Dick Strawbridge and his partner (subsequently wife) Angel Adoree swap their two-bed flat in Essex for an abandoned French chateau. Can they bring its 45 rooms and acres of land back to life?
Finding the chateau
Chickens, heating and a blank canvas
Moat, pineapple chandeliers and a wedding
Hole in the wall
They're our flies
Angel's palace of dreams
Pig roaster, versailles loo and first day at school
Fishing, foraging and an elevator
Christmas at the château
Only 20 rooms to go
Spring
The wedding season
Weddings, stables & staircases
Harvest and birthday
A floating dome
Glamping
In the attic
Parkour & turret
Peak summer
Cafe grandma
Harvest time
Escape to the chateau at christmas
Winter returns
A boat in the moat
Weddings & aviaries
The party of a lifetime
Camper van
Autumn renovation
Riverboat
Escape to the chateau at christmas
Supersized workshop
Sloe gin, library & ceiling rose
Wash house, trench & vintage bike
Orangery, daybeds & unexpected history
Pop-up restaurant, orangery, celebration
Escape to the chateau at christmas
Gardening & the coach house
Chateau roof & the preserves cupboard
Great british garden party
Storage & memory furnishings
Secret space & a celestial-inspired sky bar
Colour boards, rendering & an old gadage
Mollusc madness & key moulding
Escape to the château at christmas
Atelier de mariage
Natasha and victoria's big day
19th-century folly retreat
Summer kitchen
Bling birthday party
Games room and hidden treasure
Winter garden room
Escape to the château at christmas
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