Bouchout Castle

Bouchout Castle is a castle in Meise, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. In the 12th century, this territory of the young Duchy of Brabant was strategically positioned between the County of Flanders and the Berthout family, lords of Grimbergen.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Opening hours: 9:29 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Castle
Description: castle in the Flemish town of Meise, Belgium
Address: Nieuwelaan 38

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Botanic Garden Meise and Sint-Martinuskerk.

Botanic Garden Meise

Garden

Photo: Rudi Devuyst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meise Botanic Garden, until 2014 called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, is a botanical garden located in the grounds of Bouchout Castle in Meise, Flemish Brabant, just north of Brussels. Botanic Garden Meise is situated 160 metres west of Bouchout Castle.

Sint-Martinuskerk

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Sint-Martinuskerk is a church, which is situated 670 metres north of Bouchout Castle.

Amelgemmolen

Watermill

Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amelgemmolen is a watermill, which is situated 680 metres southwest of Bouchout Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meise and Amelgem.

Meise

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Meise is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem, and several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen.