Characterful 1920's detached home in the NETHERLANDS : sleeps 5/6
- Christian House and Church Swap
- Rest of the World (Netherlands)
- Jan 04, 2025
Listing Description
Reference A240 Apeldoorn : Home to a family with one child under 5 years, and 2 in the 6-12 age group, looking to house-swap in school holidays.
This early 1920's detached house is on a quiet street 1km from the city centre. Apeldoorn is surrounded by forests, one hour away from Amsterdam by car or train.
Nearby there is a train and bus station. Lots of places are easy to reach by public transport, or cycling and house-swappers are welcome to use the bikes.
This home was originally built for the workers of the railways, and has since been sensitively extended and modernised. Downstairs is a spacious kitchen and living room, (no TV) toilet and hobby room. Upstairs is the bathroom with bathtub, a shower and toilet, and the bedrooms.
They have a big and 'beautiful green garden' which has a few terraces, a shed with an outdoor kitchen, a vegetable garden, planters , trampoline, sandpit, playhouse and swing.
The family attend Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, where the services are fairly traditional and all in Dutch, but translations are available on request. This is a thriving fellowship with around 400 people attending the morning service and 300 in the evening.
More details on:- https://www.chacs.co.uk/brochure/new-boxpage/holland/
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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.)