygone era when Germany was almost unrecognizable to those only familiar with its present state. The tour was extensive (u003e2 hours!) but left me wanting to learn more about the process and history of coal processing (my interest level had previously been near 0).

My favorite thing was seeing where nature was reclaiming the factory grounds, with layers of soil covering rail tracks and platforms, already sprouting trees that have grown for a few years. It was a unique and memorable experience.

Two caveats if you're considering a visit. First, I don't think the tour is available in English. I speak fluent Dutch, which is close enough to German that I understood about 80% of what was said, but I don't think our guide spoke enough English to give a tour in it or translate the more technical words. Secondly, this tour is mostly outside, so I wouldn't recommend it on a rainy day or in super cold weather. It involves moderately vigorous activity (lots of walking, stairs, and a really long and steep ramp) and goes into lots of places built long before people were concerned with accessibility. A couple of people on our tour were in their 60's and in good shape, and they handled it fine, but I could imagine it being challenging for some.