Tour of the grounds of La Hulpe Castle

Car park on the Soignes Forest side of the estate (Gaillemarde).

(S/E) Enter the estate

(1) Take the first path on the left

(2) Then turn left onto Chemin Parmentier

(3) At Drève Joséphine (GR®126), continue straight ahead.

(4) Turn right at the T-junction. Do not take the two paths that branch off to the right. These are for horse riders (the^first) and cyclists (the^second).

(5) The GR®126 splits into two. Carry on straight ahead, then turn right.

(6) At the perpendicular lane, take the first path on the right, then follow the first path on the left

(7) Take the third path leading downhill to the right.

(8) Follow the lane (road) to the right.

(9) Go down the path on the right, with your back to the Chemin du Droit Tienne, then head right until you reach the tip of Solvay Pond. Turn immediately left along the pond.

(10) Follow the road to the right.

(11) At the T-junction, take the left-hand branch. Follow the signs for “Musée Folon”. Keep to the right, passing a building on your right. Walk down to the courtyard of the old farm and the Musée Folon. Cross the courtyard and walk up the road opposite.

(12) Continue straight ahead until you reach the junction you passed on the way there.

(1) Keep going straight ahead (S/E).

(12) Toilets and the restaurant “La taverne de l’homme bleu”.

The château and gardens were the setting for the film “Le maître de musique”

The large meadow stretching from Solvay Pond towards the rear of the château whilst the rhododendrons and azaleas are in bloom.

Between (11) and (S/E), there is a beautiful tree on the right: a Virginia blackthorn