Castle Museum in Kwidzyn — Attraction in Kwidzyn

The castle is magnificent from the outside, no question. I can say with confidence that it is definitely worth a visit. I was glad we had the audio-guide because the collections on display were of no interest to me whatsoever. They included hats from all over the world, wildlife and nature, staffed animals, butterflies, bugs, insects, eggs, and penknives. This has no connection to the theme of the castle. The castle tour would have benefited from more historical context and specific room interpretation. The fountain tower, pond and courtyard are all excellent features. They simply lacked the exhibits that make a castle a castle: armour, swords, torture tools...

There were no navigation signs directing us to the castle. Google Maps is always an option. There should have been navigation boards. Upon arrival at the castle, we were uncertain as to the location of the ticket office and whether we should have circumvented the grounds on our approach. The only navigation board I saw was at the end of the castle, and even that was for the Cathedral. The correct entrance is the wooden door on the right side of the castle. Upon opening it with a bit of a squeeze and crossing the very high threshold (which was inaccessible for a wheelchair), we found ourselves in a corridor leading to an inner courtyard. A gentleman informed us that the tickets were on the left. I was still processing the information on where to find the audio guide when someone scanned our tickets immediately. I didn't even have time to identify who it was. Everything was moving too fast. It was like before, when we were looking for the entrance and everything felt too slow. The audio guide was being picked up elsewhere, in the courtyard just across the way, and there was a small announcement.

You won't find many tourists here, so you'll have the place to yourself. I often found myself walking the gorgeous rooms with my husband, relishing the experience.

From the outside, the castle looked huge, even on Google Maps. However, I was taken aback when we walked out and the voice in the audio guide said goodbye to us. However, we were informed that we could visit the cathedral, which is part of the castle, and the crypt of the great masters. However, the entrance is elsewhere and the entrance fee is not included in this entrance fee.

We were at Malbrok Castle the day before, so we made a conscious effort not to compare too much. It is clear that a much smaller amount of money has been invested here. The audio guide in Malbork was available in many languages. The audio guide is available in Polish, English, German, Russian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak, French, Italian and Spanish. However, Slovak and Czech are not available at Kwidzyn castle, which we did not mind.

The audio guide is based on geolocation, and it worked perfectly in Malbork. The audio guide at Kwidzyn Castle was not as comprehensive as I had hoped. At times, it seemed to anticipate my next move, offering information about areas I had not yet seen. Other times, it was silent, leaving me uncertain about the next step.

The audio guide should come with a map. Alternatively, there should be a QR code on the back of the audio guide that would navigate our phone to the online map. The phone's location should be used to indicate which room we are in, floor by floor, on the map. The castle staff were quick to assist us with directions, but their guidance was often unclear. In Malbork, the audio guide was our sole means of navigation, and it was almost 100% effective.

We missed the souvenir shop in Malbork, so we were going to buy something to take home. There was no...

A nice addition to the Marienburg/Malbork castle (combi tickets available valid 14 days incl. Marienburg, the castles in Stuhm and Marienwerder). Some of the staff speak English and/or German. Audioguide in various languages available (excellently made). Interesting to start with prehistoric funeral urns from the region. Then a section about family life of urban / rural people (Poles, Germans, Mennonites). Explaining the daily life and work utensils on the 20 m oveef ground corridor to the impressive Danzger. Audioguide also gives Insights about the history of the Teutonic Order founding Marienwerder and later the Royal Prussian and Prussian eras. The change of use in each period from the knights to become seat of the regional governour of Royal Prussia, Johannes von Baysen, followed by the Swedish occupation AMD finally use as court house in the 19th century (the German signs kept visible). Followed by an exhibition of the...

Lovely castle. It was quite tricky to find the door to the museum (which is a large wooden door down the side of the castle). It opens into a small courtyard, tickets on the left. We bought our tickets and a guide, then a guard immediately scanned our tickets even though he had just watched us buy them, this bit was a little confusing but the guard was friendly.

We used a headphone guide that talked us through the route. I enjoyed the lower floors of the castle when it talked us through the history of the area and how the castle was defended. The top floor has an exhibit on wildlife found in the area that was ok, but wasn't really my thing.

The courtyard was great, nice views over surrounding...