Chateau Life - en Caméra

Chateau:DIY

So filming has just finished for another series of the renowned Channel 4 Chateau:DIY programme and changes continue afoot at Chateau de Séguenville. The development of Gite du Rossignol from an unkempt, overgrown outbuilding to a stunningly majestic residence for up to 10 guests has largely been captured in glorious technicolour since our involvement in the production in 2019.

The crews have followed us over the last 5 years as we worked to build relationships with our neighbours, create a home for our family and develop a business to sustain us in the future.

We will continue to enhance the Gite, with enhancements planned to the East garden where we discovered the foundations of an old Chai and have rebuilt the end wall of the Mare including renovating the gulley that collects water from the roofs and feeds the pond. We have plans for a hot tub and still have a hole to beautify / landscape as well as the pond to bring back to life, but such is Chateau living.

The Gite has been a project involving both local and UK artisans, some truly world class! From digging out the old floors to concreting a new one, the installation of an amazing staircase with local French Oak steps and the combination of local and UK oak to complement the original chestnut beams; plus the blood, sweat and tears of the Chateau owners and their friends. From pulling out old tree stumps to clearing out the bottom of a puis, the film crews have followed our journey of discovery as we converted the outbuilding into a modern and magnificent guest house sleeping upto 10 guests in 4 bedrooms.

Nothing beats an summer evening out on the Gite terrace with a simple fayre of wine and cheese whilst soaking in the views to the white topped Pyrenees.