Kasteel Nieuwenhoven in Sint-Truiden, in southern Belgian Limburg, hires out a hall for dinners of up to 50 guests and receptions or walking dinners of up to 80, with a courtyard and garden of more than one hectare outside. The estate also offers meetings with an interactive screen and holiday apartments on site.
Seminars and company events
The castle presents meetings as a quiet alternative to the usual meeting hotel. Its meeting offer includes an interactive screen to support presentations, and the setting is described as calm, away from the usual rush. Teambuilding activities can be organised on the grounds as well.
The home page also mentions a board meeting among the occasions the castle receives. The site gives no capacity for the meeting room, so ask for the number of seats and the layouts when you contact the team.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts parties, from family celebrations to events for associations. For receptions the site names the inner courtyard, the large garden and the castle building itself. Outside space available for an event exceeds one hectare, and several rooms in the castle can be used to shape the day.
Parties are meant to be small and mostly during the day. The hall is not available for parties after 10 p.m., which keeps the estate quiet. Tents can be placed in the garden, and a bouncy castle can be set up for children. The official site does not describe weddings as a separate offer, so confirm this with the owners if you are planning one.
Rooms and capacities
The official site names one hall for parties and gives its limits by format:
- dinner: up to 50 guests
- reception or walking dinner: up to 80 guests
You can hire the hall and its equipment. The meeting room and the other rooms in the castle are not detailed with numbers.
Accommodation
Overnight stays are a main part of the offer. The site presents holiday apartments on the estate, set between woods and fields, with the castle as a base for walks and bird watching around Sint-Truiden and the Haspengouw region. The number of apartments and beds is not given on the pages we could read.
Catering
You choose your caterer. The estate rents the hall and equipment, and it can also recommend caterers. The site does not describe in-house catering.
History and setting
The estate is almost 1,000 years old. From the year 1100, two farms and four castles stood here one after another. It began as a country residence for Benedictine monks. After the French Revolution the castle passed to the nobility. The site describes it as a place for the nourishment of body and mind. New owners have recently taken over the castle and are presenting its possibilities on the website.
The castle lies between woods and fields in the south of Belgian Limburg, in the fruit-growing Haspengouw area.
Getting there
The address is Engelbamp 57, 3800 Sint-Truiden, Belgium. The team can be reached at info@kasteelnieuwenhoven.be or on +32 (0)11 68 64 10. The official site does not give train or airport information, so ask the team about access and parking for larger groups.
