Domaine de La Pépinière hosts residential seminars, team building days, weddings and family celebrations for up to 90 people, who stay overnight on site. The estate is always hired by a single group. It has four meeting rooms, two reception rooms for 90 and seven gîtes. It stands in the hamlet of Le Plessis, in Châtenay-sur-Seine in Seine-et-Marne, between the château of Fontainebleau and the medieval town of Provins.
Seminars and company events
The estate offers an all-inclusive residential package: one night, one lunch, one dinner, one breakfast and two breaks a day, with arrival either in the early afternoon or in the morning. The program can be extended with more meals and nights, and quotes are adapted to smaller budgets. Arrival and departure times are flexible.
Four bright meeting rooms can be set up as needed and come equipped with sound, flipcharts and stationery. Quieter corners and the two large terraces facing the fields host breakout groups indoors or outdoors. Activities can be booked on site or nearby: guided hikes or mountain biking, horse riding, water-skiing at a private international training center, coaching workshops, mushroom picking with a guide, a treasure hunt in Provins, nature walks in the Bassée nature reserve, cooking classes, wine tasting in the vaulted cellar, ultralight flights, laser game, the Climate Fresk workshop and yoga. Themed evenings can be arranged.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings, family reunions and birthdays, the walled estate is privatized. Two rooms each seat 90 guests, a cathedral-ceiling living room with a monumental fireplace serves for dinners, and a large room is set aside for dancing. If the weather turns, a space under the roof hosts a lay ceremony or games. The team can coordinate the weekend and work with partner suppliers.
Rooms and capacities
The estate lists four meeting rooms, two reception rooms for 90 people, the cathedral living room, a games room, a vaulted cellar, two terraces and walled gardens with apple and old walnut trees. Individual room sizes are not published. An inner courtyard provides secure parking.
Accommodation
Seven gîtes sleep up to 90 people. Bedrooms are prepared with double or twin beds as requested, beds are made on arrival and sheets are supplied. Some rooms are dormitory style, holding up to four. Cleaning is done by the estate's staff, and someone is on site day and night.
Catering
Meals are cooked on site with products bought within 20 km, and menus change with the seasons. Breaks include waffles, cookies, French toast or homemade compotes. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available, and dishes can be adapted for allergies or religious requirements. Groups can also cook themselves: the estate does the shopping and provides a professional kitchen and a barbecue under the apple trees.
History and setting
The estate presents itself as an eco-responsible country house in the Brie countryside, surrounded by open fields.
Getting there
By road, take the A6 from Paris to the Fontainebleau exit and follow Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or the A5 to exit 18. By train, Montereau-Fault-Yonne station has direct trains every 30 minutes from Paris Gare de Lyon or Bercy, and the estate can arrange shuttles. The site is not compliant with accessibility rules, though most disabilities can be accommodated.
