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An opportunity to work with Roland & Andrew who are two RHS qualified gardeners in their 4 acre garden and woodland on the Suffolk / Cambridgeshire border. We live in a ranch style chalet bungalow quietly situated but just 15 minutes drive from Newmarket, famous for it's horse racing and 30 minutes drive from the beautiful University city of Cambridge. Newmarket has a swimming pool, gym and weekly market. There is plenty of beautiful Suffolk countryside around us and a number of walks.
Gardening
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Chance to gain gardening / horticultural experience from RHS qualified and experienced gardeners and chance to practice the use of English as a first language.
Help maintaining the 4 acre garden and woodland. This includes grass cutting, strimming, tree management and general tidying. Chance to work alongside experienced gardeners . In addition, there will be chance to do some shed and fence treatments
English: Fluent
Will be staying in the main house with own bedroom. Generally meals will be eaten with the hosts.
The workaway will be provided with breakfast, lunch and evening meal each day as part of their stay.
We are only 30 minutes drive from the beautiful University City of Cambridge which has fast train connections to London. Our lovely next door neighbours who have 15 acres regularly have workaways staying so there may be the opportunity to hang out with them during time-off. This is our first hosting but we regularly spend time with our workaways visiting next door and look forward to hosting our own,
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
