De 18 beste slottene rundt Zonhoven

I sidebygningene til dette slottet fra 1500-tallet ligger et bryggeri og en koselig restaurant med en vakker orangerie. I vintermånedene kan unge og gamle nyte en pause i orangeriet, mens på sommerdager kan man slappe av på den romantiske terrassen. For de aller minste er det en stor sandkasse og en lekeplass.

Schoonbeeks vannslott er et renessansslott bygget i U-form med en stor hage. Ved siden av slottet ligger en dam som renner ut i en vollgrav, som en vindebro fører over til inngangsporten. Den eldste kjernen av slottet stammer fra middelalderen: i 1333 tilhørte slottet grevskapet Loon. Herman Typots, fogd over Land van Grevenbroek og slottsforvalter ved Prinsenhof i Kuringen, giftet seg med Margriet van Chiney, datter av Dirk van Chiney, herre over Schoonbeek og Anna Vandenbosch fra Gors-op-Leeuw. I 1573 var deres barnebarn Hendrik Typots fortsatt herre over Schoonbeek slott. Familien Preston fra Irland kjøpte det i 1780. Neste eier var familien de Renesse. Greve Theodore de Renesse var ordfører i Beverst og guvernør i provinsen Limburg. En annen etterkommer, Frédéric Alexandre Jean Marie Ghislain, greve de Renesse, født i Brussel 3. januar 1904, døde ugift på slottet 18. november 1990. I 1991 ble slottet eid av greve 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)