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Help wanted in the Charente, SW France

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a retired Belgian/Dutch couple who have moved to a farm in s/w France . We have 4 dogs and 3 cats and 4 horses. We are retired and enjoy making long walks in the countryside with the dogs. We are looking for help with general maintenance like gardening, clearing land , and maybe some painting.
    There is lots of hiking to do here and there is a mountainbike trail that runs next to our fields.
    The village of Brillac is 10 minutes away on bicycle and the nearest town Confolens is 15 min away by
    We have wifi.
    No smoking please

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Light gardening
    Light maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Pets
    Nature
    Animals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I can also teach you some natural horsemanship skills with our horses.
    We are a relaxed family and like to enjoy life.

  • Help

    Help

    We would like help with gardening, strimming and clearing the fences of weeds.
    Also some outside painting.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    French: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We can offer a gite with a big bedroom with two beds. A seperate bathroom with shower and toilet and a livingroom. We offer 3 meals a day with the family. There is also Wifi . Our dogs and cats live with us in the house so you must love animals ! But they are well behaved!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live in the counrtyside and it is very rural. The nearest town Confolens is 15 min away by car. There is a moutainbike trail next to the farm and we have bikes that can be used (not mountain bikes) . We also have a small swimmingpool and in the summer months there is a big swimmingpool in the village Brillac . Which is near enough to us. 25 min walk or a 10 min bike ride.

    The nearest village is 5 min away by car and it has a baker, small store and a farmacy.
    There are lots of fantastic lakes in this area. There is also the famous Limoges porselain museum .
    Limoges and Angouleme are 1 hour away by car
    A leisure park is one hour by car.
    The airport = 1 hour by car
    Supermarket= 15 min
    Doctor= 10 min

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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