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We own a small holding for rescued animals. We have sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, hens, cockerels, rabbits, tortoise, and 2 large dogs.
YOU NEED TO BE ANIMAL LOVER'S.
We have a detached self contained chalet in the grounds, which accommodates up to 5 guests.
We are based in the Campo, so very peaceful, tranquil, 360° views of flora and fauna. Amazing sunsets/sunrise.
Walking distance to local bar/restaurant and 10 mins to town.
Breakfast basket daily.
Lunch in main house.
Evening meal prepared & cooked to eat at your leisure in The Chalet.
All toiletries/linen etc are provided.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Country living, Spanish way of life, fantastic quisine. Lovely weather.
Extensive knowledge of all the animals & birds, so lots to learn
Help
To help with looking after/feeding the animals/birds if we are away.
To be able to ride a quad bike for the land would be a great bonus.
Always lots to be done, tasks varies from day to day......
Daily cleaning around the feed stations
Clearing fields
Building pens
Building dry stone walls
Painting outbuildings
Gardening
Etc etc etc.....no 2 days work are the same
YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO HELP INSIDE THE ANIMAL ENCLOSURES
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
Detached self contained chalet. Either self catering or eat with us.
What else ...
Lots to see and do, walks, cycle routes etc.
Be at home with nature.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good WiFi connection
Space for parking camper vans
Any type, we have loads of secure parking
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
Whilst with us, they all worked extremely well, and completed all tasks given to them.
They left our accommodation spotlessly clean & tidy.
We would recommend for future work away.
They are both lovely girls, we all worked well together and had some laughs along the way.
They both completed all the relevant tasks that were given to them, with 5*s.
House rules were adhered to, and they left The Chalet spotlessly clean & tidy.
We would highly recommend them for any future work… read more
The… read more
Whilst with us, they completed the daily tasks well, and worked hard.
However, the cleanliness & house rules were not good.
They were given notice at the start, that The Chalet accommodation is also a holiday rental, so I expected it to be left as they found it. It was not, which created bad… read more
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Whilst with us, they all worked extremely well, and completed all tasks given to them.
They left our accommodation spotlessly clean & tidy.
We would recommend for future work away.
They are both lovely girls, we all worked well together and had some laughs along the way.
They both completed all the relevant tasks that were given to them, with 5*s.
House rules were adhered to, and they left The Chalet spotlessly clean & tidy.
We would highly recommend them for any future work… read more
The… read more
Whilst with us, they completed the daily tasks well, and worked hard.
However, the cleanliness & house rules were not good.
They were given notice at the start, that The Chalet accommodation is also a holiday rental, so I expected it to be left as they found it. It was not, which created bad… read more
He observed The Chalet rules, and left it spotlessly clean & tidy.
His love for the animals, and the work we do here for the animals shone through.
We would thoroughly recommend Vinny for further workaways and we… read more
The work itself was very rewarding and I learnt a ton.… read more
Listened to instructions on work involved, left The Chalet accommodation clean & tidy.
Fully recommend these guys for future work away.
As they both had no further work away position to go on to, they… read more
Lovely people, great hard workers, highly recommend them both.
They can come back anytime. X
We had a lovely time with them, we got nice meals everyday, and under nice we mean e.g the beautiful breakfast we had and the best curry ever. We even went out and had a delicious English dinner together.
Their animals are so adorable, especially… read more
Apart from feeding and cleaning the animal pens daily, we built a new chicken coop, built an Avery, cleared fields etc
Dismantled two old chicken/duck houses and even looked after them all overnight,… read more
