Ref:- 1886 Home to a family with 2 children in the 6-12 age group looking to house swap in school holidays
This semi-detached house is situated on a quiet road in Eynsham, a lively and attractive village 8 miles from Oxford. The city of Oxford is world famous for its university, and has a wonderful range of museums, galleries, theatres, sports facilities, shops and fabulous eating places. And all this in beautiful surrounding Oxfordshire countryside. This is a fantastic location to holiday!
This house was built in the 1970's and has all the usual facilities, including TV, wifi throughout and a piano. 'If people are keen coffee drinkers we have an electric grinder and ample coffee making apparatus!' Visiting children will be happy to find lots of different toys to play with while they are staying, and there's a good selection of adult board games. The walled garden is sheltered and there is space for children to play in the garden and we have a small sandpit for younger children. There is garden table & chairs, and a gas BBQ to use if you are familiar with using one. Otherwise there's space to use a 'single use' charcoal BBQ.
St Leonard's Church in Eynsham is a well attended Anglican Church.
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 £60. For second and subsequent swaps in the same year, the admin fee is £40.
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.)