Berlare, Belgium
Gold
Member since
2017The member has not specified any exchange dates
Nice house with garden in small town in between Brussels, Ghent & Antwerp
Our house is located in a small town in the middle of all big cities. You can take a walk in the beautiful fields or do one of the many bycicle tours who pass our town. Or you can swim in the lake or have a Belgian beer while the kids have fun on the beach-playgarden.
You can also visit Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent or the North Sea, they are a 30-60 minute drive.
Four bedrooms, a spacious living/dining room, 2 bathrooms (shower downstairs, bath on first floor) and a big garden. Feel free to feed the chickens and eat the fruits and vegetables from our small but organic garden.
We have two children (born in 2012 and 2014) so your children can enjoy their toys, bikes ...
Our house was built in 2011 and we did most of it ourselfs. It is built with environmental friendly materials and uses only little energy.
We love to help you find nice walk or bike routes, tasty restaurants, city visits, transport options... Let us know!
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 7 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Pieter: working in a small organisation which educates biological farmers
- Eline: working for sector federation for energy consultants
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
- Living Area: 200 m2
- Total Area: 650 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- BBQ
- Garage / private parking
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Slovenia
- France
- Germany
- Luxembourg District, Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Denmark
- Belgium
- Sweden
- Finland
- Iceland
- Spain
- Italy
- Norway
- Ireland
- Scotland, UK
- England, UK
- Europe
- Greece
- Portugal
- Czechia
- Croatia
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Dutch
Occupation
- Pieter: working in a small organisation which educates biological farmers
- Eline: working for sector federation for energy consultants
Children
- Boy - Age: 13
- Girl - Age: 11
Pets
- Chickens
About Our Family
Hi! We love to go for a walk or drive our bikes on quiet paths in nature. We have chickens in the garden and grow some vegetables and fruit. Feel free to eat what you find. We live in a low carbon house and treat our stuff with a lot of respect and will do likewise with yours :-)
Our kids love to eat, sing, play boardgames and play outside.
References
This member has completed 7 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Sierre, Switzerland
CH1183Very nice and friendly family! We were very pleased with this exchange and the lovely time in Overmeere! thanks a lot
Fulda, Germany
DE50432We had a wonderful week in Overmere! The house is well equipped and super cosy - we felt at home from the moment we arrived. Our children loved the chickens, the garden and the small park directly opposite. :-)
Overmere is ideally located for visiting Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels. Eline and Pieter also provided us with lots of helpful information about nice walking and cycling tours, restaurants and other places to visit in the area. We were able to enjoy a varied holiday with many highlights.
We are very grateful for the uncomplicated and cordial communication! Everything at home was also in perfect condition when we returned. We can only warmly recommend the exchange with the Vermeiren family!
Herning, Denmark
DK53690Super sød familie, og et fantastisk hjem at besøge. Pieter og familie er søde og hjælpsomme, og havde mange gode forslag til ting at gøre og se i deres lokalområde og Belgien i det hele taget.
Pieter er super at kommunikere med, og oplevelsen overgik vores forventninger på en meget god måde. Kan klart anbefale andre at lave en aftale med dem.
Oulu, Finland
FI1010765Home was as presented. Village of Overmere has got a really nice small "resort" with beach for swimming and another lake for small boats and birds. We spent a lot of time swimming.
Location in Flanders is quite central, so You can easily visit for example Gent, Brugge, Antwerp and Brussels. We also did some trips to the French speaking Wallonia side. We got very good "tourist guide" from the family with tips for trips and about how everything works. The Molenstraat street is quite busy (from a rather peripheral finnish suburban perspective), but the garden is very safe with good fences all around.
Our kids were about the same age, so it was very practical to be able to use bikes, safety seats for car etc. Family has got a high standard of clean, we got our house back very clean and everything ok.
