Apartment Gut Kerkow

The listed Kerkow manor house was built around 1900 in the Hei­matstil style – an archi­tec­tural lan­guage that revived tra­di­tional, regional building forms. With its striking corner turrets, the building makes a con­fident statement in the village of Kerkow, nestled in the heart of the Uckermark coun­tryside.
Shortly after the First World War, sheep and cattle were bred here, and later the GDR took over the agri­cul­tural business as a state-owned estate. After reuni­fi­cation, the interior of the house was func­tionally reno­vated and divided into small holiday apart­ments.

The current owners run the Kerkow estate as an organic farm with cattle breeding, a but­chery and its own farm shop – sup­ple­mented by eight guest apart­ments. Between 2022 and 2024, architect Fer­dinand von Hohen­zollern and interior designer Susanne Kaiser carried out a com­pre­hensive reno­vation in line with con­ser­vation gui­de­lines, res­toring the exterior of the manor house to its ori­ginal con­dition. In the process, they recon­s­tructed the turret, which was des­troyed by fire in the 1930s, the bat dormers and the corner loggia on the cour­tyard side.

On the upper floor, the cha­racter of the manor house has been res­tored, and spa­cious rooms have been created for one- and one-bedroom apart­ments. The rooms in the attic extend up to the roof ridge and open sleeping areas have been added, which are acces­sible via a staircase or ladder. The turret is open to the top and con­tains a bedroom with a sweeping view over the village and the Bran­denburg coun­tryside. The ground floor now houses a library with a fire­place and a com­munal kitchen, which can be used for catering at events as well as by the guests. The basement fea­tures a wellness area with a sauna and an addi­tional holiday apartment.

In the adjacent granary and on the ground floor of the manor house, the Spaced Out project adds an extra dimension to the farm: in a relaxed atmo­sphere and in dia­logue with the rural sur­roun­dings, changing exhi­bi­tions by inter­na­tional artists are pre­sented.

What to do

Walks and bike rides in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, swimming in the surrounding lakes, art exhibitions on the estate, farm-fresh organic delicacies. Stroll through the historic old town of Angermünde – with cafés, small shops and a monastery church. Take a trip to Chorin Monastery, one of the most important brick buildings in northern Germany and an atmospheric backdrop for concerts and readings. The NABU Nature Experience Centre Blumberger Mühle and the Grumsiner Distillery are located in the vicinity of the estate.

Why we like this house

Stable, style, art space and herb meadow – the successfully renovated Gut Kerkow combines urban lifestyle with the rural tranquillity of Brandenburg.

This house is great for

Cycling tourists, families and friends. The Wiesengrund apartment is specially tailored to the needs of hearing-impaired guests. Dogs are allowed in the Wiesengrund apartment.

Sustainability

Heating and hot water are provided by the estate's own biogas plant. 
Public transport: Gut Kerkow is easily accessible from Berlin by train to Angermünde, from where a bus runs to the ‘Gut Kerkow’ stop.

Owner

Christof Beutgen and his husband run the Gut Kerkow organic farm in the Uckermark region together with other partners. A psychologist by training, Christof Beutgen joined Gut Kerkow in 2019 and has since been responsible for the farm's tourism development. Together with a friend who is a gallery owner in Berlin, the owners have initiated an art space on the farm, with changing exhibitions of contemporary international artists.

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