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Escape to the
Chateau... Dick Strawbridge and wife Angel Adoree relocated from the UK in 2015 to do up a run-down 5-storey chateau with 45 rooms in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France. “It was cheaper than a onebedroom flat in East London” says Dick – but it needed a lot of work to transform it into the home and good life they wanted, and to create an income earning business. Janine Marsh talks to Dick and Angel about life at the Chateau and their top tips for those who dream of escaping to the chateau…
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