It is also possible to take the bus further on to Triberg but one person in our group was ill and wanted to get back to the hotel. Having checked the signs at the bus stop when we got off, we easily caught the bus back to Hausach. The triangular signs also have a panel in English. In spite of the drizzle, the buildings are interesting and well maintained. The roof on the largest building was in the process of being re-thatched but no one was working because of the rain. We arrived late on a rainy day and there were few visitors and little activity. The Vogtsbauernhof has a first-class visitors center with very clean restrooms and a large gift shop and a restaurant. Outside the museum proper, there is a restaurant and gift shops where you can also buy snacks and drinks. Our Baden-Wurttemberg group train ticket also covered the bus. The bus ride was only 15-20 minutes and stops right at the entrance to the museum. We traveled by train to Hausach and followed the signs to the public bus #7150 right outside the train station that took us to the Vogtsbauernhof.
In fact it's the only good background reading I've found about the area, in English. But there is lots of background reading, apart from infomation about the buildings. You might not actually need it in the museum itself, because of all the signposts. If you want something to read about this area then this museum guide is good reading.
Walking from Hausach, would have been a bit too far. That was rather convenient and there are trains to fit the buses. I took the bus to the museum, from Hausach. Yet, it was rather full, almost crowded when I was there. Not just good for a museum restaurant, but really good, with varied imaginative german food suiting many different purses and gastronomic expectations. But if this was a not so busy day, then it must be veeery crowded on a really busy day. And yet, the place was, although not crowded, at least rather busy. I was there in late June, which seems to be sort of mid or low season in Schwarzwald. Some baking and cooking, and some work ongoing in some of the houses. I think people not that much into open air museums, might find still find Vogtsbauernhof worth a visit,īut become bored after a short while, or not spend the whole day.Īlso, it's not an activity park for kids, although there are some actitivies more for kids, like live stock, You don't see how these farmhouses developed and were used after that into modern time.Īlso, with one exception, you get the impression that these complete, self sufficient farms, were the only human dwellings that existed in the area. What I missed a little was that the museum sort of stopped history at say 1900, except for one exception. Local economy, like Clock making and straw weaving home industry, and forestry.Īnd I came away understanding something about why Schwarzwald farm houses look the way they do,Īnd many other things about this area and its local economy in older times In some of the buildings are exhibitions of various topics on Schwarzwald and typical traits of Complete with some live stock, gardens etc, and a very few people in local costumes.Įxcellent information on signposts, most of then in English and French as well as German, telling evertything from how the buildings were used and how people lived there and where the buildings were moved from.Īnd, unusually, architectural drawings explaining the construction of the buildings. Vogtsbauernhof has a large collection of different farm buildings from the surrounding areas, complete with manor houses, baking houses, mills, store houses and you name it, to form complete farm steads. For further info one could visit This is excellent. This place is accessible by wheel chair/stroller and has souvenir shops, restaurant, wc etc. Plenty of outdoor play activities for kids too. There are a lot of activities taking place in the museum like cooking, mill and craftsmen demonstrations and family workshops. about the life and culture of the black forest people in the olden days. Hats off!! As intended, this place gives a detailed info. This only shows how interested and committed they are in preserving their history and culture. One of the most interesting facts is that, some of the houses seen are actually from else where, (of black forest region) bought by the authorities and recreated here to perfection. The whole area is very well planned and laid out, not to mention, magnificently preserved too. The museum is located just outside the train station, and there is an entry fee, an audio guide along with the map are provided too. We started from Hausach by train and reached Gutach by 10 am.
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