Do you want to stage a stylish event that all who take part in will happily remember for a long time to come? Are you planning a trip out with your employees to encourage interaction and discussion? Would you like to wine and dine your best customers or treat them to a lively mediaeval banquet?
Regardless of the occasion which brings you and your guests to us – the Ehrenburg will lend your event a respectable, representative backdrop.
Celebrate joint achievements, gather momentum for new objectives, instil the glory of a special day into new projects: we promise that we will put all of our professional commitment into the planning and implementation of your personal castle event!
Receive your esteemed guests for a day as the lord of the castle in the illustrious surroundings of a mediaeval edifice!
Like the knights of Ehrenberg before you, you welcome your guests with a drink as they gather in the courtyard, accompany them to the festively decked table and subsequently enjoy an exquisite meal with them engulfed in all the magic of life at court.
We not only spoil your taste buds: we also offer a range of entertainment to enchant your eyes and ears!
With your guests’ imaginations already fired by the historical ambience of the Ehrenburg, our actors and musicians eloquently complete your total mediaeval experience in our hallowed halls.
Programme (also available in English)
5 pm
Guests arrive in the car park up above the Ehrenburg
Walk to the castle (ca. 400 m); entrance ceremony and reception of the guests
Welcome drink: mead (honey wine) and juice
5.15 pm
Entrance of the minstrels and jugglers
Welcome and invitation to a tournament of the best
Announcement of the tournament rules and start of the competition
(The guests are split into groups for the tournament by drawing lots)
Team sports
Carpenter’s Curse (hammer-and-nails game)
The Bridge of Trial (balancing)
Contest of the Forest Folk (axe throwing)
Castrum obscurum (brief visit to the great bastion with a short quiz)
During the activities
finger food/canapés and
fresh mill bread with homemade cheese spread and seasoned dripping
are served as snacks.
A drinks service is also provided.
8.15 pm
Fanfare and invitation to join the feast in the great hall and courtyard
Award- and prize-giving ceremony
Our suggested menu
Starter (one hot and one cold soup as a flying buffet)
Spicy homemade gazpacho (cold)
Wild mushroom and herb soup (hot)
Main courses (from the grill)
Roast beef from the joint
Pork fillet with herbs
Marinated salmon fillet
Fried king prawns
Fried sausage
Marinated chicken drumsticks
Vegetable kebabs
Side dishes
Baked potatoes with a herb dip
Sweet potato mash
Couscous salad
Italian pasta salad
Potato and bacon salad
Leaf salad with a house dressing
Cabbage, carrots, cucumber and tomatoes
Fresh bread and baguette
Dips and herb butter
Dessert buffet
Homemade strawberry tiramisu
Panna cotta with raspberry purée
Fresh fruit salad
Crème brûlée
Mousse au chocolat
At various intervals
Songs and dances of the Middle Ages
Juggling, conjuring and acrobatics
Table formalities and courtly dance
10 pm
Adventurous night-time trip up to the Ehrenburg’s great bastion by torchlight
10.30 pm
Fire show on the bastion
Ceremonial drink on the great bastion
Send-off and departure of the guests
In the summer (May to October) our castle hotel has 55–60 beds (including accommodation in our mediaeval tent). Should you require more accommodation for your event, we would be happy to put you in touch with our partner hotels in the region, such as Moselhotel Peifer in Brodenbach or Bellevue Rheinhotel in Boppard.