Loving family of four and in a spacious home in between the market towns of Frome and Warminster, looking for extra pair of hands, UK

Description

Hi travellers,
We are a loving family of four and we live in a spacious home in between the market towns of Frome and Warminster, on the outskirts of the lovely Longleat Estate. The bus stop directly outside our house and so it is possible to be in the two market towns within minutes, it is also possible to explore the many bridleways around our house. We also have a local village pub opposite our house.

I am holistic therapist and my husband is a gardener and so we try our best to eat healthily and meditate among the chaos of family life.

Type of help

Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

We enjoy meeting new people and friends. We spent a decade living in New Zealand so we understand what it is like to live overseas.

Help

We are mostly looking for some help with childcare, cooking and cleaning the house at present.

Languages spoken

English

Accommodation

We live in a spacious family home with beautiful garden. The accommodation for the volunteer will be in a large double room. We have an en-suite so the bathroom is only shared with the children (age 7 & 3) and it has a bath and shower. There are several communal areas, a conservatory overlooking the garden, a kitchen/ diner, lounge and upstairs study.

What else ...

We live in a small village situated between 2 towns. If you like walking there are many bridleways all around here and it is possible to walk to Longleat or Cley Hill .There are lots of woodlands. Longleat house and gardens, Centre parks and health spa are minutes down the road. Frome and Warminster are both 10 minutes away. Frome has a lot going on , lots of arts, crafts and alternative stuff, market days wednesday and saturday, The frome independent market once a month, some nice cafes, shops, cinema and 2 theatres and 2 swimming pools. Music events at the Cheese and Grain all year round. Bath is half an hour on the train from Frome which is a beautiful city to have close by with Spas and lots going on culturally. Bristol is about an hour away on the train and we also have good transport links to London. We are also near Bruton which has art galleries and amazing place to eat such as At the Chapel, and lots of fresh produce shops. Other local places are Wells with its famous cathedral and Glastonbury with nice cafes and alternative scene.

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

How many Workawayers can stay?

One

Hours expected

5 hours a day 5 days a week