Nurture nature and get a real taste of country life on our family farm in Sligo, Ireland
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: 24 Apr 2025
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Left by Workawayer (Jason) for host
Jade and I spent two weeks with Tessa and Guy and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Our days were spent outside in the garden, on the farm and entertaining the two dogs, Ross and Pickle. The accommodation was very comfortable and there are plenty of nice walks and beaches in the nearby area. Many great meals and conversations were had and we will
… read more remember this Irish experience forever. Highly recommend!!
Left by Workawayer (Emer) for host
I stayed with Tessa and Guy for 10 days in April and safe to say I loved it! The whole family was very welcoming and friendly and they have gorgeous animal were too ( the dogs Ross, pickle and willow are always up for a cuddle). Between long walks in the beautiful surroundings with the dogs, rounding up sheep and looking after lambs, spring
… read more cleaning, baking, Easter egg painting and long chats with Tessa , I had a great time! The flat was really cozy and clean; it gave me a little bit of independence which was lovely. Tessa and Guy are great tour guides and cooks so I can assure you, you will never be bored or hungry haha
They also included me in their day to day life like local cinema night, ladies night and occasional film evening. I whole heartedly recommend this Workaway.
Thank you so much again!
Emer
Left by Workawayer (Tomas) for host
I cannot express how infinite grateful I’m with this family
They make me feel part of their family these days.
Was my first time in a workaway and was amazing, I truly recommend this one.
The task that made me do was always simple and they were very interested in make me feel comfortable.
Tessa and Guy are a lovely couple with lovely sons.
I will
… read more never forget this incredible rich full Irish experience that they make me live.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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Left by Workawayer (Jason) for host
Jade and I spent two weeks with Tessa and Guy and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Our days were spent outside in the garden, on the farm and entertaining the two dogs, Ross and Pickle. The accommodation was very comfortable and there are plenty of nice walks and beaches in the nearby area. Many great meals and conversations were had and we will
… read more remember this Irish experience forever. Highly recommend!!
Left by Workawayer (Emer) for host
I stayed with Tessa and Guy for 10 days in April and safe to say I loved it! The whole family was very welcoming and friendly and they have gorgeous animal were too ( the dogs Ross, pickle and willow are always up for a cuddle). Between long walks in the beautiful surroundings with the dogs, rounding up sheep and looking after lambs, spring
… read more cleaning, baking, Easter egg painting and long chats with Tessa , I had a great time! The flat was really cozy and clean; it gave me a little bit of independence which was lovely. Tessa and Guy are great tour guides and cooks so I can assure you, you will never be bored or hungry haha
They also included me in their day to day life like local cinema night, ladies night and occasional film evening. I whole heartedly recommend this Workaway.
Thank you so much again!
Emer
Left by Workawayer (Tomas) for host
I cannot express how infinite grateful I’m with this family
They make me feel part of their family these days.
Was my first time in a workaway and was amazing, I truly recommend this one.
The task that made me do was always simple and they were very interested in make me feel comfortable.
Tessa and Guy are a lovely couple with lovely sons.
I will
… read more never forget this incredible rich full Irish experience that they make me live.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Irene) for host
Absolutely a lovely experience!💜
I stayed with Tessa and Guy for one month during the fall season, and I wish I could've stayed for longer!
They made me and my travel buddy Josep feel welcomed and right at home instantly! We mainly helped Tessa with gardening, baking on Fridays for the farmers market that they organize on Saturday mornings and we
… read more also helped photograph and organize all of her art pieces and designed a website for her to sell her amazing art. Working with Tessa and her lovely dogs, Pickle and Poly, was such a pleasure. The atmosphere was always warm and calm around them :)
They would give us a lift to town every time we needed one and not to mention the food... Tessa's cooking is just amazing and delicious! Also, I loved going on walks along the beach with them :)
If you want to have a heartwarming experience with a lovely family and with the most stunning scenery in Ireland, this is your place!
Thank you, Tessa, Guy, Rachel, Mark, Isaac, Pickle, and Poly 💜 Slaintè and see you very soon😊You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Adolfo)
Adolfo and Vanessa stayed with us. They are a delightful couple and helped with lots of different jobs from gardening, tree planting, cleaning up around the place. They can turn there hand to anything and have many talents Adolfo is a great photographer and good with IT. They are great company and we would be very happy to have them back.
Left by Workawayer (Adolfo) for host
We stayed with Tessa and Guy for a couple of weeks. It was our first experience with Workaway and was absolutely grant!! plenty plenty of nice moments, conversations, good job around the farm and exceptional landscapes all around this area. Tessa and Guy are exceptional people who made us to enjoy really a lot. We do recommend them to the
… read more community of workawayers. Thanks again guys, hugs to the all family !)
Vanessa and AdolfoYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Kitale) for host
Thank you so much for a wonderful stay! Such a beautiful family :) Amazing home cooked food, gorgeous countryside and lovely people. Hopefully see you again one day
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Left by Workawayer (Xavi) for host
I had my first workaway experience with Tessa and Guy. I can only be grateful for all. They and your sons were so friendly and I felt as a with my own home. Tessa is a great hcook and she helped me with my english and Guy was very friendly and he taught me many interesting places. They living in a beautiful place in Sligo. I hope to see you in
… read more Barcelona someday soon.
100 % recomendable
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Left by Workawayer (Dominic & Sabine) for host
We had a wonderful week with Tessa, Guy, Rachel and Isaac. They're very friendly and familiar. The food was delicious - we had an unforgetable BBQ and day at a wonderful beach - thanks for that :)
"The summer of 2013"
The work we got to do was not to hard and sometimes even fun. The terrace is looking beautiful now.
You're always on our mind
… read more and we hope we can visit you again one day.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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