Accessibility

Lenzburg Castle

Children's museum and PLIRRK!

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/lenzburg-castle/event/childrens-museum-and-plirrk

Children's museum and PLIRRK! Admission Museum entrance fee Notice The craft area closes at 4.30 pm. Children must be supervised. The paradise for knights and princesses! Children's museum The childre

Vindonissa Legionary Trail

The Legionary – In Battle and Service for Rome

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/legionary-trail/event/the-legionary-in-battle-and-service-for-rome-1

Audio tour for adults Price Museum entrance fee Duration 60 minutes 60 Daily Life, Power and Spirit in the Legion When legionaries were stationed in Vindonissa, the Roman Empire was at the very peak o

Egliswil Collection Centre

Guided tours and events

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/egliswil-collection-centre/guided-tours-and-events

The Egliswil Collection Centre is not open to the public. From February to December a public guided tour takes place on the first Tuesday of each month. Event calendar (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 8

Wettingen Abbey

Guided tours for groups

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/groups

Wettingen Abbey offers guided tours for groups. On request, they can also be organised in French. Offers for groups (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 871 200 Send a message Telephone availability: Tuesda

Habsburg Castle

Virtual Habsburg Castle

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/habsburg-castle/event/virtual-habsburg-castle

Virtual flight with VR glasses Admission Entrance free Booking required Book your time slot conveniently online. Please note The VR headsets are available at the visitor centre between April and Octob

Wildegg Castle

Museum forest

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wildegg-castle/event/museum-forest

Museum forest Price Entrance free Location The museum forest is located above the playground near Wildegg Castle. 0 Forest use in the 18th and early 19th centuries The museum forest at Wildegg Castle

Wettingen Abbey

Monks' church

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/event/monks-church

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee 0 Renowned for its richly carved choir stalls The monks' church forms part of the abbey church and was once accessible only to monks and clergy. It i

Wettingen Abbey

Abbey church

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/event/abbey-church

Price Admission free 0 An imposing 13th-century church Wettingen Abbey church was consecrated in 1256 and has been rebuilt several times. It is one of the few early and high medieval abbey churches in

Wettingen Abbey

Museum and tours

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/museum

Experience interactive exhibitions and tours at Wettingen Abbey. These activities are suitable for adults, families and schools. There are many ways to explore Wettingen Abbey (all tours start at the

Wettingen Abbey

Historia

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/event/historia

Audio-Tour Admission Museum entrance fee Duration of the entire tour Approx. 75 minutes 0 Discover Wettingen Abbey on the "Historia" audio tour Discover Wettingen Abbey on the "Historia" audio tour. 2

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Getting here

Arriving by car

Visitors with limited mobility can drive up to the abbey complex (Klosterstrasse). However, there are no parking spaces available here. We kindly ask you to park your car in the general parking lot (P+Rail facility at Wettingen train station, 5 minutes’ walk from the abbey). Above the abbey there are also a small number of parking spaces for disabled persons.

Getting here

Arriving by train and bus

Wettingen Abbey is well connected by public transport (for bus and train connections see Getting here).

The abbey is about 400 metres from Wettingen train station. The train station is wheelchair accessible. The paved and signposted path to the abbey leads through the station underpass in a south-westerly direction / towards the Limmat river.
The bus stop "Wettingen, Kloster" (RVBW lines 4, 8 and 12) is about 300 metres north of the abbey. RVBW buses are step-free and can be lowered for boarding and alighting. The path from the bus stop to the abbey is level and wheelchair-accessible.
The route via the bus stop "Neuenhof-Klosterrüti" (RVBW line 2) is not suitable for guests with walking disabilities, because of steps.

SBB timetable (in German)
RVBW timetable (in German)

Access to the abbey

Abbey and exhibitions

Guests in wheelchairs: Some of the exhibition rooms are not wheelchair accessible.
Blind and visually impaired: The exhibition is not suitable for the blind and visually impaired. There is no Braille labelling.
Hearing impaired: The exhibition does not have an induction-loop system.
People with intellectual disabilities: There are no labels in simple language.

Museum and exhibitions

Park and gardens

The abbey park is only partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, because of steps. However, it is possible to drive via Kanzlerrainstrasse to the lower park entrance at the abbey's plant nursery. Please park your vehicle afterwards in one of the official parking spaces.
Most of the paths in the abbey park are gravelled.

Abbey park

Toilets

A handicapped-accessible toilet is located at Klosterstrasse 20 (access badge can be obtained from the visitor centre).

Opening hours & entrance fees
Getting here
Dining & Drinking

Children's museum and PLIRRK!

The Legionary – In Battle and Service for Rome

Guided tours and events

Guided tours for groups

Virtual Habsburg Castle

Museum forest

Monks' church

Abbey church

Museum and tours

Historia

Visiting with disabilities

Visiting with disabilities

Wettingen Abbey is only partially wheelchair accessible due to the historical nature of the buildings. We are happy to assist people with a disability during their visit.

Getting here

Access to the abbey