School Visit
Tour kindergarteners
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Clad in a knight’s jacket, your kindergarteners discover the castle and its former residents. What did knights look like? Did they have a shower? Did the castle have heating? How do you defend a castle? The count/countess takes you on a guided tour of the castle in search of hidden corners and secret hideaways.
Languages | only available in Dutch and French |
Age | kindergarteners from the second and third nursery class |
Duration | 90 minutes |
Number | maximum of 20 kindergarteners and 4 supervisors per guide (1 supervisor must be present per 10 kindergarteners to ensure a safe and sound guided tour) |
Price | € 109 per guide |
Availability | throughout the school year |
Bookings | at least 10 days in advance via boekjebezoek@stad.gent |
Please bring a camera/mobile phone for a group photograph on the diploma which is presented by the count/countess and name badges with the children’s first name.
Tours primary education
The clash of the ages
Duel between the Middle Ages and our time!
Imagine life in the Middle Ages: a time of knights and noble ladies, huge castles, tournaments, and rave parties. But are our ideas right? During this interactive tour, we give your class a flashback in time. Look around and compare.
Languages | only available in Dutch and French |
Age | 6-12 years (adapted assignments and themes according to age) |
Duration | 2 hours |
Number | maximum of 20 students per guide (maximum 4 supervisors) |
Price | € 109 per guide |
Availability | throughout the school year |
Bookings | at least 10 days in advance via boekjebezoek@stad.gent |
Party in the castle
Your students are catapulted back to the Middle Ages. Together, you enjoy a medieval party as real princes or princesses in the majestic quarters of the Castle of the Counts. The magical fancy dress case gives the party a royal allure right from the start. Your class learns about life in a castle in a playful manner.
Languages | only available in Dutch |
Age | 6-12 years |
Duration | 2 hours |
Number | maximum of 20 students per guide |
Price | € 109 per guide |
Availability | throughout the school year |
Bookings | at least 10 days in advance via boekjebezoek@stad.gent |
Tour secondary education
Discover with your class the history of this unique medieval castle in the heart of the city.
Languages | available in Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish |
Age | 12-18 years old |
Number | maximum of 20 students per guide |
Price | € 86 per guide + € 2,70 per pupil for schools outside Ghent |
Availability | throughout the school year |
Bookings | at least 10 days in advance via boekjebezoek@stad.gent |
Visit
Visit with audio guide
Students aged at least 8 can discover or rediscover the Castle of the Counts with a unique audio guide by comedian Wouter Deprez. Included in the entrance ticket. More info.
Number | maximum of 50 students per time slot |
Price | students aged 0 to 12 free 13 to 18 years €2,70 per student |
Availability | every day at 10.40am, 11.40am, 12.40am, 1.40pm, 2.40pm and 3.40pm |
Bookings | online |
If you bring your students, always book online. If you do not make a reservation, you may be refused entry if the maximum capacity of the castle has been reached.
Book onlineVisit without audio guide
You can also take your pupils with you and visit the castle without an audio guide. In that case, too, always make a reservation online in advance. Access may be refused without a reservation.
Number | maximum of 30 students per time slot |
Price | students aged 0 to 12 free 13 to 18 years €2,70 per student |
Availability | every day at 11am and 2pm |
Bookings | online |