Chateau Noisy the Abandoned Castle

In the Belgian countryside not far from the Verdun there is a fairy tale castle nestled in a green valley called Chateau Miranda or Chateau de Noisy (Noisy Castle). The castle which looks like something from a Brothers Grimm story but it is abandoned! Yes it is empty and slowly rotting away.

Chateau Miranda was built by  Liedekerke-Beaufort family in 1866 after they had fled their previous castle during the French Revolution. Designed by English architect Edward Milner in the Gothic style popular in the 19th century the Chateau Miranda is a rambling building with a huge clock tower that tops off at 183 feet tall. Built has a summer home and occupied by the family until World War II when it was occupied by the Nazis. After the war the chateau was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium as a home for children until 1980. Now abandoned and fallen into disrepair the castle sits empty and beckoning adventurous tourists. The city of Celles has offered to take over the property but the family who still owns the Chateau has refused. There is no reason given by the family for retaining the decomposing castle which is located near their current castle.
What could be better than traipsing through a rotting eerie castle? There is rumour that the clock in the clock tower still works. Want to go to Belgium anyone?