France

Martin

Party of 3, late 60's/early 70's. Good area for touring WW1 sites. Local town (Ribemont) ok, but a bit lacking in bars/restaurants. Apartment well fitted out, comfortable, English TV, Wifi, Bit of a climb up the magnificent staircase to the 2nd floor. Tried fishing in the river - limited success as the river was in flood - dace, roach, chub

Would certainly use again

Penthouse Apartment - Château de Lucy 

United Kingdom

Friends from Kettering , United Kingdom

Beautiful Chateau in lovely grounds.  Very welcoming owner who took time out to show us around the grounds and surrounding area.

Well furnished with everything anyone could need.

Talk to the owner when you visit, the chateau has a fascinating history that the owner makes very interesting.

Set in a very quiet area in France, but which is very easy to get to following the exccellent directions provided by the owner.

Would definitely recommend

Château de Lucy - The Gite

 From Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Beautiful old property, sympathetically restored in a tranquil location.

 From Nr. Royston, United Kingdom

This was a great find! A peaceful and idyllic chateau that was everything we had hoped for and more.  Not a 5 star hotel but rustic, charming and welcoming - a description that could equally be applied to our hosts with whom it was a pleasure to share the property (as well as a glass of wine or two!).  We were surprised to read some of the comments from the previous review as it was obvious from the description of the Chateau that this is an ongoing project and is therefore a work in progress (See the owners website www.chateaudelucy.com).  Our two teenage children enjoyed fishing in the river as well as learning how to care for the horses (thanks Robyn).  There are some great places to visit both locally and further afield and the local restaurant (Le Mouton Noir - The Black Sheep) offers gourmet French cuisine at a reasonable price.   Overall, a fantastic holiday at a competitive price, which we would recommend to anyone who would like a taste of the French Good Life in a part of their very own Chateau.

 From Lincoln, United Kingdom

What a gem! This was our first time holidaying in this manner and location and it was fantastic. We were looking for a quiet relaxing family holiday and Chateau Lucy is the ideal place for this. No traffic noise and sounds of nature all around to include owls, bats, hawks, squirrels etc. After a long days travel it was great to find the well stocked welcome pack which was greatly appreciated. Martin and Amanda and their family are wonderful hosts, available if necessary but gave us the privacy we had hoped for. Great base for day trips in a very historic part of France. The Chateau, though remote is ideally situated for such trips by car or train and  has a very historic pedigree itself. Martin and Amanda should be very proud of the works carried out since taking on the property and their plans for the future. Even our teenage children didnt want to leave. We will be back!

Ireland

 From Carlow, Ireland

Well equipped accommodation in a lovely setting.
Appropriate and much appreciated welcome pack. Friendly and helpful owners.

 From Llanelli, United Kingdom

A very good property and very welcoming owners .Perhaps more plates and cutlary as only 4 of each and with the dishwasher maybe more would help.

 From Nr Ashford, United Kingdom

We were looking for somewhere to completely chill out and recharge our batteries and Chateau Lucy was just what the doctor ordered!  An old Chateau that has not been looked after for many a year, but 18 months ago Martin, Amanda and their family took it on as a project, a fairly big one it has to be said to bring the Chateau back to life which will offer them an ideal home and others, like ourselves, a haven where we can get away from it all!
The Gite (3 bed apartment taking up one wing of the Chateau with its own entrance and fantastic terrace overlooking the the gradual reclaimed garden) was great. The old worldly charm has been kept, but with some modern comforts and they go together great!
The Chateau is ideally located just on the outskirts of Ribemont which is a friendly little market town, but within an hours ride you can be in Saint Quentin, or Laon or Soissons to name but just a few of the very many picturesque small towns that they have in France.
Martin, Amanada and their family are working very hard to make this whole thing work and without a shadow of doubt we will be going back sometime soon to see how they are getting on and of course to recharge our batteries again!

 From Horndon On The Hill, United Kingdom

chateau beautiful. very comfortable, everything you need. in a very quite area, even the local restuarant appeared to be closed! although the area was very pretty and really liked St Quenten not a lot to do. Not a good area for children, nearest entertainment was Disney about 2 hours away. Owners very pleasant and helpful, Good area for adult holiday and anyone interested in The Somme and WW2.

 From Wolston Coventry

nice property, very peaceful surroundings and village.  Really good welcome pack and lots of local info.
We enjoyed our break very much

Martin

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