INFORMATION & FACTS
On this page you will find all important information about the different events such as location, opening hours, directions.
If you have further questions, it is always worth taking a look into our FAQ.
GERMAN CASTLE CON
LOCATION
Schloss Burg a/d Wupper
Schloßplatz 2
42659 Solingen
There will be separate queueing systems for DAY TICKETS and VIPS on site.
ATTENTION: The location is NOT accessible for people with impairments! Wheelchair users will not have full access due to uneven terrain as well as missing lifts.
Generally, the castle terrain is uneven. Enter at your own risk!
OPENING HOURS
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TICKETS & BOX OFFICE
Admission Tickets, VIP Tickets, Photo Shoot Tickets as well as Autograph Tickets are available for purchase in our Online Shop.
If the ticket contingent is not exhausted by the event, there will be a box office at the entrance. Tickets will be more expensive at the box office than during pre-sale.
Children 0-5: Free entry accompanied by a legal guardian.
Children 6-12: Discounted children’s tickets accompanied by a legal guardian.
Evidence of age must be provided if necessary.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
VIP TICKET HOLDERS will receive a wristband at the entrance which has to be worn the whole weekend. If you should remove it on Saturday, you will not be permitted entrance on Sunday. Should there be signs of manipulation on the wristband you will also be denied entrance.
The VIP Ticket holders will receive their vouchers and Goodies immediately at the entrance.
ATTENTION: The location is NOT accessible for people with impairments! Wheelchair users will not have full access due to uneven terrain as well as missing lifts.
Generally, the castle terrain is uneven. Enter at your own risk!
Journey by car
Schloss Burg is located near Cologne, Dusseldorf and the Ruhr area in the heart of the Bergisches Land – ideal for a day trip. There is a direct connection to the A1 (exit Wermelskirchen). Please note that you do not enter the postal address into your navigation device, but the following address, which directs you to the car park next to Schloss Burg.
Adress for your GPS
Wermelskirchener Str. 2
42659 Solingen
LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By cable car
The most exciting and pleasant way to reach Schloss Burg since 1952 is the approx. 5-minute cable car ride from Unterburg to Oberburg.
More information here: www.seilbahn-burg.de
Direct approach
You can also get off the bus directly in front of Schloss Burg. The leisure line 687 commutes every weekday from 12 to 19 o’clock from the > Müngstener Brückenpark < to Schloss Burg and during the weekend the lines 266 from stop > Burger Bahnhof < and the line 689 from stop > Burg Brücke < connect Unterburg to Oberburg.
Bus connections and prices of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr: www.vrr.de.
PARKING
There is a large parking lot directly at the castle in Solingen Oberburg. Alternatively you can also park in Solingen Unterburg and round off the trip with a cable car ride.
Parking lot Schloss Burg
Address for your GPS: Wermelskirchener Str. 2, 42659 Solingen; charges apply
Parking lot behind the fire brigade
By foot: approx. 5 min; Address for your GPS: In der Planke 3, 42659 Solingen; feeless
Hiking parking lot Oberburg
By foot: approx. 10 min; Address for your GPS: Talsperrenstraße, 42659 Solingen; feeless
Parking lot Sportplatz
By foot: approx. 15-20 min; Address for your GPS: Talsperrenstraße, 42659 Solingen; feeless
In Solingen-Unterburg:
Parking lot Burg Brücke
By foot to the cable cars: approx. 5 min; By foot to Schloss Burg: approx. 20 min; Address for your GPS: Schlossbergstraße 4, 42659 Solingen; feeless
Parking lot Hasencleverstraße (gegenüber der Grundschule Burg)
By foot to the cable cars: approx. 5 min; By foot to Schloss Burg: approx. 30 min; Address for your GPS: Hasencleverstraße 30, 42659 Solingen; feeless
Parking lot Seilbahn Burg
By foot to Schloss Burg: approx. 25 min; Address for your GPS: Hasencleverstraße 2, 42659 Solingen; feeless
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All autographs were personally brought to our star guests and are 100% original signed in PERSON.
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