Help out with our garden and horses at our beautiful quinta in the algarve countryside, Portugal

Portugal

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28/11/2020
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Description
We live in a beautiful quinta in the algarve countryside, with about 8 acres of gardens and paddocks, and a pool. We have 3 dogs of our own, and sometimes a few friends dogs in the garden. I have 3 beautiful gentle horses, who we ride often. I am 56, and English, and my husband is 72 and Irish. My goodness, that sounds old and we are NOT old
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn about animal care, horse riding, driving the quad or the Land Rover, maintainance of a large property with many olive, carob, fig, almond trees.
Help
We are looking for a mature couple, To help with cutting back our garden, ( being able to handle a chain saw would be very helpful) and occasionally helping to look after the animals. A love of the outdoors and animals is a must ! You must be able to look after yourselves in the kitchen as we are often not around at mealtimes.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a self contained annex available, with queen size bedroom, lounge, bathroom and kitchen, Wi fi and English TV.
What else ...
We live in the countryside, an oasis of calm, but only 10 minutes to the village , Guia, which has many bars and restaurants, shops and a post office. A jeep is available to you, as are bikes. We have a lovely pool, and the beaches are 15 mins drive away, or a 40 minute cycle. You must be confident and self sufficient, and happy to cook for yourselves. Sometimes I will cook for everyone, I love it, and used to be a chef!
I run a small kennels and cattery, but the workaways are not expected to help in any way in this venture.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We now have fibre internet, speeds 30 gb and up.
Space for parking camper vans
We have space for your camper van, and your own apartment in the House for your use.
Can possibly accept pets
If they are well behaved. Cats not a good idea because of the dogs here.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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02/05/2020

Left by Workawayer (Magnus & Hanna) for host

We stayed almost 2 months in this beautiful place, during which alot happened.
Diana and Bungie are really fun people and amazing hosts! We strongly felt their generosity and hospitality when the World broke down! Before the restrictions and lockdowns we had a free use of the car which offered us freedom to explore the region and make our stay… read more

(Excellent )

01/05/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Magnus & Hanna)

Hanna and Magnus have been with us for 2 months ( the only good thing that has come out of Covid 19, as they were stuck here in lockdown) Despite being here much longer than expected, and not being able to go driving around and exploring, they always remained happy and positive. They did so much around our farm, tons of great gardening, the… read more

(Excellent )

01/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Matthew & Ruth)

We have been inviting couples to help us for 4 years now. We can honestly say Matt and Ruth are up there with the best we have experienced. They are both very hard workers, and happy, yes, really happy, to do anything we asked of them. They did every single day with a massive smile on their faces, just a totally joyous couple to have around. They… read more

(Excellent )

01/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Matthew & Ruth) for host

We spent an amazing 2 months with Di and Bungie at their stunning Quinta in hot and sunny Portugal. As hosts they are so welcoming, generous, helpful and kind....they quickly introduced us to their friends, the nearby town of Guia with it's bars and restaurants - we soon felt like locals ourselves.We had full use of a car which really made it for… read more

(Excellent )

06/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Renee & John) for host

Sorry to be tardy with the feedback but can’t say enough about the enjoyable time spent with Di and Bungie. The Quinta is a very comfortable, beautifull place to stay and Di and Bungie went out of their way to make us welcome. Good food, great conversation and enjoyable work made for a great couple of weeks and we would recommend the location to… read more

(Excellent )

19/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Renee & John)

John and Renee have been helping us for 2 1/2 weeks, and have been extremely pleasant company. John has been fantastic at doing anything we asked of him, a true gent and all around hard worker. There was nothing he didn't attack with a smile, even digging a large ditch, and cutting down enormous trees! Thankyou both, for all you have done around… read more

(Excellent )

19/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Verity & Si)

Si and verity were fun and very enthusiastic. They were happy to any job we asked of them, including gardening, painting ( Si is a painter and decorator! ) dealing with animals, really a very wide range of jobs. They are very lively, and hard working. They occasionally cooked dinner for us too, although I did most of the cooking for the household!

(Excellent )

17/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (craig & Lauren) for host

We stayed with Di and Bungie for 6 weeks and the time just flew by! We enjoyed all of the jobs they gave us and they were extremely appreciative of the work we did which was lovely. They were very generous and allowed us to use their car on our days off so we could explore the local area. We even went to Benagil Cave with Di and she organised… read more

(Excellent )

16/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (craig & Lauren)

We just LOVE Craig and Lauren. They have been such fun over the last 6 weeks. They are fantastic volunteers, will do anything you ask of them, and always with a great attitude and a big smile. They are self motivated, and will look for other jobs to do themselves if they have finished their task. The stories of their amazing travels will keep you… read more

(Excellent )

17/01/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Philip & Stella)

Ahh, we just love you two! It was our pleasure to host you both. we were sad to see you leave, we had such fun, and you both worked so hard, and always with a smile on your faces!

(Excellent )

17/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Philip & Stella) for host

We stayed/volunteered for Bungy and Di for about 10weeks. Loved staying at the Quinta in our own annexe which was very comfortable and fully equipped. Work involved a variety of tasks including gardening, fencing, cleaning, general maintenance and looking after the animals. They run kennels and a cattery. We only worked approx 4 hours a day,… read more

(Excellent )

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