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Hello! We are a young, conscious, nature-loving family living in the popular town of Frome, Somerset. Living in a beautifully renovated traditional house, my wife and I are both working so we need assistance with cooking, DIY jobs, childcare, gardening and everyday family life. We are big foodies so ideally looking for PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOD COOKS/CHEFS AND LOVE FOOD. We have a small, friendly dog called Ragsdale. We are looking for couples to help us, but will also consider individual applications. Many thanks in advance and apologies if we do not respond quickly to everyone as we get a lot of requests! Love, Linnea & John x
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are open, creative, and conscious people. My wife is a marketing manager from Sweden. She speaks Swedish to our children. I am British/American and an experienced filmmaker and tech entrepreneur. We are foodies, nature people, music lovers, and explorers of mindfulness. We grow our own vegetables and enjoy hosting people in our house and sharing food and stories. Our town Frome is a cultural hotspot in the UK - voted the best place to live in the UK for the last two years! We are very close to Stonehenge, many other fascinating historical sites, and two coastlines. We are surrounded by beautiful rivers, forests, and rural activities.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for: 1) help looking after our three children (8, 7, and 2 year old) 2) Cooking (CHEFS very welcome!) 3) general help around the house - cooking, cleaning, shopping, and occasional dog walks. 4) DIY jobs around the house/garden.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Accommodation
Our large 6-bedroom, solar-powered eco house has been recently and lovingly renovated. Full of lovely art. A kingsized bedroom on the top floor of our house will be yours. Downstairs we have a large, modern open-plan living room/kitchen where we cook, eat and relax. We are overlooking a lovely park in town and have a large, sunny garden at the back.
What else ...
Frome is steeped in history and a beautiful town with lots of events, restaurants, cafes, music and culture. The beautiful city of Bath is 20 mins by car. Bristol 1 hour. London 2.5 hours. Stonehenge 30 mins. Wells Cathedral 30 mins away. You can be on the beach in 1.5 hours! Lovely walks everywhere. Frome has a train station that goes to Bristol/London/Weymouth. And there are lots of buses in the area too, so it is well connected for transport. If you have a driving license then maybe we can see about putting you on our car insurance. We are nature lovers and we spend most of our free time in the woods and fields around Frome. We love camping and eating out, drinking wine and cider, and spending time with friends.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We were able to visit a lot of cities during weekends, we visited Bath, Bristol and we even went… read more
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We were able to visit a lot of cities during weekends, we visited Bath, Bristol and we even went… read more
We loved our spacious and comfortable bedroom and bathroom. The house is beautiful and very well located, next to the park and close to the train station. We… read more
In 5 months we shared so many good moments, diners, histories, recipies, emotions, life experiences. We really became part of the family. At work, we learned together techniques and have acquired a lot of skills, pointing stone walls, tiles, building shelf, sanding, painting,… read more
We had many delicious meals and g&t prepared by John we also enjoy very much Linnea’s amazing sourdough breads. The kids are vey sweet, we shared lots of afternoons playing with… read more
Our staying here has been filled with laughter and sharing and we really enjoyed cooking and helping with children, the house and DIY.
There has been plenty of flexibility and we appreciated very much our beautiful and renovated attic floor. We've… read more
