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Description
We are a young French couple with a 2 easy kids (4 years old and 2years old) and a dog. During summer 2019 we have buy this wonderful castle from the 16th century in the Vexin Normand close to Giverny. It's 50 min from Paris by car /train. We are currently renovating the building and its gardens to restore its past glory. I'm a photographer and my wife is an art director.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here you will leave in a castle rich of 500 years of history. Volunteers will learn the local and regional history of the Castle. We will be more than happy to tell volunteers about the extraordinary past of our home where the legend tells that the queen Blanche de Castille used to stay when she went to the nearby abbey. You will discover life in typical French village. The solidarity between peoples her is very strong. Our house is in the most beautiful part of the Vexin
Projects involving children
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Help
This summer I will mostly work on renovating the house and gardening. We need help in our 14 acres of garden and meadows. You don’t need specific skills to help, a simple willingness to help and a practical sense is enough. We will take care of our hedges, wood and orchard.
We will plant a lot of vegetable and arrange things to live as much as possible in self sufficiency. There are also some woodwork, and knowledge in this could be good.
We can also consider masonry help if you are interested. We will also need help for preparing meals and babysitting.
If you like olds motors , you will be served and we will try to restart my motorcycles, tractor and car from the 30's to the 70's.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: 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
You will have your own bedroom into the castle. We cook as much as possible food from the farm and locals bio products and we will be pleased if you help to prepare meals. We produce our own eggs, vegetables, fruits and jam. More details on our house: everything is not perfect yet. The beds are new and premium quality. Internet connexion is only by my/your phone. We have 4G network, if you have internet on your mobile phone you will have enough speed to watch videos don't worry. If you like kids you can spend time with my sons Oscar and André which are easy and happy kids well in there mind.
What else ...
Ideally located at 11km from Claude Monet's famous house in Giverny, the castle is located at Bus Saint Rémy, in Upper Normandy. It's 75 km from Paris. The castle is also a place of rest and conviviality for all nature lovers, starting point for many hiking in Normandy Vexin.
This rural region is characterized by the diversity of its landscapes, its smells of forests, its brooks and its green meadows, or that they are curious to discover the castles of Bizy, Villarceaux, La Roche Guyon, or Ambleville and their exceptional gardens, abbeys and cathedrals such as Vernon, Evreux, Rouen or many singular museums as well to visit.
You can use our bikes to visit our beautiful lands
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Internet connexion is a good 4G from my/your mobile phone.
Space for parking camper vans
we have many place to park cars, truck, van indoor and outdoor.
Can possibly accept pets
any type outside the house. We have special place for pets.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Nano is a very welcoming and generous person, with great stories to tell and experience to share. We have a lot of common… read more
The Manoir de Bus Saint Rémy is a place immersed in nature ideal to rest and enjoy the charm of Normandie.
With Nano you will never get bored, he is a very curious person,… read more
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Nano is a very welcoming and generous person, with great stories to tell and experience to share. We have a lot of common… read more
The Manoir de Bus Saint Rémy is a place immersed in nature ideal to rest and enjoy the charm of Normandie.
With Nano you will never get bored, he is a very curious person,… read more
Since the house has a big territory… read more
This short stay was enough to became good friends and I really hope to stay in touch with them. The cultural exchange was the best, always exchanging… read more
During our 5 day stay we were planting, pruning and… read more
