Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable chez Mariko et Michael . La maison est très confortable, et bien situé à moins d’une demi-heure de Londres...
Read More...David
Spain
Apr 4, 2020 - Apr 12, 2020
Became a member in: 2013
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2023
We are the 4Ms, we like working, eating out, spending quality family time and travelling abroad.
I speak relatively good French and also Spanish however written form is not as good. However if you feel more comfortable to do so I can converse in French/Spanish.
Additional languages spoken
French, Spanish
Affinities
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts
Affiliations
Law Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Fashion
Profession
Lawyer & Company Director (real estate)
David
Spain
ROBIN et Audrey
France
Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable chez Mariko et Michael . La maison est très confortable, et bien situé à moins d’une demi-heure de Londres...
Read More...Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable chez Mariko et Michael . La maison est très confortable, et bien situé à moins d’une demi-heure de Londres . Elle est également très pratique pour une famille avec des enfants. Nous sommes vraiment ravis de cette échange et sommes restés en contact les uns avec les autres durant tout notre séjour ... Ce fut un très bon moment et nous recommencerons avec plaisir . merci pour cette échange !
Read Less...M.L.I. Dries-van
Netherlands
What a fantastic house you have! We enjoyed our stay in this typical English house. The centre of Londen is only half an hour with the tube. But at ...
Read More...What a fantastic house you have! We enjoyed our stay in this typical English house. The centre of Londen is only half an hour with the tube. But at the suggestion of our hostess we also went the other way and walked along the Thames with a great lunch as a break. No tourists seen! I highly recommend this stay! All the best to our host and family and maybe for another exchange.
Read Less...Anne & Alain
France
Marcela
Spain
Antonio
Spain
Julie
United Kingdom
Martin
France
the house in Northfield was great - spacious and comfy. It was a 10 minute walk to the tube station. stops were five minutes away. great instructions ...
Read More...the house in Northfield was great - spacious and comfy. It was a 10 minute walk to the tube station. stops were five minutes away. great instructions were sent before hand. thank you!
Read Less...CECILE et XAVIER
France
We had a wonderful time in Lancaster Gardens house, during our stay there. It is perfect for a big family, with young kids, very fonctional. It allowe...
Read More...We had a wonderful time in Lancaster Gardens house, during our stay there. It is perfect for a big family, with young kids, very fonctional. It allowed us to enjoy family time at the park nearby and to visit London, as the Northfields station to the Picadilly Line is very close. We highly recommand this house for a stay to visit London without being in the city center, and with a glimpse of the English way of life! No difficulties to park, and even a garden (but we were there with 0 Celsius températures, so we didn't used it).
Read Less...Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Open to all dates | United Kingdom |
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Period Edwardian house in Ealing London, 4-bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Walking distance to London Underground/Tube and also a mainline train station so ideal for visiting all of the London tourist hotspot locations whilst also ideal base for heading out of London towards Windsor, Oxford, Chiswick, Richmond, Kew Gardens etc. Our local neighbourhood has all the amenities on our doorstep, shops, restaurants, bakery etc so you don't ever need a car for anything.
1. Northfields TUBE (Piccadilly Line) (900meters), 10mins walk OR bus, 2stops;
-in less than 20mins access to South Kensington (Natural History Museum, etc); 27 mins to Green Park (Buckingham Palace); 30mins Leicester Square
2. Ealing Broadway Station (Central & District Tube AND Mainline Railway) (2.5km from house) - 10mins using numerous local buses, run every 3mins, 3stops OR walk in 17mins
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our neighbourhood is quiet and residential, family orientated spot. 5mins walk from our house is a main high street (Northfields Avenue) which has a neighbourly feel with array of useful and traditional shops ranging from:- local butchers, fresh bakery, dedicated cheese shop, deli, green grocers, decent-sized supermarket (Tesco's which is open 6am-midnight 7days a week), fishmongers, etc.
We live 10mins walk to a tube station (Northfields) which is on the Picadilly Line and is very handy for getting into Central London, West End, Leicester Square, etc. We also have two nearby parks with child friendly activities (sand pit, playground etc) and also lots of running ground if you enjoy keeping up with your jogging on holiday.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
I know from previous swaps, it was important to us to have things to do locally within walking distance, in the evenings or on days off from hectic tourist activity. On that front, you will definitely not be disappointed at our house.
From our house its a short walk to busy cafes, restaurants, shops, pubs, supermarket, shopping centre and two parks. We picked our house and locality exactly for this reason, we like to be short walk away from all amenities.
Northfields (which is our local neighbourhood) is a calm suburban neighbourhood. There are many restaurant options within 5mins walk from our house (Northfields High Street, our local road) and many more within 15min walk (Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre has at least 10 or more varied restaurant options). Regular family outing that we enjoy on weekends is to walk to Ealing Broadway, mooch about the shops and eat in one of the many restaurants (there are many different cuisine options to choose from, Chinese, Mexican, American, etc)
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
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
Description of our Northfields neighbourhood -
"Starting from Uxbridge Road (Lido Junction), Northfield Avenue snakes down through nearly 200 businesses to Little Ealing Road (connecting with Pope’s Lane). The neighbourhood is simply called “Northfields”.
As one of the 60-odd shopping parades in Ealing borough, this avenue deserves special attention because of its individuality and community aspect.
Getting to Northfields is easy as not only does it have its own tube station (Northfields on the Piccadilly Line, with South Ealing a record close distance away), but both the E2 and E3 buses link the area with Chiswick, Ealing Broadway, Brentford, Acton, and Greenford.
Stop-and-shop bays (30-min) are widely available, and, on many side streets, parking is easy once you avoid the permit-holders-only times of 10-11am and 3-4pm, Mon-Fri.
As one of the 60-odd shopping parades in Ealing borough, this avenue deserves special attention because of its individuality and community aspect."
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2013
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2023
We are the 4Ms, we like working, eating out, spending quality family time and travelling abroad.
I speak relatively good French and also Spanish however written form is not as good. However if you feel more comfortable to do so I can converse in French/Spanish.
Additional languages spoken
French, Spanish
Affinities
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts
Affiliations
Law Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Fashion
Profession
Lawyer & Company Director (real estate)
David
Spain
ROBIN et Audrey
France
Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable chez Mariko et Michael . La maison est très confortable, et bien situé à moins d’une demi-heure de Londres...
Read More...Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable chez Mariko et Michael . La maison est très confortable, et bien situé à moins d’une demi-heure de Londres . Elle est également très pratique pour une famille avec des enfants. Nous sommes vraiment ravis de cette échange et sommes restés en contact les uns avec les autres durant tout notre séjour ... Ce fut un très bon moment et nous recommencerons avec plaisir . merci pour cette échange !
Read Less...M.L.I. Dries-van
Netherlands
What a fantastic house you have! We enjoyed our stay in this typical English house. The centre of Londen is only half an hour with the tube. But at ...
Read More...What a fantastic house you have! We enjoyed our stay in this typical English house. The centre of Londen is only half an hour with the tube. But at the suggestion of our hostess we also went the other way and walked along the Thames with a great lunch as a break. No tourists seen! I highly recommend this stay! All the best to our host and family and maybe for another exchange.
Read Less...Anne & Alain
France
Marcela
Spain
Antonio
Spain
Julie
United Kingdom
Martin
France
the house in Northfield was great - spacious and comfy. It was a 10 minute walk to the tube station. stops were five minutes away. great instructions ...
Read More...the house in Northfield was great - spacious and comfy. It was a 10 minute walk to the tube station. stops were five minutes away. great instructions were sent before hand. thank you!
Read Less...CECILE et XAVIER
France
We had a wonderful time in Lancaster Gardens house, during our stay there. It is perfect for a big family, with young kids, very fonctional. It allowe...
Read More...We had a wonderful time in Lancaster Gardens house, during our stay there. It is perfect for a big family, with young kids, very fonctional. It allowed us to enjoy family time at the park nearby and to visit London, as the Northfields station to the Picadilly Line is very close. We highly recommand this house for a stay to visit London without being in the city center, and with a glimpse of the English way of life! No difficulties to park, and even a garden (but we were there with 0 Celsius températures, so we didn't used it).
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