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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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Dog sitting and spend time in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

***********. Availability from 25th December ************* I live on a small farm at the foot of Slemish Mountain at the top of the Glens of Antrim. I work as a business consultant, have no children; just 2 dogs . The scenery around my house is ......

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House sitting for our family in Hampshire, UK

I'm a home birth midwife and massage therapist living in Hampshire, UK (about an hour SW of London) with my engineer partner Mark, 2 cats Chica & Hugo, Labrador Nyx born in 2023 and 2 chickens. We have a self contained caravan in the garden with a ......

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Pet help and gardening at a large friendly house in Liverpool, UK

101% non smokers only please. And if needed covid vaccination. Thank you I prefer short term placements And also Workaways with a good level of English. I live in a big old house on the outskirts of liverpool well served by public transport. I have ......

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Spend time with my cat and experience life in a Victorian house in Morecambe Bay, UK

Hello there. I am looking for a cat sitter and general house sitter for a few months (dates to be confirmed), in the lovely Morecambe bay. The help mostly involves pet sitting my cat Arya whilst I am away. So must love cats and have some experience ......

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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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France

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Housesitting and care for our dogs in the woods near southern Gironde, France

Hello, we are a couple who live in a house in the middle of the forest (car essential and no low chassis, the access path being rather chaotic ) in the south of Gironde and have a mini farm: two dogs Java, a Setter cross and Nessie, a very ......

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Italy

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Learn new skills at our natural hobby vineyard near Macerata, Italy

*** new Update for January 2026**** Next up January 2026 Olive tree pruning and gardening! What better time to be among the trees. If anybody is keen on leaving how to Prune olive trees and has a,keen interest in trees and working with them, then ......

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Italy

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Nature, language exchange and cat sitting at our home in Sant'Ermo, Italy

I live with my husband and three children in a small village in the Tuscan countryside. Everything here is very green and beautiful, and there are many lovely walks to enjoy. Pisa, Livorno, the sea, Lucca, Volterra, San Gimignano, and many other ......

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France

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Help a multicultural French and Canadian family with tutoring, home and garden projects in Osséja, France

Hello! Bienvenue! My name is Manon and our family is bicultural French from France and bilingual English and French Canadian. We live in both the French Pyrénées and Montréal, Québec, Canada (we alternate between both locations). We have hosted ......

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Italy

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Dog and cat sitting in Torrazza Coste, Italy

Hello I'm Sonya, I live in a beautiful rural area of Lombardy in the north of Italy. It's an undiscovered part of the country in the hills in the province of Pavia, between Milan and Genova. The area is characterised by vineyards, small hilltop ......

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Learn about gardening in the countryside of the Perigord Blanc, Dordogne, France

LAST MINUTE : Due to a cancellation, we urgently need a person or couple to look after our property from mid-December to mid-April!!! Hi, My name is Sharon. We ( my husband, daughter and myself) are living on an 18th century property the ......

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Denmark

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Housesitting before Christmas and help me around the house in Bornholm, Denmark

Just now I mostly need housesitting before Christmas and maybe around Christmas! Housesitting and animal sitting takes about 2 hours a day and you are responsible for your own food. I live on the wonderful island Bornholm / Denmark in the Baltic ......

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Spain

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Learn about wildlife and our life on our finca in southern Catalonia, Spain

🍃🙏🏻🍃 Hi! We are looking for people who want to really connect with nature to help us on our beautiful finca, with maintaining our olive grove and lots of other interesting things! Please read on 😊 ✨🐝🌾💪🏻 *Latest projects update* This year's ......

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Experience life on our small holding and dog sitting in Tuscany, Italy

Hello everyone Our location is beautiful with just a 10 minute walk to the local town which has a huge square and a good number of shops, restaurants and cafe's. Looking for dog sitters from 19th to 29th December 2025. Looking for a couple. We ......

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Portugal

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Become a part of our stunning communal home, surrounded by nature in Sertã, Portugal

GENERAL Hi, I'm Paul. I have big old beautiful (but basic and unfinished) farmhouse set in 6 ha of wooded valley in the middle of rural Portugal. It is 40 minutes walk from the lovely country town of Serta. Over the past 10 years I've welcomed ......

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Gardening help welcome in the foothills of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy

We have a villa in Sicily on the lower slopes of Mount Etna, just outside a small town, and divide our time between UK and Sicily and are a bilingual household. Our house is spacious, with beautiful views of Etna, the sea, and Taormina in the ......

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Spain

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Housesitting and care for our cats near A Coruña, Spain

Available dates: August 2026 (days to be confirmed) We might have a last-minute trip organized on short notice — if you’re interested, feel free to contact us! That way, we’ll contact you before looking for someone else. :) Contact us only if you ......

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Portugal

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Experience country life while looking after our home and dogs cat and chickens near Serta, central Portugal

Hello, I am Kendall and my husband is Karl. We are looking for an individual or a couple that can come and take care of our place as well as our animals for the duration of May while we are away travelling, dates can be flexible. It would be great ......

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House sitting or help on our farmstead in Casillo de Locubin, Spain

Workaway specific: from Februari 2026 onwards we are looking for people interested in working on a renovation project. We are starting to renovate an old mill on our land. Ideally you would be able to stay a minimum of two weeks. SPECIFIC DATES for ......

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Help with our organic garden in Itú, Brazil

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Help with tree planting and natural construction in La Falda del Carmen, Córdoba, Argentina