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🏞️ A True Scottish Highland Experience 🏰

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The experience


Come and live in one of the most beautiful areas on the West Coast of Scotland. We are based in Torridon, surrounded by 150 acres of stunning old woodland on the shores of Loch Torridon.
Our historic estate house is looking for passionate individuals to help with a variety of tasks, including:
🌱 Gardening & DIY projects
🛠️ Maintenance & estate work
🐴 Working with horses
🏡 Helping around the house (B&B, fixing things, general support)

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner German

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

During the high season (from April to the end of September) the main estate house is run as a Bed & Breakfast. As well as this, there are four self-contained cottages rented out as holiday cottages all year round.
Areas of help can be:
- Generally supporting the overall Estate situation and ad hoc tasks
- Restoring the garden
- general Gardening
- Fixing roads
- Help with the family
- Help with the horses ( Islandics )
- Painting
- DIY

Activities & Shift

We are an open house and a lot of interesting people come by. We are well connected into the community so you will experience some real highland life. During the summer we will have house concerts and other cultural events.

Our surroundings are stunning - so if you are an outdoors type you can enjoy one of the most beautiful landscapes on the West coast of Scotland.

If you are into woodwork or crafts - you can use our wood workshop to build and make things in your free time. We have had a different artists here staying with us painting, composing, writing. If you are interested to learn how to meditate we offer meditation instructions.

Also we are very open for any project suggestions if you have skills that you could apply here - any idea are welcome.

Rules

Important Notice: We do not tolerate any drug and alcohol abuse on the Estate and will ask you to leave immediately if we experience this.