Domaine du Clos du Phare hosts seminars, study days, weddings and private receptions for up to 100 seated guests or 120 at a cocktail, with 40 beds on the estate. The venue has one reception hall of 150 m² with a wide glass front over the gardens and the loops of the Seine. It stands on 15 hectares of countryside at Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque, in the Eure, 20 minutes from Honfleur and Le Havre.
Seminars and company events
The hall can be booked exclusively for seminars, team building, meetings, conventions and training days. It is equipped with a video projector, a flip chart and an internet connection. The estate has a single hall, so no other event runs at the same time as yours.
For residential seminars, the manor and the gîtes sleep 40 people in total, and 16 people in single rooms, which is the figure to use when each participant needs a room of their own. Day formats such as a study day, a team day or a staff day are also offered. The grounds are wooded and hilly, with walking routes from the estate, and the indoor pool and massage sessions can fill a free afternoon.
Weddings and receptions
The estate offers the hall alone or a turnkey wedding organisation. In the second case the team helps define the format, coordinates suppliers, runs visits beforehand and handles coordination on the day. Its partner list includes caterers, a photographer, a videographer, a florist, DJs and officiants for secular ceremonies. Couples may also bring their own suppliers. Furniture, including tables, chairs and outdoor tents, can be provided, and shuttles to hotels can be arranged. The estate also hosts birthdays and family gatherings.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall covers 150 m² and holds 100 seated guests or 120 for a cocktail. It is air-conditioned, opens onto a panoramic terrace and looks west over the Seine estuary at sunset. The gardens and the manor can be used for the drinks reception and a secular ceremony.
Accommodation
The estate has 40 beds. The manor offers four guest rooms, a duplex and an apartment called Les Charmilles. In the gardens stand three gîtes rated four stars, built in the local half-timbered and thatched style: Les Châtaigniers (150 m², up to 8 guests) and two houses of 120 m² for up to 6 guests each, Les Poiriers and Les Pommiers. An indoor pool, 12 m long and heated to 28°C, opens from April 1 to October 31.
Catering
The estate does not impose a caterer. It works with trusted caterers, including Honfleur Traiteur, and can call on its own executive chef for a seasonal menu. An outside caterer of your choice is accepted. Traditional meals can also be served at lunch or dinner on reservation, and breakfasts are homemade.
History and setting
The estate combines a manor and thatched cottages in the Normandy tradition, spread over 15 hectares of wooded, hilly land above the Seine estuary. Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque is a village in the Eure, on the south bank of the river, facing Le Havre and its port.
Getting there
The estate is about 1 h 30 from Paris by road, 15 minutes from Pont-Audemer, 20 minutes from Honfleur and Le Havre, and 30 minutes from Deauville. A car or a shuttle is the practical way to reach it, and the team can arrange transport for wedding guests. The postal address is 27680 Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque.
