How to get to the Water Games

For 300 years, the water has been led to the individual stations through a clever system of pipes, reservoirs, "underground water rooms" and water slides. The water images are created without the use of pumps alone, using physical laws.

The water features begin every year on May 1 and end on October 3. During this period, the water in Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe runs weekly on Wednesdays, Sundays, and Hessian public holidays from 2:30 p.m. The visit of the water features is free of charge, except you want to join a guided tour.

No, the water images are shown at each station for 10 minutes, after which there is enough time to walk to the next station.

The tour of the water features begins at 2:00 p.m. and lasts 2 hours. It is recommended to book the public guided tours in advance. Click here to make your booking. If you are coming to Kassel with a group, you are also welcome to book a private tour guide through us.

From the city centre or Wilhelmshöhe station, take tram 4 to Druseltal (terminal stop). Change there for bus 22/23 to Hercules. The tram runs every 15 minutes, the two buses every half hour.

By public transporation you can take the tram 1 from the terminus Wilhelmshöhe (Park) to the station Wilhelmshöhe or further to the city center. The tram goes every 15 minutes.

 The parking fee as well as the availability of parking slots for the parking ground Hercules and parking ground Wilhelmshöhe you can find here: Parking at the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

On water play days, a shuttle bus runs from "Parkplatz Wilhelmshöhe" to the Great Cascades. 2. € per person.Children under 6 and holders of a disabled pass (G, aG, GI, BI) are free of charge. The shuttlebus runs only on the days of the water features between 10 am and 5pm, every 15-20 minutes. 

You will find the following cafes and restaurants in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.

• Herkules Panorama
• Café Jerome
• Gloria in the Old Guardhouse
• Restaurant in the Schlosshotel Wilhelmshöhe
• Chalet at the Löwenburg
• reopens soon: Cascaden Restaurant

In the visitor centre and the restaurants in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe you can find toilets.

Yes, but dogs must be kept on a leash in the Bergpark. Please observe this rule. For the sake of the animals, please refrain from bringing them to the water games.