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Au pair and house/pet-sitting at our remote property near Ullapool, Scotland

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  2025 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 3 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Myself and my partner Julien, Felix ( 2 years) and Fergus ( not yet 1 ) live and work on our farm. We are 8 miles from the village of Ullapool down a private bumpy road so feels very remote and even getting there is a bit of an adventure. We run a hill farm with sheep and cattle and well as a couple of self catered properties. We try and live as self sufficiently as possible producing our own electricity and growing as much as possible in our garden.

    We would really appreciate the extra help au pairing Felix and Fergus and house and pet sitting while we are away or busy lambing. No help at all will be asked on the farm or with farm animals. There will usually be someone around to help with any questions or go on adventures together during your time off.
    We usually go away for small trips for example during April we lamb our sheep on a farm near inverness
    We are looking for help to get our walled garden up and running every season. Even better if you have experience or are super keen and want to learn.
    You will be out of mobile phone reception and very limited internet as we have a small allowance per month. So prefer workaways who want a digital detox, Enjoy hiking, nature and are self motivated. We also have no screen for our kids.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Práctica de idiomas
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
    Cuidado de casas
  • Intereses

    Intereses

    Sostenibilidad
    Mascotas
    Agricultura
    Bricolaje y manualidades
    Libros
    Historia
    Música
    Cuidado de plantas
    Fotografía
    Idiomas
    Jardinería
    Cocina y alimentación
    Autostop
    Carpintería
    Animales
    Yoga / bienestar
    Naturaleza
    Acampada
    Navegar / barcos
    Montaña
    Baile
    Deportes acuáticos
    Actividades al aire libre
    Senderismo
    Ciclismo
    Deportes de aventura
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    We love hosting people from all different countries and sharing our way of life with them. We try for self sufficiently, making our own electricity and produce our vegetables and meat from the farm and garden. Volunteers will benefit from an amazing opportunity to stay in the highlands of Scotland living on a traditional hill farm. Julien is French but we speak English at home, so its a great place to improve your English. We try hard to make this a great exchange for both of us, language, music, books, traditions, food and also work and skills.

  • Au pair

    Ayuda au pair

    This host has let us know they’ll be complying with UK regulations for au pair stays.

  • Proyectos con niños

    Proyectos con niños

    En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    The help will be au pairing Felix and Fergus this includes helping around the house with cooking, laundry and cleaning. I need help organizing and sorting out toys and clothes.
    We also ask someone to help while we are away to house sit, this entails looking after the pets, we have dogs, ducks and chickens. So requires someone who is independent and happy with some responsibility.

    Help is very dependent on what tasks we are doing when you stay. We should be able to outline our plans for the time you would stay with us. We will be able to show you how to look after the place while we are away. As we make our own electricity and live off grid we also try for self sufficiency. This will suit someone who is interested in this type of lifestyle.

    We would prefer a workaway who would like to stay this entire time with us. This way they would get to know the area better and the routine on the place. It would also help to get to know Felix so that he does not have to keep meeting new workaways often and has a familiar face. Please get in touch if this appeals to you.

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Inglés: Fluido
    Francés: Fluido

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    Julien is French and we are trying to teach the two boys French from the start so love having French spoken around the place.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    We love to make you feel at home here and part of the family so you will be living in our cottage with us. Your bedroom will either be a shared attic room with other volunteers or a private room or a separate hut depending on availability. We will let you know before if we are expecting other volunteers during your stay. We have double or single beds and a shared bathroom. We cook and eat meals together. We try to eat as much from the farm as possible so help with food preparation from the garden would be useful. I love it when volunteers help with the shopping list also, getting the food they love to cook and eat.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    We are quite remote so good for those people seeking to get of the beaten track and wanting a bit more adventure and lost in nature. On the farm you can enjoy walking, climbing, riding, sailing, fly fishing or staying out in a bothy. We live in an incredible remote location with great walks from the door step. To show you have read my profile before applying please mention the word unicorn in your email of introduction....Sorry getting a bit fed up with copy paste and no thought to the first emails to me. Thanks.
    The village of Ullapool is 8 miles away. We have bikes you can borrow- if you can help with bike maintenance always appreciated. Happy to offer lifts when we are going. Ullapool is a small but bustling fishing village with cafes, restaurants, art galleries, book shops, pubs and some great live music.
    From Ullapool there is the possibility of exploring further afield. The nearest city is Inverness which is an hour and a half away with a couple of buses going a day.
    Looking for people with lots of positive energy, common sense, and the ability to put tools back!

    We lost our 2 year old son Leon last year in an accident on the farm, I need to make workawayers aware of this before they come and stay.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    We have space on the other side of the river for vans. This area has no running water or electricity as its on the other side of the river to the house. You would be welcome to use the house.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 737942963212

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