LONDON, Great Britain
Platinum
Member since
2001The member has not specified any exchange dates
House in LONDON, Great Britain
Our house in Stoke Newington is in a residential street in a much sought after area of London. Stoke Newington has boutique shops, restaurants and fine food and has a trendy village atmosphere. Our house is within a ten minute walk of a lovely park with a cafe and play area as well as a public swimming pool and gym. There is a wide variety of food shops from local ethnic shops to supermarkets in walking distance.
A plentyful supply of buses to the city and central London are at the top of the road and theatres, cinemas, art galleries and tourist atttactions are all within no more than half an hour of the house.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 17 Exchanges made
Occupation
- CEO of Family Futures Adoption Agency and Therapist. MBE
- OBE. Retired
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 3
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Not allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Park / playground
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Seclusion/Privacy
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
Spoken Languages
- English
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: City - 10 kilometers
We live in a central London residential area with lots of restaurants and shops nearby and easy public transport to central London sights as well as trips out of London to other parts of the UK. Stoke Newington is popular with young families, artists, musicians and other professionals because of its village like atmosphere. The core of the buildings are Georgian and Victorian. It is also a traffic restricted zone.
Occupation
- CEO of Family Futures Adoption Agency and Therapist. MBE
- OBE. Retired
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- None
Lifestyle
I am now retired but my wife, Jay , continues to work at the adoption agency we set up 25 years ago plus. I spend my time playing squash, painting and breadmaking, We have four children, all of whom are grown-up and we now have four grandchildren..Time seems to pass very quickly. Jay works very hard so we enjoy taking long holidays every two or three months.However we are keen to make plans for 2025. We are happy to think about an exchange to the Black Forest at Christmas /new year for a week . Also a 3 week exchange to Spain or Italy by the sea,in September/ October. We do not fly but travel by train. Best wishes Alan
References
This member has completed 17 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
LE PLESSIS TREVISE, France
FR090124We communicated throughout our exchange with Jay and Alan who are very sympathic people.
The house is superb and very well placed. Close to bus stop, so it was very easy to get to the hyper center of London !
The surrounding is great, lots of restaurants, shops... while being quiet near their house ! Thank you for this nice exchange !
Lioessens, Netherlands
NL0509
