The Hergiswil Glassworks has been in operation since 1817. The Siegwart brothers found an excellent location here for transporting hydroelectric power and merchandise. In 1975 the glassworks were scheduled for closure as automated glass production abroad almost forced the owners out of business. The glass producers, the town of Hergiswill and above all Roberto Niederer
saved the works from closure. The artisan tradition was revived and combined with the now prevalent design. About 80 glassmakers are employed at the Glassworks.
Try your hand at glass blowing
Visitors can learn to blow glass. In a special small oven in the visitors’ gallery, glass is smelted just like in the large furnace. A glassmaker takes the liquid glass with a pipe out of the oven, forms a ball and readies it for blowing. Now the visitor can blow their own ball of glass. After a cooling period of 15 minutes, one can take the self-made souvenir home.
Train leaves Basel at 10:16 (platform 8) arriving in Luzern at 11:30
Train leaves Zürich at 10:35 (platform 12) arriving in Luzern at 11:25
Meet at platform 14 in Luzern to get the 11:42 train to Hergiswil
Date: Tuesday, 18th March 2024
Meeting: Luzern Station Platform 14 (See timings above)
Place: Hergiswiler Glas AG, Seestrasse 12, 6052 Hergiswil
Cost: Guided tour of glass works CHF 5.-.
Lunch: 12:00 at the Glass Works. Pay for what you consume
Reservations: Angie Meier-Jones
Using the Registration Form below or
Email: northwest@britishresidents.ch or mobile 079 322 44 52
By Monday, 10th March 2025, please