On Saturday after the disappointment of not gaining entry into Château de Marmande we continued to search for another visit on our way home. Chateau des Ormes had always been our radar so it was good to see it was open for Patrimoine weekend.
This was the nearest we had ever come to the chateau before and that was through the railings! So it was good to get inside...the first port of call was a kitchen which was in the building to the extreme left of the picture above.
We were then led through to an adjoining room where we were shown a 15 minute film presentation on the history of the chateau.
Then it was on to the main event...the chateau proper and what a delight it was. The Grand Vestibule is magnificent and the fact that it was lined with display cases showing wonderful metal locks and accessories was more than enough to keep Dennis happy.
The reception rooms we were allowed to visit were sumptuous, you can see more here on the webpage I have added to my chateaux page.
We then headed through to the next wing which contained a great model of the chateau, among other things.
We then went through to an enormous kitchen / dining room.
We finished the buildings tour with a look at the restored motor boat the have in one of the outhouses, before heading into the gardens.
We had been introduced to the current owner and after chatting with us his daughter decided to be our personal guide which made the visit even more interesting.
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