Meetings for 6 to 120 people, seated dinners for up to 90 in a single room or 250 across combined rooms, and golf-based team building can all be booked here. The venue is Château de la Tournette, the clubhouse of a golf estate with three 18-hole courses, on Chemin de Baudemont in Nivelles, in Walloon Brabant.
Seminars and company events
The events department sells full-day and half-day seminar packages in eight meeting rooms, each decorated in its own style to match the château. Rooms come with screens, Wi-Fi and audiovisual equipment, and the catering can follow the whole day, from the welcome coffee to lunch, an evening reception and dinner.
Golf is the natural add-on. The club offers initiation sessions and team building formats for groups with no experience, as well as private competitions for companies whose staff or clients already play. A Corporate Club membership exists for firms that want to invite clients back through the year, and year-end parties are sold as a separate format. An event coordinator handles requests and builds a tailored proposal for each group.
Rooms and capacities
The eight meeting rooms take from 6 to 120 participants. The site does not publish room names or per-room figures, so layouts such as theatre, classroom or U-shape should be checked with the coordinator against the size of the group. For receptions and dinners, private dining rooms seat from 4 to 90 guests at table, and several rooms can be combined to reach 250. In good weather, drinks and dinners can move to the panoramic terrace overlooking the course or to the inner courtyard of the château.
Catering
Lunch and dinner are served by the on-site restaurant, and the chef writes menus for groups. Listed formats include a three-course menu, Château and Prestige menus in five services, a land-and-sea buffet, a smoker barbecue, walking dinners, finger food, cheese and charcuterie boards, and brunch. Outside private events, the clubhouse and the restaurant also take individual table bookings.
History and setting
The estate has been farmed since Roman times, when a large villa stood on land between Nivelles and Ittre. The present château and farm buildings date from the early 16th century and served as a summer residence and hunting lodge, before being altered many times over three centuries, partly after a major fire. A golf project on the 160 hectares started in 1988, and the family that owns the property has led and financed it since 1994. Today the club has three courses, named the American, the English and the Orival, plus a golf academy and a pro shop.
Getting there
The club is about 20 minutes by car from the southern communes of Brussels and about 30 minutes from both Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Antwerp, Liège and Ghent are about one hour away, and Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg and Düsseldorf about two and a half hours. On site, 250 free parking spaces cover large groups arriving by car. The club publishes a map of access routes and recommends checking it for temporary detours around the estate.
