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Hi there, we need help from the middle of April 2023 onwards and are looking for couples or two friends to help us.
Our Holistic Retreat is set within the southern half of the beautiful lake district, 33 acres of woodland pasture with a small 'hobby' flock of Shetland Sheep and a few chickens that provide eggs for the family. We have 3 cats and 3 small dogs who live with us in the house.
Come and join our friendly family, in our 18th century farmhouse, join in with our family life, walking the fells and mountains, playing with the kids in the woods, go wild swimming in the great lakes with Philip, practice your yoga in our purpose made yoga studios. We have a Canadian Canoe and mountain bikes you can use whilst you are here to explore this beautiful part of England.
In return we have regular tasks around the Retreat that need doing throughout the year. We need diligent honest people looking to join in with all the help required.
After hosting many helpers now over a few years we have come to prefer our helpers to stay six weeks at least and up to three months in total, we have noticed that this way, both the helpers and our family get so much more out of the experience.
We are sorry but we do not accept helpers with pets.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We greatly enjoy the exchange we get from visitors, especially for the children.
Improve your spoken English in a busy family home.
You will learn about Holiday Accommodation business, Firewood Processing, gardening, Woodland management, caring for sheep and chickens, and if interested more about Holistic yoga retreat.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
Its a fun place to help and join us in this small but friendly community, you will live as part of our family business, having your own double bedroom within a beautiful cabin set in our woodland, sharing all our meals and if you wish, in the evening relaxing with us and our three lively children.
THE WEEKLY WORK SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE THIS.
Monday or Friday or both Monday and Friday depending on how busy the business is, we require up to five hours work each of the two days, the work required is helping Philip with cleaning the Holistic retreat /online rental accommodation rooms.
On the weeks where we have Holistic Retreat Guests (approx. 1 week in 3) we offer extra paid work helping with the catering / food service. This may add up to an additional 10hrs work a week.
We pay £10.50 per person per hour per person for all this this work. If eligible, a small amount may be offset partly by the accommodation and food that we are offering (or you can be responsible for the food and cooking yourself if you wish). You can find more about the permitted UK offset here:
Please note that this needs to be agreed in principle before you arrive.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Double bedroom/cabin set within our woodland. the cabin has a small tea point, a log burner and seating. (see profile pictures). The cabin has electricity but the Wifi is in the main house. Please note that the double bed can be split into two single beds.
What else ...
Lots to do with your time off in the beautiful English Lake District, Historic market towns of Kendal and Keswick are a short 30min bus ride away and the beautiful towns / villages of Hawskhead and Ambleside are an even shorter journey. Climbing, hill walking, sailing, canoeing, mountain biking and visiting all areas of the lakes. The local buses offer all day tickets for exploring further afield.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We are in a rural setting so the speed of internet can be a little slower at times but we have no problems ourselves with carrying out our own business online.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 4 days a week
Feedback (18)
Suzy and Phil have created a wonderful business together, with beautifully furnished barns and a yoga studio space. It was amazing to get to be a part of the business that they have created cleaning barns… read more
The accommodation is a beautiful little cabin… read more
Once shown what was expected from them at work they… read more
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Cultural exchange:
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Communication:
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Suzy and Phil have created a wonderful business together, with beautifully furnished barns and a yoga studio space. It was amazing to get to be a part of the business that they have created cleaning barns… read more
The accommodation is a beautiful little cabin… read more
Once shown what was expected from them at work they… read more
She became a great part of the… read more
Thank you so much for this experience and I hope to stay in touch!
Suzy, Philip and their three wild children are nice and open people. Indeed, they are a bit messy and always busy, but if I needed any help they were there for me.
My tasks mainly included:
cleaning the four appartements (bathroom, kitchen, bedroom,...)… read more
Suzy, Philip and their three lovely children were great company and I had a lot of interesting conversations with them and a… read more
Suzy is a real chef so don't worry about the food, the meals are healthy, varied and, above all, tasty!
The accommodation is really good, you have your own room with a double bed, and you can… read more
About the food : It was really easy for me to be vegan there, every meal was delicious. I enjoyed cooking different meals with… read more
We will update our profile to include details of the animals on our farm and in the farmhouse.
However we would like to address the other comments as we feel a little misrepresented.
We are not vegetarian as we regularly eat fish, if any of our helpers express a need for meat we… read more
Positives:
- Philip and Suzy… read more
Thank you.
