Simply the phrase ‘chateau’ sounds costly, however staying within the castles and huge nation homes that have been as soon as house to French the Aristocracy doesn’t must blow your vacation finances.
Collect the clan for a reserving of as much as every week and also you’ll be shocked at how cheap it may be.
BRITTANY FROM £41
4-poster luxurious awaits on the fifteenth Century Chateau de Queblen close to Quimperle
Solely the west wing of the fifteenth Century Chateau de Queblen close to Quimperle has thus far been restored, however the lodging is much from medieval.
Eat within the shabby-chic kitchen-diner earlier than shifting to the elegant sitting room with marble hearth and home windows looking to 40 acres of wooded grounds.
Among the many 5 bedrooms, one with a picket four-poster mattress is reached through a spiral staircase. The Breton coast seashores are simply quarter-hour away.
The right way to do it: Every week in September prices from £2,896 for ten (Airbnb property reference 45252876; additionally see chateaudequeblen.com). Take the automobile ferry to St Malo from £349 return (brittany-ferries.co.uk).
NORMANDY FROM £69
Grand: Chateau du Mont in Normandy is an ‘imposing’ property with formal and Italian gardens
A fountain performs exterior the imposing Chateau du Mont, with its formal and Italian gardens. Inside, rooms are filled with unique options and wooden panelling, the 9 bedrooms have a refined interval air about them, and the bogs have been properly modernised.
The thatched, beamed poolhouse has been transformed from former stables. Bayeux and its tapestry are simply quarter-hour away from this home whose visitors have included the Dalai Lama and the Aga Khan.
The right way to do it: Every week in Might or September prices from £8,772 for 18 (chateaudumont-normandy.com). Take the automobile ferry to Le Havre from £146 return (brittany-ferries.co.uk).
BURGUNDY FROM £54
Chateau Bourgogne, half an hour from Chablis, boasts ten bedrooms and a saltwater swimming pool (above)
The decor at Chateau Bourgogne is ‘farmhouse stylish’ with beamed ceilings and stone flooring. Pictured is the library
Simply half an hour from Chablis, Chateau Bourgogne comes with its personal wine library, and you’ll prepare for a sommelier to advise you which ones vineyards to go to. This creeper-clad property with crenelated turret and ten bedrooms has steep staircases, thick partitions and a watchtower terrace.
The decor is farmhouse stylish, with beamed ceilings and stone flooring. A saltwater pool might be discovered within the grounds, and you’ll stroll to the village to make use of the tennis court docket totally free. E-book a chef to rustle up one thing on the vary cooker when you sip a glass or two.
The right way to do it: Every week in Might is from £6,004 for 16 (oliverstravels.com). Take the prepare to Montbard through Paris from £219 return (thetrainline.com).
LOT-ET-GARONNE FROM £48
Chateau de Galaup, close to the hilltop village of Beauville, could also be new to Classic Journey’s portfolio this 12 months, but it surely holds loads of historical past inside its thick partitions, with an outdated archway, sq. hold and two stone spiral staircases.
The fifteenth Century property with 5 bedrooms has been transformed into a cushty dwelling area that exudes relaxed class, with timbered ceilings and terracotta flooring. Outdoors, a pool has far-reaching views over the rolling countryside of France’s South West. There’s additionally a tennis court docket.
The right way to do it: Every week in Might is from £3,358 for ten or £2,786 for six (vintagetravel.co.uk). Fly to Bergerac from £119 return (ryanair.com).
DORDOGNE FROM £63
Chateau de la Forge within the Dordogne is a traditional Perigord nation home set inside a 32-acre property
You may actually make an entrance on the 32-acre property at Chateau de la Forge, the place wrought-iron gates open on to an avenue of timber. It results in a traditional Perigord nation home with blue shutters towards pale stone partitions.
Anticipate polished wood flooring, panelled partitions and excessive ceilings within the downstairs rooms; there’s additionally a billiard room. Upstairs, the six bedrooms have a extra fashionable really feel, with vibrant materials. There’s a pool within the grounds, and you’ll rent kayaks to paddle alongside the Dordogne in close by Mussidan.
The right way to do it: Every week in September is from £5,295 for 12 (simpsontravel.com). Fly to Bergerac from £119 return (ryanair.com).
CHAMPAGNE FROM £50
There’s certainly no higher place to get together than in Champagne. Chateau de Mairy is simply ten minutes from Chalons-en-Champagne and half an hour from Reims and Epernay, with as many cellars as you care to go to.
A historic monument, the seventeenth Century constructing with a non-public chapel has a genteel really feel to its public rooms and 15 bedrooms, with chandeliers, panelled partitions and floor-to-ceiling home windows. Loos and the kitchen aren’t of the identical customary. Not that it’s essential cook dinner right here: it’s a brief stroll to the native restaurant, or you’ll be able to ebook an area chef.
The right way to do it: Every week prices from £7,145 for 20, or from £10,427 for 30 (chateaudemairy.com). Take the Eurotunnel to Calais from £232 (eurotunnel.com).
PAS DE CALAIS FROM £47
Chateau d’Hallines provides leisure in abundance, from an indoor trampoline room and residential cinema to a heated out of doors pool and a tennis court docket
You’re unlikely to get bored at Chateau d’Hallines, which is simply half-hour from the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais. Its indoor sights alone embody a trampoline room (sure, actually), mini tennis court docket, video games room, house cinema and snooker room. Outside you will discover a heated pool and a tennis court docket.
The doorway corridor main from the outside has a grand staircase resulting in 12 vibrant bedrooms sharing 11 bogs. Cook dinner within the up to date kitchen and serve dinner within the wood-panelled eating room, with its desk for 30.
The right way to do it: Every week in Might is from £8,489 for 26 (holidaylettings.co.uk; ref 9074565). Take the Eurotunnel to Calais from £232 (eurotunnel.com).
PROVENCE FROM £71
A former retreat for French royalty, Chateau Aubenas close to Forcalquier has an elevated view over the rolling hills of the Luberon. In gated grounds with a pool amid the pine timber, an olive grove and a solar terrace with barbecue, this cream-stone mansion is all about out of doors dwelling.
Not that the interiors have been uncared for; large rooms with excessive ceilings have been embellished in a light-weight palette, the fashionable, minimalist look rubbing shoulders with unique options.
A dormitory for 4 kids is within the tower, and there are 4 different bedrooms for eight adults.
The right way to do it: Every week in August prices from £6,015 for 12 (cvvillas.com). Fly to Marseille from £92 return (ryanair.com).
