The Château d'Havré hosts weddings, seminars, team building days, birthdays and receptions in three connecting rooms for 30 to 180 guests, and leaves the choice of caterer to the client. The castle stands in Havré, a district of Mons in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It is run by the non-profit association Les Amis du Château des Ducs d'Havré, which has worked on its restoration and reuse since 1979.
Seminars and company events
For a seminar or a training day, the rooms can be equipped on request with a video projector and an electric or mobile screen, and Wi-Fi is available. Groups of up to 50 can work in the Salle gothique, while the Salle d'armes takes up to 180 for a plenary session, a company party or a team building day. Because the rooms connect, a plenary in the Salle d'armes can run alongside breakout or coffee areas in the smaller rooms. The castle also rents the whole site for medieval and Renaissance festivals.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold the dinner and party in the Salle d'armes, with the Salle gothique for drinks and the Boulangerie as an extra room. The flower gardens of about 6,000 m², known for their roses, give a setting for photographs. Since the hirer chooses the caterer and brings the drinks, menu and budget stay in the couple's hands.
Rooms and capacities
The three rooms communicate and can be used alone or together, except the Boulangerie, which is booked with the other rooms. The Boulangerie takes up to 30 people, the Salle gothique up to 50 and the Salle d'armes up to 180. The site gives these as maximum figures, without separate seated or standing counts. Open fireplaces can be lit for the event. Furniture comes in two grades: a basic set included with the hire, and round tables with fabric chairs at a supplement. Tableware for 150 people is available on site.
Catering
The castle has fully equipped kitchens with a cold room. Clients may bring any caterer and their own drinks with no corkage fee. The castle recommends two caterers: Alexandre Castiaux of LIME'S, in Ville-sur-Haine, and Pierre-Emmanuel Dengis of Signedengis, in Huy.
History and setting
The estate is recorded from the 12th century, when its lord became hereditary castellan of Mons. The Enghien family rebuilt it as a fortress before 1423, and much of that structure survives. In 1518 it passed to Philippe II de Croÿ, and in 1627 the marquisate of Havré was raised to a duchy. Besieged and taken in 1578, then badly damaged by artillery and fire, the castle was rebuilt by Charles-Philippe and Charles-Alexandre de Croÿ, who gave the octagonal Tour d'Enghien a bulbous slate roof around 1600. Left largely unused after 1839, it was listed as protected heritage in 1936 and later passed to the Province of Hainaut. The flower gardens, created in 1998, have carried the Jardin Remarquable label since 2023.
Getting there
The address is Rue du Château 30, 7021 Havré. TEC bus lines 82 and 821 serve the castle, the Bois d'Havré offers a cycling route to the gate, and the grounds can take up to 150 vehicles. The secretariat answers on weekdays during office hours.
