Donna and Paul
Nestled on its very own island between two 12th-century bridges, Moulin du Couesnon is a 13th-century water mill undergoing an extraordinary transformation. Once abandoned and forgotten, this historic mill is now in the loving hands of Paul and Donna, a globe-trotting couple with a passion for bringing old buildings back to life.
Jane and Rory
Rory and Jane credit Château DIY as the catalyst for their move. They are thrilled to be part of the community and look forward to seeing their château featured on the show. The filming process has been exciting—aside from the occasional mishap, like when a piece of coving fell on Jane’s head!
Sharon and Tim
Château de la Grillère is located on the outskirts of Saint Germain les Belles, a peaceful commune in the Haute-Vienne region of southwest France. Just 42 km (26 miles) from the city of Limoges and a 40-minute drive from Limoges International Airport, the chateau offers a tranquil escape with convenient access to nearby attractions.
Sarah and Bart
Their decision to embark on the restoration of the Grande Maison was fueled by a blend of eccentricity, audacity, and a belief in their own capabilities, despite the overwhelming amount of work ahead. Drawn by the region’s allure, with its vineyards and culinary delights, they were captivated by the charm of the area, the scenic vistas, and the untapped potential of their new home.
Jon and Carmen
This is no ordinary chateau – its tower was built in about 980 AD to protect the Lot river from marauders. The pirates turned into poachers and took over the tower and in 1450 (ish) added what is referred to as the ‘Pirates’ wing into the ground. Now Jon and Carmen are restoring it to it’s former glory!
Erin and Jean-Baptiste
Set in a 16-hectare park and woodlands, the building is so large it even boasts its own moat. And the land includes four large holiday cottages that had been converted from historical out houses and stables in 2009.
George and Sarah
In 1823 the architect who designed the Château de Brives incorporated many interesting items from his travels around the world into the building. Chic and beautifully furnished with French decorative antiques, it sleeps 16 guests.
Angela and Steve
This stunning 19th century château in the heart of south west France dates back to the 19th century. It’s set in extensive private grounds with heated swimming pool.
Wendy and Marcus
This 19th century château is in the heart of the Natural Regional Park the Caps et Marie d’Opale was built in 1875 by Andre Joseph Courtat to celebrate the birthplace of his wife. It hosts weddings and vow renewals too, and its gardens include a wedding chapel as well as a courtyard bar and barn.
Vanessa and Ben
Set in the beautiful Creuse countryside, the Château de Joli Bois includes three large out-buildings and 7 hectares of land. The owners describe it as a retreat from the intensity of life.
Janet and Philip
The Château de la Fare is a stunning historical building in South France. Previously it’s been home to a Knights Templar, as well as a musketeer believed to be one of Alexandre Dumas’s Three Musketeers.
Rebecca and Tim
A magical 18th century petit château split into two roughly identical wings and set in 15 acres of secluded, private parkland and woodland that includes a watermill.
May and Guy
Offering retreats and self-catering holidays, this magnificent château in the Loire Valley boasts 20-acre grounds and includes a coach house and a farm cottage.
Paul and Emma
The château has seen a complete renovation, of its 30 rooms and 10 acres. Originally completed in 1878.
Amy and Marc and baby Clement
This medieval château is located in the forests and mountains of northern Ardeche has its first written records from the 12th Century. Once it served as a base for lords in this region and had garrisons of knights attached to it. But since then it’s been a working farm for over a thousand years.
Paul and Donna
Built in 1607 the Château de Saugé by the Rion family this property boasts domed ceilings and grounds that include much older vaulted caves.
Becky and Mark
The original château was built in 1647 and extended in the 1800s in southwest France, about an hour’s drive from Toulouse.
Margreeth and Tim
The Château de Lys, or the “Castle of Lillies” is set in the Somme valley. The main house was originally built as a hunting retreat, and the château has grown over time with new each owner. It’s still being added to today.
Abbie, Karen Clive and Ross
Overlooking the medieval town of Beaulieu-Sur-Dordogne, Château du Doux, was designed by one of the world’s leading 20th Century architects, Jean-Louis Pascal, who also designed the famous Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.
Sasha and Tim
A beautiful and tranquil boutique hotel with Spa, close to the Canal du Midi in sunny Cathar country. The Château du Puits es Pratx consists of the château itself, various outbuildings where vineyard workers used to live, and as a focal point, a stunning courtyard.
Debbie and Nigel
Built in around 1895 for members of the French and Belgian nobility, this château is one of the first buildings to use a steel frame for support, which was clad with granite. Once a hunting lodge, in the Second World War the French resistance turned it into a hideout.
Helen and Matthew
The Chateau la Briance in the Limousin region of southwest France was built in 1740 and had two large turrets added 100 years later. Both have been converted into bedrooms. On the ground floor stands an impressive, wooden 6-metre ornate fireplace that’s at least 200 years old.
Ben and Billie
Situated in the Loire Valley, La Grande Maison is an historic house with part of it dating back to 1745. It’s even included in the area’s Cadastral plan for calculating land tax in the Napoleonic era.
Karen and Paul
This spacious six-bedroom château overlooks the forest of Chinon in the heart of the Loire Valley, the garden of France. It includes separate stables and a coach house, backs onto amazing caves and comes with 10 acres of walled parkland.
Anna and Edward
Originally a castle protected by a moat, this is the biggest château in the Bordeaux area. The vast medieval building gets its name from “The Great Gorce” a type of vegetation which grew in this region of France around the beginning of the 16th century.
Simon and Debbie
The Château Les Bernards, in the village of Le Donjon in the Auvergne region of central France, sits in twelve acres of ground and boasts tennis court and swimming pool. Built in the 1860s, its many rooms include six bedrooms as well as seven reception rooms.
Belinda and Lee
This ancient property dates back to the 15th century and was originally built as a castle to protect the local area from marauding bands of brigands. You can still see the original owner’s coat of arms engraved in the dungeon.
Julia
Château Mas de Pradie was built in the mid-1700s, with a large barn that served as a royal relay station for horses. It was also home to an old mill that operated when the lake flooded seasonally into the cave system below.
Ithaca and Alex
This 18th century building in the Hauts-de-France region of France is actually named Château d’Humeroeuille after the town in which it was built. But its owners and locals recognise it by its nickname: Château Flore, or Plant Castle, because its garden is as famous as the building.
Tim and Krys
The chateau is adorned by its garden of yew hedge topiary. The mill and the forge are surrounded by secular trees. In the estate grounds you will find the tennis court and the outdoor swimming pool. There are 2 hectares of managed gardens with the stream of La Douch running through it, also a small pond which serves as a nursery to young fish that will swim their way to the vezere and dordogne river in their adulthood.
