Help renovate a delightful Victorian railway station in rural Scotland, UK

United Kingdom

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17/02/2019
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2019

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Married couple in our 50's . We both love a simple country life. Liz is a textile artist who works mainly with wool and Graham is a farmer and plumber. We moved to our village full time 4 years ago and have been slowly renovating this delightful Victorian railway station. We have lots of visitors to the studio in the summer and Liz runs workshops from the studio in the station. We are non smokers and rarely drink alcohol. We look after the station planting throughout the year. We hope to get a polytunnel to extend our growing season
Type of help
Gardening
General Maintenance
Animal care
Helping with Tourists
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
some skills keeping sheep on a small scale - the process and making of products from wool
Graham has many building skills to share
Plumber by trade
Help
help with Joinery --sanding -oiling - Electrical
Holiday accommodation
Renovation - the station is a sandstone and granite building and repointing is ongoing
The studio by Liz may occasionally need help with fleeces or gardening
some roof maintenance help ground work
5 days help 5 hour per day
3 days off flexible
food
Languages spoken
English
Accommodation
Caravan-Yurt - room on the platform (annex building). Shower in toilet block
What else ...
Your living 3 steps away from a working railway station with a service every two hours.
Bus stop 50 steps away about the same
We are surrounded with 5 Munroes (mountains) and some wonderful hills and woods to walk in
Kilchurn castle 1 mile
St conans Kirk 3 miles
Lochewe 1.5 miles Second longest loch in Scotland Lochewe has the most islands
West highland way 11 miles 10min by train
Inverarary Castle 17 Miles 30 min by bus
Oban 25 miles 45 min by train or bus is the road to the Islands
Glasgow 2.5 hours by train
Mallig 5 hours by train
Fort William 3 hours by train
1 small grocery shop in the local village, Doctor, pharmacy post office and community centre

Some links

LIVE FOREVER // SKERRYVORE
on you tube

look up Ben cruchan the hollow mountain the first hydro scheme with reversible turbines the first in the world
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (16)

17/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Silvia) for host

Liz and Graham live entirely surrounded by nature and amazing places. Dalmally is in the middle of nowhere, so if you want to relax, enjoy your walk and see a very beautiful part of highlands you will have a great time there. Liz is a good cook and she does a very nice job with wool, I helped her with some Christmas craft. Graham runs the airB&B… read more

(Good )

05/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Silvia)

trust worthy
very polite
very clean
very good cook
leaves lovely finish on work done very pros ice
very good on phones and computers welcome back any time
very good to deal with the public

(Excellent )

28/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Nicholas) for host

I spent an excellent two weeks with Graham and Liz, working on repointing the station walls. They are both incredibly welcoming individuals, and the work is pleasant. Graham was also very attentive to getting me out to see the highlands; whenever he went anywhere, he would offer to drop me off at the interesting sights around Dalmally for a walk… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicholas)

Nicholas
very clean
very tidy
very polite
leaves a lovely well done job behind him self
Nicholas was only here for two weeks

(Excellent )

17/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Gabriele)

Gabriele

he is a very good cook in Italian food
very mannerly
very polite
very clean
very presentable
very good English

(Excellent )

17/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gabriele) for host

This had been a very beautiful and interesting experience. I have done some new work like feeding the sheep, learn how to clean the wool, moving and painting planks and sheet of wood. Graham and Liz were very kind and helpful with me. The station is lovely.
Ps: I think that summer is the best period of the year to go to Dalmally.

(Very good )

18/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Samantha ) for host

I enjoyed my time with Liz and Graham a lot! Both are very lovely and helped me anytime! Unfortunately I had to leave earlier than expected but I'd love to come back! Thank you so much again for everything! :)

(Excellent )

18/11/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Samantha )

Samantha
very clean very tidy
good at cooking
do any job you ask her to do
will not stop working

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(Excellent )

23/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Saida) for host

Since I arrived I felt very welcome in a warm bedroom for my own and a warm soup. Liz is a very lovely person. It was very difficult to the me to communicate with Graham because of the Scottish accent. It wasn't a hard work and they encouraged me to go for a walk in sunny days. It was a fantastic experience.

(Very good )

05/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Saida)

When she starts in the morning
leaves a good job nice tidy and clean job
very interesting learned a lot about her country and the way they live
very polite
eats well
good studier

(Good )

08/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Keenan) for host

Liz and Graham are two of the most generous and hard-working folks I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
I quickly felt at home while with them, and they're now like family to me!

The station is a beautifully unique place that tickles the imagination with it's various artifacts and crafts scattered around, and it is a standing testament of hard… read more

(Excellent )

06/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Keenan)

Very polite
great with customers
good worker
good eater
we went vegetarian for the time Keenan was with use

(Excellent )

22/08/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Friederike & Jens)

Friederike Krüger & Jens Winter
Very friendly great with the public thy just sweep them of there feet
very good volunteers try to do as much as thy can and will not stop
very good at cooking for every one with out being asked
welcome back any time
Graham

(Excellent )

25/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Katharina)

great personality
loves to finish a project off
works all day then cooks for every one
great cook
loves working in wood
loves painting
perfect at the mishearing
loves creating photos available
can come back at any time even for a holiday or a rest

(Excellent )

06/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Manolo)

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(Good )

04/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Karla)

Perfect with customers she just sweeps them of her feet and sell's watt they want
Karla just dos a job that needs to be done with out being asked
the best worker you will ever get
very good at cleaning and a great eye for placing every thing
good at wood work painting plastering
makes a place looks great
after a long hard days work Karla… read more

(Excellent )

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