{"id":4090,"date":"2021-05-27T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chateaudebourneau.com\/?page_id=4090"},"modified":"2025-07-20T12:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:31:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chateaudebourneau.com\/en_gb\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"single-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3561\" class=\"elementor elementor-3561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bf40f6 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6bf40f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6574334\" data-id=\"6574334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8517922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8517922\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae8c62\" data-id=\"2ae8c62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3951032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3951032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-254a82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"254a82e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d660d2\" data-id=\"9d660d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f3153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21f3153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81c7a87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81c7a87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b1c6c5\" data-id=\"8b1c6c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846b3b1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"846b3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are Erin and Jean-Baptiste, an Anglo-Franco couple with a love and respect for old buildings and French heritage. Our dream is to restore this beautiful ch\u00e2teau and bring it back to its former glory for future generations to enjoy it for years to come. You may have spotted us on Channel 4&#8217;s <em>&#8220;Escape to the Chateau: DIY&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp; TV series. All our events, weddings and stays in our 4 holiday cottages contribute to the restoration and maintenance of this magnificent French monument.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to follow us &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; at the Ch\u00e2teau de Bourneau and see some of the restoration so far, you can follow us on instagram @theintrepidchatelaine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theintrepidchatelaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@theintrepidchatelaine<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9496f39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9496f39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307aca2\" data-id=\"307aca2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1928,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/chateaudebourneau.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Screenshot-2020-04-14-at-14.23.13.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0f94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0f94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chateaudebourneau.com\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d57359d\" data-id=\"d57359d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3370,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/chateaudebourneau.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/DJI_0235.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80a4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f80a4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chateaudebourneau.com\/media\/\">Media<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af42da0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af42da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-353613a\" data-id=\"353613a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4042,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/chateaudebourneau.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/8aa52062ddb79f9971368ae6b1558972.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8701a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8701a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Eco-Friendly Ethos<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ee903\" data-id=\"62ee903\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5237,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/chateaudebourneau.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/fe-127-50.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7794a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7794a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Behind the scene\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d06fc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8d06fc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a1195d\" data-id=\"0a1195d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f83fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65f83fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Our Eco-friendly Ethos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6329e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6329e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b09ebc8\" data-id=\"b09ebc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e73ec elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e73ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Protecting the planet and doing our little bit to be more eco-friendly and to contribute to our local community is very important to us. These are a few of the little things we have done to try and be more green and community spirited:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We are proud to support a local community charity for all our holiday cottage laundry and ironing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><i>A Tout Linge<\/i>\u00a0is an association that offers people with learning disabilities or mental health problems a place of work and a community hub.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We love to recycle and upcycle items of furniture that might have ended up in landfill.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Many furniture pieces you can see in our holiday cottages have been bought from local charity shops or were found in the ch\u00e2teau.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>We believe that old pieces of furniture deserve a new lease of life and can be made to look beautiful too, with the benefit of supporting our local charity shops as well.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We have recently planted a wildflower meadow for our bees and butterflies. It gets renewed each year and we are seeing more diverse wild flowers self-seeding, which is wonderful.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We do not use pesticides or chemical fertilisers in our gardens to protect your health and our important insect wildlife diversity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>We are also about to install \u201cinsect hotels\u201d to continue to look after our important insect-life.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We are gradually introducing more energy-efficient LED lightbulbs throughout all 4 of our holiday cottages and the ch\u00e2teau.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>We have also invested in solar-powered decorative lighting.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We recycle all our waste and encourage our guests to do the same.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>We compost all our food waste.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-973f3bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"973f3bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c80d434\" data-id=\"c80d434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9d532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca9d532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us to protect our beautiful natural world.<br>Together, little things can make a big difference.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6930f92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6930f92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa2e1b\" data-id=\"6fa2e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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