Meet the family
Hello. We are an English family who left our homes, jobs and other family members to pursue our dream of restoring a French Chateau and running it as a family hotel, events and retreats venue.
Graham
Chateau Nick Name: Chateau Elder
Chateau Roles:
Renovation Lead, Bookings, Cooking for guests.
Family Status:
Father to Jake and Jenna and married to Rachel.
What is the best thing about Chateau life?
Getting to do lots of cool DIY stuff and always having something to do.
What is the worst thing about Chateau life?
Not being great at speaking French yet so not being able to be as funny as I am in English. ( Oh and missing my wife).
Jake
Chateau Nick Name: Lord Bruges
Chateau Roles:
Renovation, Social Media, Garden Maintenance, Front of house.
Family Status:
Son to Graham and Rachel, brother to Jenna, fiancé to Danielle and father to Merlin.
What is the best thing about Chateau life?
Designing and building a home we've always wanted and sharing with people who will love it equally as much.
What is the worst thing about Chateau life?
Missing friends, family and playing Cricket.
Danielle
Chateau Nick Name: Lady Bruges
Chateau Roles:
Renovation, Procurement of Furniture, Upholstery, Event Management, Chateau design.
Family Status:
Fiancé to Jake & mother to Merlin.
What is the best thing about Chateau life?
A new challenge and opportunity in a stunning location and property.
What is the worst thing about Chateau life?
Being away from friends and family. They are no longer local enough to pop over.
Merlin
Chateau Nick Name: Mer's
Chateau Roles:
Unconditional love, Supervision, Early alert systems.
Family Status:
Jake and Danielle are my humans.
What is the best thing about Chateau life?
Having a swim every day in the lake at the bottom of the garden.
What is the worst thing about Chateau life?
Having to share the cuddles with the cat, Curious.