Admist the more than 100-hectare Baroque gardens, with its impressive fountains, sandstone figures, precisely laid hedges and colourful flowers, is the mountain garden with the family-run tea house and the princess tower. After a walk through the gardens and the ascent via the 35-meter-long staircase, the tea house is the ideal place to enjoy the wonderful view over the castle gardens of Blankenburg and the Harz foothills. The best way to relax with this wonderful view is with a cup of tea or coffee and a delicious slice of cake.