Le petit train ne constitue qu’une partie de la visite. Vous avez un wagonnet par famille et si vous êtes seul, tout le wagonnet est pour vous. Pour le reste de la visite, le groupe est de 25 personnes et c’est à vous de garder vos distances ce qui est faisable.

Sorry but the strong Hackenberg will be closed from Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27 included. for more information you can contact us by télaphone at: 0382823008

On January 2019 we are open wednesdays and saturdays afternoon with a tour at 2.00pm. The tours are in french, please check beforehand by mail if there will be an english tour or not.

From their webpage: Du 14 novembre 2016 à fin mars 2017, départs les samedis et mercredis, horaire unique à 14h précise So Saturday December 31st might be possible. You need to call first to be sure. One tour organized around 2PM. In general they have someone who gives the tour in English. Try calling 03 82 82 30 08 to see if they can confirm.

We try to offer an English tour every day that the fort is open, although on a very few occasions off-season then there may not be an English-speaking guide. In this case some explanatory sheets are provided to accompany another tour. Paul (one of the English-speaking (and born!) Guides)

Hello, As one of the English guides I can confirm that travel from Strasbourg is easiest by car. You could get a train and then a taxi but it is probably time-consuming and expensive. If you do decide to rent a car and come to see us then I hope that you enjoy the visit. Paul

Hello, I am one of the English tour guides at the Hackenberg ! If you are driving from southern England then the best option is to cross the channel and then drive down through Belgium (free motorways!) to Thionville. There is plenty of choice concerning hotels in Thionville and the surroinding area depending on budget. We have daily tours until 11 November, and if you come on a weekend then it might be with me ! Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Paul

Hello, I am one of the English speaking guides at the fort. All suggestions I have seen are good so far - you can either fly to Luxembourg and hire a car, or come to France via the tunnel or ferry and drive. We normally drive here via Belgium as the motorways are free ! There are English tours every day until 12 November, so you should be OK. Departure is 2.15pm on a weekend or around 2.45pm during the week. As I am a volunteer I only do visits on a weekend (I did one today !) but there are other people during the week. There are plenty of other places to see round here too - Thionville, Metz, Verdun, Luxembourg....so you should be able to find things to do and places to stay on TripAdvisor. Enjoy your trip !

Hello, I am one of the English speaking guides at the Fort. Between April and the end of October there is an English tour every day, except for four days at the end of August. The English tour starts at 2.15pm. No need to book as we can take up to 50 people. You can look around outside if you wish - there is a good view from the top-nost point of the fort (blocs 11 and 12 by the Chapel) and the visit itself normally takes around 2.5 hours. As I am a volunteer guide I am only there on a weekend, but there will be someone to take you round every day !! Paul

Hello, to go from Paris to Thionville, you can take the train (TGV), there are daily roundtrips. Then, when you are in Thionville, you can call the taxi station and say you want to go to HACKENBERG, VECKRING, and then come back to Thionville. I hope this answer will help you planning your trip, and if you have more questions, you can write us an email (you can find the adress on our website, I can't write it here!). Best regards, Sarah tourism information HACKENBERG