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Welcome to Our Family Homestead in the Heart of Nature
We’re a family living a mindful, sustainable lifestyle surrounded by 18 acres (8 hectares) of magical woodland in the sunny southeast of Ireland. Our goal in hosting is to connect with like-minded people from around the world, sharing stories, skills, and experiences in a warm, welcoming environment.
We love to embrace life outdoors, living in harmony with nature, and learning new things together. By opening our home, we hope to create meaningful cultural exchanges, where we can learn from each other’s backgrounds, traditions, and languages.
What You Can Experience with Us:
Cultural & Language Exchange: Our children, Ron and Nika, are excited to practice their Swedish, so if you’re a native speaker, we’d love for you to help them with language practice in a fun, natural way. We’re also eager to learn about your culture, traditions, and stories.
Animal Connection: We share our lives with a variety of animals, including two horses and two ponies. If you’re interested in gentle, natural ways of interacting with animals, we’d love to exchange ideas and experiences.
Mindful, Sustainable Living: Join us in daily life activities that reflect our commitment to sustainability, such as preparing plant-based meals together, sharing cooking techniques from different cultures, and discussing ways to live more harmoniously with the environment.
Family Life & Creativity: Whether it’s reading stories, playing games, creating art, or simply enjoying time outdoors, there are plenty of ways to connect with us in meaningful, creative ways.
We’re excited to welcome you into our family, share what we’ve learned, and discover new perspectives from you in return. This is a place for connection, growth, and cultural exchange—where every day brings something new to learn and enjoy.
With love,
Allen, Hannah, Ron, Nika, and Theia
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sailing / Boating
Van life
Technology
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Farming
Plant care
Performing arts
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Books
Carpentry
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Nature
Fitness
Dancing
Cycling
Camping
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are and eclectic family of settled nomads. Fourth generation of Austrian Hungarian, Welsh, English, Finnish/Swedish to call beautiful Ireland home.
Always building, making art, music, engineering projects going on plus exploring philosophy, spirituality, ecology, almost every aspect to life.There is an extensive library of books here on art, music, philosophy, travel, gardening, literature etc. Along with a range of instruments including a very nice piano. We love life and try to have fun in everything we do while at the same time expanding our minds and spirits.
Past experience inclines us to mention, this is not a holiday destination but an exchange of equals. Give freely and you shall receive.
Come join us!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We love living a healthy, sustainable, and mindful life that embraces the outdoors while being kind to people and the planet. By opening our home to the world, we hope to connect with like-minded individuals who share our desire to learn, grow, and explore deeper meaning in life. Together, we aim to inspire one another to become the best versions of ourselves.
During your time with us, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in meaningful activities, from connecting with animals through natural horsemanship to exploring the beauty of our woodland. We love sharing our passion for sustainable living, nature, and creative projects—and we’re always excited to learn from our visitors’ unique experiences and ideas.
Our homestead is a magical family retreat nestled within 18 acres (8 hectares) of woodland in the sunny southeast of Ireland. Here, we embrace the beauty of nature and the joy of a shared, meaningful lifestyle. You’ll have your own secluded log house with unique features like a wood-fired Finnish sauna, an outdoor hot tub, and a natural swimming pool in the woods.
In addition to the peaceful woodland setting, we’re near the vibrant town of Gorey, just 7 km away—a ten-minute bike ride along a mostly dedicated cycle lane. Gorey is a charming town with cozy cafes, shops, and a friendly atmosphere, as well as great transport links to explore the surrounding Ancient East of Ireland.
We love exchanging knowledge and skills in a relaxed, collaborative way. Whether it’s learning about sustainable living, nature-based crafts, or creative upcycling ideas, there’s always something new to explore together. Our workshops are spaces for creativity and discovery, where you can share your interests or try your hand at new hobbies in a fun, supportive environment.
We follow a mostly plant-based diet with room for occasional treats (pizza night, anyone?) and share cooking duties as a family. Meals are a communal activity, and we love exchanging recipes and ideas from different cultures.
Above all, we value community, creativity, and a mindful approach to living. We’re excited to share what we’ve learned over the years and hear your stories, ideas, and perspectives. Whether it’s connecting with the animals, embracing the rhythm of woodland life, or simply enjoying meaningful conversations, we hope this experience will be as enriching for you as it is for us.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Beginner
Swedish: Beginner
Chinese (Cantonese): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
The Irish have mastered the language of the occupiers
Accommodation
Accommodation is in the main house on the property where my mother lives alone this is a big comfortable house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
What else ...
Ireland's ancient East. We are only a few minutes from the vibrant local town of Gorey. From here there is the most picturesque train journey to Dublin or Wexford town. Much to do in the vicinity, Loftus hall, Ireland's most haunted house, Hook lighthouse, the oldest in the world... way to much to mention.
Every week there are at least two or three trips to Dublin by car, so our guests could explore the city with ease.
Also our guests can freely explore the beautiful surrounding countryside, town and villages on our super long range DIY electric bikes.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good internet connection and several WiFi networks including long range outdoor coverage, stay connected even in the woods.
Space for parking camper vans
We can host a medium sized camper and provide water and power.
Can possibly accept pets
We will consider this on a case by case basis, but as we already have quite a few animal friends it is a complex matter of compatibility.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I mina arbetsuppgifter ingick också… read more
The accomodation was the most peaceful place I've… read more
Working with Allen has always been amazing, I got to try out so many things I would have never dreamed of doing, learned so much and it’s definitely been the most positive and… read more
My main task was to work with the horses and get Ginny back in training under the saddle with a rider again. She is an amazing horse!
I did many things together with Nika, she reminded me a lot of myself when I was her… read more
My tasks was mainly to teach Swedish and help Ron and Nika around, for example with household… read more
She is great with children and produced lovely vegan dishes and cakes for us all to enjoy.
So happy Hannah enjoyed her stay and wish her many more delightful… read more
Living in a simple log cabin in the middle of nature was really an amazing experience that made me realise that it´s really the… read more
Kind, warmhearted, patient, absolute natural with horses (and humans), musician and general all round lovely soul.
Welcome back anytime, should we be… read more
Lovely couple, great cooks, very recommended.
You have the possibility to learn so… read more
Its such a relaxed and beautiful place, where you have the possibility to learn lots of different things if you want to - since Allen has countless of projects and is a person with lots of knowledge. I had so much… read more
We wish her all the best with future adventures.
