Jo and Steve's Home

We're a middle aged English speaking couple creating a special environment here. Gardening, art and making everyone feel happy is what motivates us.

We have a beautiful home in a very peaceful and idyllic setting that we share with our friendly dogs and cats. You'll have your own lovely room and a bathroom, use of our living areas, access to an art studio and, if its warm enough, use of our pool.

If you are looking for a quiet haven in a beautiful setting the Moulin is for you!

You'll be treated as our guest - in return for some manual help around the garden, orchard and house. We will treat you with trust, respect and humour - and we'll make sure that you get to see the stunning area in which we live whilst you're with us. We see this as an exchange - your labour for our hospitality. We are generous hosts and would be upset if our volunteers felt shortchanged both in the food they eat, their accommodation and the experience. In return we ask that you be motivated during your hours, are enthusiastic, smiling and engage with us. We enjoy having volunteers in our home for several reasons and not only for the tasks that you do - although that is important too. Having a volunteer is motivating - it makes us tackle some of the tasks that maybe we have been putting off. We get a buzz from seeing the progress on our home and gardens, and from seeing this beautiful place through someone else's eyes. And with our children leading their own lives we miss the connection to current culture and love hearing about it through our volunteers.


Reseñas

5.0
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Anfitrión y equipo

5.0

Horas y tareas

5.0

Hostal

5.0

Aprendizaje y diversión

5.0

Reino Unido

5

What a wonderful family! The work was well explained, varied, sometimes challenging, but always rewarding—and Jo and Steve truly appreciate it. They make sure you have everything you need, the food is amazing, and the trips to nearby towns were a great bonus. Dinner conversations were inspiring and I learned a lot from their experiences. The house and grounds are beautiful. Jo is very knowledgeable—she taught me how to build a compost heap and gave me great gardening advice. Steve is hardworking and gives clear, helpful instructions. Thank you both for making me feel so welcome.

hace 26 días


Joanna respondido

Ah Michaela what a really lovely review. Thankyou. We loved having you to stay. And thankyou for working so very hard, being delightful company and leaving your room absolutely spotless. You would be welcome back anytime xx

Chile

5

Staying with Jo and Steve was an AMAZING experience in every way. They were both very kind and respectful to me and the other volunteer. They were also very involved in helping us learn different kinds of skills while we were working. Lovely house and lovely family — 100% recommended. I really liked that them and one of their sons worked with us every day. ❤️

hace 26 días


Joanna respondido

Thankyou Matias. We really enjoyed hosting you and Michaela. You both worked so hard and with such enthusiasm. You're always welcome here. Enjoy your travels xx

Estados Unidos

5

Jo and Steve were wonderful hosts that were extremely accommodating and made my first worldpacker experience unforgettable and the best I could ask for. The work was various, and some days it was hard and some days easy. I learned so much about gardening, composting, living sustainably, quiet rural farm life, landscaping, and how to use many farm tools. I would hope any Worldpackers reading this dont get the idea that it will be easy--as long as you work hard, have ambition, and have regard for others and their things, this will be for you like it was for me--the best I could ask for.

hace 1 año


Joanna respondido

Hi Avery, I'm sorry I forgot to respond! Hope all's well and you've had a productive summer.
Thanks for all your help last autumn and take care of yourself x

Argentina

4

Jo and Steve are nice hosts, they shared their house and their lifestyle with me. Jo taught me a lot about permaculture and gardening. Steve took me hiking and kayaking. Their house is beautiful, they are great cooks and they have 2 awesome dogs and 1 cat. I recommend this experience if you want to improve your English, learn about gardening and you enjoy spending time in nature and in a quiet environment!

hace más de 1 año


Joanna respondido

Thanks for a lovely review, Ana. We enjoyed having you to stay at Le Moulin and we appreciate all your hard work in the garden and our home. We wish you well in all your future plans. x

Brasil

5

Jo and Steve were so lovely to me. I really enjoyed the time that I spent with them. The job wasn't so light, because it's summer time and there's a lot of things to do. But Jo and Steve always respected my working hours and were always trying to make sure that I was enjoying the job and learning from it. It's not that easy to go to other places around, because the house is far away, but Jo and Steve took me to a lot of different places and cities. I had a really nice cultural experience, with live concerts and art galleries. And the food was really good! It's a real luck to be chosen by them

hace más de 1 año


Joanna respondido

Thankyou for your kind words, Marina. You were a delight to have here. I'm sorry that due to our family emergency your stay was impacted, and we're grateful for your patience. And all your hard work.

Be safe in all your adventures going forward. But do keep having all gjise adventures!! Big hugs. Xx


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