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Description
Hi my name is Simon I am an English 63 years young living in central France and I have been here over 15 years. I am working on an ongoing project to restore a grand old historic Manor house and its outbuildings. The propery dates from 1800s and is situated in central France in the Limousine national park surrounded by open coutryside lakes and rivers nature on the doorstep. Sitting elavated over its own 25 acres of open fields and woodland it is both private and tranquil and surrounded by countryside. I am seeking help on my exciting project with general building work, carpentry, stone work, roofing, decorating, landscaping and forestry work to name but a few. This is a jolly sociable happy lively home with a number of my children comming and going from time to time I am very sociable and enjoy meeting and spending time with new people. The house boasts potentially 8 bedrooms so i have a number of private bedrooms to accommodate you along side access to all the normal home facilities TV, Internet, Telephone a home from home environment and I also offer the opportunity to imerse yourself in the local rural French lifestyle and culture living and working with me in this grand old property. I am very easy going and content living in a beautiful and quiet location and can offer you in return for your help good food good wine and good company and good fun. This offers an excellent opportunity to work with me in my grand historic home with character helping for instance to restore a grand old staircase and working on and in many rooms untouched for years. Opportunities to do stone work and work on old floors to re lay and restore etc. This is an old character house and somewhere with a soul and history. I also have a party barn with a pool a table table football and gym equipment etc and quads motorbikes for free time fun so its not just about work also a place to un wind and enjoy yourself to. If interested please contact me today. Many thanks Simon
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn new skills and use and enhance your exhisting skills. An opportunity to live with a fun outgoing happy family and work on a historical grand old house. Live and immerse yourself completely in the rural french life style and culture even practise or learn some more French. Explore central France we are only 10 minutes from the Dordogne.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
General building help. Decorating. Carpentry laying new oak floors and restoring a grand old staircase in particular. Roofing. Stone walling. Forestry. Land clearance. Plumbing.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Own bedrooms avaiable in our 8 bedroomed house alongside all the usual home comfort and facilities. All meals provided and we eat a wide variety of and all cusines English European French Indian Asian Thai to name a few. Possible use of a car.
What else ...
To many local sights etc to list but most is based in the coutryside walking camping fishing canoeing swimming cycling etc etc. Possibilty for the use of a car
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of covered and open air parking.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
