Looking for help with gardening , craft and DIY projects around our home in Kilchoan Ardnamurchan, West Coast of Scotland.

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We have lived in Kilchoan for 42 years, so can give a lot of help with regards to local knowledge. It is an exceptionally beautiful area, great for walking, swimming, cycling, kayaking and exploring the islands around us.
We are both interested in Craft work, John makes leather belts, I work making sculptural piece.
Our house is on top of the hill, we need help with landscaping, we have a polytunnel and vegetable garden.
We need help with supporting my mother who is 96, this would involve giving her her lunch and supper.
There is some paid work doing changeover in our self catering cottage, this is during the tourist season.
We have had many workaways and as you can see from our reviews they have all enjoying their time with us.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Compagnie pour pers. âgée
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique / avec Internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We are a very friendly family and live in a good community. You can learn a lot about the culture.
L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum
Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.
L’hôte a indiqué qu'il paierait au moins le salaire horaire minimum de son pays pour chaque heure travaillée et que l’hébergement serait fourni. Il demande de l'aide dans le cadre de son entreprise ou activité professionnelle. Contactez l'hôte directement via la messagerie du site pour en savoir plus et avoir des détails sur le salaire proposé. Tous les arrangements devraient être conclus à l'avance avec votre hôte.
Aide
We have a small holding on the West Coast of Scotland and are looking for help in the garden and growing vegetables. Computer skills are always welcomed. As you can see from our reviews everyone has really enjoyed staying with us.
We offer monetary payment of at least the minimum wage of Scotland for each hour worked.
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Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
We have accommodation in a touring caravan, which has a compost toilet that you would need to empty yourselve.
Autres infos...
We live in a very beautiful part of Scotland, so having an interest in the outdoor life is essential. We are a boat trip to Tobermory which is a lovely village on the Isle of Mull.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We do have good wifi connection.
Espace pour garer des vans
We can have a camper van on site.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
We are happy if you have a dog.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback laissé par et pour l'hôte (18)

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Échange culturel:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)

02.06.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Lucie) pour l'hôte

I am glad I spent almost one month with Jacqui & John in such a beautiful place as Ardnamurchan is.

I was helping mostly with housework, garden, changeovers and computer work. I had a lot of free time to walk around all the area, I took a LOT of photos and always got a ride when needed. The sceneries are unforgettable, specially my favourite… read more

(Excellent )

02.03.2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Isabel)

Isabel was a joy to have around, very friendly, hard working, we would love to have a back again. Good photographer, loves the wildlife.
Jacqui & John

(Excellent )

26.10.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Isabel) pour l'hôte

Staying at Jacqui and John's beautiful home in Kilchoan/Ardnamurchan was a delightful experience, and my first workaway. I stayed for almost 3 weeks, but the time passed so quickly. Both of them are so warm-hearted, tolerant and and creative minds and I felt safe and sound the first minute on.

The tasks given were very versatile, from work in the… read more

(Excellent )

28.12.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Charlotte) pour l'hôte

Me and my dog Freyja were at Jacqui and John's place for a brief but wonderful and memorable time. Seldom have I felt so welcome that I could just be myself within days. One can lose themselves a bit when travelling, and here I fully picked myself up and thawed. They are rare people, like those few extraordinary shells on a beach that has… read more

(Excellent )

03.04.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Jonas & Martin) pour l'hôte

Where should I start! Maybe at the beginning, or at least at the part opposite to the end. Two German blokes arrived one day at a certain house in Kilchoan, starved, unwashed, unshaven, being only able to communicate in mumbled fragments of prelingual noises, which they excused as their "native "language"". Like bears they looked, Like Haggis they… read more smelled, which at least helped to improve the Impression a little bit. Thanks only to the mercy, patiens and previous expierience with savages (or "workaways",as you have to call them nowdays) of Jacqui and John, they survived. Where others would have gotten out their shotgun right away, they waited one and a half months whith that, until it was time for us to wander on and for them to give us a last Salute. The scottish kind of course, where you aim just slightly above the head of someone who is running away from you and shout "Get off my lawn, you german Bratwurst and Schnitzelsmelling parasites!"
Inbetween, we had the most wonderful time. Jacqui and John are one of the kindest, funniest and most open-minded people we have come across in our short lives. Their humorous, unirateble tempers, their meditating, relaxing and low-frequency voices made work fun and play hard. What unexpected change of norms!
It was so kind of them to let us be part in the great european Experiment: After generations of war and hatret, for the first time in history, members of the tribe of the Germanics and the Britannics sat in friedship around one table, while peacefully ranting about the french - a method which bound Europe together for so long and now again heals the scars. What a victory for solidarity! Together we shared Service cable trenches, overcoming the xenophobia and decadence of old, where all the nationalities demanded their seperate trenches, egoistically just for themselves, like at the Somme.
Skills, Just like in traditional communal life, where Not regarded as an expensive privilege, but as somthing to be
shared for the greater good. German engineering worked at its best, british technophobia and generell incompetence shone at its brightest! What a prime example for transnationalistic synergy.
Let me just add something about the village community: Just after a week, you will have been invited to a couple of movienights, played Badminton against the best and fairest loosers of the world, who don't mind your superior skills at all, and eaten Fish'n'Chips with everyone and his sister/aunt.
We had a wonderful, jolly good time in Kilchoan with Jacqui and John, and recommend it to everyone! Plus, you will improve your english singiffycantley, and learn a lot about sottish and westcoast and general history and culture of the universe, this and that and everything, and how to spend a workday most efficiently.
Go West, young man!

(Excellent )

17.03.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Martyna)

It was lovely having Martyna staying with us, she was easy to work with, we are looking forward to her coming back in the Summer.

(Excellent )

03.03.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Martyna) pour l'hôte

I had such a great stay with Jacqui and John! They are the best hosts a workawayer could hope for. From the start they were kind and patient and 5 weeks passed way to quickly. John and Jacqui were an absolute delight to talk with, I was treated to long, funny stories about friends and neighbours and felt very much at home.

We cooked delicious… read more

(Excellent )

19.01.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Damien)

Damien was a great help, with his engineer background, he sorted out our kitchen lights, carosuel, fixed my bicycle, along with lots of other things. He was great company and cooked us some lovely meals. We wish him all the best with this future work. His English is very good and I am sure will have improved with John good teaching.

(Excellent )

18.01.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Damien) pour l'hôte

Dear Mister Wright, Dear Miss Wrong ;-)
Thank you a lot for all your patience with my English and the kindness that you communicated to me all during my stay in your place... Kilchoan is the perfect place to reconnect with the nature and kind people!
I enjoyed a lot my walk with Jacqui and her walking association arround the caldera. I will, also,… read more

(Excellent )

06.01.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Wendy)

We really enjoyed having Wendy staying with us, she is very hard working, required hardly any managing, she was actually good at helping us manage our time. We are looking forward to seeing her again.

(Excellent )

05.01.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Wendy) pour l'hôte

Jacqui and John are easygoing and welcoming hosts. They offer an interesting range of tasks and the opportunity to use your iniative, experience and creativity. They embrace life wholeheartedly and share readily. I extended my stay twice and worked with them for over 3 months. I particularly enjoy outdoor work and was able to pick and preserve… read more

(Excellent )

22.11.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Dawn )

Dawn was great company and helped us in so many ways. She is great at baking tasty cakes.

Jacqui & John

(Excellent )

28.09.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Dawn ) pour l'hôte

Jacqui and John are lovely and welcoming people into their home. I really enjoyed my stay with them and helping out in their craft shop, make fresh cakes and servering the customers. Lots of different activities to do to help out and Jacqui and John were really reflexable in what you did for them which made me want to help them out as much as I… read more

(Excellent )

22.11.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Deborah & Mauricio)

Deborah and Mauricio
Were both great company and helped us in so many ways. Jacqui & John

(Excellent )

21.07.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Deborah & Mauricio) pour l'hôte

Before arriving, we did't know too much about this special place in Scotland. The time we spent there was a good surprise, because of the incredible and dramatic landscapes, but specially because we had the best hosts we could imagine.

Jacqui and John are very friendly and talkative people! We could learn a lot from them and spent good moments,… read more

(Excellent )

21.10.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Laura & Kai) pour l'hôte

This was our first Workaway experience and we couldn't have hoped for better hosts than Jacqui and John who made us feel extremely welcome. The work was varied and always interesting: baking cakes and serving customers in the cafe, picking and processing fruit, helping with changeovers, making cider and jams! The accommodation was great, and we… read more

(Excellent )

09.09.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Jules & Esther) pour l'hôte

I never done any workaway before my experience with John and Jaqui. After one year of work in Scotland, I had never been in this part of the country, it was a mistake ! I came in Ardnamurchan to work with them during 3 weeks. Seriously ? 3 weeks ? My feeling was no more than 5 days. An AMAZING experience, they were so involved with me, I made… read more

(Excellent )

08.09.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Thea) pour l'hôte

Having the experience and opportunity to work and stay there for almost 2 weeks in this wonderful place in Scotland is something that I will never forget and always will be grateful for. Had great people that was also working with me at Jacqui and John`s home, where the work was relaxed and usually the work was different most days. Gardening, cafe… read more

(Excellent )

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