Help us with our romantic place in Mariefred, Sweden

Infos

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  Description

  Couples Only. We are an easy going Swedish couple living in our beloved romantic estate in Mariefred, 7km southwest of Stockholm with our dog Chula. We own and run an outdoor hard goods company in Stockholm. We manufacture and sell backpacks and paddle sports equipment, mainly kayaks, in more than 40 countries. We are away for a few days now and again. We are rarely away for more than one week at a time.
  
  We are reliable and relaxed. We love cooking, gardening, the outdoors and especially animals. There are 11 hektars of gardens, parkland, woods and grazing land. The 17 century estate with 3 main buildings with views over the nearby lake Mälaren, is about 0,5 km from the lovely historical town of Mariefred where you can hang out with the locals in the picturesque village bar. There are also many restaurants and cafés to explore.
  There are usually bicycles, kayaks or SUPs for you to borrow.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Technologie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Ferme

  

  Culture

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Sports d'équipe

  

  Sports d'aventure

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Montagne

  

  Randonnée

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Langues

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  The area is rural Sweden at its best and there are bicycles at your disposal. Get to know local produce, pick up some Swedish and local culture. The area is absolutely stunning country land with rolling hills, beautiful forests and lake Mälaren just 300m away. As Mariefred is a popular tourists town, there are many things to see and explore.
  Stockholm is just 35 mins away by train and the lovely town of Strängnäs with everything you need, only 15 km away. There is another family living on the property who speak English and french. Tomas grew up in Mexico and Switzerland, so there is a lot of interaction between languages and cultures. We enjoy large family dinners and getting to know our Workaway guests!

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  Aide

  We are looking for couples who enjoy the outdoors, gardening and general maintenance of the buildings and woods surrounding our houses. Experience with farm equipment and heavy machinery is a great asset. Vivi is passionate about flowers and spends a lot of time gardening and Tomas is very practical working on the repairs and building projects. The estate is on 11ha with 7ha of woods, and 2ha of fields and a spectacular 1ha garden with sprawling lawns filled with fruit trees, berry bushes, flower beds and a large kitchen garden. The woods are mainly old oaks and other leaf trees, and have been beautifully maintained during our 22 year stay at Mariehov. We have done this ourselves, but helping hands are now always welcome...
  
  We ask for couples as we travel. We feel it's a safety issue not to be alone while holding the fort. Also, it can get lonely by yourself. We prefer if you can stay at least 1 month, preferably more.
  
  The main task is to help out with the woods, garden and park on the estate. Especially when we travel you need to keep the garden in shape. We seldom travel during summer other than over a weekend or a week at the most. Tomas does some business travelling during summer. Therefore helping us cutting hedges, tending to bushes, trees and flower beds or cutting underbrush in the woods is necessary. Also helping us with fences that might need your attention. We have a large mowing robot that cuts the grass 24/7, but edges will need some tending to and removing grass in gravel.
  
  When we travel, we usually have a dog sitter for our dog Chula, but she would enjoy your love and supervision if you are able.
  If you are handy, or even better, have building skills there are lots of interesting projects you are free to take on. Like doors, windows etc etc. Its great to get help repairing the buildings, machines and so on.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Swedish: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Français: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language. You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Hébergement

  The accommodation is in a separate guesthouse, renovated in 2013, with combined kitchen and living room with a large sofa bed and also a bedroom and bathroom with shower and washing machine. a separate outdoor area with garden furniture is connected to the guest house where you can barbecue. The kitchen includes a 2 plate stove, a separate small counter oven and a small refrigerator. Food can be purchased at the local supermarkets nearby (500m from the estate) and will be reimbursed. The lake Mälaren is just down a small pedestrian gravel road where you can jump in and enjoy a morning or afternoon swim from a private dock at the local boat club. Your guest house also has hi-speed wifi and a large TV.

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  Autres infos...

  Mariefred is one of the oldest towns with preserved architecture and has one of Swedens most beautiful medieval castles (Gripsholms Slott). The castle hosts one of Europes largest portrait collections. We usually arrange a private, guided tour of the castle for our Workaway couple. The village has a steam engine and steam boat that take you to Taxinge Castle that is locally called the pastry palace. There is plenty to see and do in the area but Stockholm is only a 35 min train ride away from Mariefred.

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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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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have hi-speed internet (fibre) and your accommodations has its own wifi hub.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have ample parking at the estate for a camper van

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Chula

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