The Manoir de la Perdrilais can host team seminars, company days, evening events, weddings and family celebrations, with up to 80 guests in its reception room and up to 200 under a marquee set up in the park. The estate offers about 50 beds in its gîtes and can be hired exclusively. It stands at Pipriac, in Ille-et-Vilaine, about 30 minutes south of Rennes.
Seminars and company events
The manor sells seminars, team days, conferences and company evenings. The meeting room is equipped with a projector, a sound system and microphones, and can be set up theatre style, classroom style or in a U on request. Tables and chairs are provided. Optional extras include breakfast and a welcome coffee.
The 7-hectare estate lets a group alternate work sessions with outdoor activities such as a nature rally or team challenges, run by the manor's team or by outside providers. A large covered area, the préau, adds shelter for breaks. Because about 50 beds are available in the gîtes, a seminar can run over one or several days without a hotel transfer.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the activity. The manor can host the whole weekend, from the drinks reception to the dinner, the party, a lay ceremony and the next-day brunch. Lay ceremonies take place under the old oaks of the park, and the drinks reception can follow in the park, under the préau or near the reception room. Céline and her team meet couples for a visit, advise on suppliers and room layout, and coordinate suppliers on the day. A list of local partners, including caterers, photographers, DJs, decorators and officiants, comes with the booking, and a wedding brochure can be downloaded from the site.
Rooms and capacities
The reception room, named after Anne de Bretagne, is a former dairy of the estate renovated in 2021. It holds 80 people indoors; the safety commission limit is 87 seated, and the manor recommends a maximum of 70 for a wedding dinner. The room has a sound area with microphone, sound system, projector and dance floor, with thermal and acoustic insulation.
Outdoors, a rented marquee or stretch tent in the park can hold up to 200 guests, and a 5 by 12 meter marquee can be placed on the concrete west terrace in case of rain. The manor has announced a new reception room for 2027; plans are not final.
Accommodation
The estate has eight gîtes, including the Maisonnette d'Élise, the Demeure de Reine, the Logis de Joseph et Julien and the Moulin de Gabin, with about 50 beds in total. Cleaning is included in every rental, and sheets and towels are provided. Guests also have access to an outdoor pool and the park.
Catering
The manor does not publish its own catering offer. Couples and companies hire a caterer, from the partner list or of their own choice, and the estate provides professional kitchens with a cold room, a three-phase oven, a gas range and a washing-up area.
History and setting
The manor's walls date from the 14th, 18th and 19th centuries, and the estate covers 7 hectares of gardens and meadows with century-old oaks. According to the manor, Anne de Bretagne gave birth to a child in one of its towers. A vegetable garden is maintained with TEZEA, a local employment project, and guests may pick produce in exchange for a donation.
Getting there
Pipriac is about 30 minutes from Rennes, which is about 1 hour 25 minutes from Paris by high-speed train. Rennes and Vannes TGV stations and the Rennes Saint-Jacques and Nantes Atlantique airports serve the area. Parking is inside the property. The Brocéliande forest, the Saint-Just standing stones and La Gacilly are nearby.
