Alte Schlossfabrik hosts company parties, conferences, presentations, in-house trade fairs, team games and weddings for 25 to 750 guests in four independent halls. The venue is a listed 18th-century manufactory in Burg an der Wupper, a district of Solingen below Schloss Burg in the Bergisches Land, with a fourth hall a short drive away beside the Müngsten railway bridge.
Seminars and company events
The business events offer covers Christmas parties, anniversaries, presentations, in-house trade fairs, conferences, fashion shows and TV recordings. For teams, the venue runs its own Business Games, team challenges for any group size, and a cocktail challenge in which guests are trained by professionals and then compete at mixing. Each hall works on its own, with a separate entrance, toilets, parking and outdoor area, so a company event never shares space with another party. There is no curfew, and bus transfers can be arranged. A DJ network and photo booths are available through the team.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings range from 25 to 500 guests, and the team cites experience from more than 1,000 of them. Free ceremonies take place outdoors under old trees, with each hall kept ready as a dry fallback. A planner is included, decoration can be set up on the days before, and the team handles cleanup. A bridal shop, Malia Bridal, is on the campus. The venue was named best wedding location in Germany at the Wedding King Awards.
Rooms and capacities
The Festsaal, 768 m², is the former inner courtyard of the factory, with rubble-stone walls, lit round arches and movable walls that size the room from 50 to 750 guests. It has a large covered terrace, its own event tent and a barbecue area. The Grotte, 375 m², takes 50 to 199 guests around a dance floor with a long bar, brick walls and cast-iron details, and has a terrace on the Eschbach stream. The Lounge, 145 m², takes 25 to 100 guests, with round-arch windows that give daylight and a sunny terrace. Die Alte Schmiede, 310 m², is a brick building in the Müngstener Brückenpark on the Wupper, an art smithy during the week and an event space on weekends, for 40 to 100 guests. All halls have lighting and sound systems. Indoor space totals 1,250 m², with 25,000 m² outdoors.
Catering
There is no tied caterer. Organizers can hire any caterer, use one of the recommended partners, or set up grill catering and food trucks on the terraces.
History and setting
The buildings are a listed manufactory from early industrialization, built in rubble stone that the venue dates to about 250 years ago. The halls keep their arches, brick and stone walls and a 19th-century water tap. The site sits in a forest clearing below Schloss Burg. Die Alte Schmiede faces the Müngsten bridge, the highest railway bridge in Germany.
Getting there
The office address is Burgtal 8, 42659 Solingen. The venue is close to the A1 motorway, about 30 minutes from Cologne and Düsseldorf, with large parking areas and barrier-free access.
