# Het Anker brewery tour and its Gouden Carolus

What to do en Mechelen · Mechelen

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/het-anker-brewery · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 45
- Temporada: All year, at fixed times on weekdays and weekends; closed on public holidays
- Para quién: Adults; the tour includes beer

Brewery · 1 h 30 – 1 h 45 · with two Gouden Carolus · in Dutch, English or French · book online

Het Anker is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium and the home of Gouden Carolus, named after Charles V, who was raised in Mechelen. It is inside the Great Beguinage, in brick buildings beside the Dijle, and also has a whisky distillery, a brasserie and a hotel.
What the tour is like
The Enjoy Tour goes through the brewhouse and the history of the house and ends with two Gouden Carolus and a small gift. It lasts about an hour and a half, up to 1 h 45 depending on the group, and is given in Dutch, English or French. There are fixed times on weekdays and at weekends; you book online, where you see the price of the day. Arrive ten minutes early: latecomers are not always allowed to join.
Getting there
It is at Guido Gezellelaan 49, ten minutes' walk from the Grote Markt and 25 from the station. By car, park at Keerdok, five minutes away, or at Tinel.

Lo organiza: Brouwerij Het Anker (https://www.hetanker.be/en/events/geniettour)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.hetanker.be/en
- Coordenadas: 51.0317, 4.4733

## Cerca de aquí

- [Brasserie Het Anker](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/where-to-eat/brasserie-het-anker), a 0 m
- [Hotel Het Anker](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/where-to-stay/hotel-het-anker), a 0 m
- [Mechelen's Great Beguinage, a UNESCO site](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/great-beguinage), a 66 m
- [Tinèlle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/where-to-eat/tinelle), a 469 m
- [Kazerne Dossin, Holocaust memorial and museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/kazerne-dossin), a 503 m
- [Climbing St Rumbold's tower and its skywalk](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/st-rumbolds-tower), a 506 m
- [St Rumbold's Cathedral and the Grote Markt](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/st-rumbolds-cathedral), a 588 m
- [The floating Dijle walkway, from the Haverwerf to the botanical garden](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen/things-to-do/dyle-walkway), a 599 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does the Het Anker tour take?
About an hour and a half, with two beers at the end.

### Can you eat there afterwards?
Yes, its brasserie is open every day and serves food from 12:00 to 21:00.

Destino: [Mechelen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/mechelen.md)