Hi, having advertised a house sit on the main house-sitting website in the UK, chosen a couple who were apparently most keen to learn lots and who claimed previous small holding experience, assured us of their reliability and encouraged us to go ahead and book flights for a long dreamed of (and saved for) trip, 4 days after the booking of the flights, pulled out, stating that there was too much to do here! (hands on animal care here usually takes under an hour a day). The sit is for 5 weeks from July 20th to August 25th. The farm is over 400 years old, beautiful, peaceful, feels remote yet 5 minutes drive from a market town. The dogs walk themselves, the sheep, goats and pigs are very low maintenance. Sauna, salad, eggs etc, internet, Sky TV, natural spring water, a plethora of birds, lovely views, no neighbours in site. 10 miles from stunning beaches. Any advice or interest greatly appreciated......would ideally suit mature couple.