Schloss zum Einhorn in Hettenschwil rents its cultural rooms, its barn and its garden for weddings, birthday parties, company and family events, club gatherings, exhibitions, brunches, readings, concerts and seminars. A wedding aperitif can serve up to 150 guests, and a seminar takes up to 12. The building and the garden are privately owned, and the house is run with a cultural association.
Seminars and company events
The cultural rooms measure 16 and 25 square meters, both with a fireplace, wifi and a toilet. A seminar takes up to 12 people, with lunch, dinner and breaks catered by the house. Participants have free access to the garden, and outdoor seating is possible. For company, club and family events, the castle kitchen serves up to 25 guests in the cultural rooms and up to 30 outdoors. In the garden or the barn, a caterer can serve up to 70 guests. A small loudspeaker system, a headset and a standing microphone are on site, and further equipment can be brought in through an external stage company.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place in the garden or in the barn. The wedding offer covers the ceremony and the aperitif, which the castle kitchen serves for up to 150 guests, with a wedding planner, a bridal bouquet and a buttonhole, flowers and decoration, and a bridal room. For the celebration that follows the aperitif, the house recommends venues in the area. Tents and parasols can be added. When the weather is poor, the rustic barn and a shelter offer an alternative. The website also shows wedding impressions and a styling shoot made at the castle.
Rooms and capacities
The venue offers the cultural rooms, the barn and the garden. The cultural rooms take food service for up to 25 guests, and the outdoor area up to 30 from the castle kitchen. The garden or the barn takes up to 70 guests with an outside caterer, and the aperitif for a wedding up to 150. Rental is by half day or full day for the cultural rooms or the barn, and by the day for the garden. The rental sheet also lists furniture, tableware and glasses as an extra, and cleaning and disposal as charged by effort.
Catering
The castle kitchen prepares aperitifs, brunch, lunch and dinner. A three course menu with free choice is offered, and children from 5 to 12 pay half. Drinks are charged by consumption. Guests may bring their own wine against a corkage fee. For larger parties in the garden or the barn, an external caterer is used. Afternoon tea is served for two to eight people in the dining room of the castle or in the garden, and groups can ask for an offer in the garden or the barn.
Accommodation
The website lists guest rooms in its menu. The pages read do not give their number, so ask the house before you plan an overnight stay.
History and setting
The castle has a rose garden and a garden described as a place of calm. Public events include an Advent market and a festival of lights.
Getting there
Parking around the castle is limited. For public events and rentals, parking places are marked and a traffic service is arranged. Bus line 148 stops close by, with hourly connections to and from Döttingen.
