Issue No. 23

Escape to the Chateau:
Sometimes dreams do come true....
When Angel Adoree and husband Dick
Strawbridge swapped a 2-bedroom flat in
Southend, Essex, and bought the fairy-talelike
Chateau-de-la-Motte Husson in
Mayenne, Pays de la Loire for £280,000,
their adventures were filmed for a British
TV Show. Escape to the Chateau was a
runaway hit. Millions were enthralled as
they watched the couple fall head over
heels for the run down 45-room castle with
its moat and pointy turrets and millions
saw them turn it into a dream home and
successful business as an events and
vintage wedding destination. Angel’s crafty
talents and eye for a bargain and Dick’s
determination won them a legion of fans.
So successful was the TV show that it’s
had several series and spawned a spin off
series called ‘Escape to the Chateau: DIY’.
This saw Dick and Angel use the
knowledge they’ve built up to help other
chateau owners with their projects.
Audiences were mesmerised.
When each programme ended, “viewers
were literally switching off the TV, firing up
their iPads and looking at what is available”
said Jane Berry, head of estate agent
Leggett Immobilier’s Prestige division. “We
have seen a huge jump in website visitor
numbers straight after each episode,
indeed our dedicated Chateau page shows
an 800 per cent increase in traffic...”.
Click here to read our interview with
Dick and Angel