1875 ( SLEAFORD) Home to a family with 1 pre-school child, 3 children aged 5-12 yrs and 2 teenagers. They are flexible as to the timing of a house-swap as they home-educate.
This 1984 detached house is situated Heckington, a central location between Boston, Lincoln, Grantham and Stamford. There is easy access to the Lincolnshire coast, with seaside attractions and also nature reserves. The house is walking distance to a working windmill with visitor centre, tea rooms & micro brewery. Shops, play parks, pubs & train station are all within 1 mile. Sleaford is the nearest town and is a three mile drive away with more facilities.
Downstairs :- Open-plan living, dining (table seats 8) and well equipped kitchen with patio doors to the garden; The living room has sofas, TV with DVD player, DAB radio, lots of toys and books for all ages and an extensive board game collection! Downstairs toilet. A separate room has a desk, piano, books and an armchair; so this could be used as additional living space. (It's currently used as a bedroom with single/double bed),
Large enclosed private garden; large trampoline, sandpit, swings, summer house (used as playhouse) with garden toys and games, scooters & bikes in the shed; plenty of garden seating including tables & chairs, benches, hammock. Off-road parking.
The family attend Riverside Church in Sleaford, which is part of Churches Together.
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.)