York, Great Britain


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Riverside house in historic York, Great Britain
We are taking a break from home exchanges in 2020, but we will be back in 2021, so do get in touch if you are planning further ahead!
We moved house in June 2017. Our new home is next to a large park and overlooking the river Ouse. We are gradually updating all of our photos as we can. We're looking forward to many more happy exchanges and we will always reply to messages so do get in touch.
Our new home originally dates from the 1930s, but was extended just a few years ago. It is bright and modern with plenty of living space and bi-fold doors into the sunny garden. We have four bedrooms, one with a small en-suite shower room. Our living area is open plan kitchen/dining/living with an additional separate lounge which gives us lots of space. We are just a 15-20 minute walk (about 1.5km) from the historic centre of York, which is reached along quiet riverside foot or cycle paths. Right next to the house is a park with an excellent children's play area, a skate park, tennis courts and a cafe. We have a lovely open view onto the green area around the Millennium foot and cycle bridge over the river. Although we are so close to the city centre, we almost feel like we are in the countryside!
Our house is a 15 minute walk from York train station. York is 2 hours by rail from London and 2.5 hours from Edinburgh.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 10 Exchanges made
Occupation
- English teacher
- Marketing research
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 2
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
- Hospitality exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
- Piano
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- No smoking
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Germany
- France
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Edinburgh, UK
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Deutsch
Our Neighbourhood

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Local shops (0.7 km)
We live in a really lovely area of York. There's lots of green space around us, but we are also so close to the city centre. We don't own a car but we have plenty of bikes that we are happy for you to use. York is mostly very flat and easy to cycle around.
We have some good local shops just a few minutes walk away - a good butcher, fruit and veg shops, delicatessens, cafes and small supermarkets. This local high street was recently voted the best high street in Britain!
Here's a recently made short film that show's how beautiful York is: http://youtu.be/t8M6N4dCJjM
Further afield, you can reach the Yorkshire coast by train or car within an hour or so. There are also two National Parks - the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors within about an hour away by car. Have a look at http://www.yorkshire.com/destinations/yorkshire-dales, http://www.yorkshire.com/destinations/north-york-moors and http://www.yorkshire.com/destinations/yorkshire-coast
There are many things to see and do in Yorkshire, from heritage sites, museums and medieval abbeys to enjoying fish and chips and stunning scenery.
Occupation
- English teacher
- Marketing research
Children
- Boy - Age: 14
- Boy - Age: 16
Pets
- Cat
About Our Family
We are Nick and Rachel and our sons are Ollie, age 15and Alex, age 13. Nick works in marketing research, Rachel teaches English as a foreign language. We love living in the centre of York where everything can be reached on foot - we don't own a car, as most of the time we simply don't need one, but we have bikes for the whole family. We enjoy visiting many of the attractions of York ourselves - the Minster, the city walls, the Jorvik viking museum, the Castle museum, Cliffords Tower, the Museum gardens and Minster gardens - the list goes on and on. Rachel is a tour guide in the city and enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for York with visitors from all over the world.
We enjoy board games, the boys have a wii and an Xbox and we have all sorts of balls and sports equipment for lively children to play with outside.
We also have a cat, called Fudge, who is timid but friendly and enjoys company. She will stay at home during our holidays so will need to be looked after.
We especially like to exchange with families with children of a similar age to ours, in the hope that we can borrow (and you can use our) bikes.
Lifestyle
We enjoy the good things in life, good food, good wine, good family times on holidays. Nick has a slight obsession with visiting castles! We love home exchanges as a way to discover new places.
References
This member has completed 10 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Graz,
Austria
AT16236
Laufenburg,
Germany
DE7759
Feldkirchen,
Germany
DE7872
Aachen,
Germany
DE8098
Mataró,
Spain
ES152655
PARIS,
France
FR080483
Cucuron,
France
FR1000676
CAMBRIDGE,
Great Britain
GB092012
London,
Great Britain
GB21433
FROME Somerset,
Great Britain
GBSW004236
Diemen,
Netherlands
NL0346