Help create a culture of Beauty in the Loire Valley

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Immerse yourself in the local culture: 5 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with the locals: 5 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 20 days

The Experience

Founded in 1990 by the artist Jonathan Robinson, the Moulin Bregeon has been a bastion against the destruction of beauty in France. You won't find ugly pvc windows, nor shiny Ikea here. In the summer months we have several vegetable and flower gardens that need care, in the winter we work on improvements and care on the extensive properties. Meals and a comfortable room are provided, along with visits to local brocantes and chateaux

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Requirements

Beginner English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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5 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

5 Immersing in the local culture
5 Meeting locals
4 Get in touch with nature
3 Practicing English
2 Meeting international travelers
1 Developing environmental awareness

Jakob Karl

Germany

The guest house and Village community warmly welcomed us. We'll miss the camaraderie, especially the delightful dinners and free tours to Saumur and Angers. The work hours were flexible but somewhat unstructured, yet our needs were respected. The rural setting is ideal for a peaceful nature retreat, but having your own car is advisable due to the remote location. Overall, we recommend this host for those seeking a connection with locals and nature, especially if it's your first Worldpackers experience. Grateful for the memories, we'll miss everyone! 🙏

6 months ago

Liane

Germany

Everyone at the guest house was welcoming. The hours of work we agreed on were always respected; yet maybe a bit unstructured. During rainy days we never had to work outside and our needs were always respected. We had some free tours to Saumur and Angers. the guest house is rural and perfect for a quiet stay in nature, but we would recommend going there with your own car because everything is very far away. We would recommend this host to everyone who wants to connect with locals and nature. We will miss everyone and are very grateful for our time 🙏

6 months ago

Caleb

United States

My stay at the guest house was great. Jonathan was a great host and it was so nice getting to know the other locals. The work hours varied a lot but the work was pretty minimal. It's fairly secluded and surrounded by beautiful fields and woods. The local community is great and full of people from many different places. The food was great, I really loved Pascal's and Bernard's cooking. We ate a lot of meals together and Jonathan also made sure I always had enough food and all my needs were taken care of. I had a wonderful time here and would recommend it to anyone visiting this area.

5 months ago

Paula

Germany

My friend and I went here for our second Worldpackers experience and were a bit shocked at first. Coming from a clear structure to the mill where our hours were very flexible and the work tasks quite loosely structured, it took some time to adapt. Nonetheless, we had lovely company with Pascal at the mill, Bernhard coming by from time to time and seeing Jonathan and others in the "village".(These three all gay and around the age of 65😄) The work consisted of organising the attic, cubbords of lovely linnen and doing the garden. For the two weeks we only had short term work. Expect some chaos;)

7 months ago

Franca

Germany

My friend and I spent 13 days there. The mill is a very nice place and all the people there are very friendly, we felt very comfortable. The only thing that bothered us was the lack of communication in advance about Worldpackers. In addition, the working hours and tasks were unstructured and not communicated clearly, which meant we often didn't know what to do. Nevertheless, it was a very nice experience that I can recommend to everyone.

7 months ago

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