This estate, with its remarkable moated castle, had been owned by the noble de Blocquerie family since 1490. It was the chancellor of the Prince-Bishop of Liège, Christoffel de Blocquerie, who built the original castle in 1627. The L-shaped structure with gatehouse, which forms the eastern part of the castle, is the original section, dating from 1627.

When the Vanslype-Wyers family bought the estate in 1905 and put it into use as a distillery, malthouse and distillery, the castle was renovated and expanded with, among other things, the high house, built in neo-traditional style, in the southern corner.

In 1949, the Belgian government purchased the property to establish a horticultural school, which later became the Higher National Institute for Technical Education. In 1992, after the buildings had been vacant for a considerable period, they housed a branch of the Hasselt Hotel School. Initially, this was a resounding success, but student numbers eventually declined steadily. The building closed permanently in 2014.