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BE1011040

Turnhout, Belgium

flowers on the terrace

flowers on the terrace

Our vegetables!

Our vegetables!

The pool

The pool

Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge, 5 cooking basins,...

Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge, 5 cooking basins,...

Living Room

Living Room

Terrace with natural swimming pool

Terrace with natural swimming pool

Terrace

Terrace

Terrace with trampoline

Terrace with trampoline

Our pool

Our pool

Terrace

Terrace

View from our terrace. The church is not used as a church so no sound from a clock

View from our terrace. The church is not used as a church so no sound from a clock

Jeroen's room. Double bed in here.

Jeroen's room. Double bed in here.

Main bedroom with private bathroom

Main bedroom with private bathroom

Main bedroom

Main bedroom

View out of the little bathroom

View out of the little bathroom

Private bathroom with shower

Private bathroom with shower

Little room near to the kitchen for washing and drying

Little room near to the kitchen for washing and drying

Behind the door you'll find the sleepingroom of Jeroen (22y)

Behind the door you'll find the sleepingroom of Jeroen (22y)

Room Robin

Room Robin

Room Robin

Room Robin

Room Robin

Room Robin

Leon's room

Leon's room

Leon's room

Leon's room

Big bathroom

Big bathroom

toilet nr 3

toilet nr 3

front of the building with big bamboowall. The ground floor is our organic shop (about 450m²). The balcony on the left is ours.

front of the building with big bamboowall. The ground floor is our organic shop (about 450m²). The balcony on the left is ours.

Kabouterberg Kasterlee. 10min by car. Trees, sand, little mountains,...

Kabouterberg Kasterlee. 10min by car. Trees, sand, little mountains,...

Klein Engelandhoeve Turnhout. Walk, play, have a drink,...

Klein Engelandhoeve Turnhout. Walk, play, have a drink,...

Turnhout city

Turnhout city

Begijnhof Turnhout. World heritage. 200m from our home

Begijnhof Turnhout. World heritage. 200m from our home

Turnhout = city of playing Cards. This is the national museum of playing cards in Turnhout.

Turnhout = city of playing Cards. This is the national museum of playing cards in Turnhout.

The canal. 5min.

The canal. 5min.

Stadspark Turnhout. With a playgarden near a big terrace where you can have a drink.

Stadspark Turnhout. With a playgarden near a big terrace where you can have a drink.

Take a ride on the mini trains in the Stadspark in Turnhout!

Take a ride on the mini trains in the Stadspark in Turnhout!

Animals in the Stadspark. You can feed them. 5min by car.

Animals in the Stadspark. You can feed them. 5min by car.

Play forest 'Den Doolhof'. 1km away from our home.

Play forest 'Den Doolhof'. 1km away from our home.

De Liereman - Oud-Turnhout. Nice to walk. Big nature reserve

De Liereman - Oud-Turnhout. Nice to walk. Big nature reserve

Swimparadise in Mol (40min)

Swimparadise in Mol (40min)

Attractionpark 'Bobbejaanland', about 15min by car from here

Attractionpark 'Bobbejaanland', about 15min by car from here

Efteling in Holland. Familypark, 40min by car. For all ages. With fairy forrest for the smaller children..

Efteling in Holland. Familypark, 40min by car. For all ages. With fairy forrest for the smaller children..

Lilse Bergen in Lille, 10min from here or you can go by bike.

Lilse Bergen in Lille, 10min from here or you can go by bike.

Abbey in Postel

Abbey in Postel

Beekse Bergen = safaripark in The Netherlands.

Beekse Bergen = safaripark in The Netherlands.

Zilvermeer in Mol. About 40min from here.

Zilvermeer in Mol. About 40min from here.

Zilvermeer in Mol. About 40min from here.

Zilvermeer in Mol. About 40min from here.

Robin in our pool.

Robin in our pool.

Ief with our two dogs

Ief with our two dogs

Robin & Joke

Robin & Joke

Mila & Paco

Mila & Paco

Ief with his 3 children

Ief with his 3 children

Joke with Robin and Leon

Joke with Robin and Leon

Photo of our organic shop

Photo of our organic shop

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2016


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
July 22, 2024 - August 22, 2024 3 weeks

Booked. Thank you Germany!

April 05, 2025 - April 20, 2025 1 weeks

Portugal would be nice but open for every offer

July 27, 2025 - August 24, 2025 3 weeks

open for all suggestions

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Home in Turnhout (Antwerp) with private swimming pool

Dear Intervac-friends!

We live in our home since october 2015. Our quiet en beautyfull appartment has a big terrace and a lovely natural pool. You 'll find our home on the first floor, and there are 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. We are the owners of the organic shop right under our appartement. So you'll only find natural products in our home, a bamboo floor and also a natural pool. The pool has a part that is not that deep (60cm) and a part of 140cm deep. The beds are 100% organic latex. Our terrace is big (about 100m²) and sunny with a trampoline. We also have a table tennis.
The livingroom and two bedrooms are on the backsite of the building. So even we live in the middle of the small city Turnhout, it's really quiet in our home!

Free WIFI.

Turnhout is a small city near to Antwerp, Holland (Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda,...) and there are a lot of possibilities to walk, bicycle, because Turnhout is surrounded by nature.
Ghent en Brussels are about 1h away from us, Brugge 1.5h,...
Ask us tips 'what to do' in the region.

Car-exchange is possible. We have a Mazda cx5.
You can also use our bikes: 2 ladiesbikes (1 with children seat), electric cargo bike with space for 2 children and 1 small bike for boys, age about 10 years. One bike for girls, 12y,..We also have two electric bikes.
When the weather is bad and our shop is closed, the children can play in our underground parking. It's big enough to bike, skate, step,...

We have two dogs but they are not traveling with us, both go to a dog shelter.

Welkom in onze woning!

Appartement (nieuw van 2015) met 4 slaapkamers en groot dakterras met natuurzwembad in hartje Turnhout. Ons appartement bevindt zich boven onze natuurvoedingswinkel en heeft twee badkamers. Het grootste deel van het appartement heeft een bamboevloer. De bedden zijn allemaal 100% natuurlatex. Het dakterras is voorzien van plantenbakken en een deel groendak. Er is ook een tuinhuis, ping-pong en buitenspeelgoed. Trampoline.
Het woongedeelte en twee van de vier slaapkamer bevinden zich aan de achterkant waar het erg rustig is, ook al wonen we in de stad!

Gratis WIFI in heel het appartement.

Turnhout is gelegen in de Antwerpse Kempen en is omgeven door groen. Er zijn veel fietsmogelijkheden vlakbij en in de regio en met de wagen ben je zo in Antwerpen, Eindhoven, Tilburg, enz.
Gent en Brussel: 1 uur rijden.
Zeeland (Nederland), Brugge: 1.5u rijden.

Turnhout is de stad van de speelkaarten: bezoek het speelkaartenmuseum of vraag ons om tips wat je allemaal kan doen!
We staan open voor autoruil en hebben zelf een Mazda CX5.

Ook onze fietsen kan je gebruiken: bakfiets, 2X damesfiets en kinderfietsen voor leeftijd 10 en 12 jaar ongeveer. We hebben ook enkele elektrische fietsen. In onze garagebox vind je ook rollerskates, step, wavestep,... Onze kinderen spelen buiten de openingsuren wel eens in de ondergrondse parking van de winkel. Als het regent is dit ideaal om te fietsen, skaten,...

Onze twee honden gaan naar de hondenopvang tijdens onze vakanties.

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 3 Children
  • 7 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Zelfstandigen: owners of a big independent organic shop

Our Home

  • House Type: Flat
  • Floor: 1
  • Environment: In a small town
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Sleeping Capacity: 6

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Toys and games
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television
  • Piano
  • Other musical instruments

Outdoor

  • Terrace or deck
  • Balcony
  • BBQ
  • Garage
  • Private swimming pool
  • Bicycles: 5

Facilities

  • Non-smoking house
  • Lift/Elevator
  • Pet care wanted

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Greece
  • Canada
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Austria
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Europe
  • France
  • Iceland
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Français
  • Dutch

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Eindhoven and Brussels -

Turnhout is a small city. We live in the center. 5 minutes away from our house you find green places, like the canal, nice to walk or bicycle.
The region is very green, with many forests, places for walking, swimming, enjoy the sun and nature. We are happy to help!

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Occupation

  • Zelfstandigen: owners of a big independent organic shop

Children

  • Boy - Age: 24
  • Girl - Age: 15
  • Boy - Age: 13

Pets

  • Rabbits: 4
  • Dog: Mila
  • Small dog: Paco

About Our Family

Ief (49) en Joke (43)
Jeroen: 23
Robin (girl): 14
Leon: 12

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Lifestyle

Veel natuurlijke materialen in ons appartement: bamboe vloer, natuurlatex matrassen, ecologische poetsproducten,...
We eten bijna 100% biologisch (hebben dan ook een eigen biowinkel onder onze woonst).

Lot of natural materials in our home: bamboofloor, organic latex beds, ecological cleaning products,...
We love to eat organic food.

We love music & cooking(Ief), reading, painting, yoga en piano (Joke), lego (Leon & Jeroen), piano & being creative (Robin).

Earlier exchanges: Belgium 4X, The Netherlands, France summer 2019, Austria 2020

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