Creagh House

It's fun being at Creagh during the summer, there's lots of people staying, music and dance, and walks in the woods, and sometimes canoeing. We like to meet people from other cultures. Quieter in the winter, and colder but we generally still have fun 😊 In winter you should be prepared for cold temperatures in the house, we generally live at 14 deg centigrade, except for the main living room which has a stove. Dancing keeps you warm!

You will be treated as one of the family! We work hard but not for long hours. We eat together at least once a day, and sometimes go out in the evening together. Volunteers sleep in a large dormitory room, with up to 4 other people of any gender. We do have a tiny mezzanine available sometimes for couples. Routine is that you will work 4 days a week for 6 hours each day though we can be flexible, for instance if you are working on line you can distribute your 25 hours a week so that you can still keep up with your remote working. We expect you to be flexible too, sometimes you will be asked to work a weekend shift, or start early. Work is all physical, cleaning, ironing , changing beds, gardening, painting, construction, emptying compost toilet cleaning geese pen, chopping wood, stacking turf etc etc


Reviews

4.5
(83 reviews)83

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

France

5

Je suis resté un mois dans la CreaghHouse, c'était une très belle expérience ! Il faut certes s'adapter à l'absence de chauffage et ne pas être très à cheval sur la propreté mais les hôtes sont incroyablement chaleureux ! J'ai appris la danse irlandaise, j'ai participé à mon premier ceili ! Les tâches sont très faciles, on ne dépasse jamais les heures indiquées dans l'annonce ! Merci pour ce séjour, Annie, Pete, Gus !

19 days ago

United Kingdom

1

We would strongly advice people not to go there! The water has dangerous amounts of lead in it, the food is all expired, dirty and mouldy. Our accommodation was awful, the room was very dusty and full of spiders, the sheets were very dirty and there was black mould on the walls and ceiling. There was mildew and blood stains on the mattress, duvets/ pillows. The only good part about our trip was meeting all the wonderful volunteers there, and the nature was beautiful too. We didn't even last 3 days before getting terribly sick.We were mislead by all the positive reviews so we need to be honest.

25 days ago

France

5

It was an amazing and immersive experience. I met a lot of people from all the world. The house was cold and little bit mess but I had been warned by Annie, so It's was ok for me. Annie and Pete are very nice and flexible. It was good for me to be in countryside, it's a beautiful, calm, nears to the forest and lake. I improved my English and I am more confidente to speak.

26 days ago

Brazil

4

Foi uma experiência interessante! Completamente diferente do que eu estava acostumada. Com certeza irei lembrar com carinho!

about 1 month ago

Brazil

5

Creagh House is the kind of place you don't expect much from when you arrive and when you're leaving you realize you've had more experiences than you imagined.
The family has a beautiful energy, the house is always full of music, dancing, friends, parties and lots of love.
The work is smooth, everyone is always very friendly, flexible and helpful.
It's certainly a unique experience. Thank you Annie, Peter and all the incredible people I've met in this place I now call home.
I'll miss you! ❤️

3 months ago


Annie replied

We'll miss you too! Come back soon


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