Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in United Kingdom

Please note due to BREXIT freedom of movement from the EU to the UK ended on 1st Jan 2021. If you are not a UK citizen, Irish citizen, Settled Status Holder, Commonwealth citizen with the right to abode in the UK, BNO passport holder with valid visa or have a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (working holiday) visa and you are entering the UK to work or study you maybe refused entry to the UK after Jan 1st 2021 unless you have the correct visas or right to work permissions in place. To find out more information about visa’s and work permits for your nationality you need to contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.

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Help a non-profit project creating a new space in Surrey, UK
We’ve recently bought a barn conversion on six acres near Billingshurst, West Sussex, and we’re right at the start of the next version of a project we’ve been running for seven years. At our previous two-acre site we planted a permaculture food ......
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England, United Kingdom

Help our Buddhist community in Somerset, UK
We are a Buddhist Community that is renovating a historic Manor House. Our aim is to create a Buddhist meditation retreat and cultural centre with an emphasis on ecological values. The house is set in 52 acres of beautiful countryside on the edge ......
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Joining our family in the Scottish Highlands, UK
HOUSESITTING - we are looking for someone to come and housesit for us for 3 weeks over Christmas and New Year. You must be happy to live with dogs, take care of other animals and be happy around horses. Please contact me for more details You must ......
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Help a marine conservation charity in Ullapool village, Wester Ross Marine Protected Area, Scottish Highlands, UK
First up: i'm the one on the right in that profile pic. Next thing: we've had a massively positive response from the Workaway community this year! This is amazing and we're super-grateful to everyone who has offered their help so far, but we are a ......
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Helping on a smallholding and house sitting in rural Northumberland, England, UK
We have a 20 acre smallholding in north Northumberland, about an hour north of Newcastle and an hour and a half to Edinburgh. I am a retired primary school teacher and my husband, Dave, is a retired high school teacher and together we have done a ......
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Enjoy a cultural exchange with our small family in Surrey, England, UK
Dear Workaway, We are interested in a placement, please let me know the window of dates you are expecting to visit the UK from 1st November. I am a senior engineer. We are sociable and friendly, we have outdoor interests walking and enjoy spending ......
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about 4 hours ago

England, United Kingdom

Au pair help for a sailing family in Southampton, UK
Hi I am an English sailor, I am a qualified instructor, and an English teacher by profession living in Southampton UK. I am separated with 2 sons, one grown up, and a daughter .I love to play tennis, football and play the guitar. We live in a ......
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Help at an incredible registered not-for-profit charitable community learning farm near Todmorden, UK
We are a community built learning farm, to model and teach sustainable farming in a changing world. We grow veg, keep two jersey milk cows, teach school children, and plot to survive after the end of civilisation as we know it.
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Scotland, United Kingdom

Animal lovers welcome at our animal sanctuary near Aberfoyle, Scotland, UK
Help with animal care and maintenance at an animal rescue charity in Central Scotland! (Potential longterm/permanent live in sanctuary assistant manager position available for the right person/couple too!) **WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT PLACEMENTS WHO ......
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Wales, United Kingdom

House and pet sitting while we are away in Bangor, UK
Hi! We are a married couple with two energetic and fun children aged 3 and 8, as well as several rescued dogs and cats. Tom, originally from England, is a Marine Biologist, and Tamsin, originally from Germany, spends most of her time looking after ......
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about 10 hours ago

England, United Kingdom

Cat sitting big friendly ginger cat in vibrant city of Sheffield, UK
***Update 01/11/26: Potentially looking for a workawayer between approximately 20th November to mid December. Must love cats (obvs!)*** Hi! We are looking for someone (or couple) to care for my cat Arthur in the vibrant city of Sheffield while I am ......
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Join our house and family near Worthing, UK
My house is in rural area of West Sussex with the South Downs national park and countryside on my doorstep and near the coast. There is one shop nearby. Single parent with nice house and children at school. My dog is English cocker Spaniel and very ......
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about 4 days ago

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House sitting in countryside tiny home near London, UK
My name is Danielle, I'm an artist and I love nature and learning about spirituality, philosophy and psychology. I'm mostly going away on meditation retreats and am looking for grounded and trustworthy house sitters who appreciate a peaceful ......
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about 12 hours ago

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Help with dog sitting and housesitting in a small country village in West Dorset, UK
I live with my husband James in a beautiful area surrounded by nature, close to many local attractions. We live in a historic old house. We have four very affectionate dogs, two of which are rescue. We are looking for people who can look after the ......
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about 6 hours ago

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Speak Spanish with our family near Dibden Purlieu, England
We are a married couple with two boys (16 and 14) and a 12 year old girl. We Live on the south coast of England. The New Forest is beautiful with wild ponies, donkeys, deer, cows, and other wildlife. We are looking for someone specifically Spanish ......
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about 16 hours ago

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Join our noisy, fun, affectionate and loving family in London, UK
We are a noisy, fun, busy, affectionate, loving family, non conventional with good morals and follow gentle parenting but with discipline and boundaries. Mum is a Londoner and works in television Dad is from Scotland and a ex professional golf ......
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Enjoy music and vegetarian food with our young, Christian family in Bedford, UK
We are a warm, close-knit Christian vegetarian family of five living in a beautiful village near Bedford, overlooking a scenic country park. Family life is busy, joyful, and full of creativity, music, and good food. We especially enjoy cooking, ......
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Volunteer with a non-profit intentional community near Wallingford, UK
We are a community, educational charity, and an architectural gem hidden in the south Oxfordshire countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Founded in 1950 as an educational trust, it is a continuing experiment in the advantages and ......
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Come and house sit for us in our wonderful house in Frome, Somerset, England
We are a bustling, loving family of four - Robbie, Sarah, and our kids, Edith and Ewan. We both work four days a week, I am a fundraiser for a rewilding charity. Robbie is a film-maker and creative director, with a focus on nature. We have a 11 ......
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Stay with our family in our countryside home and an awesome part of Sussex, Petersfield, UK
Hello Workawayer! Welcome to the UK! We are a busy young family enjoying country life! I’m a stay at home Mum, my husband is busy working and we are looking for someone who would like to come and stay with us in exchange for some help with the ......
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