Listing Description
Reference 1483 Home to a family with 4 teenagers looking to house swap in school holidays.
Extensions in recent years make this a lovely family home. Norwich has so much to offer and they are in easy reach of Norfolk Broads and beaches. The East of England seems to enjoy a good measure of sunshine… all in all this is a great location to holiday!
The large kitchen sits at the very heart of the house. In the lounge, there is a large baby grand piano, a play-room off the kitchen, with computer games, pool/snooker and table tennis.
The well-used enclosed garden, has some exciting features! The lawn area is big enough to use a volleyball net; at the top of the garden is a large 12’ trampoline in good, safe condition, and in the summer months a 12’ above-ground swimming pool. Also there's a Wendy house converted into a small gym area!
The family attend Surrey Chapel in Norwich, a Free Church (affiliated to the FIEC)
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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.
Registration forms available on chacs website.
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.)