Wise people often advise us to put our dreams into action. It’s a nice thought, and possible, if, say, your dream is to buy a new blender. But how practical is it when our dreams involve enormous mansions in foreign countries?

Sometimes it just takes a little imagination, gumption, cooperation, and a dash of magic, which is exactly what just over 300 women happened to have when they pooled together to buy Château de Béduer and later, L’Abbaye-Château in the French countryside. They dreamt big and turned a little “what if” into an incredible reality.

@camp.chateau This is the true story of Camp Château, a summer camp founded by women, for women. #summercamp #castle #france ♬ Little Things – Adrián Berenguer

This is the true story of Camp Château, a summer camp founded by women, for women. #summercamp #castle #france ♬ Little Things – Adrián Berenguer

How three women started it all

It all began when Leah Lykins, her mother Philippa Girling, and Girling’s friend Lynda Coleman stumbled upon a French property online. What if, somehow, they could fix it up? The three........

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