Kasteel te Lake is an eighteenth-century moated castle at Zulte, in a park of 3 hectares. The official site presents it for private and company events. The orangery seats 250 guests or takes 500 standing, the salons suit smaller gatherings and a caterer works on site.
Seminars and company events
The castle states that it is available for events of companies as well as private hosts. The main room is the orangery, a bright hall with a view of the castle park. Its terrace extends the room in good weather, which gives a company a place for a reception outdoors before a seated dinner inside. The park and its ponds are offered for parties, walking dinners and receptions.
For a company, the figures that matter most are these. The orangery holds 250 people seated, 420 in a theatre layout and 500 standing. Parking is listed at up to 325 cars, so a large group can arrive by car without searching for a space nearby. The official site gives no list of meeting equipment, and the team asks organisers to get in touch without obligation.
Rooms and capacities
The orangery was added to the castle during the restoration of 1990 and serves as the party hall. It is the only room with stated capacities on the site. The salons are decorated in an authentic rococo style. The site recommends them for smaller parties, receptions and family occasions, so they suit a side reception or a smaller group, while the orangery carries the main event. The site gives no figure for the salons, so ask the team for the number you need.
The park around the castle and its ponds is a third setting. A long drive leads to the entrance gate of the moated castle.
Catering
Traiteur Leconte, working under the name Fleur de Sel, runs the professional kitchen. The site says the concept is agreed together with the client, and that wishes come first. Quality, creativity and the choice of produce are the points it stresses. The caterer has its own website for organisers who want to see its offer.
History and setting
The castle was built in classicist style in 1748 by Jeroom-Olivier Limnander, heir of a noble family, who had an older castle demolished for it. In 1912 the Oblate fathers of Waregem bought it to house a novitiate. They did not obtain permission for that, so they set up a dairy instead, and the castle also served as a rest home for sick Oblates. In 1920 Alfred Versele, founder of the Anglo-Belge brewery of Zulte, became the owner. With Jules De Clerck, he started a stud farm there, and the stud became well known abroad.
A thorough restoration in 1990 added the orangery. The castle and park were refreshed in 2013. The castle has had new owners since 2018, and the outdated sanitary facilities have since been fully renovated and the castle drive relaid.
Getting there
The castle is at Linkeroever 37, 9870 Zulte, in East Flanders. Its GPS coordinates are published on the official site. A private parking area holds up to 325 cars.
