Domaine Le Clos de la Source hosts private receptions and company events for up to 100 seated guests, and meetings for up to 10, in troglodyte cellars dug into the tuffeau stone. The estate also runs five guest rooms that can sleep up to 12 people. It is in Montrichard, a medieval town of the Cher valley in the Loir-et-Cher, a few minutes from the Château de Chenonceau and close to the ZooParc de Beauval.
Seminars and company events
For small professional groups, the estate offers a 30 square meter meeting room carved into the rock, with a stone vault and a glass wall three meters high opening onto the garden. It seats up to 10 around a large table and suits leadership meetings, management sessions and working days. A screen and a video projector can be provided on request. The room has its own toilets and a kitchenette with a coffee machine, kettle, electric oven and refrigerator.
Larger company events, such as a team dinner or a presentation, use the main gallery, which has a stage at the far end and a projection screen of 3.36 by 1.90 meters with a projector available for hire. The estate rents its spaces only and does not organize events itself, so the organizer brings the caterer and any other providers.
Weddings and receptions
The gallery is hired for private receptions, with tables, chairs, string lights and candelabras included. Hosts are free to choose their own suppliers, and the owners can recommend local caterers, wine producers, pastry makers and florists. Packages combine the hall with the guest rooms. Note that hire of the reception rooms does not include access to the estate's outdoor spaces, and parties are not allowed in the guest house itself.
Rooms and capacities
The main gallery is about 47 meters long and 6 meters wide, vaulted along its whole length and dug entirely into the tuffeau. It seats 100 at round tables and has a stage, a bar area and warm lighting. A vintage Peugeot 403 nicknamed Jeannine stands in the middle of the room. The gallery is accessible to wheelchair users, with an adapted floor surface, accessible toilets and a disabled parking space.
Next to it, a carved wine cellar serves as a buffet room, with stone niches, crystal chandeliers and a central stone table of 9 by 2 meters. A service area for caterers has a sink, stainless steel worktops, a cold room, a refrigerator and a removable electric hotplate. It is designed for plating and service rather than cooking large quantities.
Accommodation
The house has five renovated guest rooms, two of which can take an extra bed, for a maximum of 12 people when the guest area is privatized. Breakfast is a homemade buffet. For bigger groups, the owners share contacts for partner accommodation nearby.
Catering
There is no in-house catering. You choose your caterer, who works from the service area next to the gallery.
History and setting
The estate dates from the 18th century. It belonged to wealthy families and later to an officer of the king, and has its own story from the Second World War. The cellars were used for wine-making from the 18th century and cover 650 square meters, with a limestone spring inside. The current owners bought the property in July 2022 and renovated it themselves. The garden has been a bird protection refuge since May 2023.
Getting there
The estate is a 10-minute walk from the center of Montrichard. A regional train links Tours to Montrichard in 35 minutes, the previous stop being Chenonceau; the estate is a 15 to 20 minute walk from the station. By car, Tours is 45 minutes away and Paris about 2 hours 30 minutes. A free public car park with 75 spaces is two minutes' walk away.
