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We’re Chris and Sarah and have recently taken early retirement. We live in the historic market town of Monmouth​,​ on the English​/​Welsh border. We like walking and live in the perfect area for this​,​ the beautiful Wye Valley​,​ an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We love travel too and though we don’t have any pets​,​ we’d love to find a house sitter(s) who could just keep an eye on our house and be there if my very independent and self-sufficient mother (who’s registered blind and lives in her own house two doors away) had an emergency such as a burst water pipe etc whilst we’re away. Our house is a large Grade II listed Georgian villa within 5 minutes’ walk of Monmouth town centre​,​ which has many shops​,​ bars​,​ restaurants​,​ coffee shops​,​ and even a theatre and a cinema. It’s a 10-minute walk to Waitrose​,​ Marks and Spencer​,​ and Lidl supermarkets​,​ and less to the River Wye and access to a myriad of country walks. Whilst Monmouth is in the beautiful Wye Valley and a short drive away from both the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) and the Forest of Dean​,​ it’s also only an hour away from the busy cities of Cardiff​,​ Bristol​,​ and Birmingham​,​ and 1 hour 15 minutes from the coast. Being on the English​/​Welsh border it seems that every town has a castle​,​ and it’s a short 15 minute drive to the stunning Raglan and Goodrich Castles​,​ or Tintern Abbey. The house sitter would stay in our guest bedroom with a king-sized bed and an en-suite shower room. The house has a large open-plan kitchen​/​diner​/​family room​,​ and the separate sitting room has a fireplace for real fires in those autumnal or winter evenings. We have good wifi and internet television with Netflix and Amazon Prime. A cleaner comes once a week on a Wednesday. Monmouth has a good bus service to all the surrounding towns and cities​,​ but there’s no train station. A car isn’t necessary​,​ but to make the most of this picturesque area​,​ we’d recommend one. Monmouth has an Enterprise car hire in town​,​ and we have a drive and a carport for parking. Homeowner Details

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