Château d'Hodoumont, Heritage château in Ohey, Belgium

Château d'Hodoumont stands in Ohey, in Namur province, as a rough grey stone castle with a dark slate roof and a slender spire topped by a weather vane. A round tower with a conical roof sits at the left corner, while a taller round tower with a conical roof and a small lantern rises beside the entrance. A lower wing extends to the right, and the complex also includes an attached fortified farm and a park of about 40 hectares.

Hodoumont is first mentioned in 1343, when Jakemin de Jamotines held it through his marriage to the sister of Lambert, lord of Goesnes; it had belonged to the lordship of Goesnes, a fief of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The Jamotines kept it until 1553, when it passed to Jehan de Ceels, and the castle farm was built around then, dated 1612 on a chimney. Charles Dauvin inherited it in 1766, and his son gave the castle its present appearance with an English-style park laid out in the late 18th century.

The estate shows how noble families shaped their homes to reflect changing tastes and lifestyles across centuries. Today it stands as a record of how aristocratic residences in the region transformed from defensive structures to comfortable family seats.

The château is a private residence and cannot be visited; the same applies to the adjoining fortified farm. The 40-hectare park, its ponds and the Rouchon fishing pond lie on private land, so walks there are not open to the public. Views of the towers and roofs are possible from the surrounding lanes near Goesnes and Filée.

Among the structures listed in the 1983 heritage designation are two stone pyramids flanking the narrow canal that links the water basins, along with a separate stone pyramid in the park. The same listing covers the charmille, the lime avenue aligned on the cour d'honneur and a double beech avenue to the south.