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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
21 Oct 2025
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Description
We have a small farm in beautiful countryside four miles from Sligo town. Guy is a retired lecturer and I am an artist working from home. We also run the local farmers market, you are not asked to help with this. We have cattle sheep dogs cats ponies and poultry and live a busy but fulfilling life. At the moment we could do with some help in the house and garden and would like some help with making steps, dry stonewalling and fencing on the farm.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Great things always going on, a real taste of country life, Sligo is nearby with excellent music, culture etc.
Help
If you are available now we would like to see you It will be mainly garden tidying up and making some steps, Need to be ready to help outdoors. In fact there are endless various things that we'd really appreciate your help with and they all turn out to be fun, you won't be expected to strive too much!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Accomodation will be in separate apartment, all meals provided You will eat well and be made very welcome. We require two helpers travelling together to share a twin room.
What else ...
We'd like two helpers ideally, we have bikes and lots of lovely places to visit.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Own transport necessary there is parking just next to accommodation ideally two travelling together.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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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
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
"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
