London, Great Britain
Member since
2013Exchange dates | Duration |
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December 20, 2024 - January 04, 2025 | 2 weeks |
Super family house in London, 10mins Tube to central london, Great Britain
We have now competed 4 exhanges - beginning to feel like regulars!!
Really lovely large family home in a super neighbourhood just a few minutes on the tube from central London - 8 minson the tube to The British Museum, 10 mins to Oxford/Piccadily Circus - so well located for sightseeing and transport.
The house backs onto a nature reserve - 3 miles long, stretching from Finsbury Park to Highgate Woods, so you have the best of both worlds - a great London position you can walk in nature literally one minute from the house. The road is a quiet residential and friendly street.
The house is 186 sq m it has four double bedrooms and currently is set up to sleep 8 in four bedrooms.
There is a fabulous kitchen, dining /family room across the back of the house, with a big deck outside that you can eat on, and a south facing garden,
There is a PS4 with games, WIFI of course and the TV is internet linked so you can entertain yourself at home easily.
The bathroom is lovely too - hopefully the photos wil ldo it all justice.
London has so much to offer - museums, art , parks and history at every turn, you can get trains direct to Cambridge from the local station, to Oxford and other great castles etc are easy to get to also by public transport if there isnt enough in London to keep you interested!
We live a half mile from a neighbourhood called Croush End, Near Alexandra palace which has great festivals in the summertime, if yoiu prefer local cool areas rather than going into town.
We are in Zone two and the nearest station is Finsbury Park - on the Victoria and Piccadilly line - 2 stops to Kings Cross , 8 mins to Oxford Circus and Piccadilly.
Thameslink is direct to Gatwick Airport, to the Tate mueeum ont eh river Thames, and to Cambridge and the north east.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 0 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Teacher
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 2
- Environment: In the suburbs
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 8
- Living Area: 1980 sq ft
- Total Area: 187 m2
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- Balcony
- Park / playground
Facilities
- Seclusion/Privacy
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Italy
- United States
- Thailand
Spoken Languages
- English
Our Neighbourhood
The house is in a great neghbourhood around 4 miles from the very centre of the city ( its a big city!)
- 3 mins on bus /10 min walk to a zone 2 tube station,-
and 5 min walk from a great shopping and leisure area with lots of shops bars and cafes - Crouch End.
a few mins walk away are lots of shops and supermarkets, some great pizza resatuarants - and of course Parkland walk is a super resource - a nature reserve literally in the back garden.
Occupation
- Teacher
Children
- Boy - Age: 16
- Girl - Age: 19
Pets
- cats x 2
About Our Family
We are mum- 58, an english teacher, Harvey, who runs a business, and two kids - 20yr old Amelia and 16yr old Alf - we are all well behaved and well travelled.
We have done four very successful exchanges so far and have joined Intevac in the hope of doing more! We love city breaks and nature but do like to be able to swim - we do love a pool or a beach, though a good river to swim in is always great. I can only go away in British school holidays. So that's Easter, Xmas and mid July to Mid August - with a week in OCtober and Feb.
We have two cats - I can arrange for them to be fed if you go away for a few days but London has tons to keep you interested!