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Live Like a Local in London: A Top Sitter’s on Housesitting in London
Discover how housesitting lets you live like a local in London. Join one of our housesitters, Tiera St Claire on a scenic walk from Highbury & Islington to Angel, featuring top local cafés, charity shops, and budget tips! Housesitting in…
A House Sitter in Marlow Remembers the Scent of Lime Trees & River Mist
When I left my hometown years ago in search of new horizons, I never expected to return decades later as a house sitter in Marlow—revisiting old haunts and discovering a rich cultural history I had barely noticed as a child.…
Housesitting on the Isle of Mull Scotland, a Personal Story
Housesitting on the Isle of Mull isn’t your typical Scottish holiday — it’s stone cottages on single-track roads, lochside sunsets, and neighbours who treat you like family. In this story, housesitter Doug Murray shares how one dog-sitting listing on Mull…
Housesitters Guide to Buckinghamshire UK – The Best Walks, Pubs & Local Secrets
In this housesitters guide to Buckinghamshire I’ve shared some of my favourite places to explore while caring for pets in this leafy county. After many housesits across southern England, Buckinghamshire has become one of my favourite counties. With its rolling…
Best House Sitting in High Wycombe: 6 Surprising Things to Discover
Housesitting in High Wycombe offers a rare combination for housesitters that’s hard to find anywhere else in the home counties: sprawling Chiltern countryside on your doorstep, a fast train into central London, and a surprising depth of history hiding behind…
House Sitting Trail Leads to Top Tale: A House Sitter’s Story
From time to time our housesitters share literary discoveries found along the house sitting trail. Some like this one by Maria Vano conjure up childhood memories of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, Poohsticks and the 100 Acre Wood. Read…
Best House Sitting in Richmond: Ted Lasso’s Richmond
Many of our regular housesitters gravitate towards particular locations. House sitting in Richmond has long been one of Kelly Hayes-Raitt’s favourite things to do, for all kinds of reasons. In this article she reviews her most recent exploration of that…
Housesitting Zen: How a Misty London Morning Gave me Peace
Discover how one HouseSit Match housesitter found her housesitting zen on a misty London morning — exploring hidden gems, a stunning Japanese pagoda in Battersea Park, and the multicultural city streets that make every sit an adventure. London gives me…
Housesitting in Southern England: Expert Top Tips
Many housesitters love this way of travelling. Housesitting in Southern England gives the housesitter traveller a great deal to enjoy as they move from one housesit to another. Living like a local by housesitting enables you to get to know…