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Come and join our family. We love to share our travel stories, and hear yours! Fernmount, Australia

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    Our home with its beautiful views over Bellingen is situate in Fernmount (5 kms from Bellingen). We have a lovely inground pool, an outside bath and a lovely garden which we are continually building on.

    We are a family of six - Grant and Robin and our four kids. Our 21 y/o daughter lives close to home (and is about to build a tiny house on our property) and our three sons (one a musician living locally and two in Sydney at uni) visit regularly. We have two lovely cats (who are kept inside at nights) and two well trained and loveable cavoodles. We love having people in our home and guests in the past have often stayed much longer than planned. We love to think of you as part of our family, but respect your privacy as well. We ask for 4 hours work a day in exchange for accommodation (in a lovely double/twin room) and meals.

    Bellingen is a great little town with an eclectic mix of boutique shops, string of good cafés and creative arts festivals. There are also great beaches and a river and we will make sure you get to enjoy the surrounds during your stay.

    We are a non-smoking household.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We genuinely enjoy travellers - we started the Backpackers many years ago and owned and ran it for 15 years and loved the cultural exchange between us and our guests. One of our sons is a musician and when he is home there is always music in the house. We are big travellers, and some years ago spent a year travelling around Australia with our four kids. We love to share our travel stories, and hear yours.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Our work is mostly gardening and could include weeding, planting, picking up sticks, tree pruning, mulching and tidying up gardens. We are slowly reclaiming some of our our five acres of bushland. We are also renovating a home in a town close by, perhaps we could use those too.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a double/twin room for guests. All meals are included. We eat a variety of meals, including meat and plenty of fresh produce sourced locally.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We can pick up from the airport in Coffs Harbour or from Urunga at either the bus or train station.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We can host travellers who have either a small campervan, or small motorhome.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 431821539354

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