Ep 117 | Explore An Untouched Abandoned Château | Massive Estate & Moat | French Farmhouse Life |

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  • @MidnightVisions
    @MidnightVisions Рік тому +62

    That Chateau has been repossessed by the town's mayor. It was purchased some years ago but the owner failed to meet the town's stipulations, and the Mayor recently repossessed the property. It was going back on the market. Perhaps Interview the mayor for an update.

    • @homeemail2306
      @homeemail2306 Рік тому +5

      I hope each different building is offered for sale. Individual ownership of the different buildings is the way to get that Chateau complex renovated.
      If some buildings are attached ( say, a workshop & bakery), they could be sold that way, just like townhouses are made.

    • @shirleyleichliter4487
      @shirleyleichliter4487 Рік тому +8

      That's beautiful I hope someone will fix it up

    • @anetaguzik-davies8558
      @anetaguzik-davies8558 Рік тому

      What a place that needs saving! A ferry tale

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown Рік тому +41

    The Mairie has just purchased this chateau for 100 euros ! Partly from the 11th century, they are going to 'secure' the building to stop further damage. Not quite sure what they could do with such a building as everything has to be re created from scratch. Amazing property thank you for the visit.

    • @jamesmcneill2202
      @jamesmcneill2202 Рік тому +1

      They will not be able to do anything! As way over any expense they can fork out. Secure the property to await some very rich person or hotel chain that will buy it and agree to bring it back. The Mairie will not have to pay tax on it. Or rates. So will stay as it is until they can make their money.

  • @jeandrumm5025
    @jeandrumm5025 Рік тому +39

    Anna and Peter, you’ve really out done yourselves with this video! Anna, what a great find! Peter, your narrative is spectacular! Your voice comes across that you are in awe of everything you see! You describe everything so wonderfully that I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for the next wonderful discovery! Well done and thank you both!

  • @doubleirish1
    @doubleirish1 Рік тому

    As an equestrian I was in awe of the stable, those stalls were impressive to say the least !

  • @aminaschipp2857
    @aminaschipp2857 Рік тому +1

    I felt the urge to get in there and clean up the mess. I hope someone buys and restores it

  • @goldenineke
    @goldenineke Рік тому +5

    Oh to have unlimited wealth to restore this beauty.

  • @jillphillips3227
    @jillphillips3227 Рік тому +3

    What a fairytale chateau.....so sad to see her in such dire condition. Maybe her luck will turn and someone will take her under their wings! Cheers!

  • @gwynethgrove772
    @gwynethgrove772 Рік тому +4

    Inheritance tax in France came crippling and many families inherit property that they simply don’t have the means to renovate, in addition having to pay the local taxes on a property of this size over many years whilst trying to sell it make it even harder.

  • @bentekaizer1996
    @bentekaizer1996 Рік тому +9

    Even if you left the chateau a ruin, the out buildings could be turned into usable housing with a shared courtyard and park. I'd live there in a heart beat!

  • @clairejarts
    @clairejarts Рік тому +16

    If you look on line, (and you probably have!) The chateau has recently been bought by the town in the center of which it sits, for a modest token sum of 100 euros. It was previously owned by a Canadian conglomerative that intended to rehabilitate it into an hotel, 20 years ago, and then abandoned those plans. So the town plans to prevent further degradation only, secure and clean it up so that it would become more attractive and possibly a visitable ruin. A 10-year plan is in the works. What will become of the “dépendances “ is anyone’s guess, but the whole thing sits next to a golf course, so……..?

  • @barbaraweilbacher8727
    @barbaraweilbacher8727 Рік тому +6

    I feel sad when I see so many grand old homes just wasting away. 😢 I love old homes they have that live in and loved feel. How wonderful it would be to have a bottomless pocketbook to bring one of these places back to life!

  • @gioiapharo7433
    @gioiapharo7433 Рік тому +2

    So Sad ……. these Beauties Should Be ….. Lived In ….. Loved …… Thank You For Taking Us On Your Adventure ……❤️

  • @heathercross8430
    @heathercross8430 Рік тому +1

    That was so good, I watched it twice!

  • @mariagillinson8527
    @mariagillinson8527 Рік тому +2

    Interesting a domed stone entrance but then door made rectangular so appears like a rounded door… stunning

  • @RubyTuesdaysVintageHome
    @RubyTuesdaysVintageHome Рік тому +1

    Oh wow how glorious would that have been in its hey day ! A great find - nice to read something is going to be done with it and thank you for sharing ❤

  • @cheriesharp234
    @cheriesharp234 Рік тому +16

    That has got to have been the most beautiful Chateau. The court yard is amazing, Id love to have the money to bring it all back too life.

  • @ninas992
    @ninas992 Рік тому +1

    such a fairy tale setting! expect Sleeping Beauty to appear at any time!

  • @elledammers8
    @elledammers8 Рік тому +1

    Wowza ❤🙏🏼

  • @leighevans1394
    @leighevans1394 Рік тому +1

    Wow ! So sad to see it in disrepair

  • @ruthnoronha8206
    @ruthnoronha8206 Рік тому +2

    Great filming, with carriage and horse sound effects!!ha! Ha! That was once a lovely big bustling place.

  • @rt3box6tx74
    @rt3box6tx74 Рік тому +3

    This was your best castle find to date. Thanks to Anna - and Peter for your patient videography. I wonder if that whole courtyard is cobbled. It must be or it would be overgrown with brush and trees.
    Less than 20 yrs from now will have been abandoned for a century. The roof alone would be a fortune to fix. It's not lost on me that these grand places were financed by taxation of the poorest citizens. I wonder if visitors would pay to visit such a place if it was set up as a "working farm" like Gettysburg has been? Such a place would employ a lot of people.

    • @ItsaWonderfulLife2
      @ItsaWonderfulLife2  Рік тому +3

      Great idea, the 'people's château'

    • @rt3box6tx74
      @rt3box6tx74 Рік тому +1

      @It's a Wonderful Life 😉 I was thinking French village life from 16?? to 1940. A phone ap could bridge the language barrier as the visitor wanders through the chateau grounds enjoying demonstrations of daily activity. ❤️

    • @nancywhite1439
      @nancywhite1439 Рік тому +1

      Was thinking the same thing RT3…a great way to introduce the workings of the whole of the ‘farm life’…..stables, sheep, dyeing/spinning their wool, a real bakery, smithery are just a few examples. Artisans could set up their shops! Makes me think there was a waterwheel perhaps for stone grinding the wheat for flour in the bakery? Tradesmen could be apprenticed here. The Château for art shows, concerts, speakers to explain the daily life. Cafe in the small courtyard overlooking the water! Think you Peter and Anna used to live in this era in another life. Thanks for the share, the sound effects & the narration! Exquisite even in its ruins!

  • @sue7190
    @sue7190 Рік тому +5

    The shelves of troughs could be for storing apples. At West Dean Gardens in Sussex they have a round apple store that has shelves like that.

  • @susanneking2524
    @susanneking2524 Рік тому +2

    Wouldn’t it be fabulous to be transported back to a time when the Chateau was at its height of grandeur and be able to live a day or a week in that period.

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown Рік тому +3

    Abandonned since the late 40's so, so much damage in 70+ years !

  • @enidwatson
    @enidwatson Рік тому +2

    Who needs an immobilier when we have you two,, pity its not for sale, thank you

  • @RoomboxLife
    @RoomboxLife Рік тому +8

    Peter is so knowledgeable and his relaxed and informative narration style makes every tour so interesting to watch. Thank you!

  • @susansouthern6704
    @susansouthern6704 Рік тому +2

    Shows how self sufficient the manor was..great find..hoping the mayor that bought it does something w it

  • @1111Thatway
    @1111Thatway Рік тому

    Who is Mairie ? This is really special I hope it gets immediate restoration underway Something this magical cannot be lost PLEASE I will dream about this place it absolutely magical

  • @chrisbeckstrom6182
    @chrisbeckstrom6182 Рік тому +3

    I Googled the former owner. So sad that he was president of a history society in Bruges, yet let this glorious pile go to ruin. I hope you can find a way to get to the chateau.

  • @lesley2110
    @lesley2110 Рік тому +4

    What a beauty!......so sad to see it in ruin 😢 ..... loved your editing with the horse effects!

  • @GoGoChateau
    @GoGoChateau Рік тому +4

    You guys have found your niche! I want to hire you to to help me find my property! LOL

  • @juliatownsend2324
    @juliatownsend2324 Рік тому +1

    Must of been glorious back in the day. If only someone could rescue it. Think I'll do a euromillions lottery line for Friday might be lucky. Thanks again Peter and Anna for showing us around. Xx

  • @Yehudit
    @Yehudit Рік тому

    Love the way you made this video almost bringing the place alive . Thank-you for showing us around

  • @lindaattaway9539
    @lindaattaway9539 Рік тому +7

    I appreciate you sharing your explore for such an historic chateau. Our imagination is ignited with each room. From Dallas Texas

  • @jeanniehall1440
    @jeanniehall1440 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful video, amazing historical treasure. Sad the vandals ran amok throughout the buildings.
    It must have been owned by a wealthy family .. I would love to know about the history of this place .. and how it befallen into disrepair. Cute, adding the musings of a whiney of a bygone horse ..

  • @meri8746
    @meri8746 Рік тому +1

    Wow! So beautiful! ❤❤

  • @georgesgohier484
    @georgesgohier484 Рік тому +7

    An absolutely stunning adventure. Thank you

  • @readingwithintent
    @readingwithintent Рік тому +1

    Thank you for taking us in your adventures, this chateau reminds so much of beauty and the beast, if only someone could fall in love with it and break the spell

  • @amybarb25
    @amybarb25 Рік тому +5

    Holy cow! The potential is off the charts. What a gorgeous chateau.

  • @cavsomecadence6117
    @cavsomecadence6117 Рік тому

    I can't with the sound bites 😅😅😅.❤

  • @newday5
    @newday5 Рік тому

    Loved the sound of the horses

  • @aminaschipp2857
    @aminaschipp2857 Рік тому

    Anna and Peter a wonderful vlog, thank you for sharing.

  • @kindlydude
    @kindlydude Рік тому +2

    The sounds of the birds and forest and rushing water ...the outbuildings & at the end a (somewhat crumbling) fairy~tale castle with its own moat ...fantastical!!
    What was the story where the castle and all its inhabitants went to sleep for a century? Sleeping Beauty? You could film a movie version of this fairy tale right here!

  • @julzparker8934
    @julzparker8934 Рік тому +7

    I can only imagine how beautiful it was years ago! What a find miss Anna! 😊

  • @bobx2387
    @bobx2387 Рік тому +1

    What a fascinating meander through a wonderful property Thanks... Bob (Weston super Mare)

  • @cwatson1975
    @cwatson1975 Рік тому +1

    HUGE property, needs a fortune to breathe life into it. Maybe a hotel chain because it needs a team or two to straighten out this mammoth estate. It boggles the imagination, but I LOVE it just the same.😅

  • @chateaudelannoy
    @chateaudelannoy Рік тому +1

    just stunning 🥰

  • @johanrahan3189
    @johanrahan3189 Рік тому +2

    Wow Peter what you and Anna could to that place !!! xxxxxxxx

  • @shaunsworld430
    @shaunsworld430 Рік тому +2

    I know you love your lovely little home now, but can’t you just win the lottery and buy this place as well????
    Oh if only!!!!!!!!

  • @dawnrudd2496
    @dawnrudd2496 Рік тому +5

    Oh Wow just so sad to see such a beautiful Chateau in this state. I hope someone buys her soon. Peter and Anna thank you for sharing such an amazing adventure you had, parts of the world we couldn't see if it wasn't for your wandering adventurous spirit. Take of each other, lots of love.xx 😊

  • @claudiamann7111
    @claudiamann7111 Рік тому +1

    What amazing chateau. Thank you so much for taking us along. I hope they do something with it to prevent further decay.

  • @cherrycochrane9677
    @cherrycochrane9677 Рік тому +7

    So sad it has gone to such wreck and ruin. I love the appreciation you have for the architecture and the finishing's in these buildings it's a shame one can't use what is good but alas others have obviously done the same and it has just been vandalized then abandoned.

  • @KeithWiggins-xc1sf
    @KeithWiggins-xc1sf Рік тому +2

    is it such a big shame these places are left to rot .

  • @michaelp2473
    @michaelp2473 Рік тому +1

    What a terrific video! We like all your videos but some are extra special, like this one. What a great find. It’s wonderful to explore with you, but also to have the benefit of your narration - explaining the architectural details and how the various rooms and equipment were used. Thanks for your adventuresome spirit and knowledgeable explanations.

    • @ItsaWonderfulLife2
      @ItsaWonderfulLife2  Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much indeed for your support and encouragement :-)

  • @normamurray4450
    @normamurray4450 Рік тому +2

    That was a fantastic way to start my day!!! Thank you so much for the lovely tour of that gorgeous Chateau Peter! Anna, you managed to find a real beauty this time! Oh how I wish I was 30 years younger and able to take this one on....superb!

  • @TalkTalk44
    @TalkTalk44 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful,your Voice calming and effective ...lovely .

  • @EmilyBoltz
    @EmilyBoltz Рік тому +2

    I love it when you take us along exploring !❤

  • @heathermcrobert9779
    @heathermcrobert9779 Рік тому +1

    Wow that was fun!!!

  • @bridgetnaughton435
    @bridgetnaughton435 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful Chateau and grounds amazing water falls 👌

  • @lindalagarce8996
    @lindalagarce8996 Рік тому +5

    Amazing! Too bad y’all couldn’t get inside the main chateau! If the servants quarters and animal stable is that posh, I can imagine what it looked like, hopefully someone will come along and restore it. So gorgeous. Hugs, love, and lots of prayers from Texas!

  • @formermichiganian
    @formermichiganian Рік тому +3

    Wow, that's an amazing chateau! Imagine what it would have looked like in its heyday. Loved the sound effects. Made it feel as if I was there when it was first inhabited. Thank you for the tour!

  • @kenmichellewilson3644
    @kenmichellewilson3644 Рік тому +1

    Breaks my heart to see such a beautiful chateau in that condition but what a find ! Reminds of a small Disney Castle

  • @risalangdon9883
    @risalangdon9883 Рік тому +1

    Peter & Anna!!! OMG!!! This was a AMAZING find!!! Just wow on the outbuildings alone! Yes, pity you couldn't get over to the actual Chateau. But really, no matter. My imagination was just running wild on how life would have been there when it was first built. I am sure it was phenomenal!!

  • @suecollado8696
    @suecollado8696 Рік тому +2

    💕Absolutely gorgeous chateau💕

  • @melissanielsen8215
    @melissanielsen8215 Рік тому +1

    Amazing

  • @ehpeachylove
    @ehpeachylove Рік тому +1

    Peter I love your narrations , such a lovely voice.
    Anna you found a beautiful château to share with us all.
    It would take a small fortune to bring this property back to what it might have been in its glory days.
    Seeing the horse stable now And thinking how it must have been in the past made me sad. Love the horse sounds Peter, a nice bonus.
    I can imagine how busy life must have been here. Just a beautiful property.
    Thank you for sharing another maxing find with us.
    Have a super weekend coming up. ❤❤❤

  • @jillbeechey4453
    @jillbeechey4453 Рік тому +2

    Another very beautiful place.
    It is too bad that the local mayor can not make stable/preserve what is left of these places and make them into beautiful park lands.
    They look so romantic. 🇨🇦 ❤ 🍻

  • @karenreeves856
    @karenreeves856 Рік тому +2

    What a spectacular chateau! Those outbuildings are amazing, and they look to be structurally sound! It's a pity you couldn't get into the main chateau, because it would have been incredible. I do enjoy your narration, Peter, you bring things to life so well. Anna, I cracked up when you blamed the wind for your mess "charlady" house! And with a deadpan face! Big hugs xx

  • @jeannebernard923
    @jeannebernard923 Рік тому +2

    Lovely, lovely place

  • @boessheila50
    @boessheila50 Рік тому +1

    Wow. Huge huge. Outbldg square. Very interesting . I thought ud see. Squatters. But. NO. IT NEEDS ALOT OF CLEANING OUT AND REPAIRS IN THE OUTBLDGS... BIG B N B????

  • @pattywest1
    @pattywest1 Рік тому +2

    Oh my goodness! What a find 😮 I can see you & Anna making this come back to life with a swimming pool in middle of the courtyard.

  • @janetmunari4836
    @janetmunari4836 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for taking us through this chateau. It breaks my heart to see such beautiful buildings left to rot.

  • @cliveroulstone9366
    @cliveroulstone9366 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for showing us around wot could still be a beautiful chateau

  • @shelbycooper7504
    @shelbycooper7504 Рік тому +1

    Good morning ❤

  • @juliawoodhead4879
    @juliawoodhead4879 Рік тому +4

    What an amazing find. Just think want this chateau was like when up and running. Full of people and animals. It must have been wonderful. Such a shame to been just left but the upkeep must have been enormous . Wonder when it was last lived in.

  • @KarenSmith958
    @KarenSmith958 Рік тому +1

    Anna, "I haven't tidied up today." 😀 Could it be saved? I really hate to think of it being lost.

  • @luanncorbin8652
    @luanncorbin8652 Рік тому +2

    So great a presentation. Although it makes me really sad to see this it just could’ve been awesome for some one to redo and we could watch what a disappointment in people that just don’t realize what real art is. Thanks for sharing.❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏰

  • @wendy-moore
    @wendy-moore Рік тому +1

    Such an amazing place. One of the best, so far. Thank you for sharing.

  • @BarbB56
    @BarbB56 Рік тому +1

    What a crying shame this has been left to wreck and ruin.
    Would need a couple of lottery wins to take it on though.
    What a fabulous find. X

  • @daynight4902
    @daynight4902 Рік тому

    BEST WISHES TO YOU

  • @doriskuhberger8559
    @doriskuhberger8559 Рік тому +2

    What a beautiful and amazing Chateau. Shame you couldn't go in to the castle part. The surrounding buildings are very nice. Thank you so much for sharing the sightseeing tour.
    Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘 ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @kerlyn3582
    @kerlyn3582 Рік тому +2

    Heartbreaking!

  • @melissahalbert9455
    @melissahalbert9455 Рік тому +1

    What a lovely Chateau! Maybe time for a new project???

  • @trigger4418
    @trigger4418 Рік тому +1

    Wow such a beautiful place, thank you for taking us with you 😂. you two are fantastic and find such lovely places to visit xx

  • @ludovica8221
    @ludovica8221 Рік тому +4

    What an amazing place. a real fairy tale castle and the outbuildings were like a ,major chateau all by themselves It is such a tragedy these places are falling into irrecoverable ruins but I suppose inevitable sadly, such buildings cant function economically in the modern world

  • @gloriagavaneli9862
    @gloriagavaneli9862 Рік тому +2

    Wow this is an amazing vlog. Photographer brilliant. Narration absolutely wonderful with sound effects. Thanks Peter and Miss Anna for the entertainment

  • @judyshort38
    @judyshort38 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the tour. Such a shame. Hopefully some will rescue it!

  • @mandyedgar4663
    @mandyedgar4663 Рік тому +1

    Truly Amazing I can't thank you enough I so enjoyed this ...I watch so many abandoned homes this was the best by far . So sad but you can just imagine how Stunning this was .Downton Abbey eat your heart out ...Thankyou both wonderful xx

  • @robertastanger9983
    @robertastanger9983 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful. loved the tour. What luxury.

  • @loribabich4839
    @loribabich4839 Рік тому +1

    Picturesque...simply beautiful.

  • @CynthiaEvans-i2f
    @CynthiaEvans-i2f Рік тому +1

    You two find the coolest places to explore!

  • @annabelbunyard1365
    @annabelbunyard1365 Рік тому +11

    What a stunning chateau! Would love to see a photo of it back in its heyday! I hope there is someone brave enough to restore and bring it back to life🤔

  • @lozinozz7567
    @lozinozz7567 Рік тому +1

    Wow, ...... just Wow!

  • @111SecondHandRose
    @111SecondHandRose Рік тому +1

    What a place!

  • @cat-974
    @cat-974 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant! Loved the horse clip clop and neighing sounds and you talking to them, it really brought it back to life. More of this please 😍 Beautiful chateau, thank you for doing a tour!

  • @gitte600
    @gitte600 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing😍

  • @darladressler
    @darladressler Рік тому +2

    just stunning!! wow is right. so sad to see its decline. love all the details you point out

  • @mocarra100
    @mocarra100 Рік тому +1

    I like these videos but I like the DIY videos much much more. I'm a slave driver lol I just love seeing the before-and-after when you do work. That's just me 😊 much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS that place is huge, but can you imagine how long it would take you to renovate that? Wow! PSS I must say I did really enjoy this video this chateau is beautiful I can't imagine what it would look like all renovated The chateau is stunning it looks like a fairytale Castle.

  • @elainedavies8485
    @elainedavies8485 Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful find ! Hope somebody snaps it up ? Thank you for sharing .

  • @alanseviour7346
    @alanseviour7346 Рік тому +3

    Thank you both again, for showing us another stunning chateau. The stables and servants accommodation could be turned into beautiful homes around that incredible beautiful courtyard. Its nice to read that the local town hall have purchased the property and hopefully bring it back to its original grandure.