Hosted Gatherings
Eighty-three acres on the Medomak.
One group on the farm at a time.
You bring the program and the chef; we hand you the place.
Room to spread out
Most venues hand you one room. You gather in it in the morning, eat in it at noon, and by the third day everyone's tired of it. Here you have fields, forest, orchard and the Medomak River along the back — six places to gather, so a group can move through all of them over a period of days.
This is midcoast Maine, thirty minutes off Route 1 — spruce and stone wall, hayfield, tidal river. Close enough to Boston, Bangor or Portland for the flight in, far enough to be nobody's day trip.
Six gathering places
The Glass House — Heavy timber and glass the full length of both walls. Your main session room, and dinner for the whole group when the weather turns.
The Event Barn and Porch — Post and beam with a porch the length of it. Breakouts, a workshop floor, morning movement, the long table for a farewell lunch.
The Meadow — Open field and low light. Circle work in the grass, long tables for dinner.
The Woodland Clearing — A clearing at the end of fern-lined paths. One long table under the canopy for the opening night.
The Riverside Yurt — Down by the Medomak River, a short hike. A creative space in the middle of the forest, a quiet place someone goes to think.
The Meadowhouse — Woodland sauna, cold plunge and wood-fired hot tub at the edge of the field, on a daily schedule set with you in advance.
Every space is included. There is no charge per room.
Where everyone sleeps
Up to twenty-eight beds, all of them yours. Everyone sleeps on the property.
The Farmhouse — four bedrooms across two floors. First floor: a bedroom with a queen and a shared bath with shower. Upstairs: the main bedroom with a queen and its own bath; a bedroom with a queen; a bedroom set as two twins or one king; and a shared bath with a clawfoot tub.
The Farm Cottage — a bedroom with a queen and its own half bath; a bedroom with a full bed and a shared full bath; and a twin day bed in the open den.
Ten woodland cabins — each set as two twins or one king. Showers and toilets in the shared bathhouse a short walk away.
The Queen Cabin — one queen, a private rustic composting toilet, and the bathhouse for showers.
Beds made up before you arrive, with linens, towels, and a robe and spa towel for every guest.
April and November
The Farmhouse, the Farm Cottage, the Glass House and the Event Barn are heated and open. The cabins, the Yurt and the campground are not, so the farm sleeps eight — suited to a small board or a leadership team. Ask us for shoulder-season dates.
What you don’t need to bring
Mats and props — Halfmoon mats, bolsters, blankets, blocks and straps for twenty. Enough for a full class without anyone packing their own.
Tables and chairs — enough for twenty at a long table, in a circle, or spread across a workshop floor. No rental order, no delivery window.
Firewood — stocked at the campground fire rings.
Robes and spa towels — one of each for every guest, for the sauna and the plunge.
Sound and AV — house speakers and microphones, wired and wireless. A projector and screen for slides, a film after dinner, or a photo on the wall while someone talks.
What to tell your guests
Layers, and more of them than the forecast suggests — mornings on the river are cold well into July. Shoes that handle dirt and gravel; the walk between the cabins and the Glass House is a real walk. A headlamp or a phone light for the path back after dark. A swimsuit for the sauna and the plunge. Bug spray in June. Robes and spa towels are here, so they needn't pack one.
The Rate
From $7,500 a night, Sunday through Thursday. For weekend groups, please inquire.
Up to twenty guests and a Venue Manager on the property are included.
Above twenty, $245 per person, per night.
Two-night minimum.
What's included
Exclusive use — one group on the farm, start to finish
Beds made up, with linens and towels
Every gathering place, and the Meadowhouse on its daily schedule — no charge per room
Coffee and tea, all day
The property set to one layout before you arrive, struck at the end
A Venue Manager on site, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Trash and recycling taken away
The land — trails, river, orchard, gardens
What you bring
Your program, teaching and materials
Your meals — you hire the chef and pay them directly; your chef contracts use of our kitchen with us
Your practitioners — massage, yoga, anyone else
Serving, clearing and setup between sessions — or add a second pair of hands from us, by the day
How it works
We talk, and you come see it. Tell us your dates and roughly how many people. Most people decide standing in the meadow.
Your dates come off the calendar. A signed agreement and a date fee hold them.
Billing stays simple. A date fee, half the balance the winter before your stay, the rest thirty days out — one contact, one schedule, every invoice from our bookkeeper.
We plan it together. One online planning space, a call in late winter, and your final details forty-five days out.
You arrive at noon. Beds made, property set, Venue Manager waiting. The farm is closed to everyone else.
Good to know
Your chef — yours to hire and pay; they contract the kitchen with us. Happy to share our favorites.
Alcohol — bring your own. We don't sell or serve it.
Insurance — anyone working here as a business carries their own, naming Tops'l Farm.
