La Ferme des Épis rents two connected reception rooms for weddings and family celebrations of up to 120 seated guests, with a covered outdoor area for the cocktail and beds for more than 130 people on the property. The farm stands at Le Grand Aunay, a hamlet of Ouffières in the Calvados, on the edge of the Suisse Normande and 20 minutes from Caen.
Seminars and company events
The farm does not publish a seminar package or a meeting room layout. What it offers fits a team retreat or a group stay better than a conference: accommodation for more than 130 people, group meals on full or half board, and activities on site. These include an escape game for teams of two or three players, a private wellness area with a hot tub and an infrared sauna, bike hire, yoga sessions, archery during school holidays, pétanque, table tennis and badminton.
Weddings and receptions
The reception rooms are sold first for weddings. A ceremony can take place at the foot of a hundred-year-old oak, in a country style or any other theme the couple chooses. The cocktail moves to the Préau, an old covered yard enlarged with a marquee attached to it, which is included in the rental of the reception room. If the weather turns, the Salle des Moissons can host the cocktail or a civil-style ceremony indoors.
The set-up is built for families. Children have their own dining space for up to 30, a games room of more than 60 square meters with table football and a billiard table, and a changing table in the washrooms. An inflatable game is set up from June to mid-September, but it is not part of the reception room rental.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle des Blés seats up to 120 guests while keeping room for a dance floor. A side room opens onto it for up to 30 children, and a bar corner serves the end of the evening. Its kitchen has a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a coffee maker, a kettle, a professional dishwasher, an induction hob and a 12-level electric oven.
The Salle des Moissons connects to the Salle des Blés. It holds the children's games room, a room for the cocktail or an indoor ceremony, washrooms with an accessible WC, and a second kitchen point with refrigerator, freezer, gas cooker and oven, microwave and dishwasher. Tables, wooden chairs and outdoor furniture are included in both rooms; cleaning and heating are options.
Accommodation
The farm sleeps more than 130 people across yurts, chalets, caravans, gîtes and dormitories. The Mongolian yurts take five or six each, the caravans two to four, the Chalet Tipi two to four, the Chalet Morea five, the Chalet Eden five or six and the Chalet Oslo four. A loft sleeps 12, and the family gîte sleeps 15 in six bedrooms, with a fitted kitchen, a dining room and a lounge with a fireplace. The gîte is open all year.
Catering
No in-house wedding catering is published: the two kitchens are there for the caterer you bring. For guests who stay, the farm delivers breakfast baskets from 8:30 a.m. and meal baskets with a starter, main course and dessert prepared in jars by a partner restaurant. Group meals on full or half board and picnic options are available on demand.
History and setting
The property is a working farm setting with hens, ducks, rabbits, cats and horses, and a small shop of regional products. It sits at the gateway to the Suisse Normande, south of Caen.
Getting there
The address is Lieu-dit Le Grand Aunay, 14220 Ouffières. Caen is 20 minutes away by road, Rouen about 1 hour 30 and Paris about 2 hours 30.
