La Ferme des Ailleurs can host meetings, seminars, training days, conferences and private parties in a 155-square-meter hall listed for up to 150 people, with 19 accessible lodgings and 58 beds for groups who stay on. La Ferme des Ailleurs is an inclusive tourist residence in a restored farmstead at 124 Rue des Murets Simon in Arleux, in the Sensée valley near Douai, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Seminars and company events
The residence rents its Grande Salle, a bright, private hall of 155 square meters with a stated capacity of 150 people. It suits a team meeting, a training session, a conference or a company evening. The team offers turnkey packages and can take care of the organization, the catering and the activities, so the group can focus on its work. The venue is open all year.
For an event over several days, the residence can house the group in its own lodgings. Team activities can draw on the site's facilities: a fitness room with new adapted equipment, a private spa for five people, treatment rooms, a Snoezelen relaxation room, and outdoor sports and games in a 1.5-hectare garden. Bicycles can be rented at reception, including electric bikes and an electric tricycle for people with reduced mobility.
Associations and local groups are also welcome. Because the whole site is designed for people with disabilities and their carers, it is a practical choice for an inclusive team event or a group with specific access needs.
Rooms and capacities
- Grande Salle: 155 square meters, up to 150 people, daylight, equipped for meetings, training and conferences.
- Shared kitchen: 49.5 square meters, fully equipped, with an adjustable worktop; used for cooking workshops based on local produce.
- Garden: 1.5 hectares, with lawns, pétanque and Mölkky grounds, a play area and a few farm animals.
The residence does not publish layouts for the Grande Salle. Ask the team which arrangement fits your group.
Accommodation
The residence has 19 lodgings with 58 beds, six of them adjustable. The range runs from a 30-square-meter double room for two to four-room duplex apartments of 70 square meters with a balcony for up to eight. Studios and two- to four-room apartments sleep four to eight people. Bed linen and towels are included. All lodgings are adapted for people with reduced mobility. Wi-Fi is free. The buildings are not air-conditioned by choice; the materials keep them insulated.
Catering
The team can take charge of catering for an event. For residents, breakfast is offered as an option from 6 am to 10 am, some lodgings have their own kitchen, and meals can be delivered by the residence's partner caterer. There is also a bar on site. Cooking workshops in the shared kitchen highlight local producers.
History and setting
The residence occupies a former farmstead typical of the region, fully restored with attention to environmental rules and opened on March 4, 2024. It is run with the Centre Hélène Borel, an association that supports people with disabilities, and its first aim is to welcome carers together with the people they care for. The site sits in the Sensée valley, a natural area with marshes and ponds. Arleux was a holiday town for miners, and around 200 kilometers of marked paths for walkers, riders and cyclists cross the Douaisis.
Getting there
Arleux lies in the Nord department, south of Douai. Private parking is available, and the site is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Ask the team about the nearest station and transport for your group.
