Event Highlights

Kitted out with a mining lamp and protective equipment you will enter the underground world of mediaeval mining. Everywhere in the Rathstiefste Stollen there is evidence of mining activity from the 12th century (or even older). You will find out how the miners must have felt in this place hundreds of years ago. At the end you will be rewarded with a hearty miner's "Tscherper" meal. Are you ready for an adventure in the oldest accessible water drainage gallery in the world?

Information about the guided tour (only with pre-booking as a group)

Tour duration: 4 hours

Group size 5 to 9 people

Minimum age 14 years

Price: 115/103 € (incl. Tscherper meal) pro single person

Tour dates in 2026; January 3rd, February 7st, March 7st, April 4th, May 2rd, June 6th, July 4th, August 1st, September 5th, October 3th, November 7th, December 5th. 

If a desired date is booked out, feel free to contact us so we can arrange for you and your group your own guided tour.

Unfortunately, this tour is not wheelchair- accessible and not suitable for persons with reduced mobility! 

The ancient art of lace-making has been practised in the Harz Mountains since the 16th century by miners' wives and children as a sideline.

Bobbin laces are spindle-shaped ‘bobbins’, usually made of wood. With the help of these bobbins and the yarn wound onto them, various types of lace are made, i.e. ‘bobbin lace’. This filigree lace could eventually be sold and the handiwork helped the poor miners' families to earn a living. To ensure that this unusual handicraft technique does not die out in the Harz Mountains, Mrs Angelika Kiebach from the Harzklub has decided to introduce laypeople to lace-making. With a lot of patience and love, she demonstrates in small, simple steps how to cross and turn the bobbins and how to work on the bobbin cushion. In the workshop you start with a small and easy product and then slowly increase the level of difficulty to a somewhat more complicated piece. At the end of the short course, it is even possible to obtain the ‘bobbin lace diploma’, even if this is not an official award, but just a nice souvenir of a special weekend. But of course Mrs Kiebach is also willing to support advanced lace makers with their work.

The event is done in german language.

The course is suitable for adults and for children (from 4th grade accompanied by an adult), costs: €59, plus €10 material costs directly to Mrs Kiebach, please have these ready at the start of the course.

Weekend dates form one course. The times remain the same.

Friday 15 May from 2-6 pm,

Saturday 16 May from 9 am to 5 pm and

Sunday 17 May 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The following additional dates in 2026 can also be booked: 09-11 August 2026 

Picture credits © Rammelsberg World Cultural Heritage Site

Over 1,000 years of mining history in your focus!

On the unique underground photo walk, you will be accompanied by a professional photographer who will be by your side with tips and tricks for your best snapshot. In a historically authentic setting, you are at the workplaces of the former Rammelsberg miners on site. Machinery, colorful vitrioles and hidden details - focus on your favorite place! Recommended equipment: tripod, flashlight (strong light if possible) and flashlight.

Time: 2pm - 5pm
Price: €50.00 including tips from the professional photographer.

Tickets at rammelsberg.de Onlineshop

This event will be held in german language. 

Dates: 08.02./08.03/12.04./26.09./08.11./06.12, (german writing)

The flyer for the Rammelsberg World Heritage Site gives you an overview of the museum houses and exhibitions as well as the tours offered, and it also contains information about the events taking place in 2024.

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The World Heritage Rammelsberg offers a wide variaty of programm points for children and youth groups.  You can find them here in this german Flyer. 

The events of the Rammelsberg and the other parts of the World Heritage in the Harz Mountains can be found in the official World Heritage in the Harz Mountains App. The app can be found free of charge in the app stores of Google and Apple.