Work exchange in United Kingdom: Join our family and dogs in rural...

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

Cheerful and reliable dog lovers welcome! You will help me with daily tasks of keeping the house clean & tidy, general maintenance, dog care, basic gardening. Opportunities to help my husband on diy projects. We would like to tidy up/landscape the garden so experience here would be helpful. Routine tasks - weeding, hedge trimming & lawn mowing.Other tasks vary seasonally. You will need to be fit and active; we go for 2 dog walks every day.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Over 19 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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14 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

11 Get in touch with nature
10 Practicing English
9 Meeting locals
8 Immersing in the local culture
3 Developing environmental awareness
3 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 12. Responsible consumption and production
3 15. Life on land

Dony

Guatemala

I had a great time in here. Joanna and Charlie made me feel part of the family. Working with the dogs was such a lovely experience. The location is in the rural area so it was a great opportunity for me to meditate and relax. Definitely a place to have calm experience. Only on Sundays there's no public transport so it's hard to do anything on that day. The activities at the house are easy to make, it's more about checking what needs to be done; there's also a lot of walking in the nature which I enjoyed.

2 months ago

Giovanna

Brazil

My stay in the home was incredible! Joanna and Charlie are wonderful people and made me feel at home from day one. I had the opportunity to live unforgettable moments and meet the cutest dogs, who are now forever in my heart. It was a unique experience that I will always carry with me. I highly recommend it

3 months ago

Maria Del Carmen

Peru

Joanna and Charlie are wonderful people, they made me feel at home, and even though my English level wasn't very advanced, they were willing to understand me and explain things several times if I didn't understand something. I really valued the experience, it was my first volunteer experience and I would definitely do it again.

5 months ago

Lorena

Chile

My stay has really been very good, I'll be leaving soon, but I have the best memories, very sociable, respectful and I always felt very comfortable, very grateful for everything, I hope to meet again.

6 months ago

Julia

Australia

I had a lovely stay in the home with Jo and Charlie, I really got to soak up the countryside nearby and explore the fields via cycling. Bonus of being able to hop into the gorgeous city of Cambridge after the mornings and on weekends. I really appreciated all the food, advice and conversations that Jo and Charlie were able to offer. I helped walking all the doggies that came to stay and cleaned around the home in any way I could as well as offering help in the garden. Thanks again for hosting me!

about 1 year ago

Joanna replied

So sorry Julia - hadn't realised there is a time limit to write a review.
Julia cheerfully did everything asked of her and she was great with the dogs - calm, kind and confident. She is enthusiastic, reliable and responsible and we enjoyed our conversations and introduction to Moldovan food!
Julia is keen to make the most of her time away & pack in as many experiences as possible.
Good luck Julia with your future travels.

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