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Come and join us, a menagerie of dogs, ponies and donkeys outside Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are maintaining and developing a sculpture park, a registered charity, just outside Edinburgh and are looking for enthusiastic helpers to help us create our vision. Some 100 acres of parkland surround a Jacobean manor house and feature sculptures by a host of internationally renowned artisits.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The grounds house the wonderful sculpture park and anyone would be blessed to get the opportunity to stay somewhere like this. It has had the pleasure of working with many incredible artists, collaborating to make some of the most exciting contemporary sculpture in the UK. The challenges of melding art, nature and learning have been met and overcome, to create a place that is truly magical to visit.

    The culture of our home and estate is important to us and home, grounds, estate and charity teams get together weekly to enjoy a beer. The cabin is located in the gardener's yard and there is always something going on.

    To this end our place may be of particular interest to Workaways who derive joy from the sheer beauty of their surroundings and help us improve the gardens and landscape.

  • UK chairty

    Registered charity

    This host is a registered charity in the UK and is looking for help with their charity project.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for eager and willing individuals or couples to help with a variety of tasks from light building work to gardening, animal care and general maintenance around the estate. We employ local staff to work on the estate/grounds -workawayers do not replace these locally employed staff.

    We also occasionally run an open day for the private garden for enthusiasts - this will be considered seasonal work and paid accordingly. No specific qualifications are required other than a 'can do' approach and an eagerness to meet and help alongside new people. Also, help with looking after the family dogs, donkeys and Katie, our elderly horse.

    Bed and board included. There is a local bus stop with buses running to Edinburgh and Livingston a local shopping hub.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Purpose built log cabin with 2 twin bedrooms. The accommodation is free. There is an allowance for food and usually our volunteers buy their supplies themselves or we go shopping together.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There is a public bus stop at the bottom of the drive and this takes you directly to the centre of Edinburgh. We are only 10 minutes from Edinburgh Airport..

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    There is wifi in the cabin with a decent speed.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 222852952885

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