Listing Description
Ref:- 1298 Home to a family with 2 children in the 7-12 age group and a teenager, looking to house swap in school holidays.
This house is in a quiet location in a large new build area, well connected by car/bus to Cambridge city centre. Cambourne is a new town and surrounded by fields, countryside and attractive Cambridgeshire villages. The nearest shops and eating places are just 5-10 minutes walk. Cambridge is well known as a thriving university city and has so much to offer the holiday-maker, with many places of interest.
The house is spacious and arranged over 3 floors. The ground floor features an open plan kitchen/dining room/lounge and a separate playroom/spare bedroom and downstairs toilet. The dining room is in a conservatory setting which opens out to the garden. Two of the bedrooms have en-suites and the two large attic bedrooms share a bathroom.
The medium-sized private enclosed rear garden consists of a lawn and patio with a picnic bench area, and there is also a table tennis table. There is plenty of off-road parking.
The family attend Christ Church Cambourne where about 60 people meet on Sunday mornings in Cambourne Village College. The church started under 10 years ago and there is a good mix of traditional and contemporary styles of worship.
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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.)