Castles open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) in Lower Saxony, Germany
37 castles open
From Wednesday, December 23 to Saturday, January 9, all French school zones
37 castles in Lower Saxony, Germany open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) according to their hours or season: 36 with precise opening days, 1 on their announced season only. Check the castle’s website the day before; holiday hours change often.
Opening hours come from the castle’s official website, or from Google when the site does not publish any, and are re-read every ninety days. Seasons are copied word for word from the castle’s website. A castle can close without notice: its entry lists a phone number.
Known opening days
- Clemenswerth PalaceSögel
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Scharzfels CastleBad Lauterberg im Harz
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Schloss Pyrmont (Pyrmont Castle)Bad Pyrmont
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Oldenburg CastleOldenburg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - Schloss Wolfenbüttel (Wolfenbüttel Castle)Wolfenbüttel
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5 - Iburg CastleBad Iburg
- Open
- : Fri, Sat, Sun
- Stickhausen CastleDetern
- Open
- : Sun
Free entry - Plesse CastleBovenden
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- NorderburgDornum
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Schloss Schöningen (Schöningen Castle)Schöningen
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Fürstenberg CastleFürstenberg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8.50 - Gifhorn CastleGifhorn
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Ottenstein (Ottenstein Castle)Ottenstein
- Open
- : Sun
- Derneburg CastleHolle
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
Adult €14 - Burg Wittlage (Wittlage Castle)Bad Essen
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Polle CastlePolle
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Brome castleBrome
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- LeineschlossMitte
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- WelfenschlossHann. Münden
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €3.50 - Burg Neuhaus (Neuhaus Castle)Wolfsburg
- Open
- : Sun
- Ahlden HouseAhlden (Aller)
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Schloss AurichAurich
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Schloss Rodenberg (Rodenberg Castle)Rodenberg
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Schloss Hagenburg (Hagenburg Castle)Hagenburg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Schloss KönigsbrückMelle
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Schloss Ledenburg (Ledenburg Castle)Bissendorf
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- WelfenschlossNord
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Burg Kniphausen (Kniphausen Castle)Wilhelmshaven
- Open
- : Wed, Sat, Sun
- Burg zu Hagen CastleHagen im Bremischen
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7.50- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Sun
- Salder HouseSalzgitter
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Free entry - Wolfsburg CastleWolfsburg
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Open in season, without a precise timetable
These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.
- Lichtenberg CastleSalzgitter
- Announced season
- : toute l'année, terrain accessible librement
Every castle in Lower Saxony, Germany
Frequently asked questions
- Which castles are free in Lower Saxony, Germany during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien)?
- 2 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien): Stickhausen Castle and Salder House.
- How is this list made?
- We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.