The Eau d’Heure Lakes
Five reservoirs, 1,800 hectares of countryside, and forty kilometres of cycle paths.
Belgium’s largest body of water. And no one to jostle you.
On the border between Hainaut and the province of Namur, the Eau d’Heure Lakes form a unique ecosystem: dams, reservoirs, forests and hamlets. A green holiday destination on a human scale, still unspoilt by mass tourism.
Everything is just a quarter of an hour away…
Swimming · Water sports · Adventure
The lakes and the many activities on offer
5 mins
Supervised beaches, sailing, stand-up paddleboarding, water ski lift, tree-top adventure course: the five lakes offer everything you need, and the activities on offer change with the seasons.
Cycling · Walking
RAVeL Eau d’Heure
1 km from the holiday cottage
The Walloon cycle network takes you around the five lakes without ever encountering a car.
Visit
Eau d’Heure Dam
15 mins
The engineering marvel that started it all. Guided tour, spectacular views.
Sport
Golf des Lacs
Leisure centre · France
Val Joly
Bowling · Couvin
Flybowl
Wellbeing · Cerfontaine
Amélie’s Nature Walks
Nature · Wildlife watching
Virelles and the Aquascope
Donkey treks · Treignes
État d'Ânes
Donkey treks
Les Baladânes de l’Hermeton
Or a little further on
A few of our favourite places to eat.
A small selection of restaurants and local producers around the estate. The welcome booklet contains the full list, updated every season.
Brasserie-style cuisine
Pizzeria
Right by the lakes
Mussel specialities
Local and seasonal cuisine
All-you-can-eat fondue
Light bites
Fine dining restaurant
Traditional and local, with tables by the stream in summer
Full-day trips, just a short drive away.
Chimay
The town, its abbey and its castle
Couvin & Viroinval
Valleys, caves and blue stone villages
Walcourt
Its Saint-Materne Basilica
Maredsous
The abbey, its beer and its cheese
Charleville-Mézières
Place Ducale, on the French Ardennes side
Sedan
The largest fortified castle in Europe
Shops and local producers.
Everything you need to stock up the fridge without having to travel far — and something to take home from the region.
- Le CerfeuilBakery, delicatessen
- Intermarché
(Goat’s cheese and yoghurt)
(Vergnies — organic ice cream and farm shop, voted best chocolate ice cream in Hainaut)
(Local honey)
(Cheeses, raclette, cow’s milk yoghurts and hay jelly)
(Cupcakes and bespoke cakes)
(Ice cream and dairy products)
(Artisanal quiches)
(A collaborative, local and environmentally friendly vineyard)
(Artisan butcher’s and delicatessen)
(Free-range chicken)
Close to everything, yet far from it all.
The estate is halfway between Belgium’s major cities and the north of France. Far enough away to breathe, close enough to head off again quickly.
Chimay
15 mins
Charleroi
35 mins
Namur
45 mins
Lille (FR)
1 h 30
Durbuy
1 h 30
Reims (FR)
1 h 45
Ostend
2 h 15