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We have been fortunate to spend the last few long summers at our beautiful, old manor house in South West France and have hosted some fabulous Workaways during that time.
We have experience of Workaways who have both worked with us and those who have acted as 'housesitters' and taken great care of the house during our time back in the UK.
Next year, we are looking for workaway couples who can work with us on house & garden maintenance and do some short stints of house sitting. Experience of pool maintenance and gardening power tools would be useful and preferable to have some basic french.
We love the Chalosse countryside in Les Landes. The locals are friendly, the weather is mild and we are just an hour away from beautiful beaches and a couple of hours away from the Pyrenees.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House and pet sitting
Interests
Culture
History
Music
Languages
Books
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Hiking
Fitness
Dancing
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The locality itself and the friendly locals will enable opportunities for those wishing to improve their French. We both speak some french and would love to introduce beginners to the language.
We have lots of local knowledge to share and if house-sitting during our absence, we will keep in close communication.
Help
General housework and gardening, including some weeding and tidying etc.
We have a gardener who comes once a month but there are always gardening duties to do. When we are there, we love working together with our workaway volunteers and exchanging stories and ideas. However, there will be periods of house sitting too in the next year ahead when workaways (ideally in a couple/with a friend) will need to be pretty independent. We have lovely neighbours who will always help out if needed and we will be in close contact even when away.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Own bedroom and ensuite bathroom either in the main house or in the studio apartment which has its own fully fitted kitchen and shower room.
We can provide twin beds or a super king.
What else ...
The village location is quiet and peaceful.
There are lovely walks and places to visit both towards the coast (from Capbreton to Biarritz & St Jean de Luz) towards the pretty Pyrenees.
The local market in Dax (25 min drive) is full of fabulous local produce and is a Saturday highlight.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We generally have good internet connection and a workspace can be made available.
Space for parking camper vans
Huge driveway behind gates so plenty of safe parking.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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The town of Montfort de Chalosse and… read more
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The town of Montfort de Chalosse and… read more
All was well on our return and we had more time to work together before closing… read more
We wish her every success in the next exciting chapter for her back in the UK.
They were great company & we especially enjoyed our conversations over dinner and we loved… read more
We can honestly say that they are the loveliest and most generous people and live in an absolutely gorgeous house on the edge of the village, which meant there was some interaction with the locals where Kerry and Martin both spoke fantastic French! We had… read more
If you have the chance to go stay with them you should definitely check it out. They are great people. 💕💕
