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This is a 13th century manor House located in the heart of the Basque country .
The area is breathtakingly beautiful and wonderful for hiking.
We have a large organic vegetable garden from which we prepare vegetarian meals all year. Though we do eat organic locally produced meat some times. We are experimenting with permaculture. We serve organic vegetarian Food at our summer concerts in an outdoor Theatre. After 20 years of renovation we still have several projects . Building an earth dome for a spa and a wood cabin for extra out door space.
We are English but speak reasonable French.
We are happy to help you with your English or French if you are trying to improve them. :-)
We are a half hours drive from Biarritz & the Basque coast & there is now a bus from the village.. We are in a valley between the mountains of Baigura 897m & Garalda 600m giving several excellent walks from the house.
We have a white water raft and when the weather is very hot we go to the river Nive in the next valley, which is lots of fun.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiquesPratique d’une langueJardinageBricolage et constructionCuisine/repas pour la familleAide à la maisonEntretien généralAide informatique/internetEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We host groups for alternative activities most weekends, our guests are very open and interested in the travelers who stay with us.
We live a relaxed & ecofriendly lifestyle with a very productive vegetable garden set in a magnificent location.
The summer concerts we organize here are good fun & our public interact well with the workawayers
Helping Tony on his building projects you will learn about using local & natural materials;.Aide
We can find tasks for everybody
We have a large organic vegetable garden from which we prepare vegetarian meals all year. Though we do eat organic locally produced meat some times. We are experimenting with permaculture. In the summer we organise Concerts in an outdoor Theatre and Exhibitions inside; After 20 years of renovation we still have several projects . Building an earth dome for a spa and a wood cabin for extra out door space.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Basque: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
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Very beautiful region for hiking, half hour from the coast (biarritz) transport available; the summer we have a white water raft which is fun on the river Nive. Very interesting region historically (prehistoric caves, chocolate museums and artisans sheeps cheese )
Our summer concerts are loads of fun!!Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
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Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
25 per week
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It was a pleasure to host her.
She directly make you feel like you’re part of the family. She is super fun to hang out with (she has the best contagious… read more
Tuning my piano , cutting the enormous hedges and cutting up lots of vegetables , washing up, taking rubbish to the dump.Teaching the guitar
He is enthusiastic and likes to finish a project, he loves playing music and playing… read more
The place is beautiful with the spacious garden, the cute village (which has both a small shop and a few bars). The work and working hours are fair, we mostly helped with gardening tasks (weeding, picking nuts and apples) and house maintenance. The food is amazing. The… read more
I enjoyed Ashtons stay here very much and would love to host her again.
I am very grateful.
Ce fut un réel plaisir de rencontrer des hôtes si respectueux du travail et du temps de leurs volontaires. Je garderai un… read more
She is fun and gets on well with everyone. She also loves cooking and we were treated to many tasty… read more
Jane is an incredible person, she has so many interesting stories to tell but is also curious about yours. She'll make everything she can so that you can have the best… read more
When I applied for this workaway I could have never imagined the magic place that was awaiting me. It's a one time in a life experiance staying in such an amazing ancient house with all it's history: inifinte rooms, hidden apartments, an art room, a yoga room, a cinema… read more
The work consisted of helping… read more
We spent time cooking and baking (I keep… read more
(And she's a great cooker, a really great cooker!)
We felt more than welcome and I never felt that I have much to do. Mainly we helped in the kitchen and sometimes in the garden.
Besides she borrowed us her car. That was… read more
When there were yoga groups we were helping out in the grand magnificent house with cleaning, cooking and doing dishes, and when there were no groups we were most often out in the beautiful garden weeding, cracking walnuts etc. On the days off we would go on hikes in the area or take trips to Biarritz, San Sebastián, or… read more
This was the greatest workaway of all times, i spent two amazing weeks at Tony and Janes and what can i say ? I'm so so happy to have made this special experience. Tony and Jane are the best workaway hosts I could have imagined and the time that I spent at their place made me grow. Tony and… read more
We enjoyed to share cooking, gardening and cleaning together. And with the magic apple juice at the breakfast we had a lot of strength for the whole day! Participating in the organization… read more
Fabien is very practical and mended our fridge and also managed to acquire a new one for us free which he also mended! Stephanie was a great help in the kitchen… read more
Je me suis rapidement senti en confiance, lors de mon séjour il y avait un groupe de yogist, le travail consistait donc à préparer les repas, le service !
Malgré le stress et la cadence que cela représente pour eux, je me suis senti à l'aise de faire les choses à mon rythme.
Les… read more
We would love to see him again .
They were a pleasure to host and we hope to see them again.
You can go there without hesitation if you're up to learn things on construction or gardening, discover the colorful Pays Basque… read more
We stayed here for 10days during the the quiet season in January. This meant we were helping with renovation as there were no guests at this time. Tony and Jane always ensured we were happy… read more
They could not be more helpful always willing to lend a hand with any project. Capable of working well autonomously and great cooks and cleaners. My kitchen has rarely been so clean as when they were with us and they were equally efficient weeding and picking and planting beans. They were also fun to be with… read more
J'ai aidé à nettoyer les gîtes pour accueillir un groupe de yoga, et cette activité s'est faite dans… read more
Tony and Jane are wonderful people, very sweet, easy to talk to, and truly funny.
The work done depended mostly on guests. When there were guests around, I mostly helped with cleaning the rooms and cooking (which is great because I… read more
She takes initiative and is… read more
Jane and Tony, (from here on out known as JT) I can only apologise for the delay in this feedback; life moves fast nowadays.
I stayed here for about 2 weeks in late October 2018 with my temporary travel partner in crime and favourite person, MEGAN, and we really did have a great time indeed.
The house and… read more
Elenor was a brilliant workaway with us. She was loved by everyone ,very easy to be with . Fun company very empathetic. She is capable, takes initiative and is enthusiastic. After she had been with us for a while she really felt like part of the family.
Thank you for all the help Elenor and Happy… read more
Thank… read more
The work includes a variety of tasks outdoor in general and help with cooking while there're guests. They… read more
Thank you so much for all your help Greta !!!
He got on well with Tony and I , with family and guests we had staying. We found him very helpful to have… read more
Jane's food was divine and I picked up valuable recipes along… read more
We stayed 2 weeks. We helped Jane and Tony in the kitchen and in the garden.
We helped with tourist and general maintenance of the house.
We also meet another canadian workawayer and it was fun. We hiked the baigura mountain which is just in front of the house and it was amazing! We… read more
What Jane and Tony got going on is just amazing.
I stayed with them for 1 & 1/2 month, doing lots of different work like cooking/cleaning/gardening and enjoying life in the Basque Country.
on your spare time there is lots to do!
me and some other workawayers took trips to different places around Helette,… read more
really felt like family and a lot of time spent talking and laughing around the table!
Adrian was indefatigable always ready to help doing difficult work sometimes in horrible weather . Always ready with a smile . We really enjoyed having him here ,he got on well with all the family I recommend him very highly. Horatio… read more
Tony and Jane are really kind and always make you feel at home. We really enjoy our time with them, learning several things while we work, having long talks with coffe, and delighting every meal (they cook organic and usually from the garden).
The place is incredible. A huge house full of history… read more
We’ve done some gardening,cleaning and cooking jobs, always in a good atmosphere. We did really worked as a team and I liked that a lot.
They have a beautiful and very cosy house in the Basque Country and there… read more
1/ a beautiful nature where you can do so many activities
- mountain : hiking, running trail, observing the milky way
- ocean : surfing, windsurfing, open water swimming, low tide walking
- sunrise & sunset are just amazing here
2/ surrounded by… read more
I… read more
J'ai immédiatement été très heureux. Je pourrais améliorer mon français avec eux et aussi un peu d'anglais.
Nous avons visité ensemble Biarriz, Dune de Pyla, nous avons fait beaucoup d'activités.
Quelques jours, il y a un peu plus de travail, mais c'est très simple et… read more
We also did lot of excursions and funny activities with them, they are a beautiful family and so generous, we are really… read more
J ai beaucoup aime mon sejour de 2 semaines avec Jane et Tony. Jane est vraiment gentil et j ai beaucoup aime travailler a la cuisine avec elle. Les accomodations sont parfaite! la nourriture est tellement bonne ! C est un bon workaway pour apprendre la nourriture vegetarienne et passer du temps avec des personnes… read more
Well Dani is a great volunteer, really easy to host because she is so easy to be around. She has a lovely gentle nature and is also fun to be with. She helped with a large variety of tasks ,gardening cleaning cooking and was good at everything .She… read more
The weather was most times good… read more
We highly recommend them !!!!
It was rather amusing listening to Jane and… read more
She helped a lot in the garden and in the kitchen too.
Thanks for all the help Zoe :-)
I stayed with Jane and Tony for 2 weeks in their beautiful house in Basque and had a wonderful time. They are truly interesting people who know so much about gardening, cooking, Basque/ French culture and more. On our days off they kindly made the time to… read more
fluency , but I've still not had a conversation with a spanish person :-/ !! Hope you… read more
I stayed with my friend Antonella, around 3 weeks on the Tony and Jane house.
There are a beautiful and enthusiastic couple.
We shared meals, breakfast, dinner and good talks.
My english is not good but they were patient with me. Anyway we use duolingo to learn new words (Jane,how are you with that?. Expert Level?… read more
I stayed with Tony and Jane over the summer 2016 for a month in the middle of a 5 month world trip after 2 years in London. They are fantastic hosts and the other workaways were a delight too! While I missed the yoga groups I did enjoy the gardening, cleaning and cooking with them. The location is beautiful and… read more
The area is beautiful: I went around by bike visiting the… read more
I would come back here… read more
Jane and Tony are a lovely couple and I highly recommend this place on long or short term for staying!!!
I have stayed with them for almost 4 weeks in August. The work was easy (for example: gardening, cooking, cleaning, catering) and the spirit we shared was amazing. We went out quite often (rafting,… read more
Best wishes to you
Jane and tony
buffet for the concert night . It's definitely going to be on the menu for the next concerts, thanks for the… read more
The work was mainly cleaning, gardening and cooking. There were busier days and more relaxed ones depending on the amount of guests and the concerts scheduled. About the accommodation it depends on how many guests are at the moment, sometimes you can get your own room in the apartment. During… read more
She is a talented gardener and everything she planted is doing very well (green fingers). She was always enthusiastic, cheerful and willing to help with all tasks. She was also always ready with a smile , and got on well with us and the other helpers.
I hope you are having a great time traveling you are welcome… read more
arrived just at the right time !! It was great having two experienced teachers help me with the English afternoon. They were always ready to lend a hand in the house and garden. When we had the concert they did a monster washing up (after dancing and enjoying the band).Very practical and ready to use their own… read more
From then and there it was just like visiting family members.
We are amazed at the extensive work that has been put in, renovating and maintaining the Manor. The… read more
Tony is slowly recovering ,hope… read more
I enjoyed nice wiews over Baigura,and also few trips there. The food is also very good there and almost all organic from local people. I do recommend going there!
We 100% recommend staying here and we loved it so much.
The house is stunning and there is a beautiful space to practice… read more
We spent our two weeks at their manor helping Tony in the new art studio he built himself, painting and varnishing the… read more
Hope you are enjoying your new workaday experience. Could you… read more
tidiers ever!!! Thank you so much !! Can you send us your email address and we can contact you directly . Hope you you are enjoying the snow!
Best… read more
We… read more
We recommend it to everyone who wants to improve his english/french level and to… read more
Best wishes to you Rita , hope to see you again soon!!
From the very first moment I arrived I felt the peaceness and good energies that this place have. Open-hearted, beautiful and hard working couple, cozy and nicely decorated house, garden with wonderfull views over the surrounding landscapes.. Tony and Jane made me feel like home! I have to… read more
He has a lovely personality and is funny as well. It was great having him around and hearing all his stories. We had quite a lot of building work to do (moving tiles and insulation) whilst he was with us, so not the most creative or pleasant work ,but Daniel got on with it never complaining.
We would love to see you… read more
Tony and Jane are great hosts, they really care about their volunteers. The work was nice, I spent my time there mainly traiting wood planks and moving construction materials, but also some stuff in the garden.
The place is extremly beutiful, Helette is a small town but you'll find there… read more
It was a very positive… read more
Missing her irish coffee!!
The work expected of me was reasonable, varied and with flexible hours meaning I had some free days to… read more
I was treated like a king by Tony, Jane and their lovely family. Lots of home cooking, with… read more