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16h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Pet Sitting
- Taking care of and looking after pets.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- 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.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- 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.
- 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
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 2 weeks
The Experience
We're going away for a week and like having someone in the house to look after the cats, the house and garden. There will be a few things to do, making sure the house is clean when we come back and some gardening if you like that. We would like to meet you before we go and see you after. You can walk / bike along the canal, go for walks in the woods, go by bus/train to Leicester or Nottingham.
Learn moreRequirements
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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5 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Homestay
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 4 Immersing in the local culture
- 4 Get in touch with nature
- 4 Developing environmental awareness
- 4 Meeting locals
- 4 Practicing English
- 3 Learning about sustainability
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 4 15. Life on land
- 2 2. Zero hunger
- 2 11. Sustainable cities and communities
Harrison
Australia
As cliche as it may sound, the home truly made me feel at home away from home. Very accomodating, allowing genuine freedom within their house and respecting boundaries and needs. Being able to bond through music and meet their family was really cool and the town of Loughborough was a lovely little destination. Never felt uncomfortable, always fed. Couldn't ask for a better host family for my month! :)
4 months ago
Alix replied
Oh I'm glad you felt at home. It was lovely you all had music in common. All the best for your travels.
Fran
Chile
It was a really good experience, the home are great hoster, they are kind and nice, always worried that I feel comfortable and good. The house is beautiful, the cats are adorable too Misha and Suki...I'll miss them. the home thank you so much for allow me shared with your family, I really enjoyed.
almost 2 years ago
Alix replied
Mucho placer. We look forward to seeing you again xx
Priscila
Brazil
We loved spending a week at the hosts' house, the home are an amazing couple who welcomed us with all their love and care, they did everything to make us feel at ease! the home showed us the city, the park, took beautiful pictures of us and helped us a lot in English (thanks teacher) the home touched us with his beautiful music and good conversations, both have good hearts, wonderful people, we will miss these moments, thank you for everything.
over 2 years ago
Alix replied
The hardest part is yo say goodbye. I hope we meet again. Ill keep practicing my Portuguese ❤️
Erick
Peru
Estoy realmente muy agradecido por todo este tiempo que he pasado con la casa y la casa, me faltaron palabras al despedirme, han sido unas semanas maravillosas de mucho aprendizaje, ambos formar una pareja muy divertida de quienes se aprende mucho, espero tener la oportunidad de poder regresar en algún momento. 🙂
over 1 year ago
María Dolores
Argentina
La casa y la casa son un matrimonio excepcional. Su carisma, amabilidad, cordialidad, y atención a todos los detalles me hicieron sentir como en casa. Sus gatitos, Suki y Misha, son hermosos y cariñosos (aunque Misha es selectivo con a quien deja tocarlo). La habitación era sumamente cómoda, espaciosa y muy bien iluminada. Las tareas son sencillas, nada que no hiciera cada uno en su hogar. Loughborough es una bella ciudad. La casa está muy cerca del centro y de la parada de buses que llevan a Derby y a Leicester Los voy a extrañar. 💔 Espero poder volver a visitarlos pronto. 💗
about 2 years ago
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