Team building at Hoeve 14 in Langemark-Poelkapelle, Ypres

Hoeve 14 calls itself a no-nonsense country party venue, and that is accurate. The farm is in Langemark, in the Westhoek north of Ypres, among the fields and far from any standard conference hall. Mostly you hear birds, which slows a team down to a calmer pace straight away. The heart of the place is the large inner garden with an outdoor bar. In good weather you set up tables outside for a reception or lunch, and indoors a projector and a full sound system are ready for a presentation. The kitchen has its own chefs, although you may also bring your own caterer. That mix of indoors and outdoors suits a team building that switches between focus and movement. Outside, clans battle it out with strength and tactics in the Highland Games, inside you run the most efficient bakery in Cake Factory, and The Collaboration Game reshuffles the teams every round. Staying overnight at the farm itself is not possible; on request Hoeve 14 books a hotel or guest room nearby for you.