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Became a member in: 2000
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2024
We are a happy family of 6 with 4 well behaved children who are all experienced exchangers. Our two girls are 21 and 19 and will not be travelling with us in 2024 so we will be just 4 - Jon and I and our twin boys who are 17 - we will take great care of your home and love looking after animals.
Affinities
Pets,
Large Families
Profession
Marketing director / Business owner
Our pets
1 cat who will be boarded
Inga
Netherlands
Testing
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United States
Inga
Netherlands
Bruce & Leslie
Canada
We had a wonderful time in Caroline and Jon's house. It was a very beautiful house that was very thoughtfully designed with lots of light coming in wi...
Read More...We had a wonderful time in Caroline and Jon's house. It was a very beautiful house that was very thoughtfully designed with lots of light coming in windows on all sides. The location near Winchester was also excellent because you are so close to so many different things.
Read Less...Jordi and Carol
Spain
Caroline and John and their children were very nice, and they prepared the exchange very carefully. We felt as if we were at home. They had a lovely h...
Read More...Caroline and John and their children were very nice, and they prepared the exchange very carefully. We felt as if we were at home. They had a lovely home, very comfortable and ready to live a great exchange. The surroundings of Winchester are really nice. We discovered many places in lovely England. Caroline and John gave us great ideas of places to eat or visit. We really have a good memory of the exchange. They are such a nice family!
Read Less...Lindsay & Jerry
Canada
Wonderful family; excellent exchange! Went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Winchester is an absolutely beautiful city and well worth t...
Read More...Wonderful family; excellent exchange! Went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Winchester is an absolutely beautiful city and well worth the visit.
Read Less...Enrico e Valeria
Italy
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
Open to all dates | United Kingdom | United States | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Open to all dates | France | India |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Spacious family home at the end of a quiet road just outside the historic city of Winchester in the lovely county of Hampshire, but only an hour from London.
Our house is a recently extended 5 bedroom family home. Downstairs we have a master bedroom with king size bed and 2 single bedrooms. In the loft conversion we have 2 double bedrooms with a shared bathroom in between. We have a large kitchen / breakfast / family room and a comfortable lounge with digital TV. We have a secluded garden with a patio with seating for 6/8.
We have wifi throughout the house. We are non-smokers and our home is a non-smoking house. We have a couple of full size mountain bikes which you are welcome to use.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
We live on the edge of Winchester - a historic city of 40,000 residents, about 60 miles south of London. London is an easy 55 minute train journey - why not visit a show or musical in the West End? We can help you arrange tickets if you wish. Many of the large museums (British Museum, Natural History Museum) have free entry. If you wish to travel by road, we are minutes from the M3 motorway which takes you to London in around an hour.
Our home is in Headbourne Worthy, a residential village about 2 miles north of Winchester. We have a couple of local shops, a post office, a farm shop, two pubs, recreation ground and children's play area all within walking distance.
Winchester's historic city centre has a good range of shops and restaurants. Our beautiful Cathedral is 1000 years old and after shopping in the lovely old high street, you can have a sandwich in the grounds. We have a new leisure centre with swimming pool, squash and badminton courts in town.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
We live in central southern England with good transport links to many areas. The M3 motorway is 5 mins away and the main train station is 2 miles away.
Nelson's Flag Ship HMS Victory (1759), King Henry VIII's flag ship the Mary Rose 1509) and HMS Warrior are at the naval dockyard in Portsmouth - 45 mins away - and well worth a day trip.
The Harry Potter film studio is just over an hour away - see the Hogwarts film sets and find out about the special effects.
The New Forest National Park is 20 miles to the west where ponies and cattle roam freely - a great place for cycling (bike hire available), walking, horse riding and picnic-ing.
The ancient stone circles at Stonehenge (3100 BC) and Avebury (2600 BC) are within an hour's drive - both are atmospheric and peaceful. You can reach the historic cities of Oxford, Salisbury (which has the tallest cathedral spire in the UK at 123m built in 1200), Chichester and Bath (visit the Roman Baths) for a day trip. Longleat Safari Park and Legoland at Windsor can also be easily reached in a day. More locally we have a theme park for children: Paulton's Park.
There are several stately homes nearby: Montacute House and Mottisfont Abbey (which has the national rose collection) as well as Jane Austen's home at Chawton. Marwell Zoo and several beaches can be easily reached. Visit Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour (the worlds largest natural harbour) and see red squirrels in the wild. The Jurassic coast of Dorset is 1.5 hours away - you can go fossil hunting at Lyme Regis.
We are 1 hour from Heathrow airport, 1.5 hours from Gatwick airport, 2.5 hours from Dover / Folkestone (for the Channel Tunnel) and 40 mins from Portsmouth (for the ferry to Caen).
Our favourite restaurants
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We like active, outdoor holidays in areas with swimming.
We are a happy family with 4 well-behaved children who like areas with plenty of space, swimming and things to do. We are a non-smoking family. We are happy to look after gardens and most animals, but not dogs.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2000
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2024
We are a happy family of 6 with 4 well behaved children who are all experienced exchangers. Our two girls are 21 and 19 and will not be travelling with us in 2024 so we will be just 4 - Jon and I and our twin boys who are 17 - we will take great care of your home and love looking after animals.
Affinities
Pets,
Large Families
Profession
Marketing director / Business owner
Our pets
1 cat who will be boarded
Inga
Netherlands
Testing
Read Less...HomeLink USA
United States
Inga
Netherlands
Bruce & Leslie
Canada
We had a wonderful time in Caroline and Jon's house. It was a very beautiful house that was very thoughtfully designed with lots of light coming in wi...
Read More...We had a wonderful time in Caroline and Jon's house. It was a very beautiful house that was very thoughtfully designed with lots of light coming in windows on all sides. The location near Winchester was also excellent because you are so close to so many different things.
Read Less...Jordi and Carol
Spain
Caroline and John and their children were very nice, and they prepared the exchange very carefully. We felt as if we were at home. They had a lovely h...
Read More...Caroline and John and their children were very nice, and they prepared the exchange very carefully. We felt as if we were at home. They had a lovely home, very comfortable and ready to live a great exchange. The surroundings of Winchester are really nice. We discovered many places in lovely England. Caroline and John gave us great ideas of places to eat or visit. We really have a good memory of the exchange. They are such a nice family!
Read Less...Lindsay & Jerry
Canada
Wonderful family; excellent exchange! Went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Winchester is an absolutely beautiful city and well worth t...
Read More...Wonderful family; excellent exchange! Went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Winchester is an absolutely beautiful city and well worth the visit.
Read Less...Enrico e Valeria
Italy
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