Village house with pretty garden, gorgeous dogs, near coast…
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Introduction
We are a young retired couple, at least we think we’re young! We wish to travel more now that we can but need to know that our pets, home and garden are loved and looked after while we are away.
Home & location
Our Victorian farmhouse is on the edge of a village—basic shops and hourly train service (20 minutes to Colchester and from there an hour to London, 25 minutes in the other direction to Essex coast, Frinton/Clacton beaches). We have a good…
Amenities
Responsibilities
Walk/feed/spoil dogs. Feed outdoor feral cat. Feed hens, water, keep henhouse clean, collect and enjoy eggs! Water some vegetable and fruit crops. Perhaps a bit of garden watering if weather very hot. Buckley and Baloo have one walk a day…
Meet the pets
Buckley
Pointer
10 years
Baloo
Labrador Retriever
5 years
Cat
11 years
poultry
Sitter reviews (8)
This is one of life’s exceptional sits. David and Tara are friendly and communicative hosts whose 19th century farmhouse and garden are beautiful. Baloo was…
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We had a lovely time looking after Buckley & Baloo. They were both so sweet and well behaved and very affectionate. We enjoyed taking them out for walks in…
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This was our second time sitting for Tara and David, and it was, once again, the loveliest week. Baloo and Buckley are such wonderful well-behaved hounds and…
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Tara and David were very welcoming hosts. They provided a lovely meal when we arrived and gave us a comprehensive run down of their house and animals. The…
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A dream sit. Tara and David are incredibly welcoming and friendly - they showed us everything we needed to know about the house, and even left us a very…
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