Château Béghin hosts weddings, private receptions and company events for up to 200 seated guests, with a one-hectare park for ceremonies and cocktails. The house was built in 1895 or 1896 by the sugar industrialist Joseph Béghin and stands at 11 rue Joseph Béghin in Thumeries, in the Nord department, about 20 kilometers from Lille.
Seminars and company events
The château sells work days, seminars, year-end parties, company anniversaries, award evenings and product launches. Its business page describes a large, bright room with old parquet floors, a carved fireplace and French windows opening onto the park. Tables can be set in a U shape, in islands or in conference rows, and a screen is available for presentations. Coffee breaks, lunch and a cocktail are served on site, so a group does not travel between sessions and meals.
The house, its salons and the park can also be rented as a set by photographers, video crews and brands. Private parking is provided.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main activity. The whole day runs in one place: a secular ceremony in the gardens or in the salons, a cocktail in the gardens, dinner for up to 200 seated guests in the Salle Cristal, then the party. The Salle Cristal is inside the château itself, not in an outbuilding. If it rains, the ceremony and the cocktail move to the Salon Lila or under an outdoor structure.
Couples can enter the house from 9 a.m. on the day and set up decoration the day before at agreed times. The party may run until 4 a.m., and there is no sound limit in the room. Fireworks are possible with authorization. Options include ceremony set-up, inflatable games, a children's area in the Salon Lila and a next-day brunch, barbecue or food truck in the gardens.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle Cristal is the main reception room, inside the château, for up to 200 seated guests at dinner. The Salon Lila serves as the fallback for the ceremony and cocktail and can be set up as a children's area. The park covers one hectare, with an alley and a fountain, and is used for ceremonies, cocktails and photos. An outdoor structure gives covered space when the weather turns.
Accommodation
Two suites and two bedrooms, each with a double bed, are offered as an option with the rental. They suit a couple and close family the night before a wedding, with hair, makeup and dressing done on site with the photographer. The château has no rooms for a full group, so a seminar with overnight stays needs hotels nearby.
Catering
Organisers choose. Under the first formula, the client rents the château and park and brings any caterer and any drinks; a 200-square-meter professional kitchen is available for the caterer. The second formula combines the venue and the catering in one offer, with a menu built for the event. A third formula is put together case by case, including for company events. Cleaning, a caretaker during the event and parking are included in the rental.
History and setting
Joseph Béghin (1871-1938) ran the family sugar company with his brother Henri for half a century. The firm became Béghin-Say in 1973 and is now part of Tereos. He was mayor of Thumeries from 1919 until his death and built housing, schools, a stadium and a pool for the village. After his widow died in 1963, the house became the group's IT center, then stood empty for several years. It reopened for weddings and receptions in 2009. Part of the former sugar factory still faces the house.
Getting there
The château is in Thumeries, about 20 kilometers south of Lille, with a private car park for guests.
