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23 Oct 2025
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We are a Christian, vegetarian family of five. Our interests include cooking and playing live music. Leon (my husband) is a teacher and I work part time in the creative arts a look after our three young boys (twins aged 7 and a 5 year old).
We live in a Bedford village, overlooking a scenic country park. There are many opportunities for great walks/ bike rides in the area and you can walk along river Great Ouse into hero the town centre.
Situated one hour from London, we go into the city quite often, so there are opportunities to get a ride in. We also have great access to Cambridge.
The children love the outdoors and spend lots of time in our garden or going to the park. They also enjoy arts and crafts, playing with their toys and reading.
The older children go to school during the week and youngest attends nursery half day. Tasks involve housework, food prep, helping with the children and other household tasks.
Our home is a chaotic, loving, bubbly close-knit and happy one.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Cooking & food
History
Movies & TV
Vegetarian or vegan
Culture
Writing
Plant care
Performing arts
Music
Gardening
Outdoor activities
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If you are interested in music this might be a stay of particular interest to you. We are both musicians and between us play: piano, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, organ, drums and sing. Leon also works as a music teacher. We welcome those who would like to join in with the music!
We are also vegetarian/vegan cooking and love experimenting with new recipes. We consider ourselves to be good cooks:)
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Help
Primarily to help with housework and help with the children.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We are keen for the children to learn Spanish. As we have close family living in Spain. Also, we speak a little French and would love to improve our language skills.
Accommodation
We can only host female travellers.
We do not accommodate friends or couples.
We host Workawayers in one of two rooms. Either a room with a double bed or a room with a bunk bed.
What else ...
We value having time together but also understand that with such a young family, you will also need time by yourself! Cambridge is accessible by bus and there is a direct train line to London, taking less than about an hour sometimes less.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have 'super fast' broadband internet and it is very reliable.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I spent 5 weeks with Anthea, Leon and their three boys.
They are warm, kind and made me feel at home from the first day.
I mainly helped with the children and some light housework. Such a positive and enriching experience – highly recommended! ❤️
She had more energy than some younger people half her age and enjoyed really long country walks.
Our family wholeheartedly recommend Kveta and wish her all the best for the future. Thank you Kveta!
By the time she left, Yuka was really beginning to understand our routine and was of good assistance. We wish her all the best in her travels.
Bedford is nice and peaceful place. there was a long river… read more
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I spent 5 weeks with Anthea, Leon and their three boys.
They are warm, kind and made me feel at home from the first day.
I mainly helped with the children and some light housework. Such a positive and enriching experience – highly recommended! ❤️
She had more energy than some younger people half her age and enjoyed really long country walks.
Our family wholeheartedly recommend Kveta and wish her all the best for the future. Thank you Kveta!
By the time she left, Yuka was really beginning to understand our routine and was of good assistance. We wish her all the best in her travels.
Bedford is nice and peaceful place. there was a long river… read more
Melissa is one of a kind. Her housekeeping skills are nothing short of professional. She is pleasant, hardworking, great with the children, flexible… read more
We rarely accept to host for very short amounts of time, but I am so glad we hosted Taba. Gardening, painting, bread making, house tasks, were all done to the highest… read more
Eva was willing to engage with all task she is given.… read more
She did change the dates that she was going to stay with us and booked her ticket home without first discussing this with us. This was unfortunate and did lead to some… read more
Athina comes highly recommend by our whole family and we will definitely stay in touch!
Kit was absolutely amazing with our three children and helped me complete projects I had no dream of completing anytime soon!!
She fitted in so well with our family, that we still talk… read more
Anything I asked Adrielle to do, she did to a high standard. We were very sad to see her go and miss her!
We wish Adrielle God’s blessing for the future x x
Everyone who met Lea was charmed by her winsome personality and… read more
Working with 3 children requires a lot of energy, commitment, organisation, creativity and constant attention but in return you will receive a dose of love beyond your expectations.… read more
Anthea and Leon were gracious and accommodating as I toured England with Bedford as my home base. They lent… read more
My three kids love her and affectionately call her auntie. She has carried out all the tasks to a very high standard. This… read more
