This is us – Heerlijckyt

Sit down, let me tell you about

this magical place

We are so many things: castle, 30 ha of nature, seminar centre, place to grow, BodyHeartSoulCommunity

And so many things we are not: insta-licious wedding venue, hotel, profit booster-meeting center, restaurant

But what’s most important is not what we are, but WHY we are.

“For decades the Heerlijckyt has been nurturing conscious leadership. We offer a magical mix of powerful nature, ancient beauty, loving dedication, healthy food and future proof wisdom. We invest our all to make your shift happen.”

Annemie • inspirer & founder Heerlijckyt (6.0)

Our Homemakers

We have a heart for home-making and care-taking. And we are always curious about why you are.

Aline

Leading Lady & Boosting Energy Officer

Full of energy and sensitive to uplift others, she is the power axis of this place. With an eagle eye overview, she manages the daily and long term goals. She dreams things and can make them happen. Eager to try out something new, you may meet her as a participant in one of our BodyHeartSoul programs.

Annemie

Founder & Firekeeper

As Founding Mother of the Heerlijckyt, Annemie is a mentor, coach and inspirator to all of us. Full of dedication & fond of people. When she’s not at the Heerlijckyt, big chance that she’s hiking in the mountains, dancing to the moon or fueling her BodyHeartSoul wisdom.

Jette

Warmhearted HR manager & Bookkeeper

Jette makes sure it all makes sense. On paper. A quality that pays off in her work to manage the finances, prognoses, payments and other number related work. She balances this quality with her people focussed skills. Besides that, she is a talented musician. On lucky days, her voice and piano music will draw you to the salon.

Dirk

Facility Manager & Castle Ranger

Staying calm while the world is spinning round, Dirk makes sure that all utilities are working at their best. He’s the man to see to what our guests need and helps the team to work more smoothly.  This handyman owns a self-built tiny house and a huge heart.

Inge

Marketing Matters Guru / Program & Sales

Inge brings the message across. She knows what the Heerlijckyt is about and loves searching new ways to spread the news. Both online and in personal contact, she likes to build solid professional relationships. She’s always looking for innovative programs and is your go-to person when you want to co-create. She’s also part of the sales team. And besides that, she’s fond of dogs, yoga and nature-walks.

Annelies

Solid Sales Connector

Steady as a rock and soft as water, this well-balanced silent force makes sure every group booking is handled with care, dedication and good structure. She’s always in for a heartfelt hug, or a talk about life, nature, mother earth, trees or her cute dwarf goats.

Lien

Speedy Sales Connector

Fast and fierce, Lien takes care of the group bookings and makes sure that everything is organized in the best way. Expert in sales service, she connects our customers to our cosy castle. This girl is on fire!

Miet

Heartful Host & Celebrating Life Ambassador

With an open heart and warm interest in the ‘who’ of you, Miet welcomes everybody in the castle as if it is was her own house. She is also in charge of the Celebrating Life events. A perfect fit, with her great eye for detail and sensitivity to the beauty of it all … At night, she returns to her tiny house to cuddle with her cat or to enjoy another book.

Hanna

Happy Host & Invoicing Guard & resident

If you are welcomed by this creative jack-of-all-trades, the chances are big that laughter will echo in the castle. Very engaged and accurate, she makes sure that you will get everything that you need to meet the purpose of your stay - and that you pay 😉 A special caretaker!

Jill

Heartful Host

She’ll be welcoming you with her ever glowing light. You can count on her, until the day turns to night.
Lover of conversations and wonderful words, she makes you retrieve magical worlds. Jill is soft and powerful just like her golden dog, Chispa.

Anja

Kitchen Queen

Cutting onions nearly since the start of the Heerlijckyt, Anja feels as the mother of our home-makers team. With her big heart and caring nature, the castle kitchen became a central hotspot for warm talks. And of course … she is a most wonderful cook!

Veerle

Kitchen Rockstar

This no-nonsense cook brings an eastern breeze into the kitchen. Her love for Japan can be tasted in her culinary creations on some days. All the other days, her food is equally delicious and surprising. She loves cats, the colour black and good music.

Magdalini

Personnel Planning Puzzler & Host

Every week, this powerful lady makes the team people-puzzle to make sure that every group is hosted as should be. Besides that, she scatters around beautiful quotes like magical dust. In her free time, she likes ecstatic dancing, massages, laughing and new adventures.

Irena

Heavenly Housekeeping

Dedicated to the Heerlijckyt since the beginning of times, Irena is a superpower who makes it a personal matter that the rooms, venues and common places are perfectly clean. She’s a caring mother for her kids and her dogs. She has the most contagious laugh and straightforward humor, be warned!

Fatma

Heavenly Housekeeping

Nothing can be so fulfilling as to do your job with care and attention. That’s the spirit of this lovely lady. She finds her peace in polishing the wooden castle floor, and her joy in daily-life chats. And besides that, she is fond of her children and loves good food shared with family and friends.

Patrick

ICT Healer & Resident

Patrick is ready to jump into fixing the visible and invisible. Talking with him feels like a breeze of peaceful forest air coming over you, he’s a natural healer. He takes care of the computer network and is present as one of the caretakers when the office lights go out …

Frederik

Handy Man & Resident

This man combines a pair of strong muscles with a brilliant practical brain. Good qualities when it comes to fixing things, making wooden domain constructions or being one of our castle caretakers. He is always in for a talk about cycling, music, or the pleasures of a simple life. And besides that, he's an endless source of trivial information

Sebastiaan

Charming Host & Resident

This creative bon vivant brings a positive vibe into the castle. Sometimes, when he’s not working as your evening host or as one of the housekeepers, you might find him playing music in the salon. Having a singer-songwriter as a team member is a real treat indeed.

Pallieter

Chill Housekeeping & Supporting Host

The youngest of the team, but that you wouldn’t notice when you start a conversation with him. He is philosophical, sensitive and curious. He has a clear vision on how the world should turn. When not working, he likes climbing, dancing, creating, and exploring ways to grow as a person.

Our Domain

Our castle is a heritage site, that is obvious. But have you ever really experienced the power of the 150 year old trees all around?

It doesn’t matter what you believe or not.

Standing next to such a friendly giant and sharing a couple of breaths, makes you aware of a world where time travels at a different pace. It makes you feel relevant and irrelevant at the same time.

It is hard to wrap our words around this magical place. The Heerlijckyt is a domain to experience yourself. Welcome.

Trees

Source of wisdom

Yep, we cuddle trees. We love it and we are not afraid to say so. You can be skeptical, that's fine. We just have one rule: you can only be skeptical if you have - at least once - tried hugging one yourself.

Castle

Ancient beauty

Like one from a fairy tale, with knights in armours and princesses on balconies. One big difference though ... we don’t do posh anymore. This castle feels like home. Come in, kick off your shoes, start a good conversation. Just be you.

Outside meeting spots

Real oxygen boosters

Why not take your meeting outside? The fresh air and nature vibes will give your work a boost. Just try it, ok?

Swimming Pond

All-season joy

Centered not only in the middle of our domain, but also in the hearts of many guests.

Pavilions

Timeless simplicity

Eco-friendly, energy-neutral and awesome stand-alone blocks. Just perfect for cosy gatherings and completely away-from-the-world meetings.

Hiking Routes

Food for body & soul

Stretch those legs and go for a walk! It clears your mind and activates your body-wisdom. From 10' to one hour, there is a route for you.

Our Food

Vegetable-based, healthy, and so so very yummy. Famous since ages, and according to some guests the n°1 thing to look forward to when they come.

Almost two decades ago, we started with the lunches being veggie, long before this was a hype, so we have quite some experience with vegetable cooking.

Today, all meals are also vegetarian, but if you really can’t miss some fish or meat, no hard feelings, we’ll go hunting for you!

Breakfast

Kickstart energy

Fresh bread, scrambled eggs, homemade granola, a variety of yoghurt/milk, cheese, jam, nuts & seeds, ... Plenty of choice to give your body a healthy start!

Lunch

Energy for Body & Mind

An ever-surprising vegetarian buffet with seasonal soup, bread, a fresh salad, and original dishes starring ... tadaa ... vegetables!

4pm break

Love in my tummy

Just when the hard work of the day starts to weigh, a home-made dessert is waiting for you!

Dinner

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A main course inspired by the season, topped off with a blissful dessert. What else do you need?

Our Foundation

We want to realize so much: a food forest, mental well-being programs, new trees for future generations, BodyHeartSoul Leadership experiments, …

The list is too long and our time too short. Thank God a foundation has been set up to fuel all these projects: The Village and the Common Fields of Grace.

Want to make a donation or offer your knowledge, time or muscles?

Yes, take me to these Common Fields of Grace

Our Art

Sometimes striking, sometimes subtle, sometimes almost hidden in nature, but always surprising and inspiring.

Take a moment. Stop what you are doing. Breathe, and let this artwork do it’s magic …

What is where?

What has been said

“This autumn we will organise the 13th edition of what has since transformed into "Leertraject Stakeholdermanagement en Participatie". And a lot changed in those 14 years. It was all a bit smaller and more intimate in those early years. Meanwhile, the place has reached its full potential and so it has all become a bit bigger and more professional. But even now you can still rightly use the word 'wonderful' for every aspect of your stay: the reception, the halls and rooms, the food, the team, the campfire under the stars, the conversations by the fireplace or in the bar.”
Stef SteyaertManaging director at WhoCares, Chairman at Socius

“Heerlijckyt is not just a regular meeting center away from the city, it's an entire ecosystem. We were all happy to enjoy its domain gardens, pond, pear & apple trees. During our 3 day stay it was rarely that we were connected to a screen, instead we were trying to absorb its beauty and just be.”
Alexandra ClipaAdmin & Events Officer - Zero Waste Europe

“So what is it that makes this place stand out, you ask?
The energy of these age old grounds: vibrantly calm, reassuringly stable.
The simplicity of the meeting halls and lodging: stylish and effective.
The quality of the meals: tasty, healthy, nurturing both stomach and heart.
The place, the facilities, the people are thus the riverbed in which our clients’ energy and our own can stream.
That’s why we keep coming back to the Heerlijckyt ever since it opened.”
Filip LowetteManagement consultant & Trainer at Claridad

“The Heerlijckyt van Elsmeren is an excellent place to feed the mind but also the body. The food is absolutely fabulous. Fresh and delicious!”
Pedro StrauwenEntrepreneur at Keldermans Wonen