Mature, friendly couple with experience of smallholding and gardening.

About this sitter

We are a husband & wife team - Ian & Anna - who enjoy visiting different areas of the UK and worldwide now that our children have grown.

Anna is now retired from her garden design business but is still passionate about gardening and interiors. She spent a decade, when her children were little, running a smallholding complete with chickens, geese and Tamworth pigs. She loves to cook and would be delighted to make a meal for your return (if you’d like) - you may even find some baked goodies waiting for you upon your return too!

Ian still works remotely as a chartered engineer in the oil industry. He loves being outside and will happily mow the lawn and take care of the garden. His interests are hiking, climbing and biking.

Sadly Ian has an allergy to cats.

Why they want to house sit

We have just completed our first housesit for a super couple in Skye and we loved it! It’s the opportunity to stay in someone’s home, caring for it as if it were our home, whilst enjoying another area that we enjoy. It’s all such an adventure and at our age (late fifties) life’s all about that for us.

Their experience

As mentioned above, we have only done this the once but we are a mature couple who have a beautiful old Hall in Cumbria so we know how to look after a property with care. Anna has had alot of experience with livestock (through a previous marriage) and we are both enthusiastic gardeners.

What can they bring to the assignment

We are responsible, reliable and would care for your property as if it were our own. We enjoy looking after livestock and small animals (Anna especially loves fish & birds). We would keep you updated on any issues we felt you should know about and are equally happy to send daily updates.