In a region steeped in battlefield history from times way back before the 11th century, Château de Lucy now sits in tranquility in 9 acres of woodland on the banks of the river L'Oise in the hamlet of Lucy near Ribemont, an easy 2 hour drive from Calais.
In more recent times, the Château was the Headquarters for the German army during both the First and Second World Wars and was occupied by Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and Prussia (the eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II) during WWI. Under the floorboards in one of the attics, we have found prayer books and a book of poems issued by the German army in 1916.
As a reminder of the Château's turbulent past, we have a 'pill box' (machine gun fortification) about 20 yards from our kitchen door which was built on the riverbank to defend the Château when it was occupied by German officers in the Second World War.
After WWII, up until the 1980s, weddings and Christenings were held at the Château, with the last wedding being held in 1982.
Now, while we live in the newer part of the Château, the gite which makes up the majority of the old original Château, is an ideal place to come for to explore and sample a true taste of France.
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