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Horsington Sherborne , Somerset, United Kingdom

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Retired, active couple early 70’s, keen golfers and travellers. We have family in both Southern Africa and Malawi, and in Manly nr Sydney. We are away July 2025, so an out of sequence swap would work well. Otherwise family will occupy our house.

Swap ID: #36681

Member Since: Dec 2019

Completed Swaps: 1

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The House

Beautiful home set in 1.5 acres of English gardens. Quiet and surrounded by country side. Very safe and could be described as a lock up and go, As house is one of fifteen set on a private estate. Neighbours are excellent, a very comfortable environment.
A modern extension added 5 years ago, open lovely kitchen / diner / TV living area. Wood burner and large glass sliding doors give views over garden.
Two lawn areas with an electric Robot for cutting grass. Lower lawn with Golf teeing off points and 95sq/mtr green.

The things we love about living here

The whole environment, quiet, with great views, in wonderful countryside. Easy access to Sherborne, a beautiful Abbey town, 15 minutes away. The local Dorset/South Somerset/Wiltshire counties have many interesting world class sites. Good golf course and equidistant from the Jurassic coast in the South and Bath to the North. Easy train to London as station a few minutes away. approximately 1 mile.

Home Features:

Type: House

Indoors: Heating, Bath, Internet, Wifi, TV, Cable TV, Stereo, Dishwasher, Coffee machine, Microwave, Washing Machine, Piano

Outdoors: BBQ, Deck, Lock Up Garage, Bicycle, Garden Yard, Verandah

Accessibility: Internal stairs, House available a few weeks end May / June, or all of July 2025. We would like to be in Sydney January / Feb time - grandchildren. Out of sequence swap would work well. Visiting Sydney most of January. When we are not in our UK home we get a house sitter.

The Swap

Where we want to holiday

Locations: Manly NSW Australia

Open to any location: No

Dates we want to travel

Dates: Jan-Feb 2025 (Manly NSW Australia)

Swap details

Swap Type: Simultaneous, Non-simultaneous

Swap Length: Short term (1-4 wks), Medium term (1-3 mths)

Open to last minute: No

Swap Options: No Smoking

The Experience

Swap experience: Cultural indulgence, Romantic

Activities: Shopping, Golf, Horse Racing, Ten Pin Bowling, Biking, Hiking, Fossicking

Leisure: Cafes, Restaurants, Cinema, Pubs/Bars, Art Gallery, Museum, Parks

The Location

Heathrow is 2.5 hours away.
South Somerset / Dorset is a beautiful area, Bruton / Sherborne are regarded as retirement areas for DFL’s (down from London) and celebrities! Because of this, eating out and quality of live are important and do not disappoint. Stour Head, Howzar & Wirth, The Newt, Sherborne House are all in easy reach.

Location features

Services: Bakery, Convenience Store, Pharmacy, Gymnasium

Nearest large city: Sherborne (5kms)

Nearest airport: Bristol (50kms)

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