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  • Channel 4

Escape to the Chateau DIY

  • 2018 – 2020
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~45m / ep
  • 5 seasons
  • 4.7/10

Many Brits have moved to France to buy crumbling French chateaus to renovate into stunning homes. This series follows their progress and sees them try to use their homes as a business for events, etc. In 2021, the program was renamed as "Chateau DIY".

Latest: Season 5 · 2020

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Nov 30, 2020 · 46m

    Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie work to give the pool house a desperately needed makeover. Tim and Krys start work on their barn. Tim and Margreeth work to transform the tired library.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Dec 14, 2020 · 46m

    Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie being preparations for the season's first chateau wedding. Tim and Krys get rid of the unsightly render in their barn. Tim and Margreeth make a potager garden.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Dec 14, 2020 · 46m

    Julia calls in her sister to help take on work at her new home. On a quest for self-sufficiency, Tim finishes the greenhouse as a surprise for Margreeth's birthday.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Dec 14, 2020 · 46m

    Julia starts renovating the dining room, with the hope that she will be able to host her family at Christmas. Joshua and Lee from Manchester search for the perfect château.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Dec 14, 2020 · 46m

    Tim and Margreeth play host to their first fine dining and floristry weekend. Dick and Angel work to renovate the coach house's patio at their chateau. Julia finds out that her château has an ancient system of caves below it.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Dec 14, 2020 · 46m

    Anna and Philipp receive the keys for their new château. Johnny and Ashley discuss their plans for their chateau's orangery. Pregnant Anna goes into labour, and Dick starts some dinosaur DIY.

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