Mountain park "Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe"
Short facts
- Kassel
UNESCO World Heritage Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
The largest of its kind in Europe, the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013, invites you to take a walk or hike. On the way you will discover numerous beauties from garden art, architecture and culture that inspired Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm during their lifetime. The Hercules, image of the ancient hero and symbol of Kassel, towers high above Kassel, from where you can see the whole city.
At the foot of the Hercules, the water features with their cascades, waterfalls, the aqueduct and the large fountain have been fascinating for 300 years.
Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
Bergpark
34131 Kassel
Deutschland
Phone: +49 561 / 316800
E-mail: besucherdienst@museum-kassel.de
Website: museum-kassel.de/en
General information
Eligibility
- for families
Price info
The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is accessible free of charge.
Entrance fees must be paid for visiting exhibition halls and museums in the park.
Parking fees only apply on water feature days.
Directions
The moountain Park "Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe" can only be experienced on foot. There are various offers for guests with reduced mobility.
Further information can be found on the website of the Hessen Kassel Museums.
www.museum-kassel.de/en
More info
The water features regularly attract an audience of thousands to Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. Many visitors follow the course of the water downhill on foot.
They take place every year from May 1st to October 3rd, on Wednesdays, Sundays and public holidays from 2:30 p.m.
Many visitors follow the course of the water downhill on foot.