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The Blankaart is freely accessible from sunrise to sunset. The visitor centre (currently still in the castle, but will 'soon' move to a new building closer to the car park) is open at least every week from Wednesday to Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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The castle's coach house has been the workshop or studio for Natuurpunt volunteers who are involved in nature management on the Blankaart for years. Natuurpunt was able to purchase that site in 2011. Natuurpunt volunteers provide permanent staff in the visitors' centre in the castle. They provide reception, provide information to visitors and run a small cafeteria. This year, work will start on a new studio and a new reception in the visitors' domain. Because it also became apparent that restoring the studio was not feasible, we decided with Natuurpunt to demolish the studio and build something new there with a dual function: studio and reception. After all, the accessibility of the current visitors' centre is literally insufficiently accessible: you have to overcome quite a few (fairly high) stairs. The new building in a wooden frame is very close to the car park, will only be on the ground floor and visitors will be guided from the car park past the reception. Source: https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20231005_95097412

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Although the fame of this place as "Peace Mill" refers to the First World War (a monument value that only acquired its current form in the summer of 2013), the history of the mill goes back to the third quarter of the 18th century. In 1766, a wooden post mill was built here. In 1879, the then owner replaced the wooden mill with the stone tower mill, supplemented a year later with a steam engine (in an outbuilding), so that milling could also take place when there was no wind. The current outbuilding dates from after WWI (1920).

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The Vredesmolen (also "Old mill", "Van Couillie's mill" or "Shooted mill") is a former windmill in the Belgian village of Klerken (Houthulst). The former wooden grain and oil mill is located at the highest point of the village (43 meters) and was therefore used as a lookout post by the Germans during the First World War. During the final offensive it was captured by the Allies, but the Germans had already left the mill via an underground passage. The mill is a rare example of a mill ruin and became a protected monument on April 1, 1999. On the same date it also received its official name "Peace Mill". source: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredesmolen

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Visitor center is freely accessible.

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The castle was built in 1627 in Flemish Renaissance style. It was the seat of the lords of Reninge and had predecessors that served a more military purpose. The owners, the Vilain family, obtained the right from King Louis XIV to add the number XIIII to their name, because of the French leanings of the residents. During the First World War the castle was severely damaged and subsequently restored, with some minor changes.

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The Blankaart Pond forms the core of the recognized nature reserve De Blankaart of Natuurpunt VZW. The pond was created around 1550 by peat extraction that soon became flooded. The name Blankaart probably also comes from 'standing blank', standing under water. A wide reed collar and a willow forest form the transition to the low-lying hay fields and meadows in the immediate vicinity. The extensive reed marsh is a suitable habitat for many rare reed birds and marsh plants. 'The ghost of De Blankaart', the bittern, feels particularly at home here. The swampy hay fields and meadows in the area are a paradise for meadow birds and plants. (Information board on site)

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Due to its proximity to the front line, the castle was destroyed to such an extent during the First World War that only the front facade was left standing. The park forest was also badly damaged. The castle was rebuilt in a smaller and more sober version (1925-1929) based on a design by architect Jules Gunst (Oostende). The general appearance of the castle with its two round corner towers, the chapel volume and the polygonal tower was respected. The park itself was not restored to its original state, causing a number of sight lines to disappear. During the Second World War, the roof of the castle was damaged. The conical spires of the two round towers were not restored. (Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

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