Schloss Cecilienhof
Cecilienhof Palace Im Neuen Garten, Potsdam, 11 D-14469, Germany | 0331.96 94-200 | WebsiteHome of Germany's last Crown Prince and venue for Potsdam Conference
Visit date:
This review is especially helpful for those who have or use the following: Wheelchair
Overview
One step up to access the ticket office and shop, otherwise the entire tour is on the ground floor and level. We were admitted free because one of us is a wheelchair user - this doesn't always happen in Germany, sometimes they will only admit for free holders of a German social security card. A helpful attendant opened the main entrance of the Schloss so that we could leave the building without retracing our route - again one step to be negotiated.
Transport & Parking
Can't comment on the parking. Trams and buses in Potsdam are mostly wheelchair accessible, though not all stops are. The bus stop closest to the Schloss isn't wheelchair friendly, but the walk through the Neuergarten to the Schloss is lovely. Check out this website http://www.potsdam.de/content/potsdam-barrierefrei-stadtfuehrer-fuer-menschen-mit-behinderung for helpful maps which you can download.
Access
See above. We didn't see a disabled toilet on the premises.
Toilets
There is an accessible toilet in the grounds, about five minutes walk/wheel from the Schloss.
Staff
Friendly and very helpful.
Anything else you wish to tell us?
A building dating from just before and during World War One, and English Tudor in architectural style. It was the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm and his wife Cecilie. The tour of the ground floor, including the offices used by Churchill, Attlee, Truman and Stalin and the main conference room where the future of Europe was decided in 1945 is very interesting.
Comments
You have to be signed in to leave a comment.
Login / Signup