Top 17 Castles around Zonhoven

In the outbuildings of this 16th-century castle, a brewery and a cozy restaurant with a beautiful orangery are located. In the winter months, young and old can enjoy a break in the orangery, while on summer days they can relax on the romantic terrace. For the little ones, there is a large sandbox and a playground.

The water castle of Schoonbeek is a Renaissance castle built in a U-shape with a large garden. Next to the castle is a pond that flows into a moat, over which a drawbridge leads to the entrance gate. The oldest core of the castle dates back to the Middle Ages: in 1333 the castle belonged to the County of Loon. Herman Typots, bailiff of the Land of Grevenbroek and castellan of the Prinsenhof in Kuringen, married Margriet van Chiney, daughter of Dirk van Chiney, lord of Schoonbeek and Anna Vandenbosch of Gors-op-Leeuw. In 1573 their grandson Hendrik Typots was still lord of the castle of Schoonbeek. The Preston family from Ireland bought it in 1780. The next owner was the de Renesse family. Count Theodore de Renesse was mayor of Beverst and governor of the province of Limburg. Another descendant, Frédéric Alexandre Jean Marie Ghislain, Count de Renesse, born in Brussels on January 3, 1904, died unmarried in the castle on November 18, 1990. In 1991 the castle became the property of Count Thierry de Hemricourt de Grunne.

This small castle is actually a neoclassical manor house with accompanying service buildings and a farm complex from the 19th century, situated in a wooded park in a landscape style with remarkable old oaks and beeches.

friendly service nice terrace for a nice beer

Ter Dolen Castle Brewery is located just a few kilometers from Molenheide. This modestly sized brewery produces craft beer in the buildings of the former farmhouse. Five award-winning abbey beers can be sampled here.

Kiewit Castle (not to be confused with Kewith Castle) is a small castle in Kiewit, located in the Kiewit Nature Reserve. It is a neoclassical mansion, built in the second half of the 19th century. Originally, this was an estate with several small farms. In 1868, Hubert Dominique Vroonen bought this estate. His son Emile had the mansion built. A park in English landscape style was also constructed. In 1944, the castle was badly damaged. The domain with mansion was bought by the municipality of Hasselt in 1953, and it rented it to the diocese of Hasselt until 1970, which had a meditation center there. From 1970 to 1974, it was occupied by the Trappistine sisters. After this, it was transformed into a public park with, among other things, a petting zoo, and in 1976 it was opened to the public. The country house consists of three bays and has two floors and an attic floor under a mansard roof. The middle bay has an entrance and a balcony resting on pillars above the entrance doors. Behind the castle are service buildings and housing for the staff. Behind that is a semi-enclosed farm whose core dates from the 17th century and was originally built in half-timbered construction.

Nice playground on sand. A nice rest for children during a walk. Parents can eat something on the terrace of tavern Koe-vert.

The Kiewit Visitor Centre is located in a 19th century mansion that was built as a country house for a wealthy family from Liège. Here you can learn more about Natuurpunt in Limburg and the surrounding natural landscape of Kiewit. Come and breathe in the healthy air and get to know the fauna and flora. Regularly, thematic nature walks are organised that start at the Visitor Centre. You can join for free. (Natuurpunt)