Opening hours

Important tips

The Castle's courtyard can be attended from April to December. from Wednesday till Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Please consider that the interior and parts of the exterior buildings can only be visited within a guided tour. You're not allowed to walk through the castle on your own because its a construction site. Guided tours are offered when the castle is open. You can also arranged a special-timed guded tour if there is no regular tour.

Regular guided tours from 2026 on:

Wed. 2.30pm
Tue. 12:30 pm / 2:30 pm
Fr. 4 pm
Sat. 2 pm / 2.30 pm Shop and Café open
Su. short explanations on donation - timely flexible 10 am - 3.30 pm
So. 12.30 Uhr
Su. 2.30 pm 1st Sunday per month themetour "middle ages" / 2nd Sunday per month regular tour / 3rd Sunday per month themetour - Baroque / 4th Sunday per month regular tour

If there is no guided tour you can view the courtyard, the gallery and the foyer with ancestor chart. Everything is just payable via cash payment. Changed visitors'/opening times because of events will be accounted seperately. Closing times because of events or changed opening times because of special terms are pointed seperately.

January - March

Winter break
The castle is not open for visitors.

from April to December.

Wednesday to Sunday - the Castle is open to the public - just opening - times for guided tours are published seperately (see below)

The courtyard and the vestibule of the New Wing are visitable. Innenräume und Nebengelasse ist For a tour through the interior and further exterior buildings you have to join in a guided tour. Gudied tours are possible from Wednesday to Sunday.

Temporary restrictions due to e.g. construction work are possible. Please pay attention to the information on these pages or the information on site.

Please be sure to check our Start Page for last-minute restrictions or changes!

Café and Shop

Saturdays from 14:00 to 16:00 during our guided tours.

Guided tour

Guided tours are possible from April to December. A visitation of the inner rooms and some exterior buildings are only possible within a guided tour. You're not allowed to walk through the castle on your own.

Please be sure to check our Start Page for last-minute restrictions or changes!

time public guided tours from 2026:
Wed. 2.30pm
Tue. 12:30 pm / 2:30 pm
Fr. 4 pm
Sat. 2 pm / 2.30 pm Shop and Café open
So. 10-15:30 Uhr Schlosseinblick (Erläuterungen) auf Spendenbasis – zeitlich flexibel – ca. 20 Minuten
So. 12.30 Uhr
Su. 2.30 pm 1st Sunday per month themetour "middle ages" / 2nd Sunday per month regular tour / 3rd Sunday per month themetour - Baroque / 4th Sunday per month regular tour

On holidays oder special occassions the times for the tours may differ from the regular time.
The set time for a tour are about 80 minutes.There will be no reservation for tour cards. Just be right on time and pay directly. The number of people per tour differs from 20 to 25 persons.

Although many areas of the castle are not accessible for structural reasons, the most representative rooms, such as the Grey Hall, the theatre, the castle chapel, the Emperor's Hall and the Knights' Hall can be shown. In addition, our castle guides will provide a lot of interesting information about the history and architecture of the castle. Due to construction work, some parts may be temporarily inaccessible.

public theme tour: Experience the middle ages: like it really was - 1st Sunday 2.30 pm from March to December

Experience the middle ages on Castle former Fortress Blankenburg - in exceptional the tour - authentic, profound and surprisingly different.

Dive into the real life on a fortress, the daily routine of knights and aristrocrats - to the life of citizens and farmers to the often overlooked female and religious worlds of the middle ages.
We dedust wrong cliches and show how varietable, different and human the middle ages really were - far from cliches of films and dark pictures in schoolbooks.

From the middle ages to renaissance - narrated with heart, knowledge and humor.
Perfect for persons with interest in history, families, interest persons in knowledge and just curious guests.

The public theme tour is offered from April to December - starting on 1st Sunday of the month 2.30 pm. Please be present at the court yard to start the tour. Your guide: Thomas A. Winkler.

Public theme tour "Experience Baroque - then and now" (3rd Sunday per month 2:30 pm from March till December)

State, power and big ideas: The Baroque era wanted to create order, beauty and luster - but often failed on itself.

Throughout etiquette, events and big promises a world out of art, culture and impressing architecture was created but only to persist out of expensive bogus and political presentation.

This tour shows you what the Baroque really was and what it left behind till today: A palate for plays, impact, acting and roll cliches - Mechnisms we get to know in politics, economy and society until today.

An exciting time travel between ideal and reality.

Baroque then - more modern than you think!

Special tours

We also offer interested groups guided tours outside of the regular hours mentioned above and are also happy to additionally open our café for your special occasion.
Even if you want to experience a guided tour on Saturday without waiting and other guests, you can order a special tour.

Many things are possible (English-language tour, themed tour), we will be happy to advise you. You can send your enquiry to the contact details on the right or directly to  fuehrungen@schlossblankenburg.de.

offered Theme tours (on demand):
middle ages / fortress
history of the Guelph/Welfen family (not in English)
tour professional school (not in English)
Gründerzeit (not in English)
regular tour in English

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Tours in English language – attention: only possible with advanced booking! 
3 Options:
1 regular castle tour
A tour through the entire history of our magnificent castle and history, where the European peers crossed over and shaped european history. 
Theme tours: medieval tour, baroque tour

2 Medieval Tour (English-language):
Experience an extraordinary themed tour of the Middle Ages at Blankenburg Castle—authentic, well-researched, and refreshingly different! Immerse yourself in real life at the castle: from the daily routines of knights and nobles to the lives of townspeople and peasants, and even the often-overlooked worlds of women and faith in the medieval era. We dispel common clichés and reveal just how diverse, nuanced, and human the Middle Ages truly were—moving beyond cinematic stereotypes and grim textbook portrayals. Spanning the Middle Ages to the Renaissance—presented with passion, expertise, and humor. Perfect for history enthusiasts, families, lifelong learners, and the curious! 
Only available with an advanced booking!

3 Baroque Theme tour (English-language): 
Splendor, power, and grand ideas: the Baroque court sought to create order, beauty, and brilliance—yet often fell victim to its own ambitions. Amidst court etiquette, balls, and grand promises, a world emerged defined by art, culture, and impressive architecture—but also by costly artifice and political posturing. This tour reveals the legacy the Baroque era has left us: a flair for theatricality and impact, performance and „role-playing“—as well as mechanisms we know all too well from today’s politics, business, and society. A fascinating journey through time, navigating the space between ideal and reality. The Baroque era—more modern than you might think. Only available with an advanced booking. 

Prices

Entrance fee

The courtyard and some sections are freely accessible.

Guided tour

A tour through the interior is only possible within a guided tour of the castle for which a fee is charged.

Adults (from 14 years on) 8,00 Euro
children (within 13 years) free

Zeiten öffentliche (Komplett-)Führungen ab 1.4.26:
(March-December)
Wed. 2.30pm
Tue. 12:30 pm / 2:30 pm
Fr. 4 pm
Sat. 2 pm / 2.30 pm Shop and Café open
Su. short explanations on donation - timely flexible 10 am - 3.30 pm
Su. 12.30 am / 2.30 pm (1st Sunday per Month theme tour middle ages / 3rd Sunday per Month theme tour baroque

Association members have to pay no entry fee.

Special tours

Tours with agreed time and number of people beyond the public tours

for less or exactly 5 visitors
50 Euro (children under 6 years have free entrance)

from 6 people on:
Adults (from 14 years on) 10,- Euro
children (within 13 years) free
Association members have to pay no entry fee.

Die Schlossführerinnen und Schlossführer arbeiten vornehmlich ehrenamtlich. Die Einnahmen fließen in den Wiederaufbau und die weitere Sanierung des Denkmals.

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fuehrungen@rettung-schloss-blankenburg.de