Seminars and company events
Domaine de Beaulieu hosts seminars, meetings, company parties and trade events for up to 200 guests in one venue, or 350 when both are booked together. The estate is in Héric, in Loire-Atlantique, about 30 minutes from central Nantes, with an 8-hectare wooded park and 200 parking spaces.
Both venues can be rented by the half day or the full day from Monday to Thursday, and the 511 can even be booked by the hour for a short business meeting. Each has a video projector, tables and chairs, and the 511 adds a sound system and lighting for an evening event. Since both venues have beds, a team can meet during the day, dine together and stay the night without leaving the estate. Team activities nearby include cycling along the Nantes to Brest canal, canoeing, paintball and treetop courses.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, christenings and birthdays make up much of the calendar. A weekend formula runs from Friday to Sunday with two nights, and the whole estate can be reserved for a large wedding with guests split between the two venues. A reported example shows a wedding at the 511 with 90 seated for dinner and 130 at the cocktail.
Rooms and capacities
The Univers Château is a 19th-century manor house whose reception hall, the Salle Les Mûriers, covers about 200 sq m (10 by 15 m). It seats 150 for a meal or takes 200 for a standing reception, is heated and air-conditioned, and opens onto a 300 sq m terrace with views over the park.
The Univers 511 is a more relaxed venue with a bar, a dance room and a 200 sq m terrace with an outdoor bar if needed. It seats 100 for a meal or 150 for a reception. Booking both venues opens the estate to 350 guests.
Accommodation
The château has 14 bedrooms, each with two to four beds, a shower, a toilet and a window onto the park, plus a 100 sq m suite with two bedrooms and a 15 sq m private terrace. The 511 offers 38 beds: 16 in four bedrooms and 22 in a large partitioned sleeping area.
Catering
Clients are free to choose their own caterer, and an outdoor barbecue is included. The estate can also arrange menus and plant decoration as paid options.
History and setting
The main building is a maison de maître, a 19th-century country house, set in an 8-hectare wooded park where planting of up to 3,000 trees is planned. Children's play areas, a games room and several bar areas are available to guests. Nantes, with the Château des Ducs de Bretagne and the Machines de l'Île, is close enough for a group outing.
Getting there
Héric lies north of Nantes, about 30 minutes by road from the city center. Nantes station has direct TGV trains from Paris, and Nantes Atlantique airport is the nearest airport. The estate has 200 free parking spaces.
