Grand entrance hall at Château Destinée, with herringbone parquet flooring and tall open French doors leading through to the sunlit garden room - setting the scene for the estate's events and gatherings.

EVENTS & GATHERINGS

What's On at
Château Destinée

Name: Reopening Night - First Fish & Chips Friday of the Season
Start: 2026-10-30T18:30:00+01:00
Location: Château Destinée

PUBLIC SEASON · AUTUMN THROUGH SPRING

Reopening Friday, 30th October

WE ARE BACK THIS AUTUMN

After a summer as a private home for celebrations, Château Destinée opens its doors to the public again this autumn:

30 Oct

Reopening night with our first Fish & Chips Friday

31 Oct

Happy hour & dinner in a spooky Halloween atmosphere

1 Nov

Sunday lunch is back

Fri & Sat Dinner from 6.30pm

Sunday Lunch, 12-5pm

Every Friday Fish & Chips Friday

✦ ✦ ✦

We'll close for a short winter pause in January, and look forward to welcoming everyone back from February.

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Candlelit dinner table at Château Destinée with clasped hands, champagne flutes and a delicate floral centrepiece, capturing the intimate atmosphere of an autumn evening at the restaurant.

What's Already in the Diary

SAVE THE DATE · SPECIAL EVENTS

🎄 CONFIRMED

Christmas

25TH DECEMBER

A festive Christmas Lunch around the long table - or stay the night with one of our Christmas packages.

From €85

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🥂 CONFIRMED

New Year's Eve

31ST DECEMBER

Live music, a celebration menu and fireworks at midnight - or stay the night with one of our New Year packages.

From €135

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🐣 CONFIRMED

Easter Sunday

28TH MARCH

Our favourite roast lamb is, of course, on the menu. Further details will follow after the New Year - book your table early.

Price to follow

BOOK

CELEBRATE · 25TH DECEMBER

Christmas at the Château

Gather around the long table on the Dordogne for a festive Christmas Lunch - or make it a full château stay, with breakfast among the decorations the morning after.

🎄 CHRISTMAS LUNCH ✦ ARRIVAL FROM 12.30PM

THE LUNCH

Christmas Lunch

€85

PER PERSON

✦

25th Dec: arrival from 12.30pm

Festive Christmas Lunch

Drinks not included

BOOK

STAY THE NIGHT

One Night

€340

PER COUPLE · SHARING A SUITE

✦

25th Dec: arrival from 11am

Christmas Lunch

Light dinner in the evening

Boxing Day: continental breakfast

Check-out 11am

BOOK

THE FULL STAY

Two Nights

€510

PER COUPLE · SHARING A SUITE

✦

Christmas Eve: arrival from 3pm

3-course dinner & a bottle of wine

25th Dec: continental breakfast, Christmas Lunch & light dinner in the evening

Boxing Day: continental breakfast

Check-out 11am

BOOK

Christmas Lunch 2026 menu flyer for Château Destinée, with decorated Christmas trees, golden baubles and holly on a night-blue background: a bilingual French/English festive menu with canapés, a choice of three starters and three mains, and a chocolate and coffee Yule log, €85 per person, excluding beverages.

The Menu

CANAPÉS

Oysters or duck foie gras or lobster panna cotta

STARTER

Scallop tartare or poached egg, root vegetable velouté & smoked duck breast or butternut squash tartare

MAIN

Roasted capon with foie gras or roasted meagre fillet, parsnip & butternut purée, sauce vierge or vegetable cannelloni

DESSERT

Chocolate & coffee Yule log

Vegetarian choice at every course. Wines not included.
Enquiries: info@chateaudestinee.com · +33 (7) 88 22 77 31

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Two crystal champagne flutes and a bottle of champagne in front of a Christmas tree glowing with warm lights and baubles - the festive days between Christmas and New Year at Château Destinée.

CELEBRATE · 31ST DECEMBER

New Year's Eve at the Château

See in 2027 by candlelight on the Dordogne: a celebration dinner, live music and dancing, and fireworks at midnight. Join us for the evening, or make a weekend of it and wake up in one of our suites.

♫ LIVE MUSIC ✦ FIREWORKS AT MIDNIGHT

THE EVENING

Evening Dinner

€135

PER PERSON

✦

31st Dec: arrival 7pm

Celebration dinner, dancing & fireworks

Drinks not included

BOOK

STAY THE NIGHT

One Night

€415

PER COUPLE · SHARING A SUITE

✦

31st Dec: arrival from 3pm

Dinner, dancing & fireworks

1st Jan: continental breakfast

Check-out 11am

BOOK

THE FULL WEEKEND

Two Nights

€610

PER COUPLE · SHARING A SUITE

✦

31st Dec: arrival from 3pm

Dinner, dancing & fireworks

1st Jan: continental breakfast, 3-course dinner & a bottle of wine

Sat 2nd Jan: continental breakfast

Check-out 11am

BOOK

New Year's Eve 2026 menu flyer for Château Destinée, with golden fireworks on a black background: 7pm to 2am, live music, fireworks at midnight and a bilingual French/English celebration menu, €135 per person.

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The Menu

COCKTAIL

Fines de Claire oysters · prawn cocktail

MISE EN BOUCHE

Porcini cappuccino

STARTER

Meagre ballotine with lobster & prawns or Périgord foie gras or zucchini caviar with black olive crumble

MAIN

Duck breast & foie gras or smoked trout with spelt risotto or truffle celeriac risotto

CHEESE

Cheese plate (+€10)

DESSERT

Limoncello tiramisu

Vegetarian choice at every course. Wines not included.
Enquiries: info@chateaudestinee.com · +33 (7) 88 22 77 31

Our Regular Rhythm

EVERY WEEK

🍟 EVERY FRIDAY

Fish & Chips Friday

FROM 30TH OCTOBER

Golden beer-battered line-caught wild pollock and hand-cut chips by the river, with a glass of wine or beer included.

from €24

BOOK

🍸 EVERY SATURDAY

Happy Apéro

SATURDAYS · 6.30 - 7.30PM

Drinks at half price - beer, wine and the cocktail of the week - with a charcuterie and cheese sharing board. Stay on for dinner and make a night of it at the château.

Sharing board €19

BOOK

☀️ EVERY SUNDAY

Sunday Lunch

SUNDAYS · 12 - 5PM

Our great menu with weekly specials, plus a Highlight of the Month: pumpkin in October, mushrooms in November, chocolate in December, truffles in February, beer in March and asparagus in April.

Market price

BOOK

A log fire blazing in the stone fireplace at Château Destinée on a winter evening, with stacked firewood beside it and sharing platters laid out on the table in front - a cosy setting for the château's quiz nights.

Sharpen Your Knowledge, Support a Good Cause

QUIZ NIGHTS

Bilingual Quiz Night flyer for Château Destinée in chalkboard style with gold spotlights, question marks and light bulbs: French and English quizzes running simultaneously on 5 & 19 Nov, 3 & 17 Dec, 11 & 25 Feb, 11 & 25 Mar and 8 & 22 Apr, dinner €25 per person plus a €5 cash donation to SWAT - South West Animal Team.

A French quiz and an English quiz running side by side, quizmaster included - and a €5 cash donation that goes straight to SWAT, the South West Animal Team.

€25 dinner + €5 cash donation to SWAT

DATES, NOVEMBER 2026 - APRIL 2027

April 2027

8th & 22nd

March 2027

11th & 25th

February 2027

11th & 25th

December 2026

3rd & 17th

November 2026

5th & 19th

MONTH

DATES

BOOK

BE THE FIRST TO KNOW

Stay in Touch

Our dates and menus for the season are all here. Want to be the first to hear about new events, seasonal specials and our Easter menu? Just email us and we'll add you to our mailing list.

info@chateaudestinee.com

We can't wait to welcome our lovely locals back again now the season's returning - see you at the table this autumn.

Warm regards, Peter & Linda

What's On at Château Destinée

Reopening Friday, 30th October

What's Already in the Diary

Christmas

New Year's Eve

Easter Sunday

Christmas at the Château

Christmas Lunch

One Night

Two Nights

The Menu

New Year's Eve at the Château

Evening Dinner

One Night

Two Nights

The Menu

Our Regular Rhythm

Fish & Chips Friday

Happy Apéro

Sunday Lunch

Sharpen Your Knowledge, Support a Good Cause

Stay in Touch

What's On at
Château Destinée