Let’s hope the sun tries to brighten up the skies for our guests over the coming week… Happy Easter everyone …. Espérons que le soleil...

Wow.. where did those months go… it’s been another busy couple of months, renovating, spring cleaning and generally sprucing up the site...

Even in January Gites Rue Du Chateau is a beautiful, tranquil and calming place to be … and it always surprises me when I look back on...

Wishing all our guests, family and friends a Yuletide season full of love and opportunities to share time to make those precious memories.

It’s been a busy month packing up for the winter season ahead but we have also had a chance to pop out for some lovely meals with...

After a little break, it’s now time to snuggle down for the cosy winter months and a chance to reflect on the past year at Gites Rue...

As we come to the end of our first year we are incredibly happy to be able to say we have received a full house of 5-star Airbnb reviews...

We have treated ourselves to some down time this week, (well I have, Ian is always pottering somewhere) as our inground pool is being...

Stormy skies over Ville de Ruffec en Charente early this morning …

It’s been lovely to see our very young guests applying some forest skills and forming these beautiful and natural pieces of art, a...

‘Forest bathing’ at Gites Rue Du Chateau... https://healingforest.org/2020/01/27/forest-bathing-guide/ https://www.forestryengland.uk/blo...

‘A beautiful balance between modern comfort and ancient charm’… Wow… what a busy summer this is turning out to be. It has been hard...

July …. Beautiful bees and flora at Gites Rue Du Chateau..

‘Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever’ .. thank you Ian for turning another simple sketch into a magical home...

Fete Nationale celebrations...

June at Gites Rue Du Chateau and preparing for the summer season. We have had some lovely guests and have been overwhelmed with the...

Fleur Flamingo likes her new Pool and is looking forward to meeting more of our guests this summer …

Feeling a little chuffed with our second, whole site, VRBO review…. “We had a wonderful week in May at this collection of gites in...

We really have been very busy this past month, preparing for our first summer guests and first whole site bookings. But one of our...

In between our full site bookings we have been working on transforming a private area outside what will be our main house. (when...