La Ferme de Razay is a private estate at Céré-la-Ronde, in Indre-et-Loire, 2 hours 30 from Paris, between the Loire châteaux and the Beauval zoo. It hosts seminars and weddings with the whole estate reserved for one group: a renovated barn that seats 130 and takes 250 for a drinks reception, and 65 beds on site.
Seminars and company events
The estate offers two meeting rooms, one small and one large, that combine into a plenary room for 130 seated people. Both are equipped with a video projector, a projection screen and a sound system. The venue works as a full-estate hire, so the group has the site to itself and can work in a forest setting instead of an impersonal meeting room. Between sessions, teams can use the sauna, the Nordic bath and the fishing pond. Team-building activities can be run by outside providers, chosen with the organizer according to the goals of the day. After work, participants sleep on site, in the estate's 65 beds, which the hotel-restaurant of the neighboring Château de Razay can complete.
Weddings and receptions
A wedding takes place over a weekend. On Friday the couple takes over the estate, sets up the decoration and tables, and spends the first night on site. On Saturday the ceremony is held outdoors under the trees, followed by a drinks reception, then dinner and an evening under the frame of the barn. On Sunday a brunch gathers the guests one last time. The barn, from the 18th century and renovated, seats 130 guests for dinner and takes 250 people for a drinks reception followed by a buffet. In uncertain weather, a 150-square-meter tent can be rented, and the venue asks for it to be ordered 48 hours ahead according to the forecast.
Rooms and capacities
Renovated barn: 130 seated guests, or 250 for a drinks reception followed by a buffet.
Two meeting rooms, one small and one large: together 130 seated people in plenary.
Tent: 150 square meters, rented as a backup in uncertain weather.
Accommodation
The estate gathers 65 beds in gîtes, wigwams and rooms, plus a dormitory. The beds suit a family stay as well as an unusual night in a wigwam. The number of bedrooms is not given, so ask how the 65 beds are divided before you plan a seminar with an overnight stay.
Catering
The pages we reviewed do not describe the catering. Ask the team whether meals are prepared by an in-house kitchen or by a caterer you choose, and what the brunch and buffet formats are.
History and setting
The estate stands next to the Château de Razay and has long been oriented toward events. Its forest setting goes with an attention to nature that appears in daily choices, from the furniture provided to recycled paper.
Getting there
The address is Ferme de Razay, 37460 Céré-la-Ronde. The estate places itself 2 hours 30 from Paris, between the Loire châteaux and the Beauval zoo. The venue invites organizers to arrange a visit of the estate by phone or through its contact form.
