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Founded: c. 1190Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)
Rating
4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Dominic Butaitis (4 months ago)
Beautiful site, nice walk up to castle.
Beautiful site, nice walk up to castle.
Danielle Cummings (2 years ago)
Came here on a Friday August afternoon with my three kids nearly ages 6, 4, and 2). We were able to drive all the way up to the castle, where there were multiple spots available (I'd guess there are about 10 spots, and only 3 were taken). I suggest making the "Grimburg WC" your Google Maps GPS destination, as that will bring you directly to the parking lot, whereas using "Grimburg castle" will only bring you to the preceding road, still about a kilometer away from the parking lot. There happened to be a wedding finishing up in the ruin when we arrived, though it seemed most of the guests had parked on the opposite side of the castle. Prior to the end of the parking lot, there is a tower you can look at but cannot enter (unless you are staying the night there, I believe). There is a very clean bathroom facility right at the parking lot, and then once you start walking into the ruin there is a small playground within the outer ruin walls with a net swing and a single wooden horse to ride. There are a few outer ruin rooms to see there, and then you walk by a pavilion with a garbage and multiple tables to snack at, and then you enter the actual castle grounds. There is a bridge over what looks like it may have been a moat and then an inner courtyard, with an adjacent chapel and multiple ruined rooms to explore. You can walk around the castle to the right, which will bring you around back to two more towers (one of which has more seating for picnicking) and another large outer courtyard, and back into the castle, where you can see a few more ruined rooms and an herb garden, and ultimately back to a staircase that enters the inner castle courtyard. There is also a tower within the main body of the ruin that you can climb up to, with safe wooden stairs that finishes with a semi steep ladder-like staircase. The top of the tower is covered and quite safe, though there were many arrow slit windows on the climb up I think my kids coould have squeezed through. I wore the toddler all the way up to tower but the 4 and 6 year olds walked the whole way without complaint. There were many garbages on the outskirts of the castle but no food or beverage options, unless you were attending the wedding :) We spent almost 2 hours here having snacks, playing in the playground, and exploring the ruins. It was particularly nice being able to park so close. There is a restaurant called Grimburger Hof with a nice outdoor seating area that I would have liked to stop at if I didn't need to get home. This was an hour's drive for us but well worth it!
Came here on a Friday August afternoon with my three kids nearly ages 6, 4, and 2). We were able to drive all the way up to the castle, where there were multiple spots available (I'd guess there are about 10 spots, and only 3 were taken). I suggest making the "Grimburg WC" your Google Maps GPS destination, as that will bring you directly to the parking lot, whereas using "Grimburg castle" will only bring you to the preceding road, still about a kilometer away from the parking lot. There happened to be a wedding finishing up in the ruin when we arrived, though it seemed most of the guests had parked on the opposite side of the castle. Prior to the end of the parking lot, there is a tower you can look at but cannot enter (unless you are staying the night there, I believe). There is a very clean bathroom facility right at the parking lot, and then once you start walking into the ruin there is a small playground within the outer ruin walls with a net swing and a single wooden horse to ride. There are a few outer ruin rooms to see there, and then you walk by a pavilion with a garbage and multiple tables to snack at, and then you enter the actual castle grounds. There is a bridge over what looks like it may have been a moat and then an inner courtyard, with an adjacent chapel and multiple ruined rooms to explore. You can walk around the castle to the right, which will bring you around back to two more towers (one of which has more seating for picnicking) and another large outer courtyard, and back into the castle, where you can see a few more ruined rooms and an herb garden, and ultimately back to a staircase that enters the inner castle courtyard. There is also a tower within the main body of the ruin that you can climb up to, with safe wooden stairs that finishes with a semi steep ladder-like staircase. The top of the tower is covered and quite safe, though there were many arrow slit windows on the climb up I think my kids coould have squeezed through. I wore the toddler all the way up to tower but the 4 and 6 year olds walked the whole way without complaint. There were many garbages on the outskirts of the castle but no food or beverage options, unless you were attending the wedding :) We spent almost 2 hours here having snacks, playing in the playground, and exploring the ruins. It was particularly nice being able to park so close. There is a restaurant called Grimburger Hof with a nice outdoor seating area that I would have liked to stop at if I didn't need to get home. This was an hour's drive for us but well worth it!
James Wallace (4 years ago)
Helpful signs in German, English, French and Dutch to explain different parts of the castle. Very pretty view from the keep.
Helpful signs in German, English, French and Dutch to explain different parts of the castle. Very pretty view from the keep.
Andrea (6 years ago)
Beautiful surroundings to walk. The castle it self has a beautiful point from which you can see the area. The 'rooms' have signs so you know what it ones was.
Beautiful surroundings to walk. The castle it self has a beautiful point from which you can see the area. The 'rooms' have signs so you know what it ones was.
Leendert van Doorn (6 years ago)
Castle with a very nice restored keep. Definitely worth the hike.
Castle with a very nice restored keep. Definitely worth the hike.
