Wellingsbüttel Manor

Wellingsbüttel Manor is a baroque manor house in Hamburg featuring a main residence and gatehouse positioned along the Alsterwanderweg walking path. The complex displays the architectural characteristics typical of the 18th century and currently functions as a private nursing home with an on-site restaurant.

The manor was first documented in 1296 and later gained status as a Danish chancellery manor with its own judicial authority. Its strategic location along the Upper Alster made it an important site in the region's administrative history.

The Alstertal Museum has occupied the gatehouse wing since 1957, displaying exhibitions about how the Upper Alster region has developed across the centuries. Visitors can trace the area's evolution and changes through different periods in this space.

The building functions as a private nursing home, so visitors should check beforehand about access and what may be available to see. The on-site restaurant offers a way to visit the property and experience the historical architecture from within.

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and an ancestor of the British royal family, lived and died within these walls. This connection to European royalty adds a lesser-known dimension to the property's history.

Location: Hamburg

Architectural style: baroque architecture

Website: http://hamburg.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/4662998/herren-und-torhaus-wellingsbuettel

GPS coordinates: 53.64270,10.07160

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:48