Audio tour
Make the most of your visit to Huis Bergh Castle and pick up the free audio tour or download the app. Explore the castle at your own pace and experience 800 years of history. The fascinating tour tells you all about the unique art collection, exciting history and carefully restored gardens of the castle. Come and relive history!
Huis Bergh Castle audio tour
Pick up a free audio tour. Listen to twenty stories, ranging from tales of the turbulent life of the ‘Crazy Count’, the thuggish Count Hendrik van den Bergh, and the hard life of the sweet Countess Maria Elisabeth. The tour also tells you interesting facts things like the meaning of the Holy Family in a painting, and how a manuscript is created – and of course there are stories about Jan Herman van Heek, who bought the castle in 1912.
In short, exciting, interesting and sometimes moving stories about the rich history of this age-old castle. It’s safe to say that it’s a great asset to Castle Huis Bergh. Rabobank is one of the sponsors of the audio tour. The audio tour is available in English, German and Dutch.
App Guide ID
You can download the audio tour prior to your visit, at your convenience, using the Guide ID app. Open the app and search the menu for ‘Kasteel Huis Bergh’. Choose your language and the tour will begin to download.
N.B. The items in the app are numbered, but you can follow the tour in any order you like.
A wealth of stories and history
Huis Bergh Castle has a wealth of stories to tell about its art, its history and its gardens. A lot has happened in the 800 years of Huis Bergh Castle’s existence, so there’s a lot to learn here! You can hear stories about Huis Bergh Castle’s rich history, incredible art collection and carefully restored gardens in various audio tours. They are available in the castle or can be downloaded via the app.
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Practical Information
Huis Bergh Castle offers disabled access. There are two disabled parking spaces at the bottom of the castle drive. There is a wheelchair lift by the steps to enable access to the ground floor of the castle. N.B. the tower can only be accessed via the stairs.
About Huis Bergh Castle
A visit to the town of ‘s-Heerenberg is a breathtaking experience. Once the ancestral seat of the wealthy, influential and aristocratic Van den Bergh family, the castle now houses an impressive art collection.
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Give your guests a royal welcome at Huis Bergh Castle in ‘s-Heerenberg, with flags flying, a royal reception on the drawbridge and a warm welcome in the majestic entrance hall.