La Ferme du Cayla in Linac, in the Lot, can be privatized for a business seminar, a team-building stay, a training retreat or a family celebration. The estate has two seminar rooms that take up to 22 delegates each and six cottages that sleep up to 38 people in all. It is a family-holiday farm first, so the site is built for residential groups rather than large receptions, and a group booking takes the whole domain.
Seminars and company events
The official events page offers two large seminar rooms, each for a professional group of up to 22 people. Overhead projectors and Wi-Fi are provided, and the whole domain is privatized for the group, which lets the owners configure the site around the programme. They also arrange activities and the group's meals. The format suits a board retreat, a training week, a creative workshop or a wellness retreat. A yoga teacher who brought a group of 12 for four days describes the cottages and the equipment on the site as well suited to a retreat.
The page does not give room sizes or layouts, so ask for the seating plans and the equipment list when you send your request.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not sell weddings. It offers private events for friends and family, such as a birthday, an anniversary, a baptism or a family party, in the gardens and around the indoor spa. As with seminars, the domain is privatized for the group, and the owners arrange catering and activities.
Rooms and capacities
The two seminar rooms hold up to 22 delegates each. The central courtyard sits in the middle of the estate: four of the six cottages face it and the other two are less than 30 metres away. A restaurant with a pergola and the Tribeca bar look over the Célé valley, and the indoor spa centre has a heated pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna and a steam room. There is also a private lake 200 metres from the farm, with a tree house and lawns.
Accommodation
Six renovated farm buildings, built in a style the owners call English cottage, hold the beds. Lilas has two bedrooms and sleeps five or six. Dahlia has two bedrooms and sleeps four or five. Rose and Acacia each have three bedrooms and sleep six or seven. Laurier has three bedrooms and sleeps six. Grand Charm has five bedrooms and sleeps seven to twelve. Together they sleep up to 38 people. Each cottage is centrally heated.
Catering
The owners say they can arrange the group's culinary requirements. The farm has a restaurant on the grounds, and breakfast, lunch and dinner were served in the cottage for the yoga group mentioned above. Confirm the format and dietary options with them.
History and setting
The domain covers 20 hectares and has belonged to the same family for three generations. The old stone walls and wooden beams of the farm buildings were kept. The estate is entirely fenced, with no moving vehicles inside, and a petting farm, a mini golf course and table tennis on the grounds. The site states that it is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Getting there
The farm is at Le Cayla, 46270 Linac, in the Célé valley. The owners mention Figeac, Rocamadour and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie as nearby. The site gives no station or airport, so ask for directions when you book.
