Visit to the steam sawmill and the Castle of Meerlaer in Laakdal

The steam sawmill was active from the turn of the century until the 1960s. Today, old machinery such as a steam engine from before Eerste Wereldoorlog and various old sawing machines can still be seen there. The entire complex was protected as a monument in 1993. Afterwards, we will pay a visit to the Kasteel van Meerlaer. This castle was built in 1860 by the Schollaert family. Ever since the castle came into the hands of the Cruysberghs tailoring family in 1956, it immediately lost its closed character and the doors were thrown open to everyone from the neighborhood who wanted to celebrate a party. . We conclude with a drink in the residential park's café.