Schloss Lenzburg

Lenzburg Castle was first mentioned in 1036 as the ancestral seat of the Counts of Lenzburg, and today you can take over its Great Hall, its courtyard and its gardens for a wedding day. It stands on a hilltop in the town of Lenzburg in Aargau, run by the Stiftung Schloss Lenzburg, and a castle with this much history that publishes its wedding pages in English is worth the trip for couples planning from abroad. In 1956 the canton of Aargau and the town bought it and founded the foundation.

Indoor and outdoor settings under one booking

A couple takes over the Great Hall, the courtyard and the gardens. Your guests are welcomed with drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the courtyard, linger under the linden trees, have photographs taken in the baroque gardens and sit down to dinner. A concert can surprise guests at a gala dinner.

The hall behind the wedding offer is the Knight's Hall, built in the 14th century and dominating the southwest side of the courtyard. The castle's two grand halls offer a plenary room with up to 500 seats and a seated banquet for 250 guests; elsewhere the figure for dinners is approximately 260, so confirm the number for your own layout when you enquire. The Bernese House with its gatehouse has two smaller halls for up to 85 seated visitors. The Rittersäle suit weddings, banquets and concerts for 30 to 500 people, and the courtyard and baroque garden are the places for apéros and receptions.

Civil, church or personal ceremonies

Lenzburg Castle is an official venue of the civil registry office of the city of Lenzburg, which handles the details of a civil ceremony; the registry's website is German-only. Church weddings and other ceremonies are also welcome. The wedding pages come in English as well as German, which is a real help when relatives abroad want to follow the plans.

A short list of authorized caterers

No house kitchen is named; the authorized catering services are Hotel-Restaurant Krone, Cuisine Creative, Let's Cook, Gasthof zum Schützen for drink receptions and flying lunches for 50 and more guests, and Bäckerei-Konditorei Haller for drink receptions only. The catering partners offer local specialties or international top cuisine. Flowers and decoration come through local partners the castle suggests together with your booking.

Children's program and the price question

For wedding guests with children, the castle offers a supervised play program in the attic of the Landvogtei, with Museum Aargau employees as supervisors. The English and German versions of the wedding page do not agree on the terms. In November 2026 the English page gave CHF 60 per hour per supervisor between 5:00 and 8:00 pm, while the German page gave CHF 100 per hour from 17 to 21 hours, so ask which applies to you. Guided tours for adults and children can be added.

There is no extra charge for wedding celebrations ("Kein Mehrpreis für Hochzeitsfeiern"), and couples ask for an individual offer. No wedding price list is published, so the first step is an enquiry through the venue hire request form.

A castle with a dragon and a great-great-aunt

Fauchi the castle dragon lives here, and among Museum Aargau's tours is a tea with Lady Mildred, great-great-aunt of King Charles III. Both make easy extras for the children at your wedding and for relatives who love history.

Getting there, and when you can marry

The castle season ran from 1 April to 1 November in 2026. The castle is closed from November 2026 to March 2027 and reopens on 26 March 2027. Events run from early April to the end of October, with Friday and Saturday events running until 02.00 and other days until midnight; Monday is closed.

The way there is a train to Lenzburg, then a bus to the castle car park; the walk from the station takes 20 to 30 minutes. Paid parking is below the castle, about a 10-minute walk away. The castle is only partly accessible by wheelchair because of its many steps, while the courtyard is wheelchair-accessible and barrier-free access to the castle is available on request.

Where it sits against Schloss Wildegg

Schloss Wildegg, run by Museum Aargau, hosts weddings for a maximum of 200 people, bookable April to October. Lenzburg's halls take larger parties, up to 500, which makes it the castle to look at in the same canton when your guest list is long.