Musée de la Forêt et des Eaux « Pierre Noé »

About the museum

The museum is located on the Bérinzenne estate, about five kilometres from Spa, on the edge of the Malchamps fagne and in the heart of the Spa forest. It occupies a former fortified farm whose buildings date from the second half of the 17th century; the square tower has since disappeared. The estate is also home to the CRIE de Spa, the regional environmental education centre, whose educators take part in guided visits and school activities.

The exhibition presents the natural environments of the Spa-Bérinzenne region across six large spaces: groundwater and mineral water, forest and forestry, rivers, fagne, and history and folk tales. Murals, stuffed animals, interactive games and hands-on displays invite young and old to touch, listen and observe. A mascot, the owl, accompanies the children.

Every year a temporary exhibition is presented, along with the “Chouette Enquête”, a family treasure hunt included in the admission price. Since August 2025, a space devoted to the wolf, with a stuffed animal, explains the species’ return to Belgium.

Highlights

• Six spaces on the fagne, forests, springs and rivers of the Spa region
• Interactive displays with murals, stuffed animals and games
• “Chouette Enquête”: a family treasure hunt included in the admission price
• A space devoted to the return of the wolf to Belgium
• Housed in a former 17th-century fortified farm at the heart of the Bérinzenne estate

Permanent exhibition

• Parcours permanent du Musée de la Forêt et des Eaux – Six immersive spaces devoted to the fagne, forests, springs and rivers of the Spa region, with a space on the wolf.

Operated by

ASBL Domaine de Bérinzenne

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on the first Sunday of each month.

Self-guided visit. Free admission for self-guided visits, by reservation, for school groups from primary or secondary schools subsidised by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Payment by card or cash. The museumPASSmusées is mentioned on the museum’s website.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the museum’s website, the museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility; assistance dogs are admitted. According to the Access-i audit: the main entrance is accessible and a lift serves all public floors, but the 200 m access path from the car park has a step and a ramp that is too steep, and the lift car measures 130 cm deep.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

Suitable for ages 0 to 99. The “Chouette Enquête” family treasure hunt (French and Dutch) is included in the admission price; the temporary exhibition is designed with two levels of reading for the youngest visitors; family booklet to download; family evening opening for Halloween.

Getting there & parking

Access path of about 200 m from the car park to the museum.

Amenities & dining

No food in the museum. Café and shop at the estate’s Maison de la Nature (open on weekdays only).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The estate rents out the Pavillon Lilien and the Rotonde (covered barbecue area), not rooms in the museum.

Plan your visit