Top 12 Castles around Oudenaarde

After the fortifications of Oudenaarde were demolished, the freed-up plots of land were sold. The respected Liedts family acquired the estate at „Eindries” and laid out a park there. Around 1860, Charles Liedts had a whitewashed house built in a neoclassical style in this park. Charles was a prominent Belgian jurist and statesman, who was appointed Baron after his successful diplomatic negotiations with France led to a free trade agreement between Belgium and France. His son, Amedée Liedts, converted the house into the present-day Liedts Castle in 1883. It is built in an eclectic style with predominantly Renaissance features. The building is decorated with cartouches bearing the family motto „All for Duty”. Amedée Liedts' initials can be recognized in the window frames.

Golf & Country Club Oudenaarde – Royal setting at the Nieuw Kasteel This is undoubtedly one of the most photogenic vistas in the Scheldevallei. From the surrounding quiet roads, you get a magnificent view of the Nieuw Kasteel (New Castle) of Petegem, built in 1847 and today the stylish clubhouse of the Golf & Country Club Oudenaarde. The castle was built in the 19th century for the Pycke de Peteghem family and still exudes the grandeur of its noble past. Inside, you'll find the golf club's bar, lounges, and restaurant today. The former castle park found a new purpose as a golf domain starting in the 70s. The two 18-hole courses, 'Kasteel' and 'Anker', are beautifully embedded between ancient trees, rolling fairways, and old Schelde meanders. From the public roads around the domain, you can enjoy a particularly picturesque contrast: sharply manicured greens, ancient trees, and the elegant castle towers together form an almost cinematic setting. A touch of royal allure during your walk or bike ride through the Scheldevallei.

Even if you only pass through, the tranquility and grandeur still leave something behind. It also gives you a bit of energy that you will certainly need in Nokere.

Today, the castle is home to the Vrijzinnig Centrum Liedts (Liedts Free Centre), which gives the building a contemporary cultural and social function. The park, still open to the public, serves as Oudenaarde's green lung, connecting the rich history of the Liedts family with the daily life of the city. It's a lovely place to stroll.

Liedts Castle After the demolition of Oudenaarde's former city walls, part of this vacant land was sold to the prominent Liedts family. Charles Liedts, one of the founding fathers of Belgium, Minister of Finance in the mid-1800s, and one of the founders of the National Bank of Belgium, had a country house built there around 1860. Originally a white plastered castle, it was rebuilt in 1883 by his son, Amedée Liedts, in an eclectic style. The park, in the English landscape style, was largely laid out between 1865 and 1869. In 1907, the childless Amedée donated Liedts Castle, along with its library, art collection, and park, to the city of Oudenaarde, which opened the estate as a city park. Today, the castle is home to the VCL, the Liedts Liberal Centre. The park is open to the public and is the green lung of the city of Oudenaarde.

Beautiful park with ponds and café restaurant.

Beautiful park with many benches to rest for a while or have something to eat in the restaurant or drink a coffee on the terrace.

Since 1654, the castle domain, located along the Kasteelstraat in Lozer, has been owned by the della Faille d’Huysse family. The beautiful castle was called ‘’t Goed Uplosere’ in the 17th century. The block-shaped castle acquired its current neoclassical appearance during renovations in the 18th century. From the Kasteelstraat you can see the symmetrical rear facade. From the Appelhoekstraat you have a view of the front facade. The 19th century park in English landscape style consists of ponds, winding paths, bridges and appurtenances such as a walled vegetable garden, caretaker’s house, dog kennel, coach house, tower-shaped garden pavilion, farmyard and gatehouse. From the castle domain, a double avenue leads to the O.-L.-Vrouw van Bijstandkerk.