Seminars, company days with team-building, galas, family celebrations and weddings for up to 180 seated or 250 standing guests can be organized at the Château de Beaumesnil, a 17th-century château in Mesnil-en-Ouche, in the Eure department of Normandy, about 10 minutes from Bernay. The estate rents its Orangerie, a smaller reception house and four gîtes that sleep up to 34 people.
Seminars and company events
Seminars take place in the Orangerie or, for smaller groups, in the Gardener's gîte. The turnkey seminar package includes a welcome coffee, an equipped workspace, a lunch proposal and a team-building activity, and it is scaled to the number of participants, from a small team to a group of about 150. Team-building options include an escape game, a treasure hunt in the forest, a sports challenge and an immersive role-play game drawn from the history of the château. The château also hosts company parties and a Christmas tree event for staff and families, and it welcomes groups of 30 or more even on days when the estate is closed to the public.
Weddings and receptions
The château has a dedicated weddings offer, with the Orangerie as the main room for the dinner. Each rented space is privatized from the start to the end of the rental, including for your suppliers. Guests may bring their own bottles without corkage fee, and the gîtes keep part of the party on site overnight.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie, the largest room, stands in the main courtyard and measures 200 m². It seats 180 for a conference or a dinner and takes up to 250 for a cocktail. It has an ornate French-style ceiling, a shaded outdoor area for cocktails facing the château, a caterer's area, a changing room and separate restrooms. The Gardener's gîte, on a private site opposite the château, takes 30 seated for a meeting or lunch or 50 standing, with a large living and dining room, a kitchen and four en-suite bedrooms.
Accommodation
Four gîtes sleep up to 34 people in total. The Gîte des Ecuries, a 17th-century listed building facing the château in the main courtyard, has three bedrooms. The Gîte des Invités, in the outbuildings next door, has two bedrooms with private bathrooms. The Gîte Fürstenberg, a renovated 18th-century stable, has 14 beds and a 700 m² private garden. The Gardener's gîte, a 17th-century brick house, has four bedrooms.
Catering
The Orangerie has a caterer's area, and the seminar package includes a lunch proposal; a catering option can be requested with the quote. The site does not describe an in-house kitchen.
History and setting
The château has been privately owned and lived in for more than 350 years. Its story runs from Jacques de Nonant in the early 17th century, through the Montmorency family after 1801 and Grand Duke Dmitri and Audrey Emery from 1928, to the Fürstenberg family from 1939. It now belongs to the Fürstenberg Foundation, stands in a 70-hectare park and is restored step by step, partly with visitors' entrance fees.
Getting there
The address is 2 rue des Forges, Mesnil-en-Ouche. Bernay station, about 10 minutes away by car, is 1 h 30 from Paris and 1 hour from Rouen by train. By road, Rouen is about an hour away and Paris about 1 h 30.
