We're located in beautiful South Bohemia on the edge of the Czech Lake District and Highlands, 70 miles south of Prague.

Breathtaking countryside surrounds the property, both forests and open fields. The country roads are lined with pear, apple and cherry trees, and there's an abundance of wild flowers such as chamomile, poppies and cornflowers. Visitors to the area often spend time picking mushrooms and wild fruit (bilberries, strawberries & raspberries all grow in the forest near the house). Other local wildlife include deers & wild boars. In the summer the garden is lively with birdsong, you can visit the bats in the attic and watch the firefly in the evening. In the winter there are wood fires, snow cover, blue skies and beautiful frosted trees.

We can offer good food, WIFI & native English conversation practice.

South Bohemia

Over the winter 2009/2010 we will be doing a lot of work with wood - both chopping it for the fires and restoring furniture & internal woodwork. We'd be particularly keen to host anyone with joinery skills.

If you have (or want) experience of sustainable reconstruction, reed bed water processing, larch roofing, willow craft (november), cider making, mushroom collecting (summer & autumn), wood burning stoves (& chopping wood!), mosaic making, organic apple farming, solar water heating (summer), composting toilets, heat pumps, spinning yarn, gardening, swimming pond construction, or DIY, we'd love to host you.

If you have no experience of any of the above we have lots of reconstruction work which will help you build up your muscles and appetite!

English, Czech

Twin beds in private rooms. We can host larger groups.

We are a British couple (with an animal entourage of 3 cats and 1 puppy) who have moved to Central Europe to explore different cultures at an interesting point in history.

Local sights includes the Hussite fortress town Tábor, plentiful walks and cycle routes (on well marked out routes), a narrow gauge railway, Cervena Lhota (a red castle in a lake with an outdoor theatre) and countless outdoor swimming opportunities. In the winter you can ice skate & cross country ski (the nearest downhill slope is 10 miles away).

There is a village with basic shops, pubs and restaurants 4km from the house, from where there is a direct bus to Prague. There is a (n early) daily bus from outside the door to Ceske Budejovice - the main town of the region. We also have (old) bikes you can borrow.

The house is two miles from the site of the last Czech Hussite battle in 1435. The property is well situated for those wishing to visit the 7 World Heritage sites in the area.

We are happy to give volunteers from a week to a month long trial here, and then if we're all happy it can be extended to 3 months - it really depends on the individual. We have been living in house shares for many years, so we hope we're okay to live with! We can commit to a long stay (up to 12 months) only after spending time with a volunteer.

While you are here, we can teach you what we know about sustainable living, edible mushrooms, knitting and restoring woodwork.

One of us is veggie and the other is a keen cook and meat eater - so we're always happy to accommodate herbivores, carnivores and anything in between. We eat a (sustainable) mainly vegetarian diet, but also cook a Sunday roast dinner.

Please let us know approximately when you would like to visit.

Please note, we are full during the following dates:
March 1-23
June 1-8
June 15-July 16
August 6-20
September 10-20
December 1-31