Amphitheater und Forstgarten (Kleve)

Begin at the Forstgarten entrance where Joseph-Beuys-Allee meets Tiergartenstraße. Take the public garden paths towards the pond, choosing a few trees to examine. Retrace those paths to the entrance. For the Amphitheater, cross Tiergartenstraße at a suitable crossing, look from the lower terraces and return by the same crossing to your starting entrance.

Assess the lower garden first if you use a pushchair or mobility aid. Leave the uphill extension out unless its surfaces and gradients suit your group; no uninterrupted step-free route is promised.

Start at the Tiergartenstraße/Wasserburgallee car park. Cross into the Forstgarten, pass the playground and bandstand, and continue to Altes Landhaus. Follow the canal towards the draisine railway, then the path beside the zoo to Stiller Winkel. Continue via Eichenallee to Wasserburg Rindern and circle its lake, following the official directions.

A detailed wheelchair audit is unavailable. Check surfaces and crossings before committing to the whole circuit.

Take one picture towards the Amphitheater from the canal side, then another back towards the canal from a safe public terrace. Compare which lines lead your eye through the pictures. Keep the road crossing separate from the photography.

Look at how the fruit trees are arranged and compare any variety labels you find. The orchard is an addition to the historic garden, with regional and older fruit varieties. Enjoy it from the paths without bending branches or trampling the vegetation.

The neighbouring museum is the useful indoor option. Check current opening times, admission and exhibitions before switching plans. Its lift access and west-end accessible entrance can help visitors who would find the hillside paths difficult. Café Moritz follows its own, narrower schedule.

Four-lobed leaves with an indented tip make a useful close-up. In early summer, look up for greenish flowers with orange markings.

This conifer sheds its foliage. Compare a leafy-season photograph with its bare winter outline; use the label to distinguish it from other conifers.

Look for autumn colour changing across the crown. Photograph the whole tree as well as a leaf that you can see from the path.

Look for thick reddish-brown bark and a substantial trunk. Step back for a sense of scale, keeping out of planted ground.

The older tree leaflet describes surviving pines in an avenue. Compare their crowns with nearby broadleaved trees without leaving the path.

The tree leaflet places old chestnuts beside the large pond. Use the path for a whole-tree photograph rather than approaching the water’s edge.

These are cultivated trees in a historic collection. Tulip tree and dawn redwood appear in the July 2026 garden brochure; the other suggestions come from an older municipal tree leaflet. Use labels and the trees you find on the day, allowing for changes to individual specimens.

The seventeenth-century original of Pallas Athene is kept in Museum Kurhaus; the figure outside continues to mark the Amphitheater’s upper pool. It is a useful link between a garden visit and the museum.

The Blumenhof has a playground. Museum Kurhaus offers accessible toilets, but check its opening and visitor arrangements rather than assuming the gardens have a permanently available toilet. Bring your own water for the walk.

Use the Forstgarten entrance at Joseph-Beuys-Allee/Tiergartenstraße for the short plan, or the Tiergartenstraße/Wasserburgallee car park for the official circuit. For a museum meeting, use Tiergartenstraße 41. These are distinct starting points, so agree on one before your group arrives.