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Hi,
We live on the site of an old Mill house, south of the Deux-Sèvres, Poitou Charentes, South West France. It is a beautiful property, on 2.5 hectares surrounded by the Sompteuse river on one side and fields on the other. We have a horse and a shetland pony (Indy and Isis), hens, a sheep (Beryl), a goat (Mabel), 2 dogs - Reilly, our 16 month old adopted pointer-cross and Mulligan, our 15 year old Jack Russell.
It is a large house which we are currently splitting into 2- one half will be our home and the other half will be a gîte for summer lets. Anybody coming to stay would have their own room and bathroom.
We have 3 daughters - Meghan is 26 and currently living and working in London, Roisin is 24 and is living and working in Lille and Rhiannon is 20 in her second year of University in Montpellier.
My husband David and myself are currently renovating our property and re-landscaping our garden in order to start offering holiday rentals this summer. I also teach French (to local ex-pats) and English to businesses and individuals in Niort.
We enjoy spending our time on the property as well as going for long walks around the countryside. I go out for walks everyday with Reilly as he is a lively young dog who needs lots of exercise. We are also keen cooks so enjoy cooking up tasty dishes for ourselves and friends, when we are allowed to socialise !
The environment is rural, calm and peaceful.
Helen
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
As an English speaking family in France there is the benefit of a dual cultural experience - living and working within an English speaking environment while enjoying the beautiful countryside and market towns that rural France has to offer. Whilst we speak English at home, we have many French friends and throughout the summer there are often local events that we attend as well as entertaining in each other's houses.
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
The priority at the moment is the renovation project, primarily painting and decorating as well as helping David fit a kitchen and bathroom.
The garden is also large and we are currently landscaping for a pergola, a bridge and some new flowerbeds - any experience in these areas would be great but not essential!
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
As a language teacher I am happy to help any visitors with their language needs, either in French or English.
Hébergement
As I said before we have a large property so anyone coming here would have their own bedroom and bathroom. You would eat with us, but there is plenty of space to get away to do your own thing if you wish.
Autres infos...
There is no public transport from our village and the nearest town is 9 km away (the market towns of Chef Boutonne or Melle). From there, there are buses which will take you to Niort, our nearest large town. La Rochelle and Poitiers are also within commuting distance.
We have numerous bikes at your disposal to visit the local markets and countryside. It is a very peaceful and tranquil place, and would suit someone who enjoys country life and all that has to offer.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
We have lots of space so there would be no problem welcoming a campervan.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Thank you so much.
Alex always worked longer hours than necessary in order to finish his work and took pride in what he did. He spent his free time studying and practising French and made every effort to integrate into our… read more
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Thank you so much.
Alex always worked longer hours than necessary in order to finish his work and took pride in what he did. He spent his free time studying and practising French and made every effort to integrate into our… read more
The sheep are currently very happy in the fenced paddock that you helped to put up; the river continues to run smoothly thanks to your efforts; the bonfires continue to burn and the strimming continues to be necessary! However your hard work has made this stage more manageable.
A pleasure to have you with… read more
We really appreciate all your hard work around the garden, sorting out the woodshed for us, helping lay a floor and pull down a wall in the property we are renovating.
Good luck with your future plans!
