The Old Chapel

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Entering The Chapel
Stepping down two exterior steps the building is entered via a porch, with hanging space for coats. The door directly ahead leads through the utility room to the terraced garden beyond. The door to the right leads into the entrance hall.

The Entrance Hall
This is a small room with four exits, one on each wall. The staircase on the left leads up to the minstrels’ gallery, the door to the right leads to a small well appointed and equipped kitchen. The glass double doors straight ahead leads to a spacious living and dining area.

Living & Dining Area
The main living/dining area is two stories high and comes complete with original 19th century chapel features such as a minstrels’ gallery and beautiful arched windows, with views of Stiperstones village and the surrounding countryside.

The Chapel has Free Fibre Broadband throughout. The living area is equipped with TV, Apple TV and a DVD player, a selection of DVDs and comfortable seating for six guests, whilst the dining area seats eight comfortably on four chairs and the two original chapel pews.

A state of the art log burner has been fitted and fuel for your first nights stay has been provided.

The Minstrels' Gallery
This gallery space is a completely original feature of The Chapel and can be used as a separate cosy sitting area. With views over the balcony to the main lounge below and up the valley from the window this is a peaceful space to read and relax. Books, board games & jigsaws are kept here and it is the home of the Chapel’s Victorian reed organ.

The Master Bedroom
This room has a luxuriously comfortable kingsize bed, a suite of matching furniture, a beautiful antique dressing table (which once belonged to lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) and a comfy arm chair. The room is fitted with two Velux (skylight) windows and is decorated with a 'bird of paradise' Theme.
The room is also equipped with a television, with built in DVD player and Fire Stick, a bluetooth radio alarm clock with usb charging ports and hair dryer.

The En-suite Bathroom
This completely refurbished bathroom is decorated floor to ceiling in dark blue/green tiles to give a stylish, yet warm and cosy feeling, perfect for a relaxing bath. The peacock tiled accent wall is striking and adds an air of luxury and tranquility to the room. These tiles were adapted from a wallpaper design and were hand printed by Lara & Phil at The Stiperstones Inn. The new power shower is a huge improvement to the rooms facilities. The en-suite is also equipped with a shaver point and has an airing cupboard with freshly laundered towels.

The Twin Bedroom
This cosy room has two beautifully comfortable single beds a suite of matching furniture and an original arched chapel window and is decorated with a subtle Egyptian theme. It is equipped with television with built-in DVD player, Fire Stick, a bluetooth radio alarm clock with usb charing ports and hair dryer.

The Small Double Bedroom
This room has a small double (4ft) bed, a suite of matching furniture and an original arched chapel window and is decorated with a natural history theme. The room is also equipped with a television, with built in DVD player and Fire Stick, a bluetooth radio alarm clock with usb charging ports and hair dryer.

Ground Floor WC and Shower
The small (but now perfectly formed) shower room has been completely redesigned and refurbished. Doubling the size of the shower enclosure and installing a power shower has created a much more luxurious space. The taupe and white tiles with hand printed border tiles make this a beautiful warm and bright room.

The subtle Egyptian theme is created by the border tiles. The Meidum Geese border tiles are created from a 4000 year old Egyptian painting found in the tomb of Nefermaat. The Lotus Flower tiles from the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el Yahudia are a little over 3000 years old. Both sets of tiles were recreated and hand printed by Phil & Lara at The Stiperstones Inn.

Stained Glass
The new stained glass panels above the doors to the last three rooms were designed and hand crafted by Phil. The design is based upon the Lotus Flower tiles from the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el Yahudia as seen in the ground floor WC and shower room.

The Kitchen
This Shropshire self catering holiday cottage has a small very well equipped kitchen with built-in double oven and four ring ceramic hob, a microwave, built-in dishwasher and refrigerator. Plus all you will need for a spot of baking, including, slow cooker, popcorn and rice makers.

The Utility Room
The utility room is fitted with washing machine, tumble dryer, full sized fridge freezer, ceiling mounted laundry airer and an iron & ironing board. Cleaning products can be found in the wall mounted cupboard.

The Garden
With a choice of places to sit and eat or just sit and relax the cottage garden is terraced on two levels with a sloping planting bed between. The top level is a flagged patio with a raised deck and seating area, cushions for the outdoor seating can be found in the nearby storage tubs.

The lower terrace has a stepping stone pathway lined with a gravel bed and a recreation of the Stiperstones ridge line, that leads to the six seater luxury hot tub.

The garden is planned with a beautiful selection of hardy perennials against a background of the Chapels Virginia Creeper clad walls which change from rich green to deep red in the early autumn.

The hot tub has been provided to help you relax after a long day of walking, cycling or just the exhaustion of sitting reading by the fire. Let the tub’s water jets massage away your aches and cares.

Perkins Beach Dingle
The Lane outside the holiday cottage leads up the hill into the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve, bring sturdy shoes to explore the unspoilt scenery. More details about the walk to the top of the hill can be found on Lara’s Walks Page.

Parking
There is parking at The Old Chapel for one car, but further parking is available at The Stiperstones Inn, approximately 250 metres away.

Check The Chapel's Availability Here

Booking Enquiry Form

Alternatively call Phil on 07787 517 965
Or Lara on 07879 811 282