De Haar

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Shortened history of the castle:

The oldest historical record of a building at the location of the current castle dates to 1391. In that year, the family De Haar received the castle and the surrounding lands as fiefdom from Hendrik van Woerden. The castle remained in the ownership of the De Haar family until 1440, when the last male heir died childless.

The castle then passed to the Van Zuylen family. In 1482, the castle was burned down and the walls were torn down, except for the parts that did not have a military function. These parts probably were incorporated into the castle when it was rebuilt during the early 16th century. The castle is mentioned in an inventory of the possessions of Steven van Zuylen from 1506, and again in a list of fiefdoms in the province Utrecht from 1536. The oldest image of the castle dates to 1554 and shows that the castle had been largely rebuilt by then.

In 1890, De Haar was inherited by Etienne Gustave Frédéric, Baron van Zuylen van Nyevelt, who was married to Hélène Caroline Betsy, Baroness de Rothschild. They contracted architect Pierre Cuypers in 1892 to rebuild the ruinous castle, which took 15 years.

Opening times and additional information:

The park and gardens of De Haar Castle are open to visit all year round from 10 am until 5 pm, December 25th, January 1st and under exceptional weather conditions.

Opening times of the castle : 10am - 5pm

Fees:

Park entrance only :
Adults - 3 Euros
Children - 2 Euros

Standard tour, park entrance included :
Adults 8 Euros
Children: 5 Euros

Parking ticket - 3 Euros per car