The Somme Bay

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The Somme Bay

 

PREFERENCE EVENTS, an events agency in the heart of the Somme Bay, organises tailor-made corporate seminars, conventions, board meetings and incentive trips.

With the bay of Mont Saint Michel, Vietnam’s Along Bay, Canada’s Bay of Fundy and San Francisco Bay, the Somme Bay not only belongs to the prestigious Most Beautiful Bays in the World, it has also joined the highly prized Grands Sites de France network alongside the Camargue or the Pointe du Raz.

Located on the Picardy coast, 2’30” from Paris, the Somme Bay is a 100% natural area with a wealth of ecological resources and sustainable initiatives. The region
The region will dazzle you with its natural beauty and rich, diverse flora and fauna. Known for its beaches of towering cliffs, sand and pebbles, and its authentic villages, you can also discover Europe’s longest boardwalk at Cayeux-sur-Mer and its 400 beach cabins, watch seals from a pirogue at Hourdel Point or migratory birds at Marquenterre Park, discover the medieval city of William the Conqueror with its cobbled, flower-filled alleyways, or tread the sands of the immense dune massif.

Labelled a Grand Site de France since 2011, the Somme Bay National Nature Reserve offers a wide variety of activities and discoveries, ideal for organising a corporate seminar or incentive trip.
Its hotels, made up of charming hotels and residences with traditional Picardy architecture, are ideal for medium-sized corporate events: seminars, board meetings, incentive trips…

Lodgings in the Somme Bay

The Somme Bay offers a number of hotels suitable for organising a corporate event (seminar, board meeting, reward trip, incentive or team building).

A chic, relaxed establishment overlooking the bay (18 rooms) for executive committees.

Beachfront hotels or residences (70 to 90 rooms) for kick-offs and larger incentives

Activities in the Somme Bay

The Somme Bay offers a wide range of sports and discovery activities focused on nature

  • Sand yachting challenge on Quend beach
  • Building and racing a cardboard pirogue
  • Discover the trendy activity of long-coasting (aquatic trekking)
  • Observe seals by canoe or on a nature trek
  • Medieval games
  • Bike rally in the pine forest with a stop for waffle tasting
  • Catamaran excursion in the bay
  • Discover the Cayeux sur Mer boardwalk and its 400 wooden cabins

Evenings in the Somme Bay

Your evenings and dinners organised by Préférence Events in the Somme Bay will be the highlights of your trip, seminar or convention…

  • Belle Époque evening aboard an authentic historic train
  • Organisation of an evening on a factory farm
  • Organisation of a country dinner in a country manor
  • A convivial dinner overlooking the fishing port of the authentic village of Le Crotoy
  • Organisation of a gala evening in a privately reserved château

Program suggestion

GREEN AVENTURES
3-DAY SALES SEMINAR FOR 60 PEOPLE

Organised by the event agency PREFERENCE EVENTS

Day 1

Arrival - Lunch and afternoon seminar at the hotel - Convivial dinner in the fishing port of Le Crotoy

Day 2

Bike rally in the pine forest with a waffle stop - Chic picnic with your feet in the sand - Canoe trip to watch the seals - Belle Epoque evening on board a historic train

Day 3

Team building: Sand yachting challenge - Lunch in Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme and visit to the medieval town - Departure - End of trip in the Somme Bay.

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+33 (0)1 55 20 07 67
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