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Families

Explore the castle with your family

For families

At Grandson Castle, history does not wait behind the ramparts: it is experienced, felt and shared.

Exploring a medieval castle as a family is one thing. Getting your hands in the soil, carrying a coat of arms or following the trail of a legendary treasure is even better. Grandson Castle offers activities led by museum educators, allowing families to experience history together. Admission to the exhibitions is charged in addition to the activity fee at the group rate (CHF 2.– less than the individual admission price).

General information

Participants
Maximum 25 people per activity
Activity times
8 am – 10 pm, all year round except on days when the museum is closed
Seasonality
Some activities are offered only in summer or winter

Birthday parties

Celebrate a birthday in a medieval castle: choose an activity, followed by a birthday snack with cake and cordial, all in an unforgettable setting.
Participants
Maximum 12 children. An accompanying adult is required if participants are under 15. Two accompanying adults are included in the package.
Availability
Every day except Tuesday, during the castle’s opening hours
Duration
2 hours (activity + birthday snack)
Price
CHF 300.–

Choose from the activities available on this page. The birthday snack takes place in the Banqueting Hall or in a dedicated area of the castle.

Guided tours

Accompanied by a museum educator, discover the castle and its exhibitions as a family. Duration: 1 hr 15 min.

Grandson: 1,000 years of history
A thousand years of history separate the first written mention of Grandson Castle from the present day, a story brought to life by the permanent exhibition.

Each period can be associated with a person or institution that owned the castle.

This tour explores the challenges associated with a building of this kind, as well as key aspects of local history.

Price: CHF 180 + admission at the group rate

Discovery activities

Handle, experiment, understand: workshops that bring history to life through hands-on experience. Duration: 1 hr 15 min to 2 hrs.

Building a fortress: the challenge of medieval construction
How was a medieval castle built? Which trades were involved? Through a series of hands-on activities, children discover the construction techniques used on major medieval building sites.

Age: 10 to 14
Price: CHF 240 + admission at the group rate
Budding archaeologists
Children become archaeologists for the duration of the workshop: excavating a sand pit, uncovering pottery fragments, dating their finds and reconstructing a vessel.

Age: 8 to 12
Price: CHF 180 + admission at the group rate

Creative activities

Imagine, create and take your work home: workshops where history inspires creativity. Duration: 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 45 min.

The colours of power: create your own coat of arms
Children discover the coats of arms painted in tempera inside the castle, then try this centuries-old technique for themselves by designing and painting their own coat of arms on a wooden shield.

Age: 4 to 10
Price: CHF 180 + admission at the group rate
Become a master war chronicler
How have accounts of the Burgundian Wars been passed down to us? After visiting the dedicated exhibition spaces, children create their own illustrated chronicle in the style of 15th-century authors.

Age: 10 to 14
Price: CHF 240 + admission at the group rate

Storytelling

Costumed storytellers take children and adults alike into the world of the castle. Duration: 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 30 min.

Storytelling tour
Guided through the castle by a costumed storyteller, children discover tales that reveal the fortress through the world of imagination.

Two versions available: ages 4 to 8 and 8 to 12.

Price: CHF 180 + admission at the group rate
Draw me a story
A storyteller recounts an event that took place at the castle. Inspired by the story, children illustrate it in the form of a comic strip.

Age: 6 to 10
Price: CHF 180 + admission at the group rate

Prices

Admission to the exhibitions is charged in addition to the activity fee at the group rate (CHF 2.– less than the individual admission price).

Birthday party
CHF 300 (activity + birthday snack)
Guided tours
CHF 180
Discovery activities
CHF 180 – 240 depending on the activity
Creative activities
CHF 180 – 240 depending on the activity
Storytelling
CHF 180
Puzzle game
CHF 240

Support

The development of Grandson Castle’s educational activities was made possible thanks to the support of Loterie Romande and Fondation Cepy.

Any Questions?

Our teams are happy to provide information about our various offerings.
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