Hallwyl Castle
Hallwyl Castle
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It is only a short hop from the romantic moated castle to the nature reserve on Lake Hallwil. Combine history, culture and nature to create an exciting experience! Travelling through time and space with the von Hallwyl family. Throughout its eight hundred-year history, the von Hallwyl dynasty, as part of the Argovian squirearchy, distinguished itself in a variety of ways: on confederate battlefields, at European courts, in science and politics, in trade and in the world of finance. On your tour of the castle premises you will discover medieval and post medieval areas of life divided into 11 themes. By means of an audio guide, selected family members will tell you the stories of their lives. However, the ordinary people, the farmers and subjects of the Lords of Hallwyl also have a voice.
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dedicatedtraveller
Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England6,064 contributions
May 2022
What a find!
A delightful schloss to visit on a balmy May day. We walked to it along the banks of the Hallwiler Lake, which was a very pleasant thing to do in stonking sunshine.
Very good value too!
Excellent fruit tarts and coffee from the cafe which we thoroughly enjoyed sitting outside in the lovely courtyard.
LOTS to see inside the schloss - fascinating place. Way more to it than you think at first glance.. you need a good 2 hours plus to do it justice.
Highly recommend visiting this hidden gem!
A delightful schloss to visit on a balmy May day. We walked to it along the banks of the Hallwiler Lake, which was a very pleasant thing to do in stonking sunshine.
Very good value too!
Excellent fruit tarts and coffee from the cafe which we thoroughly enjoyed sitting outside in the lovely courtyard.
LOTS to see inside the schloss - fascinating place. Way more to it than you think at first glance.. you need a good 2 hours plus to do it justice.
Highly recommend visiting this hidden gem!
Written May 24, 2022
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Frank Geisler 🇨🇭
Zurich, Switzerland13,254 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
We came for a brief stopover to this lovely watercastle in the heart of canton Aargau.
Unfortunately we have not had the time to visit the inside.
From the outside a fantastic group of medieval buildings worth visiting.
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Unfortunately we have not had the time to visit the inside.
From the outside a fantastic group of medieval buildings worth visiting.
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Written May 7, 2022
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Hermes_NL 🇳🇱
Amsterdam, The Netherlands20,077 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
The castle Hallwyl on the Hallwiler lake in Seengen is a very scenic affair. You can walk around it as part of the hike around the lake. Also it is used for partied and weddings.
Written August 27, 2021
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pore
Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland20,048 contributions
Sep 2011 • Couples
There are many castles in the canton of Argovia you can visit. They all tell the history of the time they existed. Hallwyl castle is among the most beautiful water castles in Switzerland situated at the Northern end of Lake Hallwil.
The castle was transformed many times during its existence. What you can see is a castle how it was during the year 1862 with the many annexes built since 1200.
There are no original equipments at Hallwyl castle as the last owner brought it to Stockholm, Sweden. But you can learn a lot about life during the more than eight Centuries of existence of this castle.
Close to the hotel there is a water mill you also can visit. In a separate exhibition next to the mill there is a boat which was fond in the slick of the Hallwyl castle.
pore
The castle was transformed many times during its existence. What you can see is a castle how it was during the year 1862 with the many annexes built since 1200.
There are no original equipments at Hallwyl castle as the last owner brought it to Stockholm, Sweden. But you can learn a lot about life during the more than eight Centuries of existence of this castle.
Close to the hotel there is a water mill you also can visit. In a separate exhibition next to the mill there is a boat which was fond in the slick of the Hallwyl castle.
pore
Written October 5, 2011
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SKR
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May 2019 • Family
My teenage son and I visited Hallwyl Castle on May 1st. It was the first of four castles in the region that we visited that day. The other Castles were Lenzberg, Wildegg, and Hapsburg. We ranked each four on how much we liked them including factors like entry fees as well as how “castle-like” each one was. We both agreed on the final ranking with Hallwyl 1st, then Hapsburg 2nd, Lenzberg 3rd and Wildegg 4th.
Hallwyl is great for short visit even if you just enjoy walking in and around the grounds as well did. We did not pay the higher ticket price for the full museum visit, so can’t comment on the museum.
Hallwyl is great for short visit even if you just enjoy walking in and around the grounds as well did. We did not pay the higher ticket price for the full museum visit, so can’t comment on the museum.
Written May 8, 2019
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Roberto M
Baden, Switzerland46 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
The castle is in good conditions and have good expositions that help you to understand how was the life there along the generations. Nice place to visit. Close there you can swim
Written July 21, 2017
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JohannaHaller
Aarau, Switzerland215 contributions
May 2014 • Friends
The buildings of the Schloss Hallwyl are very beautiful. The museum wasn't that great though hence only an average rating from me. Instead of paying CHF 12 to go see all of the castle including the museum they also offer entrence to the garden for much less. I reckon this is all you need to do since the displays in the museum are only in German.
But have a walk around the castle. It is stunning!
If you have time, take a stroll on the left bank of the river Aabach towards the lake - or if you have a lot of time, walk around the whole lake like we did. Including a lunch and a coffee break it took us just over 6 hours.
But have a walk around the castle. It is stunning!
If you have time, take a stroll on the left bank of the river Aabach towards the lake - or if you have a lot of time, walk around the whole lake like we did. Including a lunch and a coffee break it took us just over 6 hours.
Written May 21, 2014
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Deniza_Ianev
Canton of Zug, Switzerland161 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
Back to the XIV century indeed. The castle is small but fine and packed with history. It is ok for families too, although our children were not that thrilled by this one.
Written April 19, 2019
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thegreenwizard
Fort Lauderdale, FL225 contributions
Sep 2017 • Solo
The Schloss is one of the few moated castles of Switzerland. It's situated on the end of the Hallwylersee. To go inside you have to pay the duty, like in the XIV century (almost) you choose from the full castle or just the cafeteria in the main court. The visit is worth to do and be ready to climb a few round towers to get to the different parts of the castle.
As I saw during my visit, the children are kings and Queens, sorry for the grow up.
As I saw during my visit, the children are kings and Queens, sorry for the grow up.
Written September 18, 2017
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Shimnik
Delft, The Netherlands6,524 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
The castle is very close to Seengen and can be reached by bike or on foot. We visited it by bike on the way from Baden to Hallwil lake. The entrance fee is 14 CHF p.p. but we have not been inside. There are waterfowl in the moat, who are constantly seeking for those, who will feed them :) Fishes are also swimming in the water. It is recommended to visit the castle after 3-4, so that the light will be better for the photos. It is 5-6 km from the Hallwillersee - good place on a hot day.
Written June 27, 2017
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Tara S
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I am stopping in Zurich on a 15 hour layover and wanted to visit this castle, as well as maybe Rheinfall and Schloss Kyburg. Does anyone know what transportation I could take to see these areas and if it's even possible in this time period? Also is there luggage storage at the airport?
Annamaria M
Milan, Italy323 contributions
I suggest you to check opening times on the website, because the castle is closed in some periods of the year, but I don't remember exactly which ones.
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- Hallwyl Castle is open:
- Tue - Sun 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Hotels near Hallwyl Castle:
- (3.07 mi) Seerose Resort & Spa
- (2.78 mi) Villmergen Swiss Quality Hotel
- (1.20 mi) Hotel Restaurant Eichberg
- (4.52 mi) Mercure Hotel Krone Lenzburg
- (1.19 mi) Tagungshaus und Hotel Rügel
- Restaurants near Hallwyl Castle:
- (0.33 mi) Hallwyl Hotel
- (0.57 mi) Restaurant und Metzgerei Rebstock
- (0.58 mi) Testarossa Seengen GmbH
- (3.08 mi) Restaurant Cocon
- (1.20 mi) Restaurant Eichberg
- Attractions near Hallwyl Castle:
- (0.03 mi) Seeuferweg Hallwilersee
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- (0.78 mi) Haushaltgeräte Leibundgut
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