You can hold a company reception, a wedding or a large private dinner at La Ferme de l'Abbaye, a renovated farm in Hogne, in the municipality of Somme-Leuze, Belgium. Three reception spaces seat 40 to 240 guests and take up to 310 standing. The site can be hired whole, or the farm and the veranda can be hired separately.
Seminars and company events
The venue presents itself as suited to demanding corporate events as well as family celebrations. The layout is modular, so the space follows the size of your group. A seated dinner for up to 200 people fits in the main hall, and a standing reception reaches 250 there. For a smaller meeting, an aperitif or a breakout evening, the veranda and the adjoining trough room hold up to 60 standing guests.
The farm sits where the provinces of Namur, Luxembourg and Liège meet, which makes it a practical halfway point for teams coming from several directions. Guests arrive by car: a private car park holds about 100 vehicles. The official site lists a caterer page and an ephemeral restaurant page, so ask the team how food is organized for your date.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and birthdays are named on the official site as typical uses. The main hall can host a wedding dinner for up to 200 guests, with a mezzanine that doubles the usable floor area. The veranda opens onto the park, which suits a drinks reception or a smaller gathering. The grounds cover 1.4 hectares with French-style gardens, ponds and woodland, so photographs and outdoor moments have several different settings.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall is the body of the farm building, with brick walls, exposed roof timbers and a blue stone floor. It measures 250 square meters and seats 200 for dinner or 250 for a reception. The veranda is a bright, open space facing the park. The trough room links the farm to the veranda and holds a brick-vaulted trough about ten meters long, plus access to a small annex with the old bread oven. Together the veranda and the trough room cover 100 square meters, with dinner for up to 40 and a reception for up to 60.
History and setting
The farm belongs to the former abbey of Hogne and was fully renovated before it opened for events in spring 2013. The park of more than one hectare is planted with trees and flowers and borders a large pond. The mix of period materials and modern comfort is the main selling point on the official site.
Getting there
The address is Route de Serinchamps 81, 5377 Hogne. Parking is private and free of access for guests of an event, with room for about 100 cars. The official site does not list a station or shuttle, so plan car access or arrange a coach with your group.
