Stay with us at our family home in South Somerset, UK
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: 19 Oct 2024
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Nayareth spent 2 weeks with us in May 2024 and helped out an immense amount during this time. Nayareth is proactive in finding tasks that need doing and will willingly help out without instruction. If specific tasks need to be addressed, a little direction is maybe needed for Nayareth to complete these. Nayareth is great company and our whole
… read more family enjoyed socialising with her during her stay. We very much enjoyed hosting Nayareth for her first workaway experience and would welcome her back at any time!
Vicky, I have no words to thank you for the opportunity to have my first Workaway experience with you.
Thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful home; it was amazing!!! Thank you for the welcoming hug at the train station; I really needed it that day. I learned many good things from you even without speaking. I observed you and saw that you
… read more are a special mother and very good at what you do. And the girls, they are kind, sweet, and loving, they are amazing, i miss them.
Greetings to Matt, my thanks to him too.
I look forward to seeing you in Colombia so you can try many different vegetables that even I haven’t tasted yet. With much affection, Naya
Left by Workawayer (IrisBos) for host
My stay with this family was amazing! Vicky, Matt and the girls are all very kind, welcoming and special people; they are very interested in the world around them as well as in the lives and stories of other people, and they have a lot of experience with traveling (also with Workaway). I think because of this they understood very well what it was
… read more like for me when I arrived and when I stayed with them as a Workawayer. It was always very clear for me which jobs I had to do; a lot of things I tried for the first time, such as painting and window cleaning, but they gave me good explanations before I started so it all worked out fine :). The work usually consisted of jobs around the house or / and in the garden (dusting, weeding, window cleaning, vacuum cleaning, etc.), 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. In my free time I had a lot of time to explore Crewkerne, the surrounding country side and the coast; Vicky and Matt really helped me with that by giving lifts and giving a lot of advice about nice things to see and do in the area. So I truly had a great time and I really recommend them as Workaway hosts!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent
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Left by host for Workawayer (Isabella & Julia)
Isabella and Julia spent a week with us in February and helped with a variety of tasks during their stay. They both have exceptionally positive and cheerful attitudes and approached every task given to them with much enthusiasm! As well as helping out around the house and garden, they also spent time with our two young children, who absolutely
… read more loved their company! Isabella and Julia were also very interested in exploring the surrounding area and made the most of their free time going on explorations. We thoroughly recommend them as volunteers and they are welcome back any time!
Left by Workawayer (Isabella & Julia) for host
We had such a lovely time staying with Vicky and Matt in South Somerset for a week in February. The family was so welcoming and kind and we immediately felt comfortable right from the start. Since it was our first ever Workaway-experience we are so glad that it turned out to be this wonderful. The tasks were easy to manage and the time schedule
… read more was very flexible as well. We did most of our tasks outside, but also got to spend some time with the lovely daughters, who were so talkative and open towards us. (We miss the two girls already) We especially enjoyed the small trip we went to with Vicky and Kimina to see the beautiful coastline and explore the small town Lyme Regis. We are also so grateful for the lifts they gave us when we needed them! If there is any possibility in the near future we would love to return and visit you guys again.🥰
Thank you so much for everything, hopefully we’ll see you soon!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent
)Photos
Vicky, Abigail and Kimina on a walk
Abigail and Kimina mushroom picking!
Two of our volunteers weeding the garden
On a walk with our volunteers from Taiwan
Abi and Kimina with our Swedish volunteer
One of the shared bathrooms
One of our volunteers cleaning windows
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(5.0)
Nayareth spent 2 weeks with us in May 2024 and helped out an immense amount during this time. Nayareth is proactive in finding tasks that need doing and will willingly help out without instruction. If specific tasks need to be addressed, a little direction is maybe needed for Nayareth to complete these. Nayareth is great company and our whole
… read more family enjoyed socialising with her during her stay. We very much enjoyed hosting Nayareth for her first workaway experience and would welcome her back at any time!
Vicky, I have no words to thank you for the opportunity to have my first Workaway experience with you.
Thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful home; it was amazing!!! Thank you for the welcoming hug at the train station; I really needed it that day. I learned many good things from you even without speaking. I observed you and saw that you
… read more are a special mother and very good at what you do. And the girls, they are kind, sweet, and loving, they are amazing, i miss them.
Greetings to Matt, my thanks to him too.
I look forward to seeing you in Colombia so you can try many different vegetables that even I haven’t tasted yet. With much affection, Naya
Left by Workawayer (IrisBos) for host
My stay with this family was amazing! Vicky, Matt and the girls are all very kind, welcoming and special people; they are very interested in the world around them as well as in the lives and stories of other people, and they have a lot of experience with traveling (also with Workaway). I think because of this they understood very well what it was
… read more like for me when I arrived and when I stayed with them as a Workawayer. It was always very clear for me which jobs I had to do; a lot of things I tried for the first time, such as painting and window cleaning, but they gave me good explanations before I started so it all worked out fine :). The work usually consisted of jobs around the house or / and in the garden (dusting, weeding, window cleaning, vacuum cleaning, etc.), 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. In my free time I had a lot of time to explore Crewkerne, the surrounding country side and the coast; Vicky and Matt really helped me with that by giving lifts and giving a lot of advice about nice things to see and do in the area. So I truly had a great time and I really recommend them as Workaway hosts!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (Isabella & Julia)
Isabella and Julia spent a week with us in February and helped with a variety of tasks during their stay. They both have exceptionally positive and cheerful attitudes and approached every task given to them with much enthusiasm! As well as helping out around the house and garden, they also spent time with our two young children, who absolutely
… read more loved their company! Isabella and Julia were also very interested in exploring the surrounding area and made the most of their free time going on explorations. We thoroughly recommend them as volunteers and they are welcome back any time!
Left by Workawayer (Isabella & Julia) for host
We had such a lovely time staying with Vicky and Matt in South Somerset for a week in February. The family was so welcoming and kind and we immediately felt comfortable right from the start. Since it was our first ever Workaway-experience we are so glad that it turned out to be this wonderful. The tasks were easy to manage and the time schedule
… read more was very flexible as well. We did most of our tasks outside, but also got to spend some time with the lovely daughters, who were so talkative and open towards us. (We miss the two girls already) We especially enjoyed the small trip we went to with Vicky and Kimina to see the beautiful coastline and explore the small town Lyme Regis. We are also so grateful for the lifts they gave us when we needed them! If there is any possibility in the near future we would love to return and visit you guys again.🥰
Thank you so much for everything, hopefully we’ll see you soon!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (Jana)
This review is long overdue! Jana spent 3 weeks with our family in July 2023 and was not only an amazing help but also fabulous company! Jana helped with a variety of tasks around the house and garden as well as spending time with our children, giving them lessons in the ukulele and keyboard and also teaching them how to sing! Jana is a very
… read more independent, capable and sociable young lady and we thoroughly enjoyed hosting her throughout her stay. Jana, we sincerely hope to see you again in the future and please know that you are welcome back at any time!
Left by Workawayer (Jana) for host
Absolutely wonderful family ❤️ Thank you very much for everything, I will never forget these three weeks! Hope to see you again 😊
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host
I had two wonderful weeks with this family! It was my first Workaway-experience, and I'm so happy that it turned out to be with them.
Both Vic, Matt and their lovely daughters were super friendly, and their house felt like my home too directly! I had my own room, close to a shared toilet and were sleeping so good! I did mostly outdoor tasks, such
… read more as painting and weeding, but they were very open and asked me if it was any particular I wanted to do/didn't want to do etc. At my spare time I went for walks, went to the town center for a coffeé, or were playing with the girls. They were used to visitors, and started to talk and play with me imidiately.
Vic and Matt also invided me to join family activities, so except activities around Crewkerne we went to the sea twice (and saw dolphines!), went on a short hike, and visited their friends on a camp site and had a barbeque.
I really recommend this family, and hope we can meet again in the future! 😊You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)
Anna stayed with us for 2 weeks in June this year and provided an enormous amount of help during this time. She helped with a variety of tasks around the house and garden, most notably sanding and painting our garden furniture and garage door, which she carried out with great care and a high level of skill. We found Anna to be more than capable of
… read more completing any tasks we asked of her! Anna is sociable, intelligent and engaging; we all loved her company and hope she will visit again in the future!
Left by host for Workawayer (YiJing & Tianxin)
Sophia and Wendy were an absolute pleasure to host and we thoroughly enjoyed their company and conversation throughout the 10 days they stayed with us. Both of them have positive and cheerful personalities and they enthusiastically turned their hand to all the jobs suggested to them. During their stay, they both helped with a variety of tasks
… read more including painting in our home, sanding garden furniture, cleaning windows and weeding pathways. They also spent time playing with and entertaining our two daughters, who absolutely loved them! Sophia and Wendy, you are welcome back any time!
Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
We had a lovely time with this wonderful family. We spent two weeks in September, which was a very good choice to get to know them, as well as the beautiful area of Somerset.
Both Vicky and Matt were very welcoming, warm and kind from the very beginning, and we felt as part of the family as soon as we arrived.
We shared most of the time with
… read more Vicky and Abigail. It was a pleasure to hear stories of travels and life from Vicky, with whom we had hours of very interesting conversations. On the other hand, it was a delight when we had to take care of Abi, who is a very friendly and lovely girl. We adored her!
While we had lunch by our own, we all had dinner with all the family and really enjoyed both the chats and the delicious home made meals.
Our accommodation was a very comfortable room, with everything we need to feel like home.
We helped them with some stuff at home, like cleaning and tidying, as well as some work at the garden and Vickys father's.
Despite Crewkerne is not very well connected by public transport, Vicky and Matt were always ready to give us lifts to different places and we also visited some beautiful landscapes together. We are still grateful for this!
Summarizing, we couldn't have had a better time! Thank you again for everything, see you soon!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (Workaway member)
Paula and Matias are both absolute stars and without a shadow of a doubt the most proactive helpers we have had so far! They stayed with us for 2 weeks at the beginning of September and were a great help and fantastic company throughout the entire time. They competently and enthusiastically completed all tasks asked of them and used their
… read more initiative on many occasions to get on with other things they could see needed doing. Paula and Matias did a variety of jobs around the house and garden and also effortlessly entertained and looked after our 2 year old daughter, Abigail, who absolutely adored them! Matias helped with the cooking on several occasions and also prepared us some delicious, traditional Spanish food. As well as being clean and tidy and having an exceptional work ethic, Paula and Matias are both open minded, cheerful and independent and we thoroughly recommend them to any host they choose to visit. Paula and Matias, thank you so much, you are welcome back any time!
Left by host for Workawayer (Reuben)
Reuben stayed with us for 2 weeks in July and was an absolute star! He cheerfully and willingly took on all tasks asked of him and his fantastic work ethic ensured these were all completed to a high standard. The help he gave us included window cleaning, weeding, picking and processing garden produce, clearing the driveway, mending curtains and
… read more childcare.
Reuben is also an excellent and very competent cook and prepared several delicious meals for us all during his stay. He is conscientious and proactive and used his initiative when it came to general household chores. Reuben is great with children and effortlessly entertained our daughter Abigail who took a real liking to him and thoroughly enjoyed his company and all the attention.
Reuben is polite, easy going and unobtrusive. He is an intelligent lad, easy to talk to with a great sense of humour and we enjoyed many relaxed conversations. We all very much appreciated having Reuben around and highly recommend him to other Workaway hosts. He is more than welcome back here any time!
Left by Workawayer (Reuben) for host
I stayed with Vicky, Matt and Abigail for about 2 weeks in the summer and had a fantastic experience. Everyone in the house were very friendly and great to chat with, my room was very nice and clean, all meals cooked were wonderful and there was a wide selection of foodstuffs in the pantry as well. I enjoyed doing the work as it was not mundane or
… read more repetitive, I also had plenty of free time to relax or go on day trips to neighboring towns like Jeovil or Exeter city. I was also invited on different outings with the family to the beach and to family BBQs where I really enjoyed myself.
Overral I could not have asked for a friendlier or more accomodating host family than them. 10/10 would highly recommendYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (William)
We hosted William and Svetlana for 10 days in May and they were a great help with a variety of tasks around the house and garden during this time. They are a friendly and engaging couple and we enjoyed many interesting conversations with them both. We would recommend William and Svetlana to other hosts and would happily welcome them back here any
… read more time.
Left by Workawayer (William) for host
Matt, Vicky, and Abi were wonderful! They are a lovely family, very welcoming, and good to work with. We both enjoyed visiting the small town they live in and working with them. Would definitely recommend them as hosts! Thanks for a great stay!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
Left by host for Workawayer (Morgan )
Morgan is a cheerful, proactive and independent girl and fit into our family home seamlessly from the start. She stayed with us for about a month and it was an absolute pleasure to host her. Morgan readily helped with a variety of tasks in our house and garden and also did a fantastic job of looking after and entertaining our daughter, Abigail,
… read more who clearly loved all the attention! Thank you so much for all your help Morgan, you are welcome back any time!
Left by Workawayer (Morgan ) for host
Matt and Vicky are such wonderful people and their little daughter Abigail is a star. They all welcomed me into their home and it was a pleasure to work with them. I highly recommend them as hosts! Thanks so much guys!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
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