Gut Ludwigsburg hosts civil wedding ceremonies, dinners, birthday and anniversary parties, receptions and small seminars for up to 80 guests, with holiday flats on site for those who stay. The estate lies at Waabs on the Schwansen peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, near the Baltic resorts of Eckernförde and Damp.
Seminars and company events
The Münchhausenzimmer, next to the Bunte Kammer in the manor house, is the seminar room, set for 20 people. For a larger team day, the Gutsküche beside the moats takes 55 guests and has its own bar, tap, kitchen and oven, and the vaulted cellar holds 80. A small group can work in the manor house in the morning, then move to the Gutsküche terrace or to the cellar for lunch or an evening together. Overnight guests can use the flats in the manor house and the gatehouse.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place in the Bunte Kammer, a room for 20 people whose walls carry 170 baroque emblems and mottos painted in the 17th century. Dinner follows in the Goldener Saal at one long table for 80, with the Kleiner Saal next door for the buffet. The Gewölbe-Keller then takes over for the party: 80 guests, its own bar and tap, a large open fireplace and an anteroom for a buffet or a dance floor. In summer, the terrace of the Gutsküche is used for receptions. A wedding folder can be requested from the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The manor house holds the Bunte Kammer for 20, the Münchhausenzimmer for 20, the Goldener Saal for 80 and the Kleiner Saal, which adjoins it. The Gewölbe-Keller takes 80. The Gutsküche, a separate building beside the moats and the manor house, takes 55 and has a summer terrace.
Accommodation
Apartments and studios for 2 to 5 people are spread over the manor house and the historic gatehouse, and each unit has its own layout. Guests can also use the estate's private beach at the campsite. The estate does not publish a total number of units.
Catering
The Gutsküche opens as a café and restaurant on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 to 18:00 and has a full kitchen. Buffets can be set in the Kleiner Saal and in the cellar anteroom. The site does not describe a full catering service, so confirm menus and suppliers when booking.
History and setting
The estate was first known as Kohöved, after the Kobek stream that runs through its moats. The Sehestedt family held it from 1396, followed by the Rantzau family. In 1730 Baron Ludwig von Dehn bought it, renamed it Ludwigsburg and gave the three-story manor house the form it still has, under a large hipped roof. The house stands on the site of a medieval water castle inside a double moat, reached by two narrow bridges from the courtyard and the park. The gatehouse dates from around 1589. The estate has stayed in family ownership since 1950 and also runs a stud farm.
Getting there
The estate lies in open countryside near Waabs, between the Schlei and Eckernförde Bay. The nearest larger towns are Eckernförde and Kiel, and Hamburg Airport is the nearest international airport.
