Château de Beaussais hosts meetings, seminars, conventions, general meetings, product launches, gala dinners and weddings for groups of 10 to 300 people. Each event has exclusive use of the estate. The 19th-century château overlooks the Baie de Beaussais and the Ebihens archipelago at Beaussais-sur-Mer, in the Côtes-d'Armor, between Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer and Saint-Briac.
Seminars and company events
The owners, Sophie and Julien, sell two formats. Small seminars of 10 to 24 people use the château's salons and the Salle Emeraude with the whole estate to themselves. Larger events of up to 300 use the Orangerie and the Salle Ebihens, both with sea views, a projector, speakers and microphones.
The event list covers study days, conventions, general meetings, press and product presentations, cocktails, end-of-year parties, children's Christmas parties, conferences, trade shows and photo or film shoots.
The 2.5-hectare park and the private access to the bay serve for team building: yoga and meditation, olympiads, treasure hunts, sand yachting at the foot of the garden, canoe, paddle, sailing, horse riding on the bay and walks on the GR34 coastal path. A treetop course is five minutes away by car.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place from the outdoor ceremony to the next-day breakfast. Civil-style ceremonies and cocktails are held in the wood of oaks and ash trees that overlooks the sea. The Orangerie seats up to 230 for dinner and is let with round and rectangular tables, chairs and garden furniture, with LED lighting in place and a 20 m² children's play area next to it. The Salle Ebihens then takes the dancing, or a dinner of up to 120 next to the dance floor. The estate gives a list of referenced caterers, DJs and sound and lighting firms.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie is fully glazed, covers 300 m² and is listed for 300 people. It has a 20 m² side room, a caterer's area, restrooms and a cloakroom. The Salle Ebihens, in the gardens, covers 176 m² with a covered terrace and is listed for up to 280 people, depending on layout. On the ground floor of the château, the Salons Beaussais cover 100 m² and take 24 at table or 50 for a cocktail. The Salle Emeraude, 32 m², opens onto the gardens and the bay and seats up to 30 for a meeting or a workshop.
Accommodation
Eighteen bedrooms with 40 beds are spread across the park, some with a view of the sea. The style is simple and close to nature. An organic, local breakfast is served in the château salons.
Catering
There is no in-house kitchen. For groups under 30, private chefs prepare plated meals or buffets with fresh local produce. For larger events the estate gives a list of five caterers, selected partly on their environmental practices.
History and setting
The château was built in 1842 by the Bregerac family. The town of Dinan bought it in 1946 and used it for children's holiday camps, a use kept by the State and then France Télécom. Private owners turned it into a hotel residence and reception venue in 2004. Sophie and Julien took it over in March 2020 and renovated it. The wood above the bay is a Natura 2000 site, and the estate holds a sustainable tourism label from the Dinan-Cap Fréhel tourist office.
Getting there
Rennes is about 1 hour by road (80 km) and Paris about 4 hours (420 km). The nearest high-speed train stations are Saint-Malo (19 km) and Lamballe (34 km), under 3 hours from Paris. Dinard is 12 km away and Saint-Malo 17 km. The car park holds 100 cars.
