Domein de Ghellinck, Historical castle park in Elsegem, Belgium.

Domein de Ghellinck is a 28-hectare estate in Elsegem, part of Wortegem-Petegem, centred on a park pond with an island where the neo-Louis XIII castle stood until it burned down in 1973. The castle was demolished, but the balustraded forecourt and access bridge remain, and an arm of the old Scheldt course is still visible in the park. The coach house and stables now house a restaurant and conference centre, and the 1895 library serves as a meeting room with a roof terrace overlooking the Flemish Ardennes.

The estate was known as the fief Ten Doorne, with a castle recorded there since 1331. In 1718 Jean-Baptiste De Ghellinck bought it from Pierre de Berghes Saint Winnoc, and his grandson of the same name rebuilt the castle in 1786-1789. A third castle, in neo-Louis XIII style, was built on the park pond island in 1864-1866 to a design by architect Limbourg of Ath. It burned down in 1973 for unknown reasons; the municipality bought the 28-hectare estate in 1975.

The de Ghellinck family owned the estate from 1718 for more than two centuries and usually supplied Elsegem's mayor. The library wing dates from 1895 and now serves as a meeting room with a roof terrace looking over the Flemish Ardennes. The stables and coach house, restored by 2011 for €2.75 million, house a restaurant and conference centre.

The 28-hectare park near the old Schelde is freely accessible; the burnt castle was demolished, but the balustraded forecourt and access bridge remain visible, as does an arm of the old Schelde course. The former stables and coach house now operate as a restaurant and conference centre, and the 1895 library serves as a meeting room with a roof terrace overlooking the Flemish Ardennes.

The 1786-1789 rebuild was followed in 1864-1866 by a third castle on the island in the park pond, designed by architect Limbourg of Ath in neo-Louis XIII style. The 1973 fire destroyed it, but the balustrade-ringed platform and access bridge remain visible, as does an arm of the old Scheldt course in the park.