Opening hours and directions

The Iron Library is open by appointment from Monday to Friday.

To arrange your visit, you are welcome to contact us by telephone, email, or via the online form.

Closure dates

Good Friday/Easter: Friday, 18 April - Monday, 21 April, 2025

Labor Day: Thursday, 1 May - Friday, 2 May 2025

Ascension Day: Thursday, 29 May & Friday, 30 May, 2025

Whit Monday: Monday, 9 June, 2025

Iron Library Summer Pause: Monday, 28 July - Friday, 8 August, 2025 (including the Swiss National Day on August 1)

Christmas/New Year: Monday, 22 December, 2025 - Friday, 2 January, 2026

By train: S8 from Schaffhausen direction Stein am Rhein to "Langwiesen" or "Schlatt" station, then 10 minutes' walk to the Klostergut Paradies.

By car: Public Parking is available near Restaurant Paradies (parkometer).