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80 %
Last replied
6 Mar 2026
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Description
Myself and my partner Ali live on the Black Isle 5 miles from Inverness. We run a caravan site and some self catered accommodation. We have two daughters. Anoushka is eight years old and Tabitha is five years old. We live beside the family farm. We really enjoy hosting volunteers and sharing our lives with people and really appreciate the extra help. We are close to Inverness so an ideal place for exploring and we are happy to help in anyway we can.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I hope people will enjoy being thrown in to a busy family and being part of it. You will meet other young people. There are plenty of experiences depending on your interest including horse riding, kyaking, walking, socialising and visiting our estate near Ullapool on the west coast. We spend most of our time together and I like to include all people staying with us with everything we are doing. Its a brilliant chance to improve your English and there are lots of skills you can learn and build your confiedence doing.
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Help
Tasks are mainly help around the house and with the children. Cleaning, cooking, sorting, looking after the children and taking them outside. I am close at hand but the help frees me up to get on with work. I need people who are good at using their own initiative and working independently. It is also important that you are self motivated and interested to gain the most from the experience. I don't expect people to have experience with children and a willingness to to learn is enough. You must also be comfortable with animals as we have two dogs and live on a farm. I ask for a minimum stay of one month as I always feel it takes a couple of weeks to really settle in with us. It is also nicer for the children to get to know people better.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have a bedroom in the house next to us. The house is shared with one other person and you have the kitchen and sitting room for your use.
What else ...
We are based in a rural location on the shores of the Beauly Firth. It is a famous dolphin, wildlife and bird watching spot and we have kayaks you are welcome to borrow. Inverness is 5 miles away where there are all the usual shops, resteraunts pubs etc and bus and train links. The closest bus is three miles away in the village of North Kessock where you can get a bus into Inverness or around the Black Isle. We have bikes you can borrow and are also happy to give lifts where possible. We are 20 minutes from Loch Ness and plenty of tourist attractions. It is also the perfect base to explore the Highlands and head West. We are very flexible on time off and happy to help with lifts to buses if you don't have a car. We also have bikes you can borrow. There is plenty to do and enjoy depending on what your interests are.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Luna and Olive
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I stayed with Bella, Ali and Anoushka in summer 2019 for about 6-7 weeks.
They were from the start very communicative, open and easy to get along with!
After finishing the work / in the free time you had enough time to explore more of the Black Isle… read more
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I stayed with Bella, Ali and Anoushka in summer 2019 for about 6-7 weeks.
They were from the start very communicative, open and easy to get along with!
After finishing the work / in the free time you had enough time to explore more of the Black Isle… read more
It was quick but great. I learned a lot about lambing and it was so interesting.
All the people on the farm were friendly :)
Little advice for people who hesitate to go to Bella's place: go for it!
Thank you, and I hope to see you soon;)
My time at Coulmore was really something special and thank you so much to Bella and Ali for your all of your kindness and making me feel so welcome. I had some great experiences from looking after Nou and Tabby, helping your mum on the farm, Bella showing me how to cook some recipes… read more
Bella really made an effort to include me with everything the family did and make sure I got to… read more
