Volunteer at a bed and breakfast on the Offa's Dyke Footpath

Description

We enjoy meeting new people from all countries and are widely travelled ourselves.We are friendly,outgoing ,very active and willing to help people to enjoy themselves whilst working.
We run a small B+B for walkers usually along the Offa's Dyke Path between Wales and England which is our driveway!!
We have 3 daughters and 2 cats which are not allowed through the house-the cats of course!
We enjoy badminton,guitar playing,tennis,entertaining,all types of music,cinema and food.We are non smokers.

Area

Shropshire

Type of work

Language practise,
Helping with Tourists,
Help in the house,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Gardening

Work

We have a large garden ,mainly grass, but would like a small veg .patch. The flowerbeds need maintaining as well.
A little housework would be welcome as well as a little cooking,particularly if paying guests are staying.
I would love to learn Spanish or Italian.
Some painting[small areas] or tidying up in the house would be welcome

Languages spoken

English,French, German,a little Norwegian and Spanish

Accommodation

We have 4 bedrooms,2 of which have their own bathroom --One with twin beds and the other with a double bed.the 2 other rooms have aprivate bathroom and 4 poster beds. Our house is very comfortable,with an aga in the kitchen,a large diing room and 2 sitting rooms.You can even have your own sitting room if you want.

What else ...

I am CELTA qualified as a teacher of English as a foreign language and would be delighted to give lessons.

Feedback left about host

(Excellent)

Ariel [Jul 07, 2010]:

-> Volunteer at a bed and breakfast on the Offa's Dyke Footpath

We didn't know what to expect showing up in Oswestry without a car but we had such a good time with the help of our fantastic hosts! They picked us up from the train station and welcomed us to their home with open arms.

We had plenty to help with in the garden and gained some valuable skills, as well as seeing beautiful scenery in an area of the world we'd never been to before. Bringing to their badminton group (twice) despite our novice ability was a highlight of the trip.

We met their extended family and their adorable puppies as well as heard some wild travel stories. You shouldn't hesitate to stay and work for such a welcoming family!

Thanks Joan and Christian!

(Excellent)

Lyndsey [Mar 06, 2010]:

-> Volunteer at a bed and breakfast on the Offa's Dyke Footpath

From the moment that we arrived, we were made to feel like part of the family! Joan and Christian have been great hosts - generous and amiable. We've spent many a happy night improving our skills in scrabble and even learning to play bridge (well..the basics of it at least).

They are genuinely lovely people who have made us feel so welcome in their home, from the numerous cups of tea to taking us on trips around the local area. The valley is very picturesque, the room is light and spacious, and the food is plentiful! We've enjoyed every minute and can thoroughly recommend them to any workawayers!

Feedback left by host

(Excellent)

host profile [Jun 01, 2010]:

-> Ariel

Ariel and Mike were a delight to host. They worked hard and fitted into our daily life very well, being both friendly and easy going. We would recommend them to any hosts

(Excellent)

host profile [Mar 06, 2010]:

-> Lyndsey

Lyndsey and Robert were our first workawayers and couldn't have been more willing to help and co-ooperate with any job we asked them to do.They were such good company as well ,very sociable and extremely polite

We enjoyed having them to stay and they really made a mark on our garden and surroundings for the forhtcoming wedding.We hope they will visit us again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to any workaway hosts....

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