Château Les Garennes hosts residential seminars, team meetings, business lunches, gala evenings, weddings and family celebrations, using the château, the former stables, a tent and a yurt. Groups can stay in the château's 15 bedrooms and use the spa after the working day. The estate is in Clohars-Fouesnant, between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine on the banks of the Odet, a short drive from Quimper in south Brittany.
Seminars and company events
The château presents itself as a seminar venue in a quiet, green setting, easy to reach from Quimper. A program can run from a simple business lunch or team meeting to a residential seminar with all participants staying on site. After the sessions, groups have free access to the spa, with a hot tub, pools, sauna and hammam, and to five kilometers of paths in the park. Pilates reformer classes are also run on site.
The team can arrange outings in the area, such as a trip to the Glénan islands, a bike ride along the Bénodet corniche or a surf lesson at La Torche, which adds an outdoor half-day to a seminar. Staff help with the choice of providers from the first exchange to the event day.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings, bachelor and bachelorette parties, christenings and brunches. Receptions can use several spaces depending on the size of the party and the season: rooms in the château, the stables, a tent and a yurt, all described as modular and equipped. The 55-hectare park offers outdoor options for a ceremony or photographs, with views over the river and the port of Bénodet.
Rooms and capacities
The official site names four event spaces: the château, the stables, the tent and the yurt. It does not publish capacities for them, so ask the team for the layout figures for a plenary, a seated dinner or a cocktail. All spaces are described as accessible to people with reduced mobility, and the château has a lift.
Accommodation
The château has 15 bedrooms over two floors, each different, with a view of the port of Bénodet or of the park. They combine period stone and wood with modern comfort. One garden-level room is adapted for guests with reduced mobility. Rooms include safe, TV, internet, robes and free access to the spa and the park. Breakfast is a buffet with Breton specialties.
Catering
The château serves a breakfast buffet and runs a homemade brunch on set dates. Catering for events is not described in detail on the site, so ask the team whether meals are prepared in-house or by a chosen caterer.
History and setting
The château was built in 1890 in a neoclassical style, in an English-style park of 55 hectares, 22 of them wooded. It belonged to the de Mauduit du Plessix family. Between June and November 1940 the German army used it as a command post, and the family of the naval officer Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, a hero of the Second World War, stayed there. Fully renovated in 2020, the château now operates as a hotel focused on well-being and events. The park holds the Jardin Remarquable label.
Getting there
The address is Lieu-dit Les Garennes, 29950 Clohars-Fouesnant, with entrances from the Sainte-Marine road and the Quimper road. Quimper, with its train station and airport, is a few kilometers away. The estate faces the Glénan archipelago at the mouth of the Odet.
