Gors-op-Leeuw and Vliermaal

Since 1 January 2025, Gors-op-Leeuw is part of the new municipality of Tongeren-Borgloon; Vliermaal was part of Kortessem but has recently become part of the city of Hasselt.

Highlights of the day:

Castle of Gors-op-Leeuw: a privately owned and totally renovated manor. Not open to the public. Guided tour by the owner. Website: www.kasteelgors.be

Square farmhouse Renard (Vliermaal): The square farmhouse of the family Renard dates back to 1888. It’s in the middle of the center of the village of Vliermaal. The farmhouse has been aquired by the Nationale Boomgaardenstichting in 2020 and has only been open to the public on a few occasions. We will visit the main house which has never been open to the public and dates back to 1888. It has been left in its present state in the 1940-ies. In the square farmhouse we will also find a place to cool and preserve fruits (mostly apples and pears) which is unique in Flanders. We will end our visit with a tradional Limburg fruit pie (Limburgse fruitvlaai), recently recognised as a EU regional product. Website: Nationale Fruittentoonstelling en Open Monumentendag  or www.boomgaardenstichting.be

Programme:

– 9.30 hours: Arrival at the small village of Gors-op-Leeuw (Tongeren-Borgloon) (parking between the castle and De Pastorie).

– between 9.30 uur and 10.00 uur: coffee or tea at De Pastorie.

– 10.00 hours: visit of the totally renovated castle of Gors-op-Leeuw (privatly owned and not open to the public). Guided tour by the owner of the house, gardens, ice house and cellars. We end with a glass of prosecco.

– 12.15 hours: lunch at De Pastorie Bistro (depastorie.be) followed by the AGM. 

             Menu: meat moussaka or vegetarian moussaka, tiramisu and 1 drink included.

– 15.00 hours; visit of the Hoeve Renard in Vliermaal.

– 16.30 hours: Limburgse fruitvlaai with coffee.

– 17.00 hours: optional visit to the winery Domein Schorpion in Vliermaal – best méthode traditionelle in Belgium (10 EUR – not included).

– 18.00 hours: end of visit

Included in the event price are: coffee or tea at arrival, guided visit to the castle of Gors-op-Leeuw with one glass of prosecco, two course lunch with one drink, visit to the hoeve Renard with guide. Piece of Limburg fruit pie and coffee. 

If you choose to join us to the winery, please indicate your interest when you register and add €10 per person extra on top of the event price.

Adresses:

De Pastorie and castle of Gors op Leeuw – Martinusstraat 34 – 3840 Tongeren-Borgloon (village of Gors-op-Leeuw)

Hoeve Renard – Leopold III-straat 5 – 3724 Vliermaal (Kortessem/Hasselt) (village of Vliermaal)

Domein Schorpion – Kersendaelstraat 37 – 3724 Vliermaal (Kortessem/Hasselt) (village of Vliermaal)

– The maximum distance between the properties is 3 kilometers.

– All the locations have parking lots.

– De Pastorie and the castle of Gors op Leeuw are within walking distance.

– De Pastorie is a social project for disabled people or people who are unemployed for a long time, managed by the charity De Wroeter in Kortessem.

– Domein Schorpion has received a several awards as best Belgian wines in their category.

– The blossoms are at their best at this time of the year.

How to get there?

– By car: from Brussels take the E40 towards Leuven/Luik-Liège. Take the E314 towards Genk/Leuven. In Lummen follow the E313 and take the exit in Hasselt-Oost. Follow the route Hasselt-Tongeren. At the eyeglass shop “Beter Zien” turn right towards the village of Gors-op-Leeuw. From Antwerp follow the E313 and take the exit in Hasselt-Oost. Further: see above.