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Help us prepare for the year and enjoy some peace with nature

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The experience

📍 Location & Setting

Based in Darwen, Lancashire, UK, just a 15-minute walk from the town centre, with easy access to trains, buses, and wider travel networks.

This is a peaceful, nourishing place to stay, best suited to someone who appreciates nature, a slower pace of life, rest, and simple living.

🏡 About the Stay

You’ll be contributing to the running of a household while also supporting a social enterprise that works with and supports

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

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

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

3 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.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details


🏡 What We Offer
A large double room with TV and lounge and work station
Shared , kitchen, and bathroom (with shower)
Access to a large, shared garden
High-speed broadband
3 meals per day, with your dietary preferences accommodated

🛠 What We Need Help With

In exchange for 4 hours of support per day, 4 days per week, we’re looking for someone to help with a variety of tasks, which may include:

Harvesting food from the garden

Pruning bushes and trees

Weeding and general garden tidying

Moving boxes and some light cleaning

Support with general household chores, including cooking and cleaning

Support with our eBay shop, with all proceeds going towards a social enterprise organisation supporting people with chronic illnesses

🗓 Availability

This opportunity is available during one of the following periods:

5th Janurary 2026 onwards

Activities & Shift

4 hours a day four days a week with three days off. The hours can be done between the hours of 8am-8pm.

Rules

No smoking household