London, Great Britain
Platinum
Member since
2012| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| February 01, 2025 - April 30, 2025 | 2 months |
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We are looking for a swap in New South Wales, Australia in Sydney or to the south of Sydney as our son lives in Wollongong hence we do not want to be north of Sydney. We are available to swap for around 2 months in total but flexible. |
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4 bedroom house in Chiswick, London, UK
We have made dozens of exchanges over the last 30 years and have had many wonderful holidays all over the world. Our house is in a quiet road in a nice, quiet area of West London, 10 mins walk from Gunnersbury underground station for underground trains into central London and 12 mins walk from Chiswick mainline station for trains into Waterloo station. We are 5 mins walk from the riverside pubs at Strand-on-the-Green from where there is a pretty riverside footpath beside the Thames to Kew gardens, Richmond and beyond.
We are 7 miles from Heathrow Airport and close to the start of the M4 motorway for very easy exit to the west (for Windsor, Oxford, Bath, etc).
Our house is a 4 bedroom Victorian house built in about 1897, fully modernised and extended, with a small rear garden. The smallest bedroom is also used as an office. 2 bedrooms have king size beds, one of which has an en suite bathroom. The other bedroom has a single bed
We have a black and white 8 year old cat called Milo who will need to be looked after. We love animals and would be very happy to look after your pets.
We are both retired. Tony (now 74) was a college Lecturer and Gwen (now 71) a Personal Assistant. We both enjoy travelling the world and will happily consider all offers.
We have a son who lives in Australia and like to visit him at least once a year and hence we travel to Australia every year, but appreciate having our own base to return to. We would also like to spend some time in other parts of Australia and welcome all offers.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 23 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Retired College Lecturer and retired Personal Assistant. Experienced exchangers over past 30 years.
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 3
- Environment: In the suburbs
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Park / playground
Facilities
- No smoking
- Use/Exchange of car
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Poland
- Australia
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Caribbean
- Norway
- France
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
Occupation
- Retired College Lecturer and retired Personal Assistant. Experienced exchangers over past 30 years.
Children
- Boy - Age: 32
- Boy - Age: 37
Pets
- Cat
About Our Family
We are 2 seniors who have done many many exchanges over the past 30 years both in the UK and around the world. We have 2 grown up sons who sometimes travel with us. One son lives in Australia and our younger son lives in the UK.
References
This member has completed 23 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Redcliffe, Australia
AU1007079
Tübingen, Germany
DE7214
Berlin, Germany
DE8012
Chaponnay, France
FR50642The exchange went very well. The communication with Gwen and Tony was good and the house is well located. We found back our house in the same state as we left it.
Roche-lez-Beaupré, France
FR50878We enjoyed very much our time in London, we had a wonderful stay.
Great contact and good advices. Very beautiful house in a very nice neighbourhood.
If driving, make sure you make the ULEZ/LEZ before going abroad, it went good for us with all the host advices.
Canterbury, Great Britain
GB1016812Good and clear communication prior to us arriving with instructions and maps about the local traffic and parking arrangements. Parking permits left for our use.
Very nice, clean and comfortable stay with What's Up communication if needed.
Lancaster, Great Britain
GBN002663
TUNBRIDGE WELLS Kent, Great Britain
GBSE004978Lovely house with friendly cat in a wonderful location near the River Thames. Wish we could have stayed longer!
