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Hello everyone!
We are Upe and Marieke, both artists who fell in love with this old priory. At the moment we are with 3 people, a semi-permanent guest/volunteer, permaculture specialist Chantal from Belgium and a funny cat, a dog and three chickens.
Our native language is Dutch, but we can also welcome you in French, German, Spanish and English.
We are working on a major project for the renovation of a beautiful old manor (manoir) and its 9 outbuildings in Normandy.
The whole site is actually more of a hamlet, set on 6 hectares of meadows with its own pond. It's actually in two communes, Varenguebec and Montsenelle, it's huge. We have two mayors. :))
We have a variety of jobs to offer including gardening, landscaping, assisting with internal and external renovations of the buildings, building two gîtes, helping to build stone walls, plastering, laying bricks, installing underfloor heating, there is plenty to do!
We are mainly looking for professionals who have experience with bricolage and other construction work.
Usually we eat together, a hot meal in the afternoon. We like to cook for you, but we also like it if you surprise us with your own specialities. We grow our own fruit and start growing our own vegetables.
Although we are in rural France there is a good mix of culture and activities to meet and mingle with the locals or other travellers. There is an excellent bakery 1 km away and the town of La Haye du Puits 5 km away with many facilities such as bars and restaurants and shops. The endless beaches are 15 km away with nice historic villages such as Port-Bail, Sainte Mere-Eglise and Barneville-Carteret. You can walk for days on the many capes along the coast. In the summer there are many flea markets and (jazz) festivals. If you are interested in the ancient culture that lies underground on the property, we have a metal detector. Since the building was founded in 1156, there are probably interesting things waiting to be excavated.
For those who don't have transport, we are happy to take you to nearby beaches, towns or public transport by car.
For more impressions of our project, ask us for our links.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
- Restoration projects
- Gardening
- Permaculture
- DIY and bricolage projects
We offer an versatile and ambitious plan in which we can use (a lot of) specialist (technical) construction supervision. Experience with renovation and masonry is super welcome.
The regenerative way of farming, learning and making use of nature and its circular processes really appeals to us and a permaculture setup would fit in well with the structure and our plans, so experience and knowledge are very welcome there too!
If you enjoy cutting down trees and branches with a brushcutter and pulling weeds there's plenty of work to do too.
Knowledge of food forests, permaculture and the like are most welcome.
Aide
Help needed:
- DIY bricolage
- plastering
- bricklaying (with old stones)
- gardening
- cooking
We could really use the help of people with experience in plastering and restoration.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
- four bedrooms in the house
- two toilets, for the moment one bathroom but soon it will be two
- unlimited wi-fi
- bicycles available
- car transport if needed
- train station close by
- outdoor with camper/caravan or tent
Autres infos...
Activities and interesting places nearby:
• The site of Mont Castre is nearby: ancient stony carrier has remnants from neolithic, gallo-roman et medieval periods.
• Hikes & Walks along Cape Carteret and La Hague with possibility of paragliding
• A variety of beautiful and endless beaches along the coastline of La Manche from Avranches to Cherbourg
• Lovely city of Bayeux, rich in culture and of course the famous Musée de la Tapisserie
• The lovely historic capital of Contention Coutances with the Notre-Dame Cathedral an example of Norman Gothic art.
• The Jazz sous les pommiers festival takes place every year in Coutances in the heart of the Cotentin
• The lovely city of Caen rich in culture
• Hikes & Walks in Le Mont-Saint-Michel
• Musée D-Day Omaha Beach, Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
People who want to work online and use our internet can do so in the common living room. We have Wi-fi, fiber has not yet been installed on the property. Last summer, several people worked online, despite the fact that it is not a super-fast connection, there were regular zoom meetings that could take place without any problems.
Espace pour garer des vans
The site certainly offers enough space for campervans. In the courtyard, which is flat, there's room for at least 3 or 4. In the fields is enough space for (many) tents.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
We have a cat of our own, her name is Charlie, usually she goes along fine with all the dogs staying with us.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Martina is open-minded, good fun and always sociable with… read more
I shared my time there with another workawayer with whom I restored an ancient pathway in a learning-by-doing process. Starting a project from zero and being able to complete it has been a truly rewarding experience for me. As for Marieke and Upe, they are quite… read more
Emily is a sweet girl, open minded and very social, always with a good laugh.
Colin is a good teammate, nice to have around and very reliable and eager to do a good job.
They both worked on the restoration of an old staircase, always with a… read more
Flora was a lovely guest, easy going and with a good sense of humor. She was a little timid at first, but that passed very quickly, we had a lot of interesting talks.
She was determined to do her job well and was very precise in what she… read more
As my first workaway experience I couldn't wish for a better staying.
They are very easy-going, flexible and friendly people. I felt immediately at ease.
Marieke is an enthusiastic person, she has always a smile on her face, I laughed a lot especially when "we got lost".
Upe is a multi-tasking… read more
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Martina is open-minded, good fun and always sociable with… read more
I shared my time there with another workawayer with whom I restored an ancient pathway in a learning-by-doing process. Starting a project from zero and being able to complete it has been a truly rewarding experience for me. As for Marieke and Upe, they are quite… read more
Emily is a sweet girl, open minded and very social, always with a good laugh.
Colin is a good teammate, nice to have around and very reliable and eager to do a good job.
They both worked on the restoration of an old staircase, always with a… read more
Flora was a lovely guest, easy going and with a good sense of humor. She was a little timid at first, but that passed very quickly, we had a lot of interesting talks.
She was determined to do her job well and was very precise in what she… read more
As my first workaway experience I couldn't wish for a better staying.
They are very easy-going, flexible and friendly people. I felt immediately at ease.
Marieke is an enthusiastic person, she has always a smile on her face, I laughed a lot especially when "we got lost".
Upe is a multi-tasking… read more
