Stay in a lovely farmhouse and have fun learning new skills in the Poitou-Charente, France

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  Description

  My name is Keith and my wife is Hayley, we recently bought a lovely farmhouse, with land and outbuildings in the Poitou-Charente area of France. The village is lovely and the people are friendly. We feel we have really found our forever paradise. We currently divide our time between France and UK. We are in a rural area surrounded by Cognac vineyards.
  
  We are looking for people to stay with us and any help you can provide be it some DIY, gardening or cleaning will be welcome. I was a builder with over 30 years experience, so if you are looking to learn, I can help you. For fun there are local vineyards to visit, plenty of restaurants and cycling paths are every where. I enjoy painting and can teach you how to draw and paint if that is something that would interest you. We are a train ride away from Bordeaux, so visiting there is easy and stress free. You will currently stay in a caravan on site it is very comfortable and warm. We could accommodate a couple or a single person at the moment.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Livres

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Animaux

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Cyclisme
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are always interested in meeting new people and learning about different cultures. We are trying to learn to speak French at the moment, so any help would be appreciated. Of course, if you are interested in learning any English or want to know more about England, then we will help you.
  I am happy to share skills that I have acquired over the years with you, if there is anything you want to learn met me know. I will help with you on different tasks, I don't expect you to turn up and do my tasks for me. Helping in a team is more fun.
  My wife is a great cook and enjoys baking, but if that is something that you like to do, I am sure she will step aside and let you create.
  I am also happy to share my experiences of living in a rural area, moving abroad and getting used to dealing with French tradesmen and companies.

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  Aide

  The house is in a lovely area and the site is beautiful, the house does need modernising as the last time was probably about 40 years ago. However, we are comfortable there and have good neighbours. We are looking for help with gardening which would involve cutting the grass, pruning and possibly planting. We hope to start a vegetable patch soon and this could be one of the tasks we do. We also need help around the house, cleaning or basic creative DIY tasks. Or basically whatever you are interested in, if you want to learn a skill, I can teach you.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are trying to learn French at the moment so any help would be appreciated
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  Hébergement

  We have a comfortable caravan on site which you will stay in. It is fully equipped so would give you some 'private' time to yourself. By winter we will have more rooms in the house finished, so you could then stay with us in the house.

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  Autres infos...

  The area is lovely for walking and cycling. The local village is lovely with a good restaurant and bar and a weekly market. You can get the train from a local village to Bordeaux. I also play guitar and enjoy art so if anyone stays with those interests we can have a go

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have a long driveway you could park, but we would need dimensions as a large camper may not fit in the gateway

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Lucy

  Jack Russell

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