Visit our workshop
Le Minor, the oldest breton textile factory still in business, opens its doors to you. An opportunity to discover or rediscover the many manual skills from knitting to finishing.
When can you visit our workshop?
Le Minor regularly opens its workshops to the public: during the summer holidays, for Heritage Days, and at its open days in December.
If you would like to visit our workshop – whether on your own, as a couple, with your family, or as a work group – please do not hesitate to contact Christelle, our workshop tour coordinator, on (+33) 02 30 91 97 30, or christelle@leminor-bonneterie.fr
At Le Minor,
knitwear from A to Z: cotton and wool yarns undergo a series of transformations within the walls of the Guidelois workshop to become... Sweaters and sailors.
The tour takes you through all the stages of production in a century-old workshop: circular and flat knitting, steaming the stitch, hand-cutting, rewinding and finally making up.
Come and visit our workshop and discover garments 100% made in Brittany.
USEFUL INFORMATION
- 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.
- Tour price: 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
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