Top 20 Castles around Herten

Although today is Sunday and bomb weather, the cake garden is closed.

Westerholt Castle is located in the southeast of the so-called "Old Village of Westerholt". It is a moated castle in the Westerholt district of Herten on the edge of the Westerholt Forest. The moated complex is still the ancestral seat of the Westerholt family of counts, who were first mentioned here in 1193 and later called themselves "Westerholt zu Gysenberg". Westerholt Castle, along with Herten Castle, is one of the most important castle complexes in the former Vest Recklinghausen. A fortified complex was mentioned here as early as the middle of the 14th century, but nothing remains of this old castle except for the moats.

Herten Castle is a moated castle on the western edge of downtown Herten in the Recklinghausen district. It lies in the middle of an old English landscape garden and was first mentioned in 1376.

The Lüttinghof moated castle was first mentioned in a document in 1308 and since then has served as a residence for a number of noble families for a long time. Today, the spacious area has been converted into an event location and offers companies enough space for an individual wedding celebration or exclusive company event. The two separate rooms, the cross vault on the ground floor and the knight's hall on the first floor give a wedding celebration an unforgettable ambience, both rooms have their own outdoor area where you can celebrate exclusively and in a private atmosphere. There is also the option of holding civil or free weddings outside on our meadow next to the castle.

Beautiful moated castle surrounded by water and forest. The moat is fed by Rapphof's mill stream.

https://www.herten.de/altes-dorf-westerholt/altes-dorf-damals-und-heute.html << Old village Westerholt: then and now >> "It is a part of almost every travel guide for the Ruhr region and even the WDR professional barkeeper Christian Stratmann could not resist its charm: the old village of Westerholt, with its more than 60 half-timbered houses, is something very special. On a sunny stroll through the narrow streets, old times seem to come back to life. Inscriptions on beams remind us of the fear of God, conflagrations and a sundial tells the time even without a battery. History... The name Westerholt comes from the term "Holz im Westen", in the west of Recklinghausen. The term "Holz" stands for "forest". The Reichshof gave these lands to a loyal vassal. The "freedom" grew around the old church of St. Martinus, which was first mentioned in 1310 The almost completely preserved half-timbered houses - 64 in number - from the early 17th century, together with the old parish church, the city gate and the castle complex, today form a "historic old town", which is also called the Westphalian Rothenburg. The first documented mention of Westerholt was in 1047 in the "Urbare", a property register of the Werden monastery. The Lords of Westerholt were mentioned in documents as early as 1193. They are one of the most important noble families in Vest Recklinghausen. The Imperial Counts' family belonged to the so-called high nobility. Westerholt is an idyll in the Ruhr area, where time seems to stand still, and is therefore an attraction for tourists and residents of the region."

https://www.herten.de/altes-dorf-westerholt/schloss-westerholt.html << Westerholt Castle >> "On the edge of the Westerholt Forest lies the Westerholt moated castle, built in the 19th century and completely renovated in 1993. The adjacent old village with its around 60 well-preserved half-timbered houses is one of the special cultural and historical monuments, just like Westerholt Castle. Precious oil paintings, stucco ceilings, old engravings and a romantic inner courtyard still remind us of the splendor and atmosphere of centuries past. Today, Westerholt Castle houses a restaurant, a hotel and an 18-hole golf course extends around the property."

Beautifully idyllic. Some of the houses are lovingly decorated, a gem.