Wedding receptions, company parties, anniversaries and small conferences for up to 120 guests can be organized at Wasserschloss Wittringen, a moated castle in Gladbeck in the Ruhr area. The castle houses a restaurant and four event spaces, from a private dining room for 16 to the Kings Lounge for 120, and the Gladbeck registry office holds civil weddings on site.
Seminars and company events
The Kaminzimmer, the fireside room, is fitted out for meetings, seminars and conferences and seats up to 60 people. For a company party, the team draws up an individual offer for business occasions and lets the host choose the room by group size: the restaurant, the Jagdzimmer, the Kaminzimmer or the Kings Lounge. All rooms have modern equipment. For larger company celebrations, the Kings Lounge brings a stage, a projector and screen, microphones and up-to-date light and sound. Reservations for up to 15 people are taken by phone only; larger groups send a request.
Weddings and receptions
The castle describes itself as a sought-after wedding venue. The Gladbeck registry office holds civil ceremonies at the castle on every third Friday afternoon and the following Saturday morning; couples arrange the ceremony itself with the registry office. The reception can then take place in the Kings Lounge for up to 120 guests, with room for a guest book or gift table, a photo booth, a separate heated buffet, its own bar counter and its own restrooms. Smaller family celebrations can be held in the restaurant, the Kaminzimmer or the Jagdzimmer, with buffets, short menus and drinks packages.
Rooms and capacities
The Kings Lounge, also called the Gildensaal, holds up to 120 people in a historic setting with modern elements. It has balconies and a cloakroom and opens only for events, when it also serves tapas and cocktails. The restaurant seats up to 100. The Kaminzimmer takes up to 60 for a meeting, or up to 40 when a dance floor and buffet are set up. The Jagdzimmer seats 16 at two tables, one for 12 and one for 4, under an original ceiling, with access to its own small terrace for 6. A garden terrace is open in fine weather.
Catering
The castle kitchen serves à la carte dishes in the restaurant and, for groups, buffets or short set menus agreed in a personal meeting. Buffet folders and drinks packages are available for each room. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday from noon and closed on Mondays; it does not serve breakfast or brunch. The castle also runs ticketed evenings such as murder mystery dinners and candlelight dinners.
History and setting
Wasserschloss Wittringen stands within its moat on the edge of the Wittringen woods. The Jagdzimmer keeps its original ceiling, and the Kings Lounge pairs the historic interior with modern fittings. Outside the castle gates, the Schloss Schenke sells drinks and snacks to walkers, who can sit on the lawn and look at the castle across the moat.
Getting there
The address is Burgstraße 64, 45964 Gladbeck.
