Información de perfil
Evaluación del anfitrión
80 %
Last replied
4 jun 2025
Porcentaje de respuesta
66.7 %
Usually responds ≤ 31 dias
Comentarios
5
Correo verificado
Medallas (1)


Busca al anfitrión perfecto
Detalles
Descripción
We have recently semi-retired to rural France from the UK. Chris was a joiner/carpenter for almost 40 years, and Dawn worked in the television industry for 30 plus years. We still feel young at heart so wanted a new and different change of life’s so we sold up in the UK and now starting a new chapter in rural France. We have taken on a large 6 bedroom farm house, with two additional two-bedroomed cottages - all lovable but in need of renovation and updating. The land which is classed as nature/woodland needs taming and we realise it’s quite a task for just the two of us so we would be keen to have some helping hands!
We have 7 adorable baby alpacas which are very friendly and feed from the house. They love people and a joy to have around. I am experimenting with using alpaca poo to make briquettes and also fertiliser as it’s much better for the environment to use the briquettes on fires and the fertiliser equally one of the best environmental products.
We are looking for volunteers from May 2024Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
The house is in a lovely part of France and perfect to explore rural France as well as local trains connecting to larger towns to experience the wider cultural of France. 90 minutes to the west you can be at the coast in the historical and beautiful La Rochelle. In our village there is a small bar and a restaurant and occasional fetes to enable you to interact with the locals and improve your french language.
Chris is a joiner/carpenter for 35 years and there is potential to learn more skills in home renovations, as well as gaining experience with the alpacasProyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We are a married British couple and have recently bought a large 200 year old farm house with 3.5 acres of land in rural France (Poitou Charente). The house is at the edge of a village. We are the beginning of our journey of renovating the main house house and dealing with the overgrown grounds/woodland, which we need help with as well as some help with the general renovations of the house (painting, pointing stonework etc).
We will also have Alpacas arriving later!Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alojamiento
In return for your help, we will provide accommodation in the main farm house. We have several bedrooms and bathroom available for any volunteers. We will also provide full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks)
Algo más...
There is a local train line a few miles away which links to larger towns, which you can then also connect to fast trains to Paris. It is good for cycling in the area with lots of flat quiet roads.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Mis animales / mascotas
Comentarios (2)
The work they tasked me with was mainly cutting paths through woodland to make walks for the alpacas, there was no pressure and… read more
We entrusted Richard with the freedom to design paths through our woodlands for our alpaca trekking walks, and he went above and beyond over the three weeks he stayed with us. His work ethic… read more
Chris possède excellent expérience en menuiserie et il sait également beaucoup choses sur général maintenance et DIY. Vous pouvez apprendre de nouvelles compétences de… read more
We enjoyed our… read more
Fotos
Comentarios
Son opciones de calificación adicionales para cuando los miembros dejan sus comentarios. Se muestra la calificación media dejada en cada opción.
Precisión del perfil:
(5.0)
Intercambio cultural:
(5.0)
Comunicación:
(5.0)
The work they tasked me with was mainly cutting paths through woodland to make walks for the alpacas, there was no pressure and… read more
We entrusted Richard with the freedom to design paths through our woodlands for our alpaca trekking walks, and he went above and beyond over the three weeks he stayed with us. His work ethic… read more
Chris possède excellent expérience en menuiserie et il sait également beaucoup choses sur général maintenance et DIY. Vous pouvez apprendre de nouvelles compétences de… read more
We enjoyed our… read more