A Note from Jan Thomas. Now enjoying her third visit to Gîtes Rue du Château. ‘Another lovely day spent with friends...old and...

Fun pool days and long summer evenings at Gites Rue du Chateau, with nights by the firepits, cooking cowboy teas, star gazing, home made...

July, preparing for our summer guests, re-vamped laundry space and central coffee station, an evening at Cognac Blues Festival and lots...

A proper day off is extremely rare for us, but with our third group of the summer now settled in, we have been able to relax and spend a...

It’s now been just over 3 years since we arrived here at our new home in France and I’m not sure if we could have ever imagined the task...

Sharing a lovely evening with friends and guests… VE Day Auberge du noyer   .

I like to believe our woodlands and gardens are a little enchanted  … and to build on this we have added our own few magical extras and...

My favourite spot, underneath the Lavoir, listening to the sound of the trees, birds and bubbling brook….  perfect spot to cool down on a...

A lovely sunny peaceful Sunday here at Gites Rue du Chateau. I found this beautiful African Lily in our new woodland area this morning …...

Phew.. just in time.   Thanks to everyone who has helped us get ready for the season, it’s hard work and we couldn’t do it without your...

Well, it’s Springtime at Gites Rue du Chateau, and the weather has been AMAZING. The response from the gardens has been fabulous - so...

With temperatures reaching into the 20s this past week, it feels, and is very much looking like Spring here at Gites Rue Du Chateau …   ...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS & FESTIVE GREETINGS from all of us at Gites Rue Du Chateau. It has been a very busy and festive December, visiting our...

Wow, where did the past two months and summer go!!! We have now had a lovely break and spent some precious time with family and friends....

What an amazing way to end our second summer season. Another 5 star review from Ben and his family. Thank you, this means so much to us...

Wow… summer has finally arrived and July has whizzed by and it’s been another busy month here at Gites Rue du Chateau. I am always amazed...

What an incredibly busy and exciting two months we have had here at Gites Rue Du Chateau… We proudly became Nanna Anna and Strutty...

We lost one of our woodland trees in a big storm last night. Another job for Strutty! But on a more positive note, maybe it’s an...

April started with our first whole site booking of the season, with Easter activities for our lovely guests including a visit from the...

Enjoying this lovely sunshine and a beer in the historic city of Angouleme…  … followed by dinner at Auberge Du Noyer  Profiter de ce...