“Hemos pasado dos semanas perfectas en casa de Jon y Selena, disfrutando y conociendo Londres durante agosto 2019!!! Es una casa preciosa, muy bien comunicada con el centro de Londres y donde las recomendaciones de nuestros anfitriones también han sido en todo momento de gran ayuda para nosotros. La comunicación con ellos ha sido muy fluida y útil durante la duración del periodo del intercambio . Nuestra casa ha sido cuidada de forma exquisita. Sin ninguna duda la casa de Jon, Selena, Joe, Charlie.....y Sparky & Jef, es una gran elección para pasar en unas estupendas vacaciones en Londres. ”
Spacious house within easy reach of central London
Spacious house within easy reach of central London
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- 5 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 10
- 3 Bathrooms
Our home
Our home is a spacious semi-detached house, built in 1930 and still retaining some original deco touches (such as leaded windows in the hallway, curves and lots of exposed wood). It's light and airy and a wonderful family home. We've done a huge amount of work on the house since moving in 12 years ago, most recently converting the loft into a large bedroom with quirky en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. The kitchen/diner looks out onto our pride and joy - the garden (a wasteland when we moved in), which contains a sweeping flower border, native hedges, a vegetable and fruit garden (you're welcome to help yourself to any produce during your stay) and a towering willow hiding a large trampoline, swing and slide. Upstairs are four bedrooms. The large loft bedroom has a super kingsize double bed (180x200cm). On the floor below are three more bedrooms - a small one with a kingsize double (150x200cm), and two larger bedrooms, both with standard double beds (135x190cm). One of these rooms also has a sofabed that pulls out into another double - meaning that we could sleep 10 in total at a push. There's also a 5th small bedroom that we use as an office.
Property features
- Main home
- Garden
- Wifi
- Cable TV
- Equipped for kids
- No smoking
- Central heating
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Parking
7 Reviews
“We had a wonderful time at Jon and Selena's House in Forest Hill. We enjoyed their house and their garden a lot in a great neighbourhood (it's like you're in the countryside at 45 minutes of the center of London). Jon and Selena gave us a bunch of great advice and their hand-made city guides were a great pleasure to follow. Every time we had a question, Jon used to answer within ten minutes, which was particularly pleasant. We strongly recommend this place, you will not be disappointed!”
“We spent 12 wonderful days in Forest Hill/ London. The Location is perfect for a family and for exploring London with its sights. The home is very cosy and well equipped, furthermore the Cox provide a loveley garden wich we used and enjoyed every single day. The communication was straight and easy, and they left our home in an absolut clean condition. We loved their cat Sparky and felt comfortable along the whole journey. To sum it up, it was our fifth swap and we can say : we are inspired - highly recommended.........”
“Nous avons passé 2 merveilleuses semaines cet été 2015 à Forest Hill. La maison de Selena et Jon est pleine de charme, confortable et spacieuse pour une grande famille (nous avons débarqué à 7!) Elle est très bien située: à 5 minutes de la gare, entre 15 et 40 minutes des centres touristiques de Londres. Nous n’avons pas l’impression d’être si près de la ville, car elle est dans un environnement calme. Vous n’avez pas besoin de voiture, des magasins pour le quotidien sont tout autour de la maison. Jon et selena nous ont confié leur maison en toute confiance ainsi que leur chat, Sparky, qui nous a charmé et fait beaucoup rire. Leur jardin est magnifique et un vrai havre de paix, où les parties de cartes se tiennent jusqu’à point d’heure. Par leurs conseils et leurs différentes attentions, Jon et Selena ont rendu notre séjour inoubliable. Ils ont pris grand soin de notre maison, que nous avons retrouvée dans le même état qu’à notre départ. Nous avons aimé échanger avec eux. Encore mille mercis!”
“We had a great vacation in London with our two kids, 5 and 7. The lovely garden was the perfect place to rest and play after a day out. It is a calm, spacious and beautiful home, and yet with only 5 mins walk to a direct train to central London. Jon and Sel were the perfect hosts with many detailed suggestions for things to see and do. We were in immediate and frequent contact all the time. They also took excellent care of our home in the meantime. Thanks a lot, Jon and Sel!”
“We've just spent our Easter holidays in a fantastic, spacious and comfortable house in Forest Hill. Just less than 30 minutes to the centre of London, it is an ideal place for a family, with a big garden (trampoline, swings, etc) and the shops and restaurants at a short stroll away. Jon and Sel have been very helpful and nice to us and have left our apartment in a wonderful condition. We have definitely felt at home in this house, we do highly recommend a swap with them, and would love to swap again ourselves anytime.”
“Our swap with Jon, Selena and their boys was really a success. Their charming house contains so many books to read for us and toys for our children and the garden is just magic with home-grown fruit and vegetables we received as welcome present. The house is ideally located to catch the overground train to London Bridge, almost just around the corner. The neighbourhood Forest Hill has a lot of good restaurants, the famous Horniman Museum and the neighbour next door is very friendly and helpful. We had a very good exchange documentation in their home to read and decided that we will certainly swap our house again with them.”
Who we are
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We are Jon and Selena, a writer/teacher and a psychiatric nurse, and we have two lovely, lively boys, Joe (14) and Charlie (11). We also have two sweet-natured and child-friendly cats, Sparky and Jeffrey, who give back a lot of love for a little feeding. We've completed many highly successful home exchanges and can't now conceive of another way of spending a holiday.
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Where is it?
Your neighbourhood
Forest Hill is a lively, multicultural district of South London that has really come into its own in the last few years. Our house is 4 minutes walk from the centre, which contains a range of shops (including a good sized Sainsbury's supermarket, a deli and an excellent butcher), pubs, restaurants, coffee shops and a swimming pool. There's a small supermarket at the end of our road, which stocks all the basics. There are even more places to eat, drink and shop in East Dulwich, just a 5-minute drive or bus ride away. Forest Hill even has its own superb museum, the Horniman, which is brilliant for kids, and sits in its own beautifully landscaped gardens atop a hill with stunning views out over the city.
We have excellent transport links. London Bridge and the Thames is less than 15 minutes away by train (the station is a 3-minute walk from our house), and we're on the London Overground, which is part of the Tube network. You can be in the West End in half an hour. We're about 40 minutes from Gatwick Airport by train via East Croydon.
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