RESERVE NOW
Your next visit to the in-house workshops at Maison Le Minor.
Come visit our workshop and discover products made entirely in Brittany.
Le Minor regularly opens its workshops to the public: during school breaks, for Heritage Days, and during the open house events in December.
Upcoming visits:
- Monday, October 19, at 2 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 20 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21, at 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, October 22 at 2 p.m.
- Friday, October 23 at 2:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 26, at 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 27, at 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, October 29 at 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 30, at 2:00 p.m.
The entire knitting process is handled from start to finish: within the walls of the Guidel workshop, the cotton and wool yarns undergo every stage of production to become… sweaters and striped shirts.
The tour takes you through every stage of production in a century-old workshop: circular and flat knitting, steaming the knit fabric, manual cutting, re-knitting, and finally, assembly.
Come visit our workshop and discover clothing made entirely in Brittany.
- How to book a visit: online or by telephone +33 2 30 91 97 30
- Cancellations and refunds free of charge on request up to 48 hours before the tour.
- Price of the visit: free for children - €5 for children aged 12 and over - €10 for adults (payment by credit card, cheque or cash).
- Length of visit: 1h30
- PRM access
- Visits accessible to children
- Our animal friends are not allowed inside our buildings (except assistance dogs).
Accessibility :
- Favour soft mobility and discover the advantages with the "Ker [Care] Lorient" pass.
- Car or bike: on-site parking (for electric cars: recharging stations are located at Lidl des 5 chemins, a 10-minute walk away).
- Bus: Line 10 from Lorient - "des 5 chemins" stop (more information at IZILO.bzh)
- Nearest TGV station: Lorient (20 minutes by car)
- Nearest TER station: Gestel - then bus 212 - "5 chemins" stop
Our services :
- tours available in French and English (please specify when booking).
- contact us for group seminars (room hire, receptive services, etc.)
- boutique (workshop store, souvenirs from the "marinière museum")
- accessible toilets on request
Le Minor has just been awarded the government’s “Destination d’Excellence” certification, which recognizes the quality of its hospitality and its commitment to more responsible tourism.
Initiated in 2024, the certification process involved rigorous standards and many months of work. It recognizes Le Minor’s efforts to continuously improve the visitor experience: the quality of the welcome, the tour itinerary, the promotion of craftsmanship, the accessibility of the offerings, and consideration of environmental issues.
This recognition marks a new milestone in the development of craft-focused tourism at Le Minor. With more than 10,000 visitors now passing through the doors of the Guidel factory each year, the company aims to make exploring its workshops a powerful tool for promoting its brand—not only in Brittany and France but also among international visitors.
Still relatively rare in craft-based tourism, the “Destination d’Excellence” designation positions Le Minor among the pioneering companies in this field, with one ambition: to demonstrate that a visit to a French workshop can meet the same standards of quality, hospitality, and environmental responsibility as major tourist destinations.
As an “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (Living Heritage Company) and now a “Destination d’Excellence,” Le Minor views these recognitions not as an end in themselves but as confirmation of a single approach: preserving craftsmanship by raising awareness of it, and using the opening of its workshops as a means to pass on this heritage and expand its reach.
This initiative is also part of Le Minor’s commitment to the Réseau Excellence, which brings together companies certified as “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant.”
