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Hi! We’re Jamie and Harriet – an outdoorsy, animal-loving couple living in beautiful Castalla, Spain. We share our little slice of paradise with our two cats and two horses, and we’re always up for good company, good food, and a bit of hard work in the sunshine!
I’m originally from Italy and love to cook (so you’ll be well-fed!), while Harriet works with horses and spends as much time as possible outdoors. We’re friendly, relaxed people who enjoy meeting others from around the world, sharing stories, and learning new things.
Our Place
We live on a lovely, spacious 5-bedroom private property set on around 2 acres of land filled with fruit and olive trees. The land keeps us busy — there’s always something to do, from tending the garden to general maintenance and other projects.
Your accommodation will be in our fully equipped 3-bedroom annex, which has its own private access, garden, and pool. It’s a comfortable and peaceful space where you can relax after a day’s help.
This is a private homestead with no business activity.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House and pet sitting
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We provide free accommodation, home-cooked meals, and a welcoming atmosphere. You’ll be part of the family while you’re here.
In your free time, there’s plenty to enjoy – hiking and cycling trails, local castles, and the lovely town of Castalla just a short walk away, with plenty of bars, cafés, and restaurants. The mountain views are stunning too!
We’ve got lots of exciting projects planned over the next couple of years, so if you’re easygoing, hands-on, and love the outdoors, we’d love to have you join us!
Help
The Help We Need
We would love to help with learning, whether thats language, or local attractions, we have lots to offer. There is a fantastic history of castles nearby and you would love to see them.
The house needs a lot of help that we are happy to chip away at. There are a variety of projects that I have in mind, all with different scales of priority, and I would like to think that different workawayers could assist on a project to suit them and be a general helping hand and good company.
Some of the examples of help that a workawayer could contribute with:
Households chores like: help move some household items, cook a meal, get the shopping in, clean up.
Light activities: fetch a tool, hold a ladder, help mount furniture, help to clear up.
Garden/yard activities: Weeding, watering. A Plasterer or Painter Decorator would be extremely helpful to us.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Our Place
We live on a lovely, spacious 5-bedroom property set on around 2 acres of land filled with fruit and olive trees.
Your accommodation will be in our fully equipped 3-bedroom annex, which has its own private access, garden, and pool. It’s a comfortable and peaceful space where you can relax after a day’s help.
A little more information
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.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Ricky (1 month)
British Ex Race horse
Sabria (16 years)
Beautiful calm spanish horse
Phoebe (6 years)
Ragdoll
Rupert (15 years)
Ragdoll.
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She helped us a lot with chores and was very gentle and kind with our beloved pets, she took great care of our horses while one of us were away… read more
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She helped us a lot with chores and was very gentle and kind with our beloved pets, she took great care of our horses while one of us were away… read more
