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, 3 April - Monday, 6 April, 2026

Labor Day: Friday, 1 May 2026

Ascension Day: Thursday, 14 May & Friday, 15 May, 2026

Whit Monday: Monday, 25 May, 2026

Iron Library Summer Pause: Monday, 27 July - Friday, 7 August, 2026 (including the Swiss National Day on August 1)

Christmas/New Year: Monday, 21 December, 2026 - Friday, 1 January, 2027

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).