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Creative retreat and wellness centre on the River Lot france.

The experience

Hi, im jacqui and i own a beautiful old house by the River Lot France its a fab location for hiking and fishing and during the summer months lots of music in the village fetes..its overlooked by a very pretty hilltop village of Calvignac.., im planning on running a creative retreat and wellness centre but before that can happen I need to get the renovation works done in the house for guests so i need hands on practical helpers…

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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 Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate French

Between 25 and 65 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Ideally hands on practical people who are happy to muck in with all sorts from gardening, land maintanance, painting and decorating, any builders most welcome or other trades, or guests wiling to cook and do house chores, dog walking, horse chores to give me more time to be working..

Activities & Shift

Daily activities really depend on the project on hand but could be anything from DIY to weeding gardens, lawnmowing, painting shutters, etc etc..we usually start early in the summer before it get too hot and take afternoons off but i usually discuss this with you and work out a schedule..we usually say 5 hours a day with weekends off but we are flexible..