Come and help us around our Water Mill in Loire valley France

France

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2019

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We are a retired couple , living on the edge of Le Loir river , with a beautiful view of our village's castle . We have a water mill , a garden of flowers , a vegetables garden and orchard , a spacious yard along the river and several annex buildings.
Our village is 2 hours from Paris and 30 minutes from Angers . Nearby you will have the opportunity to walk along the river , explore our town and its castle , as well as forests accessible by bike . You will also be able to boat on the river with our 2 paddle boats , and you can fish too.
We are looking for people of good character , who are willing and happy to help us with our project ,and who prefer to do things right and with attention to detail .
Quiet evening during summer .
French and English speaking .
Type of help
Building
General Maintenance
Help in the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The region is in the heart of french history , with many nice castles and old cities to visit .
Help
We are looking for some general maintenance from painting , wood work , cleaning out rooms , small repairs etc .......
Languages spoken
French and english
Accommodation
You will be staying in a separate house, next to ours . You will have your own kitchen and bathroom .
You can fix your own meals or sometimes we can share meals together .
What else ...
We live in a village with a beautiful castle , 30 minutes by car from Angers . Bus services are available for you.
Around us is a small park and there are forests with walking trails accessible by bike . You can also fish and boat in the river directly from our property .
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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The big wheel of the water mill

Hydrangea Mirai

General view of our property from a plane

Angers is the country for hydrangeas

Wall eye caught in the river

vegetables from our garden

One of the different buildings of the property .

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Our property with one boat

View on the river and the castle from our terrace

Feedback left by and about host (20)

01/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Clayton) for host

This was my first experience with Workaway and it was amazing, Jean-Claude and Jocelyne are incredibly accommodating and they also gave me and Osman ( another workaway ) a french lesson most days which was very kind and also beneficial because I want to learn the langauge. I helped out with some gardening and some painting around the house. They… read more

(Excellent )

29/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Clayton)

Clayton est venu pour une semaine mais il est resté chez nous 3 semaines qui nous ont parues trop courtes .
Il a été un de nos meilleurs workawayers : professionnel , sérieux , il a effectué de nombreux travaux de peintures et d'autres taches à notre grande satisfaction .
De plus il s'est montré , poli , discret ,très agréable et facile à vivre .… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Vitali)

Vitali est un workawayer formidable . Ses séjours dans des fermes ou sur des chantiers différents lui ont donné une expérience très variée et une grande autonomie de travail . Il excelle en particulier dans des travaux utilisant le bois.
Il enchaîne de longues journées de travail et des ballades en vélo . Il est très discret de nature et peu… read more

(Excellent )

03/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (George)

No news , no answers to our several mails ......although he had accepted to come since 2 months after several exchanges .

(No show)

05/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Susan & Denis)

During their stay with us Denis and Sue have been incredibly creative and efficient in their main mission that was to design and built a treehouse for our grand son Leo ( 4,5 years) , who was here at the start and somehow communicated with Denis on the project ( We all are looking forward to see Leo discover the final result in a few days) , not a… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Susan & Denis) for host

Our stay at the water mill in Durtal hosted by Jocelyne and Jean–Claude was perfect, with all the essential ingredients of a great gardening workaway experience. The physical setting was magnificent, with the property positioned on the banks of Le Loir, a major tributary of La Loire, with a grand chateau across the river and the town a short 10… read more

(Excellent )

11/09/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Victoria & Maria)

Victoria and her daughter Masha spent 2 weeks with us in August and we would have loved them to stay longer !
Victoria has been a fantastic guest , both hard worker and very friendly and pleasant person .
She was always in good spirit and wanting to help in every aspect of the life of the house . Also we had wonderful times to discuss various… read more

(Excellent )

09/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Victoria & Maria) for host

Dear Jocelyne and Jean-Claude,
Thank you so, so much for your kind hospitality and everything! Interesting talks, kind advices, visiting friends, sharing stories, reciepies, herbal tea, fantastic possibility for Mashas plainairs, kind permission for Rik to come for the weekend and the beautiful house where we could live these weeks. Everything… read more

(Excellent )

27/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Gabriel) for host

Wow, what I can say about this lovely couple, Jo and Jean-Claude? So nice, polite and friendly people, they offered me a glance into a poethic french dream lifestyle, without any kind of surplusage. Always willing to help made me fell well accomodated right away.
The property is really beautyful with its flowers everywhere during spring, sitting… read more

(Excellent )

18/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Michelle) for host

I had such a wonderful time with Jean-Claude & Jocelyne.
Their estate is truly breathtaking and I was so kindly welcomed into their home and family & to local events and outings with their friends - such beautiful souls.
I enjoyed pruning in the garden, cleaning and preparing for guests. They were so considerate and encouraged me to do what… read more

(Excellent )

04/07/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Michelle)

Michelle is a charming young lady who helped a lot during a week with us on every project we had for her , from a lot of gardening to housekeeping , moving and cleaning furniture preparing a cocktail party .
In particular she worked hard to clean the 3 floors of a huge old water mill .
She is discreet , elegant and very polite .
We enjoyed… read more

(Excellent )

04/07/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Denis & Diane)

Denis has been a wonderful workawayer , he was a hard worker, happy with all the projects we had for him in a week , and there were a lot ( flooring a path with stones , digging up and gardening , doing general maintenance, fixing bicycles , even repairing a huge water mill wheel and more …) He was also a very pleasant and friendly companion… read more

(Excellent )

26/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Denis & Diane) for host

Comment savoir si c'est le lieu ou les personnages qui ont fait que j'ai été enchanté de trop court projet workaway. L'endroit est d'une grande beauté et très calme. La petite maisonnette workaway, trop charmante et que dire de Jocelyne et Jean-Claude qui sont d'une grande accessibilité et générosité. Je ne peux que recommander fortement ce lieu… read more

(Excellent )

22/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Remi)

Rémi est un garçon gentil et efficace .
Il a le bon esprit workaway .
Il a beaucoup travaillé dans notre jardin , tout en étant indépendant .
Nous lui souhaitons bonne chance pour ses prochains projets .

(Excellent )

22/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannelore)

We were very happy to have Hannelore with us! She is very gifted and artistic – she can make a table out of a piece of wood, two nails, a bit of string, and some glue.

It was very enjoyable to talk with her because she has a wide knowledge of many subjects and she was very agreeable. She worked hard in the garden, helped in the refinishing of… read more

(Excellent )

23/04/2016

Left by Workawayer (Hannelore) for host

Merci beaucoup Jocelyne et Jean-Claude!! Sorry, can't write all my expressions in French, much easier in English. One week at home now and I'm always thinking of this wonderful time at the mill. Fascinated also by the structured work of Jocelyne and the interesting talks with Jean-Claude. I'm very impressed by your hospitality and your warm heart… read more

(Excellent )

22/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Danielle & Lianna)

Danielle was an absolute pleasure to work with. She stayed three weeks, but we would have loved for her to stay longer if she hadn’t already had other plans. She was very hard-working and was very knowledgeable with construction. She was very efficient in the garden, and she installed a very beautiful tongue and groove siding. She also assembled… read more

(Excellent )

31/01/2016

Left by Workawayer (Danielle & Lianna) for host

Thank you Jean-Claude and Jocelyne. As my last workaway before returning to Aus I could not have asked for more. Not only is your little peice of the world divine but so are the both of you. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of your lives, not only are you surrounded by such close family but you are also blessed to have such true friends in… read more

(Excellent )

22/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Jonathan)

Jonathan has an excellent character. He is very kind, polite and hard-working. It was a pleasure to have him.
As I had to leave soon for surgery, unfortunately he could not stay as long as we would have liked.
We expect that he will visit us again, and we look forward to his return .

(Excellent )

30/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Jonathan) for host

I had the chance to spend a few days with Jean-Claude and Jocelyne. The only problem was that is was too short!

The property and the surroundings were amazing. I was there in the late fall when everything was brown, and it was still beautiful. I can only imagine what it would be like in spring and summer. The center of town is but a walk away,… read more

(Excellent )

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