Château d'Emines hosts seminars, receptions and weddings for up to 200 guests, with 76 beds on the estate. The property sits in Emines, in the Namur countryside, and combines an 18th-century château, two guesthouses and a 14-hectare park. The organiser chooses the caterer and every other supplier.
Seminars and company events
The estate takes company events, meetings, seated dinners, walking dinners and evening parties. The historic salons of the château suit meetings and dinners. The Lodge, a large guesthouse in the former outbuildings, adds halls for an evening party and bedrooms for the guests. The team describes the spaces as modular, so a day can start in the salons and finish in the Lodge. A residential seminar is practical here because the two guesthouses sleep a full group a few steps from the château.
The park offers a heated pool, tennis, beach volley, football and paddle boats on the ponds. These are useful for breaks and team time between sessions.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold as a Wedding Weekend with exclusive use of the estate from Friday at 12:00 to Sunday at 18:00. The château, both guesthouses, the park and the sports facilities are included for the whole weekend. Guests can gather for dinner on Friday, marry on Saturday and have brunch on Sunday. The church of Emines is 100 meters away on foot, and the church of Rhisnes is five minutes by car. Dinner is served in the château and the party moves to the Lodge, where everyone sleeps on site.
Rooms and capacities
The salons of the château seat up to 130 guests for a dinner. The halls of the Lodge hold up to 200 guests in total, and the dance room of the Lodge welcomes up to 90.
Accommodation
The Lodge sleeps 68 guests in 9 bedrooms. La Renardière, the former concierge's house, sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms. Together the two guesthouses offer 76 beds in 13 bedrooms. From mid-April to June and in September and mid-October, weekends are reserved for full privatization from Friday to Sunday. In early April, late October and December, the two guesthouses are rented together for the weekend. In March, November, January and February the formula is open, and a single night is possible on request.
Catering
The château does not provide breakfast, meals or drinks. You are free to choose your caterer, from a traditional three-course dinner to a food truck, and to bring your own DJ, photographer and decorator. The team can send a list of recommended suppliers.
History and setting
A manor stood in Emines at the end of the 16th century. The château came to the present family in 1836, when Thomas-Joseph Bequet bought it. In 1993 Christophe Ruzette and Martine Goffinet set up the company that rebuilt and renovated it, and the family has hosted events here since 1990. The English-style park has trees that are two centuries old and ponds.
Getting there
Emines is about 10 minutes from Namur and 40 to 45 minutes from Brussels, and the site mentions two airports nearby. The estate is closed to bookings in July and August, and visits are by appointment only.
