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We are a family who moved from Copenhagen to the Danish island of Bornholm in 2018. Here, we live in a farmhouse, in peaceful and stunning surroundings, just 2 km from the dreamy beaches of Dueodde. We are a family of four; Thomas, Shannon, and our happy sons Henry (born 2012) and Sylvester (born 2018). Apart from being our home, it is a well-established and highly rated B&B. We enjoy welcoming international guests to our 6 rooms and 2 vacation apartments year round – though mostly in the summer months. This creates a fun and social environment. We seek help with a range of creative and practical projects to develop our own home and property, such as gardening/landscaping, building maintenance and renovations. IT IS A BIG PLUS if you have at least mid-level skills with wood work, masonry, general construction, painting or gardening.
We do our best to follow a healthy, whole foods diet. We eat limited red meats, and focus on chicken, fish and vegetarian meals. We are a non-smoking family, though you are allowed to smoke outside. We have one friendly cat named Cleo and a charming Labrador named Viggo (born December 2021).
Some of our favorite activities include hiking in the woods, biking, beachcombing, and grilling/eating outdoors when the weather permits. We love to travel – Thomas has been to many countries with his work in the medical device industry over the years, and has ridden his motorcycle across vast landscapes. Shannon loves writing, the arts and entrepreneurship – she was a theatre director before she got her PhD and started teaching creativity and entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School. Henry is super social and loves to learn, play and swim. Sylvester is an active and cuddly kid who loves to help with outdoor work.
With young kids, a business and a big property to maintain, we keep a busy schedule, and appreciate visitors who are good at pitching in to help, for example, clean up after our dinners together and help keep things tidy. We welcome people of different ages and cultural backgrounds, and look forward to learning from you!
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Intereses
Cultura
Sostenibilidad
Eventos y sociedad
Política / justicia social
Mascotas
Carpintería
Cocina y alimentación
Jardinería
Cuidado de plantas
Música
Historia
Bricolaje y manualidades
Animales
Yoga / bienestar
Navegar / barcos
Naturaleza
Fitness
Acampada
Actividades al aire libre
Senderismo
Ciclismo
Playa
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Here you will have a unique opportunity to experience the beautiful island of Bornholm, visit the stunning beaches at Dueodde, and get to know the Danish way of life in the countryside. Bornholm has recently been featured as a top travel destination in the New York Times and by the BBC. The island is known for its many entrepreneurial and artistic inhabitants, and in the past 5-10 years it has become particularly well known as a culinary hotspot, which attracts visitors from all over the world. It is also just a short (80-minute) ferry ride from southern Sweden, or an even shorter (25 minute) plane ride from Copenhagen, for weekend travel.
We are multi-lingual; Shannon and Henry speak Danish and English, and Thomas also speaks German. We are very interested in foreign countries and cultures and have traveled in much of the world. While you are not required to work in our family business, we are happy to share our experiences with business ownership and development with you. You will learn alongside us, as we experiment with expanding our gardens and developing our property.
If you stay with us, we will do our best to ensure you feel welcome in our home and daily life, have opportunities to meet others, and that you have a great time :-).
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
In fall, winter and spring, when we are not so busy with tourists, we have more time for family, fun projects and home maintenance :-) It is an old farmhouse from 1850, with large gardens, so there are always things to improve, repair or add. Your tasks might include spackling, painting, woodwork, refinishing furniture, gardening/landscaping (including helping us develop our kitchen garden), stone and cement work in the courtyard, cutting firewood, and cleaning. If you enjoy cooking, you are also welcome to prepare meals now and then :-).
We are happy to talk to you about your particular interests and skills, and tailor projects to you.
Idiomas hablados
Danish: Fluido
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Swedish: Fluido
Norwegian: Intermedio
Alojamiento
You will stay in one of our B&B guest rooms when we are not fully booked outside the summer season. It is one of the highest rated B&Bs on Bornholm, and our guest rooms are clean, cozy and comfortable. There is a queen bed, chairs and table/desk, flat screen TV, wifi, etc. We have three bathrooms (with showers) that are shared by our six guest rooms.
During the busy season, you will have your own room in the our private living space.
You will always have access to food in our kitchen, and be invited to eat dinner together with us every evening (which we always do as a family). Breakfast is often a quick meal because we have to get the kids off to school/daycare, and lunch is usually DIY on the go, so you get to choose your favorites from the refrigerator/pantry.
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Bornholm is great for biking, hiking, camping, fishing and other outdoor activities. There are miles of beaches - both the rocky and the sandy kind. The third largest forest in Denmark is also on Bornholm. Along with Denmark's third highest point, Rytterknægten. It is a staggering 162 meters!
Our farmhouse is located in the countryside. We are 2.5 km from the ocean, 5 km from the closest town (village), Snogebæk, with a supermarket, and 10 km from Nexø, the closest larger town with approx. 3600 inhabitants. There is a bus stop nearby (5 min walk). The airport is 20 km away.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Plenty of space for parking almost all types of vehicles.
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The work consisted mostly of fixing the rooms in the b&b in the morning and then work on another project in the courtyard during the… read more
The work was varied, and consideration is given to any… read more
I learned a lot about Danish culture, the island and about Fortnite - thanks Henry for having the patience to show us all the tricks! :D
I have always felt very welcome and the dinner was more than delicious. (When I come back next time, I'm… read more
Shannon and Thomas are open, welcoming, kind and helpful people, and I felt very comfortable and welcome in their home and with my work.
I spend 2 weeks doing different work such as painting the house, polishing windows and cleaning rooms. The vibe… read more
As part of our working agreement we spent each day from 9am to 2pm working on various jobs around the house. We spent our first few… read more
We can definitely… read more
Preparing rooms/apartments for new guests and pressing linens were my main tasks during the summer season. Beyond that I worked on front view of the B&B. This means in deatil weeding, shifting sand, laying weed blocker and placing granite stones on the top.
My… read more
I would highly recommend this workaway! Thank you Thomas and… read more
Lukas is also a great help around the house and garden. He is a big guy, and puts thought into the work he does, so you do not have to explain things twice (and often not at all).
We'd… read more
Iona is a very caring and intelligent person, and she was loved by our boys, who liked to draw, play and jump… read more
During my stay, I did many different jobs, from cleaning and working in the garden to painting the guest… read more
We can only recommend her, and wish… read more
