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Help a family with gardening and learn a lot about plants in Gorey, Ireland

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  • Last activity: 9 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of 3, with one dog and 6 chickens looking for a bit of help around the house but mostly in the garden!
    We live in a beautiful quiet part of Ireland, approx. An hour from Dublin.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    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

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I am a keen horticulturist and would love to share my knowledge and passion for plants with any workawayers, my husband is a baker, with huge knowledge of sourdough, preferments. We would both be happy to share our knowledge and share the beauty of the area we live in.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Primarily we are looking for help in the garden, anything else would be a welcome bonus for us! We have .7 of an acre covering fruit and nut trees, a polytunnel, veg beds, wildflower area, lawn, herb bed and a bit more. We need help with maintaining the lawn edging, weeding, mulching fruit trees, clearing , etc

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Beginner
    Italian: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    English is my spoken language and I would love to improve my Spanish or Italian

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    One double bedroom with shared family bathroom. Access to kitchen, fresh coffee, tea etc 24/7 and shared family meals every day. We have plenty of space in our house.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live in a rural area so will be happy to help out by dropping you to our local town or to a bus or train station. We live about 15 minutes from the beach, beautiful sandy beaches. There are many woodland walks near us and also hill walks and coastal paths. Time off can be spent however you wish, maybe visiting local areas, there is a lavender farm close to us, a wonderful small village with a gym, coffee shop, sports grounds and more.

  • 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 host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    As far as I know our Internet is pretty good but there are also hot desks available in our local community centre

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have space for any size camper van, it can be parked up next ro out own can Old Blue

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 815172317887

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