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We are a family of 5 with children from 14-25, all very happy and friendly. Our home is a substantial 19th century grade two listed heritage property set in beautiful grounds just 2 km from the Jurassic Dorset coast, popular with tourists from across the globe.
We are situated on the edge of Lyme Regis, famous for fossil discoveries, its spectacular coastline and with easy access to the South West Coast Path, ideal for walkers. The area is perfect for road cycling and mountain biking, hiking and kayaking. In the past, we even found ourselves swimming with dolphins in the bay!
We offer a bedroom, breakfast and evening meal.
We would like to host respectful and considerate guests who are prepared to help reliably, honestly and skillfully. We are looking for an au pair who offers good all-round skills, too. The reason we need an au pair is our lives are very busy and organising our children takes up a lot of our time. Our boys are now international grade gymnasts, and this means a lot of training, travel and competitions. Things like helping to keep their rooms tidy, help with laundry and some cooking and cleaning, mean we can focus on other tasks.
I am an experienced language teacher, which may be of interest to any prospective international visitors. However, in term time, I am usually at work in the day, but home (and sociable!) from 4pm. I would like a French or German native speaker because sometimes I like to check my French and German are up to standard.
We look forward to meeting you and hope you will have a wonderful time at our home.
Note that where we live is beautiful, safe and friendly, but it is also quiet and not really a young, lively and dynamic place. Make sure this is the right place for you by doing your homework!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will stay in a beautiful home set in an idyllic location, a great base for exploring the South West of England.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We could do with an extra pair of hands!
Some cooking, come and share your favourite recipes with us
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I use languages at work so languages are part of my everyday life.
Accommodation
One of the rooms in the house. You won’t need to share with anyone.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Breakfast is generally cereal/toast and dinner is home made. We don’t generally subscribe to ready made junk meals.
What else ...
There’s a bus stop within a few minutes walk or you can easily walk into Lyme Regis. The train station in Axminster provides easy links to cities such as Exeter and London. I can normally collect from the railway station.
We have 2 Russian Blue cats who live indoors. If you are allergic to cats most people are ok with this breed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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I'll try to keep it short as his profile already has a lot of very good comments. And they are all true!
I wanted to come for a long period to improve my English but I said that initially I would only commit to 1 month. I wanted to be sure that I could stay for a long period with this family before committing myself.
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I'll try to keep it short as his profile already has a lot of very good comments. And they are all true!
I wanted to come for a long period to improve my English but I said that initially I would only commit to 1 month. I wanted to be sure that I could stay for a long period with this family before committing myself.
I… read more
When I was there they had one more… read more
Justin is a carrying, open, positive and… read more
Almost 7 weeks of my staying was so… read more
They are extremely kind, flexible and they always thank you for the work done.
But most importantly they made us feel part of the family from the… read more
Notwithstanding the difficulties due to Covid-19 restrictions, you welcomed me and made me feel comfortable at your place. I shared with you Christmas time and New Year’s Eve in the middle of the worst pandemic scenery,… read more
I helped to do up one of the bedrooms, Justin was patient and taught me some great skills. He trusted me to be left to my… read more
My aim was to improve my English and learn English culture. I have made progress, I feel more confident, learned new vocabulary, listening more accurate.
I… read more
You have full flexibility to help him with his brilliant project in a magnificent 19th century house. There are always… read more
No matter what kind of work I did, I was always given the necessary tools and all help and and advice I could ask for. The amount of work fitted… read more
Look forward to him coming back sometime soon.
Thank you again, it were 2 amazing weeks !
Rich of 40 days of memory, I hope to… read more
