Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Reply rate
77.3 %
Usually responds within 3 days
Feedback
20
Email verified
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Details
Description
Having now moved on from our bed and breakfast, in which we were lucky enough to host for some wonderful people, we have now started a new project by the river gardon, just upstream from the world famous "Pont du Gard" unesco monument.
We'd very much appreciate help in making this new place into something special, and hope to get to know some new and interesting friends on the way.
If that appeals to you, please get in touch
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We can always use a hand with childcare, maintenance, and gardening.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Our guest accomodation is quite modest, a large 5 berth caravan, although it is equipped with ac, wifi, hot shower and flush toilet.
What else ...
Volunteers would need to get on well with dogs and children.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours (3 hours if providing own food)
Host ref number: 315881525135
Feedback (11)
14 Nov 2022
We spent a week and a half with Garry,
Amanda and their two sons and we loved our time there! They are very generous and we were welcomed into their home as if we were family.
We spent the first week of our stay with Garry, helping him with different gardening tasks, as well as other activities according to our skills and preferences (mending… read more
Amanda and their two sons and we loved our time there! They are very generous and we were welcomed into their home as if we were family.
We spent the first week of our stay with Garry, helping him with different gardening tasks, as well as other activities according to our skills and preferences (mending… read more
6 Feb 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Mathilda & Benjamin)
One word to describe them both, Brilliant! They became a huge part of the family that it was very sad to see them leave. My 8 year cried the day they left. They couldnt do enough to help. They turned their hand to everything without complaint. They built a wonderful greenhouse, cleared the garden, put up fence panels, created a solar panel out of… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Feb 2020
Our stay was just wonderful! We felt welcome from the first minute. Gary and Amanda are really nice peope and so are their two boys, we miss them all aready. We stayed about 3 weeks and had many fun projects to work on, like building a greenhouse, clearing some land and making a heating system for the pool from plastic bottles. Its a lot of fun to… read more
16 Jan 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Marc-Antoine)
Mark was absolutely brilliant. He was such a huge help at our home, he totally re organised our garden, worked like a trojan chopping up wood for the fire and did many other jobs. Our boys loved him. He was such a pleasure to have around the house, as he is full of life and great company. His accommodation he left impeccably clean. Thank you for… read more
(Excellent
)
16 Jan 2020
Pick up in the dictionary the top 20 positive words, and you will get a good resume of my experience of 2 weeks with this lovely family. Both boys are simply adorable, they are full of life and they belong Sowell together, I can only regret to not have played more with them. Garry is very kind and very smart guy, full of ressources and knowledge,… read more
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(4.8)
Cultural exchange:
(4.6)
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(5.0)
14 Nov 2022
Left by Workawayer (Jack & Margot) for host
We spent a week and a half with Garry,
Amanda and their two sons and we loved our time there! They are very generous and we were welcomed into their home as if we were family.
We spent the first week of our stay with Garry, helping him with different gardening tasks, as well as other activities according to our skills and preferences (mending… read more
Amanda and their two sons and we loved our time there! They are very generous and we were welcomed into their home as if we were family.
We spent the first week of our stay with Garry, helping him with different gardening tasks, as well as other activities according to our skills and preferences (mending… read more
6 Feb 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Mathilda & Benjamin)
One word to describe them both, Brilliant! They became a huge part of the family that it was very sad to see them leave. My 8 year cried the day they left. They couldnt do enough to help. They turned their hand to everything without complaint. They built a wonderful greenhouse, cleared the garden, put up fence panels, created a solar panel out of… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Feb 2020
Left by Workawayer (Mathilda & Benjamin) for host
Our stay was just wonderful! We felt welcome from the first minute. Gary and Amanda are really nice peope and so are their two boys, we miss them all aready. We stayed about 3 weeks and had many fun projects to work on, like building a greenhouse, clearing some land and making a heating system for the pool from plastic bottles. Its a lot of fun to… read more
16 Jan 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Marc-Antoine)
Mark was absolutely brilliant. He was such a huge help at our home, he totally re organised our garden, worked like a trojan chopping up wood for the fire and did many other jobs. Our boys loved him. He was such a pleasure to have around the house, as he is full of life and great company. His accommodation he left impeccably clean. Thank you for… read more
(Excellent
)
16 Jan 2020
Left by Workawayer (Marc-Antoine) for host
Pick up in the dictionary the top 20 positive words, and you will get a good resume of my experience of 2 weeks with this lovely family. Both boys are simply adorable, they are full of life and they belong Sowell together, I can only regret to not have played more with them. Garry is very kind and very smart guy, full of ressources and knowledge,… read more
15 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Lars) for host
I stayed at Amanda and Garrys place for almost two weeks and had a great time. They have a gigantic garden with all sorts of different tasks so you'll never get bored and can easily switch between tasks.
They are both two really interesting people with a lot of life experience to share. Their two boys and dogs really liven up the place and it's… read more
They are both two really interesting people with a lot of life experience to share. Their two boys and dogs really liven up the place and it's… read more
15 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Lars)
Lars is a first class helper, interesting, diligent, and so hard working, he made me feel tired just watching him!
Any host would be very lucky to have him helping them, and we wish him the very best in his adventure.
Any host would be very lucky to have him helping them, and we wish him the very best in his adventure.
(Excellent
)
14 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Maria & Kérian) for host
My experience in Castillon du Gard was incredible. I was part of their family during the time I was there. I did some gardening and I was able to share a piece of my culture to the kids. They are two lovely boys that I keep in my heart.
Working with Amanda and Gary is great because of easy and clear communication and openness to new ideas. I… read more
Working with Amanda and Gary is great because of easy and clear communication and openness to new ideas. I… read more
7 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Maria & Kérian)
Maria was excellent both as a helper in the garden, and with our children, they really missed her when time came for her to go.
We wish her the very best.
We wish her the very best.
(Excellent
)
2 Nov 2016
Left by Workawayer (Hazel & Luke) for host
Garry and Amanda are AMAZING people. We are lucky to have been with them for 3 weeks! They are so much fun to be around and have such an enthusiasm for life-always attacking new challenges and keeping life exciting. We look up to them and are so glad we chose to Workaway there. We would absolutely recommend staying with them if you have the… read more
1 Nov 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Hazel & Luke)
What an incredible couple. We feel so blessed that we had the opportunity to have luc and hazel stay with us. All the tasks we had around our home they attacked with so much energy, zeal and enthusisiam. They did an incredible job in the garden and helping with renovations in another property we are working on. They were such a joy to have as… read more
(Excellent
)
23 Feb 2015
Left by host for Workawayer (Shaun & Gloria)
Shaun and gloria were such a wonderful couple! We were so blessed that they came to us, sadly only for 2 weeks. They were an incredible help to us in so many ways,from painting, tidying, putting up fencing, creating brochures and beautiful notice for the b and b and entertaining both our children at all hours of the day! I hope they come back to… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Feb 2015
Left by Workawayer (Shaun & Gloria) for host
Amanda and Gary are the absolute best. Despite being busy raising their two young children, they run a well very well organized and genuinely fun workaway experience. They are both very friendly and good humored people, which makes the work pass easily. They were always incredibly clear on tasks, and actively participated in the work as… read more
10 Feb 2015
Left by Workawayer (Isaura & Marc) for host
Amanda, Garry and their family (Scotty, Max and the lovely dogs, Misha and Benji) have a lovely place and an atmosphere where actually, can work enjoying it.
We atayed in amazing rooms, having a really good time with the other workwawayers and so much fun with our first workaway experience.
We stayed only for one week, but I wish we had stayed… read more
We atayed in amazing rooms, having a really good time with the other workwawayers and so much fun with our first workaway experience.
We stayed only for one week, but I wish we had stayed… read more
1 Jan 2015
Left by host for Workawayer (Anders & Wivan-Kristina)
What a brilliant couple we were so blessed that they came to stay with us. They were so accomadating and such an incredible help for us. Working above and beyond what we asked of them. They arrived at our home with so much going on including the arrival of a new born baby! They took it all in their stride of which we were very grateful for. … read more
(Excellent
)
4 Dec 2014
Left by Workawayer (Anders & Wivan-Kristina) for host
Amanda and Garry are great hosts, we spent 8 nights at their lovely high end B&B and had a very good experience both with them, the other travelers that were there as well as the work we did.
Since it was a bit cooler weather we got to stay in one of the guest rooms and that was a wonderful room, very comfortable, nice and warm.
The work we… read more
Since it was a bit cooler weather we got to stay in one of the guest rooms and that was a wonderful room, very comfortable, nice and warm.
The work we… read more
26 Jul 2014
Left by Workawayer (Michelle & Mario) for host
We stayed 5 weeks with Amanda and Garry and it was wonderful. They are really lovely. We did all kinds of work; painting, gardening, ... It is a small village, but if you wanna go out they will help by bringing you to the bus ect. We had a wonderful room and all they time a full fridge with everything what we wanted, like in paradise. Really easy… read more
25 Feb 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Michelle & Mario)
Michelle and mario stayed with us for 6 weeks
They are a really lovely couple, a real pleasure to have around. We would liked for them to stay on longer but sadly we as we are a bed and breakfast our season is beginning and we need the room they stay in for clients.
They have been a huge help to us and we are very grateful for all their… read more
They are a really lovely couple, a real pleasure to have around. We would liked for them to stay on longer but sadly we as we are a bed and breakfast our season is beginning and we need the room they stay in for clients.
They have been a huge help to us and we are very grateful for all their… read more
(Excellent
)
4 Feb 2014
Left by Workawayer (Natalia & Nicola ) for host
We stayed with Amanda and Garry for a month. The place is fabulous, very comfortable and with a lovely view of Pont du Gard. We've been mostly pruning olive trees and doing some painting jobs in rainy days.
Amanda and Garry are nice, social, funny and very responsable guests, providing everything that we need all the time and trying very hard to… read more
Amanda and Garry are nice, social, funny and very responsable guests, providing everything that we need all the time and trying very hard to… read more
4 Feb 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Natalia & Nicola )
We can not thank Natalia and Nico enough for all their hard work They really were invaluable! There are not enough words to describe how fabulous they were
They were extremely conscientious, could turn their hands to anything and were brilliant company to have around the house! Nothing was ever a problem. We loved their independence, they… read more
They were extremely conscientious, could turn their hands to anything and were brilliant company to have around the house! Nothing was ever a problem. We loved their independence, they… read more
(Excellent
)
