Which castles are free in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany during the Easter holidays (Osterferien)?

5 castles with free entry open during the Easter holidays (Osterferien): Burg Stolberg, Burg Altendorf, Burg Horn, Altena Castle and Horst Palace.

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.

Castles open during the Easter holidays (Osterferien) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

96 castles open

From Monday, March 22 to Saturday, April 3, all French school zones

96 castles in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany open during the Easter holidays (Osterferien) according to their hours or season: 92 with precise opening days, 4 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

Schloss Paffendorf (Paffendorf Castle)Bergheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Kaiserpfalz KaiserswerthDüsseldorf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Nideggen (Nideggen Castle)Nideggen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Stolberg (Stolberg Castle)Stolberg
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Burg Hengebach (Hengebach Castle)Heimbach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wittringen CastleGladbeck
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wissem CastleTroisdorf
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Neersen (Neersen Castle)Willich
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Burgau (Burgau Castle)Düren
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Oberes SchlossSiegen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Morsbroich CastleLeverkusen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €10
Burg Vlotho (Vlotho Castle)Vlotho
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Schellenberg (Schellenberg Castle)Essen
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Strünkede (Strünkede Castle)Stadtbezirk Herne-Mitte
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €2.50
Brüggen CastleBrüggen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Homburg CastleNümbrecht
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Schloß OberwerriesHamm
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss DetmoldDetmold
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg CastleSolingen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
GodesburgBad Godesberg
Open
: Wed, Sun
Schloss WerdringenStadtbezirk Hagen-Nord
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Schloss Brake (Brake Castle)Lemgo
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Schloss Rheda (Rheda Castle)Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wasserburg Haus WelbergenOchtrup
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
SchwanenburgKleve
Open
: Sat, Sun
Burg Ingenhoven (Ingenhoven Castle)Nettetal
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
LaufenburgLangerwehe
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Sythen CastleHaltern am See
Open
: Mon, Thu, Sun
Schloss Borbeck (Borbeck Castle)Essen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
GinsburgHilchenbach
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Ehreshoven CastleEngelskirchen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Altendorf (Altendorf Castle)Stadtbezirk VIII (Essen)
Open
: Sat, Sun
Free entry
Krickenbeck CastleNettetal
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Alsdorf (Alsdorf Castle)Alsdorf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Erwitte (Erwitte Castle)Erwitte
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Haus OpherdickeHolzwickede
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Dringenberg (Dringenberg Castle)Bad Driburg
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Ringenberg (Ringenberg Castle)Hamminkeln
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Dorenburg (Grefrath)Grefrath
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss MoersMoers
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Zweibrüggen (Zweibrüggen Castle)Übach-Palenberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Geretzhoven (Geretzhoven Castle)Bergheim
Open
: Mon, Wed, Fri
Burg Kempen (Kempen Castle)Kempen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Auel (Auel Castle)Lohmar
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Hovestadt (Hovestadt Castle)Lippetal
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Boetzelaer (Boetzelaer Castle)Kalkar
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Harkotten (Harkotten Castle)Sassenberg
Open
: Sun
Haus ThalOverath
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss Bollheim (Bollheim Castle)Zülpich
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Gimborn CastleMarienheide
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Horn (Horn Castle)Horn-Bad Meinberg
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Schloss Petershagen (Petershagen Castle)Petershagen
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss Arff (Arff Castle)Roggendorf/Thenhoven
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
ErbdrostenhofStadtbezirk Münster-Mitte
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Haus WelschenbeckWarstein
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Baesweiler (Baesweiler Castle)Baesweiler
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Heltorf CastleAngermund
Open
: Sat, Sun
Adult €3.50
Palais WittgensteinCarlstadt
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Georghausen CastleLindlar
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloß BloemersheimNeukirchen-Vluyn
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Limberg (Limberg Castle)Preußisch Oldendorf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
Alte BurgNörvenich
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss Nörvenich (Nörvenich Castle)Nörvenich
Open
: Sat, Sun
Burg Stammeln (Stammeln Castle)Elsdorf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Ramsdorf (Ramsdorf Castle)Velen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss LüftelbergMeckenheim
Open
: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Haus WesthemmerdeUnna
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Schloss Jägerhof (Jägerhof Castle)Düsseldorf
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Gut VellbrüggenNorf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Gudenau (Gudenau Castle)Wachtberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Thienhausen (Thienhausen Castle)Steinheim
Open
: Mon, Thu, Fri
Haus WohnungVoerde
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Haus VogelsangDatteln
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Meckenheimer Straße 47Weilerswist
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Schellenstein (Schellenstein Castle)Olsberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Beverungen castleBeverungen
Open
: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Haldem (Haldem Castle)Stemwede
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WilhelmsburgHilchenbach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Aprath (Aprath Castle)Wülfrath
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat
Schloss Breill (Breill Castle)Geilenkirchen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Kriegshoven CastleSwisttal
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Altena CastleAltena
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Burg Lede (Lede Castle)Beuel
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat
Castle LinnKrefeld
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Lüdinghausen (Lüdinghausen Castle)Lüdinghausen
Open
: Sat, Sun
Vischering CastleLüdinghausen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Benrath PalaceBenrath
Open
: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Bad BerleburgBad Berleburg
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat
Hohenlimburg CastleHohenlimburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Horst PalaceStadtbezirk Gelsenkirchen-West
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Free entry
Schloss Loburg (Loburg Castle)Ostbevern
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Schloss Oberhausen (Oberhausen Castle)Oberhausen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €12

Open in season, without a precise timetable

These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.

Burg Uda (Uda Castle)Grefrath
Announced season
: du 19 avril au 25 octobre, dimanches 11h00-17h00
Anholt CastleIsselburg
Announced season
: avril à octobre, 09:00-17:00 (dernière admission)
Adult €20
Schloss Beck (Beck Castle)Bottrop
Announced season
: du 28 mars au 12 avril 2026 (Osterferien), ouvert tous les jours, 09:00-18:00 (attractions à partir de 10h00, dernière entrée 16h00)
Adult €18
Castle DyckJüchen
Announced season
: Sommersaison (29 mars 2026 - 24 octobre 2026), lundi fermé, mardi à vendredi 10h00-18h00, samedi/dimanche/jour férié 10h00-18h00
Adult €13.50

Every castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Frequently asked questions

Which castles are free in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany during the Easter holidays (Osterferien)?: 5 castles with free entry open during the Easter holidays (Osterferien): Burg Stolberg, Burg Altendorf, Burg Horn, Altena Castle and Horst Palace.
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.