Lovely Wye Valley home, 1 cat and 7 tortoises looking for

Tintern, United Kingdom
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Milly
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Introduction

We are a retired couple who love to travel. Currently we are travelling in the UK but winter sees us take longer overseas trips. Our home is in an idyllic situation, overlooking the river in the Wye Valley AONB. It has 3 bedrooms and about

Home & location

A 3 bed detached stone cottage, on the edge of Brockweir village Full oil fired CH, woodburner fire, all mod cons (I think!) --except no dishwasher!--It might look large, but in fact is only 50ft x 14ft overall lovely garden.and lots of

houseHousecountrysideCountrysideNot accessible by public transport

Amenities

Amenities

Internet & Office

Wifi

Basic
Wifi (Basic)

Responsibilities

Reliable tortoise care of feeding once daily ( veg/ fruit/ wild greens). They have an indoor pen overnight so if weather good they need taking to outdoor pen in the morning then returning to indoor pen before dark. If weather cold/ wet they

Meet the pets

  • Zakros

    24 years

  • Zante

    22 years

  • Lindos

    21 years

  • Mykonos

    21 years

  • Mytikas

    21 years

  • Loutro

    21 years

  • Zeus

    22 years

Sitter reviews (28)

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Claire

This was our second sit for Milly and Brenda and it was great to be back; this time watching the trees turn their autumnal colours and seeing the morning

    Stayed · 11 Oct - 04 Nov 2023
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    Bill (Philip)

    I have been across to the beautiful Wye Valley a number of times now to look after Piti (the happy cat, sadly departed) and the 7 tortoises and it’s always

      Stayed · 20 Jul - 31 Jul 2023
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      Richard and Sue

      We have house sat for Milly and Brenda numerous times now which speaks volumes as to how much we enjoy house sitting for them. Such lovely people, location

        Stayed · 19 May - 24 May 2023
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        Claire

        We had a lovely week at Milly and Brenda’s comfortable cottage on the banks of the river Wye. I arrived the night before (Rusty came the following day) and

          Stayed · 15 Apr - 21 Apr 2023
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          Theo

          We had such a lovely time at Milly and Brenda’s wonderful and characterful 400 year old home. The beauty of the surroundings can not be understated, with a

            Stayed · 13 Nov - 13 Dec 2022

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