Langverwacht in Ruinen, in the south of Drenthe, rents out a wooden meeting room called Stugan. Teams use it for meetings and brainstorming sessions, and groups of up to 40 people use it for one-day retreats and workshops. The room can also be hired for family days and private birthdays.
Seminars and company events
Stugan has exposed wooden beams and the feel of a Scandinavian forest house. Several layouts are possible to suit your meeting, with separate tables and quiet corners for small groups and a sturdy bar where the group gathers during breaks. An 86-inch interactive smartboard is included as standard. Wifi, a flip chart, sticky notes, pens and markers are part of the hire, and the site mentions unlimited coffee, tea, water and homemade lemonade.
Sessions can move outdoors, under the chestnut tree, on the small field called Het Boerenveldje or among the Drenthe boulders. Parking is free on the grounds, and the site is in a rural setting.
For a longer day, the team can organize a team activity. Examples named on the site are a lecture about the wolf, a meditation among the boulders, sheep herding on site and cooking over a fire. For team building the venue works with an event agency and an advisor, subject to availability. Workshops such as a cooking class on dishes from the Reest valley and a session of meditation with singing bowls can be added. A set of outdoor games can be hired for break-out sessions.
Rooms and capacities
There is one event room, Stugan. It is hosted as a one-day setting for retreats and workshops of up to 40 people. The room can be hired alone, or with full or partial catering and extra activities. A winter energy contribution applies from November to March.
Catering
The venue treats food as part of the day. Breaks include fresh baked sweets, homemade soup, generously filled sandwiches, fresh smoothies and country platters of snacks. The team uses organic and local produce as much as possible. Catering comes in arrangements of 4, 8 or 12 hours, from coffee and tea on arrival to a full homemade lunch.
History and setting
Langverwacht continues a family business that started in 1949 on the Veluwe and is now in its third generation in the village of Ruinen. The name pays tribute to the earlier business. The site is described as a place for meeting and depth, with a focus on nature, care and personal development.
Getting there
The site gives travel times by car: Zwolle and Steenwijk are 20 minutes away and Assen is 25 minutes away.
