Property reference:- 1412 Kingston-on Thames : Home to a family with a child aged 10-14 looking to house swap in school holidays
This 1950's semi-detached house has a quiet location close to the River Thames & Richmond Park. Kingston is lovely outer London suburb, an historic town by the Thames, with many interesting amenities. There is good transport links to the city centre.
The house comprises downstairs:- large kitchen/dining room with separate comfortable seating area, living room, shower room & loo; upstairs is the family bath/shower room and bedrooms..French doors in the dining room open onto the patio which has table and chairs. Two steps lead down onto the lawn which is a good space for young children to run about. At the end of the lawn the summer house contains lots of garden toys and comfortable furniture. Children will be pleased to discover the garden toys which include a space hopper, hoola-hoop, tunnel, mega blocks and a swing!
More info on:- https://www.chacs.co.uk/brochure/london/
St Paul's Kingston is about 15 minutes walk from the house. There are 3 or 4 services each Sunday; the family service at 10.30am with over 100 people, a more traditional service at 9am and a quieter service at 6.30pm
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.)