Blue Mountains Artist Property, Sydney, Australia

Australia

Favourited 176 times

Host rating
Feedback
12
Last activity
21/01/2022
Reply rate
100.0 %
Average reply time:
within 2 days
Badges

Map

Availability

2022

Min stay requested: at least a week

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

What's this?

Details

Description
We are two broadminded, creative artists living in the Blue Mountains about 2 hours outside Sydney in a town called Medlow Bath located between Katoomba and Blackheath. Gary is a printmaker and there is a gallery and art studio on site showing his and other artist's work. Les is a professional chef and he specialises in home cooked meals often with an Asian twist. We have a property of about 5 acres with a main house, rental cottage, printing studio, beautiful gardens, tennis court, ponds, stable and riding rink. We are only about a 5 minute drive or 15 minute walk to the nearest train station which will link you to other Blue Mountain towns and take you straight into Sydney central station. Our home offers a peaceful, natural and friendly experience.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Art Projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is a great opportunity to experience the Blue Mountains with easy accessibility to trains, national parks, and beautiful mountain towns. We have also have a lot of art, cooking and gardening knowledge between the two of us that we would love to share.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for help with our land and around the house. Some tasks may include:
General gardening
Cleaning the tennis court foundation
Composting
Help with establishing/ maintaining a vegetable garden
Household tasks
Artist assistant in printmaking projects

We are also looking for skilled help in the area of tree trimming and chainsaw work around the property
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have two spare bedrooms and could accommodate up to 3 workawayers at a time.
What else ...
We prefer workawayers to stay a minimum of 1 week and can provide pick up from the train station and introductions to the area. We will also provide the evening meal and workawayers can use our kitchen anytime during the day and store any groceries in our cupboards and fridge.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
3-4 hours a day, 5 days a week

Photos

Feedback left by and about host (12)

These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.

Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)

05/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Evangelos) for host

I spent my first almost two workaway weeks in the household of Gary and Les.
At the beginning I was quite nervous, but I was taken away from this nervousness already during the first hour.
Gary and Les gave me a warm welcome and on the first day I was introduced directly to some artist friends. During my stay I should meet more of them, but more… read more

(Excellent )

19/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Hamish) for host

I miss this place! Gary and Les are natural hosts. The work was fun but never too hard, the meals were nothing but delicious, and the company was always enjoyable. Relaxing and very interesting place to stay! Hope to see you guys again!

(Excellent )

09/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Matthieu & Jean Yves ) for host

I had amazing 10 days at Gary & Les place. There are really two nice guys!
We had good talks. The work they asked me was not hard at all. You can sometimes even choose what you want to do!
The meals were just awesome, thanks Les!
Gary also drove me to great hiking place!
You will enjoy your time there!
Thanks again guys, take care!
Matt

(Excellent )

29/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Nathalie) for host

Our stay with Gary and Les will forever stay in our hearts... Their generosity, kindness, beautiful hearts, greeting and so much more made our too short time with them so special... They both made sure that our experience with them would be meaningful and perfect and for sure, it was. They treated my two teenagers with much respect, compassion and… read more

(Excellent )

09/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Mandy & Grant)

Meeting Mandy and Grant was a wonderful experience. They shared conversation and valuable information on marketing with us. They spent considerable time writing a detailed report on how to market our businesses and photographed our property with a professional eye. We also spent time in the garden together trimming and pruning plants. There was… read more

(Excellent )

29/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (Mandy & Grant) for host

Grant and I loved staying with Gary and Les in their welcoming home in the Blue Mountains at Medlow Bath. What a wonderful garden! They offer a well-appointed, self-catering cottage as accommodation as well as rooms in the main house. The house is about 15 minutes’ walk to Medlow Bath train station so it is best to have your own transport when… read more

(Excellent )

06/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Veronika) for host

Staying with Gary and Less was amazing. I have managed to continue with my personal project as well as climb in beautiful area of Blue Mountains. The garden at their place is massive and there is always things to do and explore. Thank you everything again for all your help and generosity.
All the best
Veronika

(Excellent )

14/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Deborah ) for host

Sami and I spent 7 days with Gary and Les. They are wonderful hosts with a heart for sharing their home and their community. They are careful to assess what are the talents and preferences of their workaway partners and made sure that we were happy with the tasks we were given. We enjoyed many wonderful meals. We also were shown the wonders of the… read more

(Excellent )

13/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Gihan & Amelia) for host

Many, many thanks to Gary and Les for hosting us. The work is really enjoyable, whether it be working on their beautiful property or doing some cleaning around the house. They appreciate any skills that you have to contribute to their home! They are two open minded artists and you can be sure to have interesting conversations over a delicious… read more

(Excellent )

01/10/2017

Left by Workawayer (Astrid) for host

I was so happy to stay with Gary and Les, they are absolutely amazing people in every way and I feel so lucky that I had the chance of meeting them and getting to know them. They are incredibly welcoming, kind, helpful, knowledgable and i am deeply thankful to them!

(Excellent )

10/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Florent) for host

Staying one week with Les and Gary was an awesome experience, as it was my first voluntering in Australia. Both have golden hearts and the willing to share, i've learnt a lot from them. I'd happily recommend anyone to give them a hand.

Also, the property is a nice place to stay, close to a lot of trails in Blue Mountains.

(Excellent )

15/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Elsa) for host

The 9 days spent with Gary and Leslie were incredible and simply too short. They have a very beautiful house tastefully decorated with artwork and a large garden with a variety of unusual plants. The place is situated on the edge of blue mountain and very close to the railway station Meldow Bath where has very interesting history and scenic view.… read more

(Excellent )

To leave feedback make sure you are logged in & your account is online

Website Safety

Host ref number: 559647974492

Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Australia Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Oceania Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New South Wales Family Australia Last minute Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Australia

To contact a host, please login with your username and password or register with workaway.info.

My host list0

Give the gift of Workaway