A Man’s Home is his Castle “Château”
According to Wikipedia a Château is “a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a...
Escape to Château de Vaudezert
Less than a 1.5 hr drive from the ferry port in Caen brings you to the beautiful Château de...
A Château in France for Your Special Occasion
We’ve written in the past about choosing a chateau as the perfect venue for a wedding. Châteaux...
Dick Strawbridge Portrait by Artist Claire Warbeck
The very talented Claire Warbeck has just completed this fabulous portrait of Dick Strawbridge -...
The Covid 19 Impact from the Perspective of a Chateau in France
One of our featured Chateau the 800 year old medieval fortified stronghold Castelnau Des...
Inspirational “Sir Paul”
This is the story of Paul or Sir Paul as he’s now known to his friends. Paul’s friend of 30...
After Dick, here’s Angel by artist Keith Boldy
Talented artist Keith Boldy has sent us this fabulous portrait of Angel Strawbridge to go...
Michael & Stephanie Masked for the Ball
Another masterpiece from the palette of artist Claire Warbeck "The Masked Man" aka Michael...
Gâteau Rose Cake Brought to you by Château de la Basmaignée
This weekend we have a Youtube video from Château de la Basmaignée (which is now a private...
Find Your France with Sophie Duncan
"Whether you dream of a castle, a plot or a shepherd's hut this informative and entertaining guide...
Miss Strawbridge & Elderflower Champers
In the continuing series by the Strawbridge family - and in the absence of the Escape to the...
Château de Détilly – Le Jardin de France
With a long history, the original Château was built on the site of a Roman villa and was burned...
Debs from Chateau Gioux Shares her Recipe for Salmon Mousse
Just this morning I shared what Chateau Gioux owners Debs and Nigel ate for their “naughty”...
Is the French Countryside too Noisy?!
A few months ago I read an article in thelocal.fr which made me chuckle and reinforced just why I...
Make Do and Mend
Filming has started for Dick and Angel’s new series “Make, Do and Mend” - and by the way they are...
A Spring Recipe from Gascony
We recently posted a recipe from Michelin Star Chef Guillaume of Restaurant 1131 located at Abbaye...
How to Tell if a Chandelier is Authentic?
We've all fallen in love with chandeliers as a direct result of Dick and Angel and Escape to the...
Escape to the OTHER Chateaux on YouTube
Some Facebook group fans of Escape to the Chateau DIY have expressed that they're really missing...
Chateau Owner Wannabe Syndrome – It’s Curable!
Don’t know about you but I’m already having what I refer to as “Chateau withdrawals”, what a shame...
“Chateau Rescue” on YouTube
“We've had confirmation we can announce a super new series produced to air on YouTube. This has...