Les Granges de Gaston – A venue for residential seminars, 1 hour from Paris

Description

Are you looking for a seminar venue in Normandy where your team will have the place to themselves, without coming across any other groups? Les Granges de Gaston comprises a collection of old barns that have been renovated over the years to form a self-contained, private and fully equipped estate, just one hour from Paris.

Here, you’ll find everything you need for a successful residential seminar: comfortable workspaces, on-site accommodation in single or twin rooms, cosy communal areas and plenty of facilities for relaxation.

Designed like a large country house, the estate accommodates small to medium-sized groups of up to 50 people. An intimate setting, ideal for an executive seminar, a team-building event, a retreat or a team-building break, with the option to organise everything yourselves or to opt for an all-inclusive package.

The estate’s facilities

The main house – nearly 600 m²

At the heart of the estate, the main house covers nearly 600 m² and features several large, particularly welcoming living areas: a fully equipped kitchen, a large 100 m² dining room, several reading rooms, and games and billiards rooms. This is where your teams will gather at any time of day.

The entertainment area and terrace

A function area with a bar opens onto a covered terrace and the swimming pool. The perfect setting for your pre-dinner drinks, team dinners and corporate events.

The meeting rooms and conference room

When it comes to work, the estate has several fully equipped meeting rooms (tables, projector, whiteboard, sound system) and a proper conference room. Everything you need to alternate between plenary sessions, breakout workshops and working sessions, with high-speed Wi-Fi available throughout the estate.

The cinema

A proper cinema, equally suited to a corporate presentation as it is to an evening film screening.

The wellness and fitness area

In a separate area, the gym and its steam room, complete with showers and toilets, are available for you to use at your leisure throughout your stay.

Outdoor facilities

Heated indoor swimming pool, which can be fully opened on sunny days, tennis court, boules court, table tennis table, large stone barbecue and on-site car park.

Accommodation

The estate has 19 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, providing 31 beds and sleeping accommodation for 50 people. The bedrooms are spread across buildings separate from the communal areas: this ensures everyone enjoys privacy and tranquillity, whilst remaining just a few steps away from the main house.
This layout offers great flexibility depending on the size of your group and the organisation of your teams, with a choice of single or twin rooms. Bed linen and towels are provided.

Facilities

For work
• Several fully equipped meeting rooms: tables, projector, whiteboard, sound system
• A conference room
• A cinema room for your presentations
• High-speed Wi-Fi

For relaxation
• Heated, open-air swimming pool (summer and winter)
• Fitness centre and steam room
• Tennis court, boules court and table tennis
• Pool table, table football and darts
• Board games room

Types of events available

• Multi-day residential seminar
• Executive seminars, management committee meetings, team-building retreats
• Team-building and team-bonding retreats
• Small-group working days
• Corporate evening events and team dinners

Options and customisation

You have the freedom to design the event that suits you best, according to your budget and the level of autonomy you prefer.

All-inclusive package

• Meals throughout the day: breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, pre-dinner drinks, dinner
• A variety of formats: giant platter, barbecue, buffet, plated service, banquet
• Accommodation in single or twin rooms
• Nearly 20 activities to choose from: Olympic-style games, murder mystery party, treasure hunt, mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking…
• Pre-event support and venue set-up tailored to your programme
• Service and cleaning

Self-catering

• Kitchen, equipment and utensils available for self-use
• You organise your stay and schedule as you wish
• A team is on hand to provide support should you need it

It is also possible to arrange for a chef to come on-site for a dinner.

Why choose this venue for your seminar or team-building event?

Because it brings together in one place what you’d usually have to find at several different venues: fully equipped meeting rooms, on-site accommodation and proper leisure facilities, all exclusively reserved for your group. Just an hour from Paris, you’ll feel like you’re in a different world straight away, without wasting half a day travelling. Between work sessions, your teams can move from the conference room to the heated swimming pool, the tennis court or the pool table: those informal moments – the ones that really build team spirit – happen naturally.

General information

Duration: bespoke stay, depending on your programme

Capacity: up to 50 people – 19 bedrooms, 31 beds, sleeps 50, 14 bathrooms

Location: Champenard, Eure (27), Normandy
Access by car: 1 hour from Paris, 40 minutes from Rouen – on-site car park
Access by train: 55 minutes from Paris, 30 minutes from Rouen (Gaillon-Aubevoye station, then a 10-minute taxi ride)

Exclusiveuse: the entire estate is available for your group’s exclusive use