The Intrepid Châtelaine

The Intrepid Châtelaine

Château Shopping

Musings from the Turret: a castle visit brings me back down memory lane...

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Erin Gois
Jan 28, 2026
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Yesterday evening we were asked if we could accompany our friends to look around a château that they are considering buying. Would we be willing to cast our “sensible” and more “château-attuned” eyes over their potential project, highlighting what was worrisome (hey there epic subsidence and structural woes) or what was just visually terrifying but not …

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