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Chateau St Gaultier, Indre Central France

by Lisa LaCount | Nov 7, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

Karin Borup and Jesper Moeller bought Chateau St Gaultier in October 2012. The castle itself had been empty for many years, but they started to gently restore the 43 rooms. They didn’t have any water, electricity or heating in the Chateau, but they stayed in an...

At Last! Events to Announce at the Chateaux

by Lisa LaCount | Oct 6, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Event, Living in France

Even in the midst of this pandemic which is causing, and has caused, chaos and dismay in all of our lives, there is some good news! There is life again at the Chateaux you have seen on Escape to the Chateau DIY. Speaking of which haven’t we all missed seeing...

Insights into Volunteering at a Chateau!

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 23, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience

Volunteer your services at a Chateau? How and where do I sign up?! On Channel 4’s Escape to the Chateau we’ve seen the amazing work achieved, and the fun had, by volunteers at various Chateaux including Chateau de Lalande. Earlier this year, Stephanie Jarvis...

The French Love Affair with Lunch

by Lisa LaCount | Aug 21, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, French Food, Health Eating, Living in France, Living the dream

We live in Normandy and sometimes we forget that our host nation closes for their daily ritual of lunch promptly at 12 noon. We happened to be in the Bricomarche today and we had lost ourselves in the lighting aisle when we were politely reminded that the shop was...

Château Art and Artists

by Lisa LaCount | Aug 10, 2020 | Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

The Château de la Motte Husson and others which have been featured on C4, as well as the Chateau owners, are an artist’s dream. So we decided to feature a few works which these talented people have created for us all to enjoy – and perhaps take some inspiration...

Inspirational “Sir Paul”

by Lisa LaCount | Aug 7, 2020 | Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

This is the story of Paul or Sir Paul as he’s now known to his friends. Paul’s friend of 30 years, Steven Cuddy, inspired him to not only survive a serious operation, but gave him the courage and inspiration to create this amazing piece of art and in so doing he has...