Château de Cocove can host study days, residential seminars and receptions for up to 200 guests, in six meeting rooms of different sizes, with 25 bedrooms on site for overnight groups. The château dates from the 18th century and is now a four-star hotel with its own restaurant. It stands in an 11-hectare park at Recques-sur-Hem, in the Pas-de-Calais, 19 km from Calais and on the edge of a regional nature park.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers day meeting packages and residential seminar packages. Six rooms are available, from a 19 m² room for a small working group to two 140 m² spaces for a plenary session or a gala dinner. All rooms look onto the park, have daylight and can be set up in several layouts. Equipment is provided in each room. With 25 bedrooms, a restaurant and a bar on site, a group can meet, eat and sleep in the same place, which simplifies a two-day board seminar or a regional sales meeting.
The location suits companies from northern France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The château is two minutes from exit 2 of the A26 motorway, and close to the Channel Tunnel terminal and the ports of Calais.
Weddings and receptions
For private receptions, the hotel offers three spaces. The salons of the Comte de Coëtlogon take up to 40 guests. The restaurant room takes up to 80, in which case the restaurant must be booked exclusively. The glass-roofed verrière takes up to 180 guests with a dance floor and 200 without. The 18th-century architecture and the park with its hundred-year-old trees provide the backdrop for photographs and drinks outdoors.
Rooms and capacities
The seminar capacity table lists Salon 1 (32 m², up to 30), Salon 2 (19 m²), the Salon de l'Amiral (40 m², up to 40), the Salle de la Prairie (70 m², up to 70), the Salle de Réception (140 m², up to 200) and the Verrière (140 m², up to 200). Exact numbers by layout should be confirmed with the events team.
Accommodation
The château has 25 bedrooms: 22 in the main building and three pavilions in the park. The pavilions are former outbuildings converted into private cottages. La Longère is an old gatekeeper's house, the Pavillon du Jardin a former chapel with pointed windows, and the Pavillon de la Prairie a former sheepfold with large windows over the meadow. Rooms in the château are offered in several categories.
Catering
The restaurant is run by chef Patrick Hittos, who cooks everything in house with produce from land and sea. The hotel holds the Maître Restaurateur title. The dining room and the salons have wide views over the park. The cellar holds a large selection of wines and Champagnes. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner by reservation, and is closed on Sunday evenings from October to March, which matters for groups arriving on a Sunday in winter. The bar is open from 7:30 am to 11 pm.
History and setting
The château was built in the 18th century and sits at the end of a large clearing, on a green hill above Recques-sur-Hem. The park covers 11 hectares, with gardens, a vegetable garden, an orchard and meadows. The coast, its beaches and the capes of the Opal Coast are a short drive away.
Getting there
From Calais, take the A26 towards Saint-Omer and leave at exit 2, Ardres-Licques; the château is two minutes from the exit. From Paris, take the A1 or A16 then the A26. Calais-Fréthun station is 24 km away. The nearest airports are Calais-Marck aerodrome (25 km), Le Touquet (92 km) and Lille-Lesquin (106 km). The hotel has secure parking.
