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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: wolfie on February 07, 2009, 05:34:55 pm

Title: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: wolfie on February 07, 2009, 05:34:55 pm

Hello,
In these snowy times thoughts are turning to holidays but then turning back again to credit crunch etc etc so...I am sure some resourceful smallholders have already done smallholding swaps for holidays and I wondered what the experience has been like, any advice, thoughts, recommended routes to go down to organise swap etc
Thanks

Title: Re: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: woollyval on February 07, 2009, 06:04:24 pm

Actually did a smallholding swap in 1987!!!!! Was very successful!

I would love to do another......and would like to go to Scotland......

Title: Re: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: greenfingers on February 07, 2009, 06:45:24 pm

We are in Moray just north of Keith and we are going away in September for a week to Italy.  My parents have said that they would house, dog, cat, chicken and vegetable garden sit, but I'm not sure if my mother really means it.
If you are free we have a 2 bedroomed farmhouse in the middle of nowhere.
Elaine

Title: Re: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: woollyval on February 07, 2009, 08:45:23 pm

Thanks, thats really kind.....what I really need is a smallholder in Scotland who wants a holiday in Somerset so we can swap....I have nobody to hold the fort here!!!

Title: Re: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: doganjo on February 07, 2009, 10:19:18 pm

You would need to arrange a transfer slot as well thought since we humans cannot yet teleport  ;)

Title: Re: holiday house exchange - has anyone with a smallholding done this?
Post by: greenfingers on February 08, 2009, 01:26:31 pm

If anyone in the Winchester/Hampshire would like a swap next year for 2 weeks, possibly September time, I would be interested, I do family history research and I want to do a bit more with my Hampshire side, but I need more than just a day visit.

Elaine   :)