Property reference:- 1759 Home to a family with a teenager looking to house in school holidays.
This 1950's good-sized detached house is surrounded by beautiful scenery, a ruined Abbey, lakes, woodland and hills. This whole part of Carmarthenshire is relatively unspoilt and undiscovered. Carmarthen, 40 mins drive for theatre, bowling, cinema, the castle, a range of shops and some excellent eating places. Within one hour's drive is the coast at Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire or Pembrokeshire. Nearest shop is 5 mins drive for essentials, pub-3 miles and 7 miles to the small market town of Llandeilo.
This spacious house comprises 2 reception rooms, kitchen, utility room, downstairs toilet and an outside toilet in one of the outbuildings. Sky TV with films, Prime & Netflix. Predominantly hard flooring downstairs, carpets upstairs.
The large enclosed gardens are to front and rear, mostly lawned with flower beds & shrubs. The lawn is big enough for ball games and running around. Bikes can be ridden all the way round the house as there’s a tarmacked driveway. It is not a carefully manicured garden so there are plenty of slightly wild bits. A car is advisable here as it's a rural area, and there's plenty of off-road parking.
More info on:- https://www.chacs.co.uk/brochure/properties-in-wales/
The family attend St. Michael & All Angels, Talley. This is a small but friendly congregation. The Church Hall opens as a café 11-3pm on Saturdays and Sundays, welcoming the church and local community and holiday makers alike!
Established in 2003, 'Christian House and Church Swap’ (CHACS) is a UK based house-swap holiday organisation.
There are registered members throughout the UK, Europe and further afield. House-swapping works well for everyone; single people, married couples, friends and families. Instead of paying a substantial amount of money for holiday accommodation, and then leaving your house empty, you can simply swap homes with other Christians!
It's a different and exciting way to holiday!
COST.... There is no charge for registration or membership. Only if/when a house-swap takes place do we ask you to pay an administration fee of £50. For second and subsequent swaps in the same year, the admin fee is £25.
USING YOUR HOME....Your house, however humble or grand, will provide a great holiday base for someone else.Your locality, so familiar to you, has lots to offer to someone new to the area.
SECURITY...There is a rise in house burglary when occupants are away from home. By house swapping you have automatic Christian house sitters! When people register with us, we contact their church leader. This is for everyone’s peace of mind.
LOCAL COMMUNITY... Another great feature is that you will holiday in a local community. A local person, friend or neighbour, will have agreed to give you the key, check that you are okay and to deal with any queries. That person will also be able to give you up-to-date information about nearby amenities, local events, places to visit, best pubs, good restaurants and so on.
PETS AND PLANTS… House swappers are usually happy to water the garden and indoor plants, and feed the cat and goldfish! Mutual dog owners are generally happy for the dogs to be included in the swap.
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!...You get to choose from the descriptions of over 200 properties, mostly in the UK, but abroad too, all found in the online brochure. You pay the administration fee only when your house swap is confirmed. And you might want to swap once or several times a year, or only once every 2 or 3 years. There is never any pressure on you to make a specific choice. The choice is yours!
(Some of the members' homes in gallery below.)