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Isolated Smallholding in very rural Normandy offering accomodation and meals for one or two people within our family home in exchange for general help. We are an English couple and our children have now grown up and moved away. We are vegetarian, have two dogs, four llamas, twelve alpacas, four goats and two ponies and currently need help with daily chores for the animals as well as other outdoor tasks and some varied indoor tasks particularly helping us to use Social Media - a warm welcome awaits.
Apologies, we are unable to accept people travelling with their pets.
We currently have lots of requests from helpers so speedy communication is appreciated .
Thank you 😉Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have lots of lovely countryside local to us ideal for anyone who likes rambling, cycling, birdwatching, fishing.
Help
We currently need help outdoors, mowing and strimming grass, weeding, establishing and repairing fences.
We have an organic vegetable plot which needs daily attention during the growing season.
We would welcome anyone with practical constructional skills to help with the repair/rebuilding of storm damaged outbuildings.
We have daily animal related tasks to include feeding and cleaning out shelters and fields.......not forgetting the daily hugs , kisses and special attention that they all need.
We would also welcome helpers with a knowledge of social media who could help us to navigate technology.
.......in fact we would welcome anyone interested in any of the above that is enthusiastic and willing to help us and share life at our small holding.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateAccommodation
You may share our family home and you will have use of a bedroom with double bed and shared bathroom facilities.
What else ...
We are about 4 kms from our interesting small local town which has an outdoor pool open during the summer months, beautiful waterfalls, shops selling locally produced items, bakeries and pizzerias....we can drop you there if you feel its too far to walk.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Jo is so clever at all she does and is a perfectionist so everything she turns her hand to is done meticulously. She is a… read more
Fran is hardworking and lovely company. She made friends with all the animals and showed kindness and confidence when working with them. She was keen to learn as much as she could about alpacas and llamas.
Fran was polite and respectful to us and left our home clean and tidy.
We loved having you to… read more
Iz was kind and gentle and developed a good bond with all our… read more
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Jo is so clever at all she does and is a perfectionist so everything she turns her hand to is done meticulously. She is a… read more
Fran is hardworking and lovely company. She made friends with all the animals and showed kindness and confidence when working with them. She was keen to learn as much as she could about alpacas and llamas.
Fran was polite and respectful to us and left our home clean and tidy.
We loved having you to… read more
Iz was kind and gentle and developed a good bond with all our… read more
I can't thank you enough for the trust you put in me and for welcoming me into your home as a new family member. My time with you has been more than amazing, filled with warmth, laughter, and invaluable experiences.
I'm truly grateful for all the new skills and insights gained during my stay, and yes, I must admit, crochet has… read more
Sara was kind, thoughtful and very respectful to us and our home leaving everything neat and tidy. She carried out every task methodically and showed a love and understanding of animals, taking routine daily chores seriously.
She has a… read more
I stayed with them indoors, where I had my own bedroom. We shared their lovely meals together and had a lot of… read more
Hannah entertained the children and fitted in as if she were a family member.
She was neat, tidy and respectful in our home… read more
Joe brought our house to life with his beautiful piano… read more
Chrystelle is good company and worked hard and independently to clear our vegetable garden for us and prepare it for Winter. She fitted in well and was always neat and tidy in our home and with all the tasks she carried out.
Chrystelle was kind to all the animals and shared cooking… read more
Natalia is like sunshine, always smiling and tackled any task with enthusiasm.
Raul is such a kind, warm person and was happy to help, joining in with whatever job we were doing at the time.
That worked well as a team and finished things they had started however monotonous… read more
Thank you also for being so amiable to me and giving me the opportunity to visit the beautiful places around,and help me to improve my English.
Also… read more
She clearly has a passion for all animals and is confident and gentle with them. She has helped with all associated routine chores as well as… read more
Thank you Jakub for all you did for us and remember that you are welcome back anytime.
Safe journey home to Czech… read more
I was really glad i could help them and stay at their place for a while.
It was also my first encounter with lamas,i like their calm energy.
All at all it was nice,rewarding experience.
........I needed a Mary Poppins and I got much more than - you're a rare treasure who has dynamism, enthusiasm along with plenty of energy and initiative and a love of helping and caring for everyone around you. I can't thank you enough for your help, support and encouragement over these past several weeks - you're… read more
Joe and Ameera are lovely people......kind, considerate, polite, enthusiastic and hardworking. Both have bundles of initiative and energy and worked systematically through any tasks given - we would have them back anytime!
They came as helpers but also house sat for us and are honest and reliable.
Thank you both for all… read more