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Help with ongoing DIY projects in a small old village at Stevns in Denmark

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Availability

  2026 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of 3 - mom Lene (47), dad Allan (51) and Vilhelm at 12 years old. We will only be in the house the first day of your arrivel to welcome you and show you the house and projects. The rest of the stay, you have the house on your own.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    There are plenty of opputunities to explore Stevns Klint UNESCO World Heritage
    - oesm.dk/stevns-klint-english/

    You can learn about the Cliff King and explore Elverhøj - /historiskatlas.dk/@55.3167651,12.2427821,16z

    You can reach the old town Køge in 30 minuts - where you can do the city walk - visitkoege.com/sites/visitkoege.com/files/2022-03/TUB22%20-%20Byvandring%20Da-Eng-Ty.pdf

    It is also possible to reach Copenhagen within 1½ hour by bus and train.

  • Help

    Help

    We need help to make a new wooden floor in a spare room (we buy the materials).
    And there are small holes in the tile roof (topfloor/the loft) that needs fixing from inside.
    And a brickwall needs repairing outside.
    There will be a bit of gartening such as moowing the lawn, removing a bit of weed and maybe prune some willow"trees".
    We are not in the house unless we arrange it. You cook your own meals.

  • Languages spoken

    Danish: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    German: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The house has a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace, bedroom with 3 beds (with possiblilities for 2 ekstra childerens beds), a toilet, and a room with a shower cabin and washing mashine. The 1.st floor is a loft.
    There is a great garden with a playarea for kids.
    You are allowed to bring a dog.
    We are not in the house unless we arrange it. You cook your own meals.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Holtug is a small old village at Stevns in Denmark. It is situated close to the beach and forrest. You can visit the local church in Holtug or the octagonal shaped Sankt Katharina church in Store Heddinge wich have and amazing history.
    Holtug has an outdoors meetingspot "Grønningen" with a shelter, a barbercue, a kids footballfield and "the cliff kings" garden.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    You are allowed to bring a dog

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 757337436568

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