We expect to find our house clean, neat and tidy when we come back but we can easily arrange for a trusted cleaner to come in daily to take care of that for you. We don't smoke and ask visitors not to do so in the house. Our lake and woodlands are a Site of Special Scientific Interest, so it is particularly important that no litter is dropped. We have extensive gardens which we hope you will enjoy and a gardener will come in once a week to tend to them.

We are looking for somewhere warm and interesting in Europe which is either in or near a town with some youthful social life – beach, bars, clubs etc. We need to accommodate five adults (2 doubles/twins plus one single) plus comfortable room for three teenage boys. We’d prefer a car swap, even a 2-car swap. We don’t mind animals, will water plants, don’t smoke and have no special allergies or aversions.