Domaine du Marquenterre hosts residential seminars, study days, team-building programs and company events for up to 70 people. It has three meeting rooms, a three-star hotel with 24 rooms, 18 holiday cottages, gîtes and its own restaurant, La Garinière. The estate covers 1,000 hectares of dunes, pine woods and marshes at Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, in the Baie de Somme, a Grand Site de France on the Picardy coast.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells residential seminars and study days, with meals and lodging on site. The rooms have large bay windows and daylight, and the team sets them up to suit each group. Equipment includes internet access, video projectors, a flipchart, paper, pens, bottled water and snacks.
Team-building options use the estate itself. Groups can take a guided tour on foot, on horseback or in an electric vehicle, in the style of a safari, with a snack or an aperitif along the way. A more active option is an orienteering race across the 1,000 hectares. Every seminar and activity can be adapted to the group. The estate also runs an educational farm.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle Vidéo seats 12 for small meetings. L'Orée du Bois has large bay windows with a view over the countryside. The Écureuil room is above the restaurant and has a private terrace. Both larger rooms are listed with five layout figures, from 24 to 70 people, which places the upper limit at 70 depending on the setup. The exact figure for each layout, such as theater or classroom, should be confirmed with the team.
Accommodation
The Hôtel du Marquenterre, three stars, has 24 rooms, each with a balcony or a private terrace looking onto nature. Rooms have air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee tray and ecolabel toiletries, with king-size or twin beds; rooms for guests with reduced mobility are on the ground floor. The Résidence des Oiseaux adds 18 cottages for two to five people, and the estate rents gîtes for four to 14 people. Some cottages have no Wi-Fi by design.
Catering
La Garinière, the estate's restaurant, serves lunch every day and dinner from Monday to Saturday. After the working sessions, groups take their meals there, and the Écureuil room sits directly above it. Snacks and water are included in the meeting room setup.
History and setting
The estate lies between land and sea, with dunes, pine forest and marshes known for their birds. The beaches of Quend, Fort-Mahon, Le Crotoy and Saint-Valery-sur-Somme are a short drive away, and seals can be seen in the bay. The hotel follows a sustainable tourism approach and uses ecolabel products. Outings on foot, by bike or for bird watching start from the estate, in every season of the year.
Getting there
The address is 32 chemin des Garennes, 80120 Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, on the Picardy coast north of the Somme estuary. The site gives no train or road times, so ask the team for directions and transfer options when you plan a group arrival.
