Join our non-profit animal rescue centre and experience rural life in Murcia, Spain

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  Description

  Home Farm, Murcia. We are a registered charity caring for abandoned, abused, neglected equines. This is ran at our family home by myself Colin and my partner Sebastian. We get the equines back to good health, then rehome them. Then starting all over again. We also have various other animals to care for. Alpacas, parrots, pigs, sheep, goats, meerkats, chickens, tortoises.
  
  The farm is ran by donations and volunteers. We have weekly volunteers that live locally. Plus we have mortohome
  Park up spots for people looking to
  Park up for free and lend a hand with the animals. The duties are mainly caring, cleaning and feeding the animals. With some ground keeping work.
  
  Our farm is small. Set up by our house. We have featured loads in a UK TV programme on channel 5 called. Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Language practice

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Light maintenance

  House & pet sitting
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are in a typical Spanish town with very little tourists. This is the perfect opportunity for those wanting to learn/practice Spanish. Also those that speak Spanish that would like to practise English. As most of our volunteers are native English speakers. Murcia city centre is 15 minutes by car and full of beautiful architecture.
  
  You will also learn basic animal care, how to clean, feed, look after the animal's. We are a rescue centre and often have the vets at least once per week. So the opportunity to observe veterinary treatments is also on offer.
  
  Although you will have a lot of free time as we only require 2 hours per day. Those that want to learn more grooming the horses, handling horse etc can be done in your free time. Fully training will be given on this from myself, Colin. To keep people and the horses the same.
  
  Not every Workaway will have the same physicality, ability , experience. But it is a physical role. We do try and tailor the tasks to individual people.
  You will be part of our team in the morning or evening, meeting our weekly volunteers. You will be giving a time table for the week, when you are needed. So you can plan your free time to make the most of your stay. Your free time you will probably be on your own, or socialising with any Motorhomes that are parked up. You will be surrounded by the animals, absolutely heaven for some people. But we are family and live on-site so easy to reach us at any point.
  
  There are beautiful walks and cycle routes around the area.

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  Registered charity

  This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).

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  Help

  We ask anyone parking up or staying in the accommodation to volunteer 2 hours of their day. This is set out each day and tasks given. It depends how many weekly volunteers we have that day.
  The tasks are simple, however slightly physical. Mucking out stables, poo picking paddock, pushing wheelbarrows, lifting bales of hay, preparing and feeding the animals.
  You are either helping us out around sunrise for a couple of hours or at sunset.
  After your couple of hours it gives you all day to chill, explore the local area, do some online work if you're a digital nomad or, if you would like to help more there's always a project on the go!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are a rescue centre in Spain but it’s mainly English volunteers. So great place to practice English and Spanish.
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  Accommodation

  We have a mobile home on site. Very secure and safe. Has a separate double bedroom, bathroom, small kitchen / lounge. The lounge has a fold out double bed.
  This accommodation would suit a single person/ couple in the double room. Or two friends, one taken the double bed in the bedroom and the other on the fold out double bed in the lounge. There is a large wooden Terrace for chilling and eating that over looks the horses paddocks.

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  What else ...

  Alicante Airport is 45 minutes from the farm. Murcia airport is 20 minutes. There is a public bus to get from Alicante airport to Murcia City centre. The town is a 20minute walk from the farm.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  There is WiFi to enable Digital Nomads

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We fully cater for people travelling in Motorhomes and caravans. We have space for 2 motor homes to park up at any one time. With WiFi, water, electric, waste disposal, secure parking with cctv. Easy access for motor homes.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  There are lots of animals on site, including 3 resident dogs so if you're travelling with a pet you will need to bear this in mind, for their safety and our animals safety.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Horses, donkeys, ponies, alpacas, sheep, goats, Alpacas, pigs , meerkats, parrots,

  We have many different animals on the farm. Mainly rescued animal.

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