Hovestadt Castle for the Castles and Palaces Day

Hobestadt Castle in the idyllic Lippe Valley was first mentioned in a document in 1292. Because of its strategically favourable location at the Lippe crossing, it was destroyed several times in the Middle Ages, but always rebuilt. Today's moated castle with its main palace was built between 1563 and 1572 by Laurenz von Brachum, the outer castle complex in 1733 by Johann Conrad Schlaun, Westphalia's famous Baroque master builder. The Renaissance castle has a castle chapel in the Baroque antechamber and a beautiful Baroque garden.

The parks of Hovestadt Castle are a valuable testimony to a late French garden from the middle of the 18th century. The gardens, in the form in which they appear as of the summer of 1997 after completion of the three-year reconstruction work, were probably laid out between 1740 and 1760.

Let yourself be inspired

Access to the castle, a two-island complex, is via a stone bridge
© Münsterland e.V./Philipp Fölting
Each park area of the castle has its own special charm
© Münsterland e.V./@kerstingetslost
The Renaissance castle is still owned by the family of the Count of Plettenberg-Lenhausen.
© Münsterland e.V./@kerstingetslost
Hovestadt Castle: a jewel of the Lippe Renaissance
© Münsterland e.V./Christoph Partsch

Walk through the castle park

2 p.m.

Discover impressive garden art on a guided walk through the baroque garden of Hovestadt Castle. The historic garden was restored at great expense between 1994 and 1997 and is now back to its original design.

The baroque garden is characterised by its strict visual axes, harmonious symmetry and the cell-like seclusion of individual garden areas. During the tour, participants will learn interesting facts about the design ideas of the Baroque period and the elaborate restoration of this special garden.

  • Start: 2 pm
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Price: € 3 per person
  • Registration not required
  • Meeting point: Gatehouse of the castle
  • Note: Site only partially barrier-free

Service at Hovestadt Castle

  • 100 Castles Route
  • Park by the house
  • Outdoor

More info

  • Free parking is available near the castle.
  • The park is open from 9 am to 6 pm. Dogs are not allowed.
  • It is not possible to visit the interior.
  • The castle is located on the 100 Castles Route and several other routes. Combine your visit with a cycle tour!
  • Assen House is also worth a visit on the Castles and Palaces Day.

Address

  • Hovestadt Castle
  • Castle road 1
  • 59510 Lippe Valley

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