Castricum, Netherlands
Platinum
Member since
1982| Exchange dates | Duration |
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Flexible dates
August 14, 2025 - December 23, 2025 |
2 weeks |
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We are flexibel in dates. In the summer we would love to go for 2 á 3 weeks. We are open to all offers. |
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We would love to go to Taragona in april.
Some pictures to give you an impression of our life, our family.
We are retired and our home offers a lot of comfort. Our car is a Toyota Auris hybride. (automatic)
We like to make several short and longer exchanges through the year.
We do have a small garden surrounded by a wall. Several nice playground/parks are very near. (see map)
Castricum is a beautifull quiet village with good public transport. Easy to reach by train from the airports.
The beach is close by , less than 5 km. You can go by car. We prefer to go by bike.
Alkmaar, Haarlem and Amsterdam are some of the many very beautifull old cities.
www.vvvalkmaar.nl
www.iamsterdam.com
* We prefer non-smokers
* We do not have pets at the moment.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 30 Exchanges made
Occupation
- retired pastor &
- retired psychotherapist
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 0
- Environment: By the sea
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Not allowed
Exchange Types
- Hospitality wanted
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 3
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Netherlands
- Normandy, France
- Germany
- Lombardy, Italy
- Czechia
- Austria
- Sweden
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Amsterdam airport Schiphol, this is also an interesting place to visit on a daytrip. - 35 km
We live in a nice and quiet village near the sea, with dunes and a nice beach.
There are lots of lakes and bicycle roads.
And the area is famous for all sorts of beautifull birds.
Castricum has good public transport. Trains a least 4 times an hour to the nearby cities.
Especially to go to Amsterdam and Haarlem, where parking is expensive.
Haarlem and Alkmaar are very nice cities for shopping. Edam is worth a visit too.
We do have beautifull villages (Graft en De Rijp for example), rivers and lakes and a very wide beach.
In sprintime there a very beautifull fields near with tulips etc. "The Keukenhof" is world famous for it: www.keukenhof.nl
There are lots of beautifull old cities, large and small in our region, with musea,
markets, botanical gardens, playgrounds, cinema's , restaurants etc etc.
Easy to reach bij train are also: Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Delft, Gouda, Rotterdam
(Sugg. always take a boattrip and see the cities in a very beautifull way).
Occupation
- retired pastor &
- retired psychotherapist
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
About Our Family
We are a retired couple.
Our children:
Maarten (1979) lives with his wife Kelly and their daughter Lana (11) in Castricum
They will be glad to help you, if needed.
Our son Jesse (1981) lives with Anna in Hilversum and they have a son Elliot (7) in Hilversum.
Our daughter Anke (1983) lives also in Castricum, she is moving this summer
Lifestyle
We love to be outside and hike, we also love to visit old towns and musea, but are also fond of swimming in the sea and natural ponds.
In the summer 2023 we have been to Austria and had a fantastic exchange.(AT 11045) In 2024 we exchanged with a family in Germany,( DE 1008997) and our exchange partner, went sailing with our brother-in-law living at the island Texel at the Wadden sea. This spring we had a very nice exchange experience in Tarragona, Spain.
Next year we would love to go to Germany, Sweden, Norway or any other beautifull country.
We are open to all offers in Europe or the U.K. We offer a Toyota Auris Hybride.
We ourselves are fully vaccinated.
A car-exchange might be possible.
References
This member has completed 30 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Hohenzell, Austria
AT11045Sehr zuvorkommend, schnelle Kommunikation, Haus war geräumiger als gedacht
Victoria, BC, Canada
CA3507
Walldorf, Germany
DE1008997Gut gelegenes Haus mit allen üblichen Einrichtungen und Geräten. Netter Kontakt ohne Probleme.
SAINT-BRIEUC, France
FR010391
Heerlen, Netherlands
NL0618Very welcoming and friendly, Nice house to stay in a quiet neighborhood
