Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 25/Mar/2020
Doug my husband and I are now retired. Doug has taken up art again. I love upcycling and am trying to find the time to start writing again, which is something I have always wanted to concentrate more on. We love to travel and thought it might be interesting to try out exchanging homes. We have a 27 yr old, 25 yr old and a 17 yr old. Our oldest prefer to holiday with friends so we usually travel with our youngest or separately to get away.
Affinities
Tennis,
Watersports,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Large Families,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
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Retirees,
Civil Service Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Communty Service Volunteers
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Retired (Retired)
Our pets
Cat
Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
No Children Please
Use of Personal Car is not possible
Open to all dates | Spain, Madrid, Spain | Nerja, Spain | Granada, Spain |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Small studio room in East London. Sleeps 2. Has a separate fully fitted kitchen and shower room. Our home is 2 stops by train to Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford and Olympic Park. Takes about 30mins to get to Oxford street. The studio is adjacent to our house. It has its own secure separate entrance. The train station and supermarkets are 8minutes walk from the house. There are also some nice cafes, pubs nearby.
Type
Apartment/ Second home
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Entertainment
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Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
This is a very friendly area. There is a football club on Tuesday nights, which you can turn up and join in with. Park run every Saturday 9am, just turn up and run or walk and make lots of new friends. There is a monthly Women’s Institute meeting monthly which welcomes visitors. The local library has free events like Open Mike nights, new artists work Open Nights. There is a weekly market which sells lovely fresh veg, bread and different food offerings. It is a very diverse area, so you can buy food from a variety of shops which cater for that.
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Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Westfield Shopping Centre Stratford, this is one of the biggest shopping centres in Europe. It is accessible by train 2 stops (3mins) or bus (10mins). Stratford has a Theatre, local market and of course the Olympic Park. The West End and it’s shops, galleries, museums are easily accessible from Forest Gate.
Forest Gate has a local farmers market on Saturdays, also selling crafts, books etc. There are a number of Supermarkets, small shops, craft beer bars, pubs and pharmacies nearby. There are local parks within 5 minutes of the house, also running clubs, yoga studios and football clubs. It is a nice friendly area with a great sense of community. Lots of events happen locally throughout the year such as Music by different groups, street festivals, Art classes and Open Nights for viewing Art or Open Mike nights for music, poetry and Spoken Word performances. Forest Gate also houses West Ham Park, providing a place for sports (tennis) to be played. 5 minutes walk from our house we have Wanstead Flats, which has numerous football pitches and areas set aside for bio-diversity, cycling and walking.
Our favourite restaurants
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Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We will respect your home and leave it as tidy and clean as we find it. We would like our home to be treated with the same care. Smoking allowed in the garden only.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 25/Mar/2020
Doug my husband and I are now retired. Doug has taken up art again. I love upcycling and am trying to find the time to start writing again, which is something I have always wanted to concentrate more on. We love to travel and thought it might be interesting to try out exchanging homes. We have a 27 yr old, 25 yr old and a 17 yr old. Our oldest prefer to holiday with friends so we usually travel with our youngest or separately to get away.
Affinities
Tennis,
Watersports,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Large Families,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
Retirees,
Civil Service Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Communty Service Volunteers
MoreLessProfession
Retired (Retired)
Our pets
Cat
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