TUNBRIDGE WELLS Kent, Great Britain
Platinum
Member since
2001| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| December 01, 2024 - April 30, 2025 | 2 weeks |
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Looking for a swap of 1-2 weeks December - April. |
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| December 01, 2024 - December 14, 2025 | 4 weeks |
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Anywhere considered for any length of time. Keen to visit new places but also happy to repeat destinations. Now actively looking for December (not Christmas/New Year) and beyond. Could be as long as 6-8 weeks, especially for September and October. |
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House in TUNBRIDGE WELLS Kent, Great Britain
Our house is spacious, in a quiet residential neighbourhood but with shops, pubs and restaurants very close. Country walks are also on the doorstep.
We have a large garden that is very comfortable for dining outside in the summer.
We are now retired/resting from teaching and have more time to embark on exchanging at any time of the year and will consider short and much longer options.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 94 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Retired Teacher
- Retired Teacher
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 0
- Environment: In a small town
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
References
- IS401
- SE5658
- ES386
- IE7019
- NL0361
- BE378
- GB091313
- GB1000675
- SI1004670
- IT1006631
- GB1015959
- ES1554
- NL0839
- ES1016192
- ES1016192
- BE378
- GB1012298
- SE1014968
- GB7644527
- NL0220
- FI1211
- FI0638
- US614142
- FR090195
- NL7976
- BE378
- GB1012298
- FR1015879
- NL9950
- NL0054
- DE7210
- GBSW001107
- GB1016812
- GB091479
- GBSW004679
- GB092429
- GB898835
- GBSC001141
- GBSW000620
- GB1018699
- GB1005898
- GBSW001811
- FR020392
- BE065
- NL0895
- BE378
- SE1007457
- FR010240
- NL0361
- NL7976
- GB1006374
- NL0828
- CA1001923
- SE1015499
- NL0895
- AU08031
- GB092216
- NL0346
- BE452
- GB52153
- US1015456
- FR1009989
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- Garage / private parking
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Use/Exchange of car
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Bulgaria
- England, UK
- Hungary
- Poland
- Greece
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Romania
- Spain
- Italy
- Canada
- USA
- Europe
- Sweden
- Iceland
- Belgium
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Portugal
Spoken Languages
- English
Our Neighbourhood
We are a 10 minute walk from the centre of Tunbridge Wells which is a town of approx 50,000. It is very self-contained with all the shops that anyone would need, including a variety of supermarkets, and restaurants within walking distance.
Railway links to London are excellent with the station 15 minutes walk from home. Trains run every 15 minutes at peak times into Charing Cross or Canon Street stations.
There are various historical attractions nearby including Chartwell (Winston Churchill); Hever, Scotney, Bodiam and Leeds castles; and Batemans (Rudyard Kipling). Wakehurst Place, Shefield Park and Sissinghurst gardens are close by. The North and South Downs are easily accessible; as is the coast with Eastbourne and Brighton both within an hours drive.
Occupation
- Retired Teacher
- Retired Teacher
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
This member has completed 94 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Gent, Belgium
BE452Wij hebben een heel aangename ruil achter de rug. Het contact was telkens warm en helpend zonder dat we elkaar continu overvielen met vragen.
Het huis was groot, aangenaam en heel netjes! We voelden ons onmiddellijk thuis!
Poole, Great Britain
GB1012298
Värmdö, Sweden
SE5658
Caen, France
FR1009989A lovely exchange, very easy to organize. Communication was fluid, not more frequent than necessary. Philip and Caroline's house is very comfortable and clean, and the garden in autumn was splendid. Nice watching squirrels while having breakfast! The neighborhood is very quiet and mostly pleasant. Lots of walking in the countryside around Turnbridge Wells and in the city itself, and hiking on the seaside (Bournemouth Seven Sisters and Hastings) Even a bit of cycling. London is easily reached by train. Our house was spotless when we returned.
Berlin, Germany
DE7210
Bournemouth, Great Britain
GB52153Philip and Caroline were extremely helpful with information and advice about their home and surrounding area before our exchange. We were able to meet en route which was lovely. Their home is spacious and comfortable with a beautiful garden. They looked after ours very well too.
Philip and Caroline live in a very attractive part of Tunbridge Wells in walking distance to the centre and also for exploring the surrounding area. We were not familiar with Kent and were very pleasantly surprised by the number of attractions nearby ( especially National Trust) and how pretty it is. In fact we enjoyed our stay at Caroline and Philip’s so much that we hope to exchange with them again in the future.
Diemen, Netherlands
NL0346Philip en Caroline hebben een zeer comfortabel huis en duidelijke ruilinformatie achtergelaten. Tijdens de ruil was contact via Whatsapp makkelijk om vragen over en weer snel te beantwoorden. Tunbridge Wells ligt fantastisch: makkelijk bereikbaar vanuit Nederland en op een uurtje van zowel Londen als Brighton, in een prachtig gebied. Helemaal goed dus!
Southend-on-Sea, Great Britain
GB1015959
Exloo, Netherlands
NL0839
Montville, Australia
AU08031Everything was as expected. It is convernient for shopping and within walking distance of the centre.What we were not so prepared for was the traffic on the roads
Worthing, Great Britain
GB1018699
Glasgow, Great Britain
GBSC001141Good communication. Comfortable house in great location
Torslanda, Sweden
SE1015499Väldigt trevlig stad. Lätt att promenera till city, butiker, restauranger med mera. Huset ligger i ett trevligt område och med hög standard.
Ardfert Co. Kerry, Ireland
IE7019
SIPOO, Finland
FI0638
Rouen, France
FR1015879
Kendal, Great Britain
GB7644527
Zeist, Netherlands
NL7976We have exchanged with Phil and Caroline a couple of times. Theirs is a wonderful house: spacious and comfortable, and in a very good location.
They left our house in immaculate condition.
PLYMOUTH, Great Britain
GBSW001811Excellent stay, lovely home and great position for exploring Kent.
Stocksfield, Great Britain
GB092429
Castricum, Netherlands
NL0895We really enjoyed Tunbridge. A roomy house with a beautiful garden. We felt very much at home. And staying in the garden of England is a real treat!
Bishop's Stortford, Great Britain
GB1005898A super position within walking distance of this lovely old town. It's also in an excellent position to visit many National Trust houses and gardens. We took full advantage of this when we exchanged at the end of Nov when a lot of these houses had Xmas decorations up.
We also met Philip and Caroline for a coffee prior to the exchange which was lovely.
Indian Rocks Beach, USA
US614142
QUIMPER, France
FR020392Caroline et Philip were very welcoming guests. We were invited to a meal in their home just before they left and they made sure that everything was ok . The presentation of their house was accurate. They really took great care of our house.
Nous sommes tous enthousiastes à l'idée d'être d'accord de refaire un autre échange entre nous dans le futur, tellement ce dernier nous a plu, autant sur le plan humain, que par la maison, la ville et la région !
