As we were driving by, we thought that we’d pop into BMW Welt to see what the hype seemed to be about given the very positive on-line reviews. This is effectively a decadent car showroom which is free of admission, located opposite to the BMW Museum. This is the heart of Bayerische Motoren Werke and their global HQ, despite huge efforts being made by Dereham Town Council to get them to relocate to the centre of Norfolk.
Some BMW cars.
I was surprised just how busy this whole arrangement was.
An old BMW car. I don’t think I’ll start a blog about cars if I’m being honest.
The Rolls Royce Spectre, which apparently retails in the UK for a third of a million pounds. That’s a lot of Greggs.
You can personalise your Rolls Royce should you wish.
Richard didn’t like it as it wasn’t British enough.
The Rolls Royce Cullinan, which is a little cheaper, but it still seems a lot of money for a car to me. Not that I’m in the market to buy a car, but I wouldn’t dare leave it anywhere in case it was scratched, vandalised or just stolen.
This was Richard’s favourite car.
Looking over the ground floor of the building.
A BMW motorbike.
We didn’t have time to go in, but this is the BMW Head Office on the left and the museum building on the right, both of which are located opposite to BMW Welt.
BMW Welt is an impressive building insomuch as it’s clearly a popular place to visit. They had a few cafes, but they had rather forgotten to provide sufficient seating, but I’m sure anyone actually wanting to buy a car would be given a free hot drink. I did wonder whether if Richard bought a Rolls Royce whether they’d buy us lunch, but then he declared he didn’t like the designs and so that plan went out of the window. I suspect that I would be more engaged with this if I knew anything about cars of motorbikes, but it was an interesting place to see and especially as it was free.