Castle at Bad Bentheim, Germany

On my 3rd day here, we journeyed just 30 minutes northeast in the car to Bad Bentheim, Germany to see a castle. This castle reportedly has the most visitor access in all of Europe, and we found this to be true as we climbed into the hights of the towers.

Parts of the wall and armory tower date back to 1050, and most of the castle dated back to the 1500s. Some parts had to be rebuilt after the World Wars.


We were interested in the walls of the castle with the carved out portions for the defense, they were not level perpinduclar to the wall, but were slanted downward slightly for easier shooting toward the ground. The castle is also on top of a hill, and you can see for miles in every direction from the top of the wall, and especially in the armory tower.



The dungeon was quite medieval. There were ancient circular, stone stair cases up and down. Some rooms were carved out of the rocks, and some areas shackles were still bolted into the walls and ceiling.

The courtyard was a lovely place with flowers still blooming, and the well was about 100 ft deep and 10 ft across. (of course, everything is marked in meters, but Barry was able to do the unit conversion quite quickly)

Outside the castle wall was a lovely garden area with a fountain. It was serene and beautiful with all the fall colors.