Książ Castle skip-the-queue entry — the great Silesian residence on a wooded spur above the Pełcznica gorge, home of the English-born Princess Daisy, with baroque terraces above and the Nazi 'Riese' tunnels carved deep below. We reserve your ticket so you walk straight to the gate.
See ticket optionsCastle interiors, terraces & Palm House · open-date
€29
Live availability
The full castle plus the WWII tunnels · most popular
€36
Live availability
The 'Riese' tunnels only · timed entry
€19
The tropical Palmiarnia · open-date
€14
Six Wałbrzych sites · valid 12 months
€52
“We did the castle and the tunnels together and it was the highlight of our Poland trip. Showing the phone at the gate and walking straight in while others queued was worth it alone. The underground is genuinely eye-opening.”
“Booking the official site would have been a struggle in Polish. These folks sorted the timed underground slot we wanted and answered my emails within minutes, late at night. Ticket arrived the same afternoon.”
“Enormous castle, beautiful terraces, and the Daisy story is fascinating. Our kids loved the tunnels. Bring a jacket — it's cold down there even in summer, exactly as they warned us in the tips.”
5-minute audio guide
A short, calm narrative — what this great Silesian castle is, the families who built and lost it, the English princess who made it famous, and the tunnels the war left unfinished below. Listen on the drive or the walk up.
Książ Castle stands in the north of Wałbrzych, in Poland's Lower Silesia, on a wooded spur above the gorge of the Pełcznica river. It is the largest castle in Silesia and the third-largest in Poland, behind only Malbork and Wawel. Building began in the late 13th century under the dukes of Świdnica; over the next seven hundred years it grew from a border stronghold into a sprawling residence of terraces, halls and towers wrapped in forest.
In its most famous chapter the castle belonged to the Hochberg family, and in the early 20th century to Princess Daisy — Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West, the English-born beauty whose glamour and heartbreak still shadow the rooms. Then came the war: from 1943 Nazi Germany requisitioned Książ and drove tunnels deep beneath it as part of 'Riese', a colossal underground project that was never finished. Today you can walk both worlds — the gilded halls above and the raw rock passages below.
Książ Castle Tickets is an independent concierge service. We help international visitors reserve genuine entry in English, choose the right combination of castle, tunnels and Palm House, and receive a ready-to-use mobile ticket — so your day starts at the gate, not in a queue.
Książ Castle Tickets is an independent concierge service that helps international visitors reserve and receive their entry tickets in English. We are not the castle and we are not an official vendor — we purchase genuine entry tickets on your behalf from Zamek Książ, the official operator, and our service fee is included in the price you see. If you prefer to buy directly, the operator's own ticket site is bilety.ksiaz.walbrzych.pl.
Plan your visit
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The Maximilian Hall, the state rooms, the terraces and the details most visitors miss
Your entry is reserved before you arrive, so you walk straight to the castle gate instead of queuing at the ticket office. On busy summer days that queue builds up, and the Underground Tourist Route in particular sells timed slots that can sell out — arriving with your ticket already booked means you keep the time you wanted.
The Castle with Audioguide ticket covers the interiors, terraces and Palm House. Castle + Underground adds a guided walk through the WWII tunnels beneath the castle and is our most popular option. The Underground ticket is the tunnels on their own. The Palm House ticket is just the tropical greenhouse. The Explore Wałbrzych pass bundles the castle with several other city sites over 12 months.
Beneath Książ Castle runs part of 'Riese' (German for 'giant'), a huge network of tunnels that Nazi Germany began carving into the rock from 1943 and never completed. The guided Underground Tourist Route takes you through these raw passages and explains what they were, who dug them, and why the project was abandoned. It is one of the most striking things to see at Książ.
Yes. The Underground Tourist Route runs as a guided walk on timed slots with limited group sizes. You choose your slot at checkout. The castle interiors and Palm House are open-date, so you can visit those any time during opening hours on your chosen day.
We email your ticket after we complete the booking on the operator's system, usually within a few hours and always before your visit date. It arrives as a mobile ticket you can show on your phone at the gate — no printer needed.
Yes — that is much of the point. The official ticketing runs mainly in Polish, so we handle the portal for you and answer your questions in your own language at any hour. You book on a clear English page and we do the rest.
Not quite — the Palm House (Palmiarnia) is a short distance from the castle, at ul. Wrocławska 158 in the Lubiechów part of Wałbrzych. It is included in the Castle with Audioguide and Explore tickets, and also sold on its own.
A fair amount. Książ is a large hilltop site with grounds, courtyards, terraces and many stairs, and the Underground Route is entirely on foot over uneven rock. Wear comfortable shoes, and bring a warm layer for the tunnels, which stay cool all year.
Yes, families visit often. The tunnels and the Princess Daisy story tend to capture children's imaginations. Bear in mind the amount of walking and stairs, and that the Underground is a guided walk best suited to older children who can keep pace with the group.
For open-date tickets you simply visit on the day that suits you within their validity. For the timed Underground slot, message us as early as you can — if the operator has another slot open, we will rebook you onto it. Always contact us before your slot rather than after.
All sales are final once your ticket is issued. You are only charged once your booking is confirmed, and we refund in full only if the operator cancels your visit. Because these are dated admission products, they cannot be refunded after issue simply because plans change — so pick your date with care.
Because your day starts inside the castle rather than in a queue, everything is arranged in English, you lock in the Underground slot you want before it sells out, and you travel with a mobile ticket, an audio history and a real support team behind you if anything comes up.
No. We are an independent concierge service and we say so plainly. We buy genuine tickets on your behalf from the official operator, Zamek Książ, and include our service fee in one clear price. You can always book directly with the operator if you prefer.
Absolutely. Książ pairs well with the Old Mine (Stara Kopalnia) and Porcelain Museum in Wałbrzych — all on the Explore pass — and with the Adršpach rock town just over the Czech border. Ask us and we will help you plan the day.
Książ is open year-round most days, with longer hours in the warmer months and shorter ones in winter. Some rooms, the terraces and seasonal features can vary with the calendar and events, so we confirm the exact hours for your date with your booking.
Message us. Our support runs 24/7 across time zones, so if anything is unclear at the gate or your plans shift, there is a real person to help rather than a form and a long wait.