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Europe • England • Surrey - Surbiton
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OLYMPICS anyone? 4/5-bedroomed Victorian House, Surbiton, SW London

House, suburban with 5 bedrooms, sleeps 11, 2 bathroom(s), floor area of 500 m2 (5400 sq.ft), WCs 1, car optional, children OK, NO smoking, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 5

Exchange dates

1) August 01 2012 - August 31 2012
2) October 27 2012 - November 03 2012

Any time during the English school holidays. Open to any offers - we like surprises & being spontaneous!

Where we want to go
1) France
2) Italy
3) Greece
- We like to go anywhere, surprise us!!

Description of our house
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

We love our house. It is elegant, light & spacious with 5 bedrooms, a fabulous oak-floored kitchen/diner, cosy sitting room (with sofa bed), study/playroom with piano & an enclosed paved garden. Both of the childrens' bedrooms have bunk beds. The house can accommodate 10-12 people and is very child-friendly, with lots of toys, puzzles, games etc. We have all sizes of bikes and various sports' equipment too you can use.
We are very lucky to have such wonderful neighbours who would be very happy to help you while you are here.

Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, stereo / hifi, security system, central heating, tv / cable, sofa, carpet, fireplace 
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven, washing machine, dryer 
Outside:
Garage, child's swing, terrace, parking, sand pit, garden, bicycles 
Local activities:
Mountain biking, horse riding, tennis, water skiing, hiking, swimming, golfing, fishing 
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums, health club, fine restaurants, good shopping, country club, nightlife, clubbing 
Languages spoken:
English, francais 
Nearest major airport:
Heathrow (london), 15 km / 9 mile
Other information:
Children ok, no smoking, including internet (highspeed), car optional 

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Our neighborhood
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

A wonderfully quiet and friendly neighbourhood yet close to every amenity you could think of. We love the area as we have the best of both worlds - the hustle and bustle of London or the fresh air of the river or Surrey hills. There is so much to do from our doorstep. At the end of our road we have a newsagents for fresh milk, croissants, bread and newspapers etc. Indian, Persian, Chinese and Italian restaurants. Buses to go to Surbiton train station (18 mins on train to Waterloo) or into Kingston town centre for theatre & serious shopping. 5-10 mins walk there is a petrol station; supermarkets/other shops; a Post Office; churches & cafes; a park with swings, fields & tennis courts etc;
15 mins by car takes you to swimming pools; cinema; restaurants; RHS Wisley (gardens); bowling; farms days out; The River Thames (boat trips/walks); Hampton Court; Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo; Richmond Park; Go-karting; Horse Races at Sandown Park, Epsom and Kempton Park.
30 mins - 1 hour (by car or public transport) for Central London for all the sights, theatres, art galleries, museums, places of interest plus Thorpe Park; Surrey Hills (for walking, mountain-biking, gliding); North Downs (for walking); National Trust properties & gardens AND LOADS MORE!
For more ideas, go to http://www.visitsurrey.com

Something about ourselves
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

We are Giles & Frances - a Teacher and Tennis Coach. We have 3 children, Penny 7, Sam 5, and Charlie who is 1. Our children are well-behaved and treat houses with respect. We love being with our kids; cooking (a well-equipped kitchen is essential!), music, seeing new places and being outside in the fresh air. Being a teacher means that we have lots of holiday during the year but with 3 young children we need a good self-contained base. We love to be able to access things to do without having to use a car too much and we like to be spontaneous when possible. We don't always plan our holidays well in advance, so as long as it is school holiday time, we'd be up for something at short notice.

We are honest, neat and careful people and we don't smoke. If we did a swap, you can rest assured that we will take care of your house as if it was our own. We are happy to swap for long weekends as well as longer periods during the school holidays.

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