Stories. Schloss Neubeuern.
The Castle Family on a Journey
02.10.2026- 04.10.2026
Our boarding school trip to Halblech in the Allgäu.
Imagine if, all of a sudden, the whole boarding school came to visit you at home! That’s exactly what our boarding school trip to Neubeuern Castle felt like. For the others, everything was new and exciting, but my brother and I, of course, already knew our way around perfectly. We were able to show the others everything and were, so to speak, their personal tour guides. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any free entry for it, though! 😂
On the first day, we had lessons until midday. Afterwards, we had dumplings with goulash, and just after 2 pm we finally set off. The bus journey was noisy, fun and rather chaotic – so actually quite normal when so many pupils are travelling together.
Once we arrived at the hotel, we checked into our rooms and were finally allowed into the pool. It was absolutely buzzing in there! My brother and I started by showing the others the ropes. After all, we were the experts here. Before we knew it, it was already evening. After dinner, we chilled out with our groups before eventually heading off to bed.
The next morning, some people were actually already at breakfast or in the pool by seven o’clock. At seven! Whilst others were clearly already raring to go, most of us didn’t turn up for breakfast until just before ten. Around midday, we were split into groups. Some went to see Neuschwanstein Castle, whilst others visited the reptile zoo. The castle tour was really cool, though unfortunately it was over far too quickly.
In the evening, we hung out and played games together again. We laughed so much playing spin the bottle that the whole hotel probably knew what was going on with us. It certainly never got boring!
The next day, we could choose between different activities. Some went ice swimming – voluntarily! Others went into town or went for a hike. I reckon you can have fun without voluntarily plunging into freezing-cold water. 🥶
The highlight of the day was the musical Rudolf. As we didn’t set off until the evening, we had dinner as early as 4.30 pm. Luckily, there were burgers, so that odd time was quickly forgotten. The musical was really lovely, but also quite sad and dramatic. We were back at the hotel around 10.30 pm. Even so, for many of us the night was far from over: we played games, chatted and watched TV. It wasn’t until around one in the morning that things finally quietened down.
And then, suddenly, it was already the last day! Time had flown by far too quickly. We had one last chance to do various activities: some went bowling, others went for a walk, visited the thermal baths or played football.
Unfortunately, we had to head home again afterwards. For the others, it was back to their everyday lives, whilst my brother and I returned to a place that feels just as much like home to us. It was a bit strange that suddenly everyone had gone again.
My verdict: The boarding school trip was fun, chaotic and simply unforgettable. It was something very special to show the others our home and make so many lovely memories together. And who can say they’ve had the whole boarding school come and stay at their house for a few days?
Everyone was at our house – and it was absolutely brilliant! ❤️
Thank you very much!
For the new school year, the Rehklau family made us a very generous offer: they invited our entire Schlossfamilie to their Hotel Bannwaldsee in Halblech, in the Allgäu.
Traditionally, the boarding school groups organise their own individual trips each year, with each group visiting a different destination. But why not? – we thought to ourselves. Let’s all go on a trip together for a change! And so, on Friday 2 October, we packed our bags and set off for the Allgäu together. Surrounded by beautiful countryside and German history, all 150 of us stayed at the Hotel Bannwaldsee. Not much happened on the first day. After a two-hour bus journey and once the rooms had been allocated, most of the lads jumped straight into the pool.
Over the next few days, we split up into our respective boarding school groups and went on various excursions.
From our point of view, this trip was a fantastic experience and an unforgettable shared adventure in a beautiful location. We would like to thank the Rehklau family from the bottom of our hearts for this!
