We are a small family run bed and breakfast located in the village of Annascaul on the Dingle Peninsula in the southwest of Ireland. Annascaul is a picturesque little village with many looped walks and is part of the wild Atlantic way. Our tourist season is from mid-April to mid-October. We welcome guests from all over the world during the summer months. We are located a 15 minute drive from Dingle town, 25 minute drive from Tralee town and 45 minute drive from Killarney. Inch beach and Annascaul Lake are also a 5 minute drive away or a 40 minute walk on quiet roads that allow you take in the breath taking views of Annascaul village. Buses run to and from the village 7-8 times a day throughout the summer. There are a number of traditional Irish pubs in the village, a cafe, post office and a grocery store
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The workaway will benefit from meeting people from all over the world each day throughout their stay. This is especially helpful for those who are trying to improve their conversational English. The family will treat the workaway like a member of the family and will take them on trips around the Dingle Peninsula and surrounding area in order to enjoy the sight seeing experience and lifestyle. All workaways are provided with a weekly allowance based on the minimum wage set in Ireland.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Help
The help is not strenous and involves the preparation of the four bedrooms and bathrooms for incoming guests with the host. This invloves making beds, cleaning bathrooms and vacuming and ensuring the area is kept clean. From time to time you will welcome guests and assist with check-in to their rooms on arrival. The B&B assistant will be paid on a weekly basis based on the minimum wage set in Ireland. The Workaway is treated like a family member and will have their own bedroom in the house in the family's living quarters. Throughout the summer, we bring our workaway to see what the majestic Dingle Peninsula and surrounding areas have to offer. You are free to join any of the local activities in the area - gym, walking club or to meet up with other workaways in the area.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
The B&B helper will be living in the house and have their own private bedroom that is located in the family's private quarters. They will have full access to all facilities in the house. Food shopping is done a few times a week and the workaway is welcome to help themselves to food at anytime.
What else ...
The helpers are welcome to join the local gym and also the walking club. Inch beach is just a 5 minute drive away or 40 minute walk where you can go to surf, swim, relax and sunbathe (if the weather allows it). Buses run through the village, to and from Tralee, Dingle and Killarney several times a day. We would recommend that you apply for a Leap card (online) and this will give you up to a 50% discount on public transport. There are a number of loop walks around Annascaul village for you to enjoy.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
WiFi connection is excellent and we welcome workawayers who wish to work online on their own projects
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Dougie
Dougie is a short haired German Pointer, friendly and loves walking, especially going to Inch beach
This was my first workaway experience and I couldn't have asked for a better one. I spent around a month there last summer, and what a lovely place to live in! First of all, the work was not demanding at all, only around 2 hours everyday cleaning and preparing the rooms for the incoming guests, and then you have free time. I also had some days off… read more and I was able to visit Galway and Cork.
Deirdre and John took me to see different parts of the peninsula and I am forever grateful! I miss the long walks with Deirdre and the dogs. I got to know most the family and they were all very welcoming. They also cooked delicious meals and I learnt how to make Deirdre's famous brown bread! Overall, I would completely repeat this experience. Thanks for everything!
(Excellent
)
16 Aug 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Zora Soubeyran)
We had a wonderful experience with Zora - she was excellent help in our Bed and Breakfast and also a good communicator with our guests and we loved having her stay with us. We would highly recommend Zora as a workaway.
(Excellent
)
2 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Zora Soubeyran) for host
I had a great time at the bed and breakfast with Deirdre and John. The work is easy and leaves most of the day for exploring the nature around and visiting the local pubs (or Dingle which is close-by). The scenery around Annascaul is beautiful and Deirdre and John both gave me lots of tips on where to go and took me to visit places by car. I also… read more met a lot of the family and had a lot of fun talking with everyone over a pint.
It was my first time in Ireland so I used days off to visit Cork and Galway which I alsi really liked. The public transport is quite good, so even living in a small village you can visit a lot of things.
I will miss my long walks with Deidre and the dogs! I definitely want to go back to Ireland to explire more soon. I definitely recommend this Workaway for those that have the chance, especially if you love nature!
Thank you both for the lovely experience :)
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent
)
16 Aug 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Irene)
We loved having Irene stay with us and help in our Bed and Breakfast - she is good humored, intelligent and an excellent worker. To be honest we could not speak highly enough about our experience with Irene.
This was my first workaway experience and I couldn't have asked for a better one. I spent around a month there last summer, and what a lovely place to live in! First of all, the work was not demanding at all, only around 2 hours everyday cleaning and preparing the rooms for the incoming guests, and then you have free time. I also had some days off… read more and I was able to visit Galway and Cork.
Deirdre and John took me to see different parts of the peninsula and I am forever grateful! I miss the long walks with Deirdre and the dogs. I got to know most the family and they were all very welcoming. They also cooked delicious meals and I learnt how to make Deirdre's famous brown bread! Overall, I would completely repeat this experience. Thanks for everything!
(Excellent)
16 Aug 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Zora Soubeyran)
We had a wonderful experience with Zora - she was excellent help in our Bed and Breakfast and also a good communicator with our guests and we loved having her stay with us. We would highly recommend Zora as a workaway.
(Excellent)
2 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Zora Soubeyran) for host
I had a great time at the bed and breakfast with Deirdre and John. The work is easy and leaves most of the day for exploring the nature around and visiting the local pubs (or Dingle which is close-by). The scenery around Annascaul is beautiful and Deirdre and John both gave me lots of tips on where to go and took me to visit places by car. I also… read more met a lot of the family and had a lot of fun talking with everyone over a pint.
It was my first time in Ireland so I used days off to visit Cork and Galway which I alsi really liked. The public transport is quite good, so even living in a small village you can visit a lot of things.
I will miss my long walks with Deidre and the dogs! I definitely want to go back to Ireland to explire more soon. I definitely recommend this Workaway for those that have the chance, especially if you love nature!
Thank you both for the lovely experience :)
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
16 Aug 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Irene)
We loved having Irene stay with us and help in our Bed and Breakfast - she is good humored, intelligent and an excellent worker. To be honest we could not speak highly enough about our experience with Irene.
(Excellent)
16 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (Nicola) for host
John and Dreidre are fantastic people. I thank them for giving me this opportunity for growth. Thanks you so much. Nicola
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I had a very nice stay at Anascaul with Deirdre and John. The work is very easy: to make the beds of each room and vacuum, it takes only 2 hours a day. There is usually no day-off during the high season because the B&B is very busy. But I had all my afternoons free. Sometimes John or Deirdre needed to go in some places around Anascaul and drop me… read more there. Anascaul is a quiet village in a beautiful area: there are many possibilities to walk and hike. John and Deirdre are very welcoming: I spent good time with them and their friends, having dinner or a beer at the pubs of the village. Both are very good cookers. Thank you for your hospitality and generosity! :)
(Excellent)
22 Oct 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Mikaba)
Miriam spent over two weeks with us and we really loved having her stay - lovely personality, reliable and so helpful
(Excellent)
6 Oct 2018
Left by Workawayer (Mikaba) for host
Thank you so much for this great experience, Deirdre and John:) I really enjoyed my time in Anascaul: easy and nice work, beautiful house, a warm welcome and a lot to see and do. They made such an effort to show me around and take me to all those stunning places. You can go for beautiful walks to the lake, the beach or just anywhere in this… read more peaceful landscape. The food was excellent and the company great. I stayed for two and a half weeks and it was a great pleasure. Thank you so much:)
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
11 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Noémie) for host
I have really fond memories of my time in Annascaul : Deirdre and John are very nice and welcoming people. They try to show you around after work, sometimes droping you to some places for the rest of the day. I got to do some lovely walks with Deirdre too!
Both of them are great cooks, always preparing really nice meals in the evenings.
The work… read more is not too hard at all : depending on the guests, there usually is between 2 and 3 hours of work in the morning (making beds and vacuum cleaning), exept when the BnB isn't fully booked. Sometimes you have to stay at home in the afternoon to welcome guests if nobody else is home, but this doesn't happen vey often.
Usually there aren't any days off in the Summer (because there are guests every day), but most of your afternoons and evening are completely free, and John and Deirdre make sure you have enough time to see around!
If you like to walk or hike, Annascaul is a really great place : there are loads of nice places you can go to, from Annascaul lake to Inch Beach or Minard castle (where there is a really beautiful beach too), or even some parts of the Dingle Way, a nice hiking trail on which Annascaul is situated.
Even if the village is quite small, it's animated in the summer with quite a few pubs, a nice cafe, and even music on some nights. There is even a chance you will meet other workaways from other families in the village!
Very close with the bus is the small touristic town of Dingle, which is adorable, with a lovely cliff walk, a nice marina, really cute craft shops, nice pubs... It was one of my favourite places there.
To sum up : probably one of the nicest places in Ireland!
Thanks for everything!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
8 Sep 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Andréa)
We enjoyed having Andrea stay with us - she is confident, good sense of humour and trustworthy
(Excellent)
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Gardening
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