Churches, chapels, monasteries
& other, formerly religious, buildings, converted to holiday homes
Cairns House
located: Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
self-catering | sleeps:10 | bedrooms:5
Cairns House is a five bedroom church conversion with a stunning contemporary interior that manages to maintain the "wow" factor while still creating a functional and cosy living space.
Christ Church
located: Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK
self-catering | sleeps:8 | bedrooms:3
A stylish coastal holiday home, Christ Church is a restored former chapel. Created from the rear part of the original chapel, it retains many original features – including a working pipe organ! This self-catering holiday home is in the heart of the village and is within an easy walk of the beach.
Church House
located: Tideswell, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
self-catering | sleeps:8 | bedrooms:3
Peak District self-catering in a wonderfully converted church, set in the heart of the picturesque village of Tideswell. The property is beautifully decorated in contemporary style and offers spacious, quality accommodation with many original features such as tall ceilings and arched windows.
Cottage Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat
located: Aquitaine, Dordogne, France
self-catering | sleeps:3 | bedrooms:1
This unique holiday gite in the Dordogne is a renovated medieval chapel dating from 800 AD. It's equipped with every modern convenience and very comfortably furnished but still full of atmosphere. It has one bedroom and can sleep up to three people; also a bathroom, living/bedroom and open-plan kitchen. Outside is a BBQ, shared garden with furniture, patio and shared swimming pool.
Ebenezer Chapel
located: Bath/Bristol, Somerset, UK
visit site» [Apartment] sleeps:2 | bedrooms:1
visit site» [School House] sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
visit site» [Chapel Suite] sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
A former chapel and school house converted to three separate self-catering holiday properties, which can be interconnected, if required, to sleep up to 10 guests. In a great location with access to the cities of both Bath and Bristol.
Greystead Old Church
located: Greystead, Northumberland, UK
self-catering | sleeps:8 | bedrooms:4
Stunning church conversion situated yards from the North Tyne near Kielder Water. The property features original features such as stained glass windows and intricate stonework. The upside-down accommodation has 4 bedrooms plus bathroom and shower room on the ground floor; and an open-plan living room with kitchen, dining and sitting areas on the first floor.
Monastery Apartments – at The Highland Club
located: Fort Augustus, Scottish Highlands, UK
visit site» [Nevis] sleeps:6 | bedrooms:3
visit site» [Struan] sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
visit site» [Fraser] sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
A choice of luxury holiday apartments at The Highland Club in the converted St Benedict's Abbey at Fort Augustus. Highland Club facilities include swimming pool, gym, Club lounge, tennis and badminton courts, croquet lawn, table tennis, barbecues, loch fishing rights and an on-site restaurant.
Monastery Tower – at The Highland Club
located: Fort Augustus, Scottish Highlands, UK
self-catering | sleeps:4 | bedrooms:1
A one-bedroom luxury split-level apartment at The Highland Club in the former St Benedict's Abbey in Fort Augustus. Monastery Tower has access to all the Abbey's facilities which include: swimming pool, gym, full-size snooker table, library, Highland Club lounge, and restaurant.
Old Chapel (The)
located: Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK
self-catering | sleeps:10 | bedrooms:4
Converted chapel in a peaceful location in the well known National Trust village of Lacock, close to Corsham and Bath. The property has large arched windows with stunning views and underfloor heating throughout. Each bedroom has a 22" TV/DVD, two have large double beds, a 3rd ground floor bedroom offers flexible sleeping (bunk bed and double sofa bed). There's also a loft apartment, with private reading gallery and 4th bedroom.
Old Chapel (The)
located: Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
self-catering | sleeps:8 | bedrooms:3
Converted chapel 10 min drive from beaches in Carmarthenshire. The Old Chapel offers an open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting area. Perfect for all times of the year, the property has underfloor heating plus a gas, wood-effect fire for winter, while the stone property keeps naturally cool in summer.
Tower (The)
located: Crieff, Perth & Kinross, Scotland, UK
self-catering | sleeps:8 | bedrooms:3
A converted church tower with stunning views, located on the edge of the highland town of Crieff. This luxury, boutique, self-catering property has been rated 5-star by VisitScotland and has been beautifully fitted out to sleep up to eight guests in three bedrooms.
Undercroft (The)
located: Windermere, Cumbria/Lake District, UK
self-catering | sleeps:5 | bedrooms:2
A stunning contemporary holiday home created within the historic ecclesiastical annex to St Marys Church in Windermere, dating back to the C16th. This unique two bedroom property has a gothic arched window and vaulted ceilings. Comprising entrance hall, king size bedroom with en suite, twin room, bathroom, spacious sitting room, designer kitchen, dining room and secluded garden with furniture.
ENGLAND: Ebenezer Chapel, 3 properties in Somerset
Ebenezer Chapel consists of three separate, luxury holiday lets (which can be inter-connecting if required for a larger group of up to 10 people), beautifully converted from a former chapel. It's located in the village of Bridgeyate Common near Warmley on the outskirts of Bristol and Bath. All properties have separate entrances, use of communal gardens and are fully fitted for self-catering:
The Apartment» self-catering | sleeps:2 | bedrooms:1
A single bedroom apartment retaining many period features such as exposed beams, stonewalls and an arched church window which floods light onto the spiral staircase.
The School House» self-catering | sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
Two bedroom accommodation, originally the Victorian School House and Vestry. It retains its original wall panelling, fireplaces and wood planked floors.
The Chapel Suite» self-catering | sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
A large two bedroom holiday home within the original main chapel and lit by four stunning tall arched windows. It has oak flooring through out and a mezzanine level living area.
SCOTLAND: stunning church conversion
Ideal for larger groups this stunning contemporary church conversion sleeps up to ten people in five light-filled bedrooms.
There's a bespoke kitchen, five bathrooms, a traditional dining area for up to fourteen people, a games area (with pool table) and a comfortable sitting area with flat screen TV, DVD, and state of the art sound system.
The property has many interesting architectural features and has been featured in a number of interiors and architecture magazines including: Grand Designs, Homes & Interiors and has been featured on TV. The Scotsman described the house as 'one of the most arresting homes in Scotland'.
SCOTLAND: Monastery Tower at The Highland Club
A rather different sort of ecclesiastical building conversion, St Benedict's Abbey in Fort Augustus (Scottish Highlands) is a Victorian monastery that's been converted into luxury apartments, now known as The Highland Club – the holiday property on offer is in the Monastery Tower.
It's a one bedroom luxury apartment with amazing views of Loch Ness from nearly every window. The apartment has access to all the Abbey's facilities which include the Highland Club lounge, swimming pool, gym, full-size snooker table, library and restaurant.
This exceptional split-level apartment is packed with original features like the arched stone windows and stone staircase, but has been stylishly decorated in a modern style throughout. The property makes a wonderful romantic getaway for two or can be used by a party of four by utilising the large sofa bed in the main living area.
Monastery Apartments
A choice of luxury holiday apartments
also at The Highland Club (see above):
Nevis Monastery 7»
sleeps:6 | bedrooms:3
Struan Monastery 9»
sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
Fraser Monastery 14»
sleeps:4 | bedrooms:2
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