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We are an off grid hospitality venue with values deeply set in well being; for our guests and staff alike. We have three 2 person bespoke eco huts, a 4 berth bunkhouse & seasonal safari tent that sleeps 6. There is a wood fired hot tub and sauna.
We invite interest from couples or two friends travelling together. Ideally we would like workawayers to join us for the full season (April to October) but a two months minimum stay is never ruled out. You will be really hands on, multi skilled, uncomplicated and an excellent communicator. Someone who is happy to work both in a team or solo from March until the end of October. Most tasks we get involved in are rugged and outdoors dealing with accommodation change over days (Monday and Friday), growing/grounds, woodland/firewood. There is almost always an interesting project or two on the go.
You will be joining a small but very welcoming team of four, Sarah, Phil and Abi. Brodie (the Collie) is another friendly helper, who joins us on most days outdoors.
In return for 25hrs a week, Workawayers receive an hourly rate that meets the UK real living wage with subsidies taken (following UK guidelines) for accommodation in their own caravan.
This 6 acre homestead looks from Abernethy's Old Caledonian pine forest to the Cairngorms mountains. We sit in the relatively midge free eastern Highlands. As well as being busy with giving warm and authentic hospitality to folk from all around the globe, we need to fix things that break or wear out, manage the laundry, wood fired hot tub and sauna. We maintain woodland and woodstocks, the flower and vegetable beds and care for our chickens and ducks.
If you have at least some relevant skills that would help us and you can see yourself as a part of our busy and purposeful team then please do get in touch.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawaying with us is a two way exercise, help us by bringing real skills and experience.
We induct and guide all team members.
We encouraging exploration and participation wherever possible.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
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Help
We love to host interesting mature helpers who are 'naturals' for our rustic, small scale hospitality homestead. The more skills the better but, most important of all is your infectious 'Can Do' great company personality. Could you, in addition to your property and grounds maintenance work;-
help move wood logs from the forest to our eco huts?
help look after flower and vegetable garden, woodland and grounds?
help with hens and ducks?
help mend things?
help clean the wood fired hot tub?
help prepare hostel & huts with housekeeping to a really high standard?
be a great host to visitors from world wide?
be cheerful in rain, snow and glorious sunshine?
look after yourself?
be a total non smoking team player while at the same time be self sufficient and personally resilient?
If yes to many of these then please be in touch
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Classic large touring caravan, mains electricity and gas cooking.
What else ...
The northern Cairngorms area has many attractions:- mountain walks, climbs, rivers to paddle, bike trails, snowboarding, skiing, ski mountaineering and cross country, chilling out territory galore, traditional music, pubs and 90 minutes by bus from Inverness. Rail station to Edinburgh, Glasgow, London - 20 minutes. Plenty of events in summer & winter months and really interesting guests who choose this elemental way to spend their precious holiday time.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
25 hours a week. 2 clear days off
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From the moment they arrived, Alberto and Alicia began working; thinking, planning, communicating. They took a fairly broad scope for video work… read more
If you love the nature, animals, mountains and mostly fresh weather, this is your place.
Phil and Sarah will try since the first minute to make you feel like at home, this is how we felt when we were there.
The 2 huts where we stayed were so… read more
She is mature beyond her young years but adds a youthful vitality and shine. Maren always listened to instructions carefully, understood her tasks (or questioned when she didn't) that mostly involved working with other volunteers and… read more
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From the moment they arrived, Alberto and Alicia began working; thinking, planning, communicating. They took a fairly broad scope for video work… read more
If you love the nature, animals, mountains and mostly fresh weather, this is your place.
Phil and Sarah will try since the first minute to make you feel like at home, this is how we felt when we were there.
The 2 huts where we stayed were so… read more
She is mature beyond her young years but adds a youthful vitality and shine. Maren always listened to instructions carefully, understood her tasks (or questioned when she didn't) that mostly involved working with other volunteers and… read more
That was the first feeling when I arrived,
The love and care that goes into this place. Made me feel wonderful to build upon that.
My job was wide and far, from cleaning the hottub to designing new storage units and building them. From caring for all the animals to caring for the guests. From landscape-architecture… read more
The team takes very good care of the volunteers! Going out of their way to make sure we're… read more
It is a real chance to work with JC who is by the way a great manager, a real can do man and a very good teacher. The environment of the hostel is just magic and I had many occasions to go and explore the whole the area with the other volunteers, JC,… read more
Torstein's sense of humour it seemed had been carved from his need to survive in a fairly brutal business environment back home and we are thrilled to think… read more
Including ducks..sheep...birds...thanks very much for the lovely time we had together...
I strongly recommend this volunteer program, the task are different all the days ...dealing with the guest and gardening were my favourite, thanks to JC experience you will learning plenty of new things! He's a great… read more
