Yew Tree Chapel
Type: Guest House
Situated by the lovely South Tyne and in the heart of the North Pennines is the stone-built village of Slaggyford. 100 years ago it was prosperous enough to build a Methodist church and Sunday school. This has now been converted to a guest house and renamed Yew Tree Chapel by its artistic owners. David works in stained glass and Mary is interested in sculpture. All the bedrooms are en suite with showers and hip-baths. Each room has TV and drink making facilities. Guests also have access to the spectacular lounge. Walkers doing the Pennine Way and cyclists doing the Pennine Cycleway are well catered for. Yew Tree Chapel is situated right on the path, provides drying and laundry facilities, and safe storage for bikes. Evening meals are available by arrangement. Fresh ingredients are used and vegetarians and food allergies can be catered for.
Yew Tree Chapel was featured in Border TV's "Hot Property", is the fascinating home of an artist couple. The guests lounge is spectacular and the whole renovation is a colourful blend of historical and modern features. Set in a mature garden it nestles in the sheltered South Tyne Valley 4 miles from Alston. It is right on the Pennine Way and is ideal for walkers and cyclists.
From their visitors book:
" Dear David and Mary, Thank you for our delightful stay at Yew Tree Chapel. We had a great time and I forgot to tell you that we had seen a red squirrel when we were walking out on Sunday, is such a beautiful area! Derek and I were extremely impressed with the work that you had done on the chapel, the accommodation and food was very good. We hope that our paths will cross again one day. FS."
Gradings
- 4 Visit Britain Stars Guest Accommodation
Accessibility:
Room Information
- Number of Apartments:
- 5
| Room / Unit Type | Room / Unit Tariff* |
|---|---|
| Twin (Single Occupancy) | from £30.00 to £35.00 per person (breakfast included) |
| Double En-suite | from £27.00 to £30.00 per person (breakfast included) |
| Twin | from £27.00 to £30.00 per person (breakfast included) |
*As a guide, prices are per room per night for hotels, guest houses, B&Bs and serviced apartments and per week for self-catering accommodation.
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
Road Directions
From M6.
Junction 40 Penrith. A686 East to Alston, just before town centre left turn Brampton A689. Slaggyford main street 1st right turn, cross green, chapel on right hand side overlooking paddock.
Public Transport Directions
From Haltwhistle.
Taxi to Slaggyford (10 miles). Infrequent bus service direct to Slaggyford. From main road, take side road over green and the chapel can be seen overlooking paddock.
Facilities
Provider Features
- Country house
- Film or TV location
- In countryside
- Non smoking establishment
- Of historic, literary or architectural interest - 1901 with original features. Chapel conversion
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age) - 12
Parking & Transport
- Car parking - Three spaces available.
- On site parking
Leisure Facilities
- Arrangements for riding/pony trekking
- Fishing - Through Alston Angling Club
Catering
- Cater for vegetarians
- Serve breakfast
- Serve evening meal
Payment Methods
- American Express accepted
- Delta accepted
- Diners Club accepted
- Euros accepted
- JCB accepted
- Maestro accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Solo accepted
- Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
- Visa accepted
Bookable Product Facilities
- Colour television in all bedrooms
- Hairdryer in all bedrooms
- Modem point in all bedrooms
- Non smoking rooms available
- Tea & coffee making facilities in all bedrooms
Provider Facilities
- 24 hr return laundry service
- Business facilities (eg. Fax/ modem) - E-mail.
- Central heating throughout
- Conference facilities
- Garden/patio for guests use
- Ironing facilities
- Pets accepted
- Real log/coal fires
- Separate guests' lounge
- Welcome single sex groups, eg stag/hen parties
Target Markets
- Marketed as gay friendly
- Marketed as green/environmentally friendly
- Marketed to any other specialist market - Vegetarians
- Special provisions for cyclists - Secure storage.
- Special provisions for lone female travellers
- Special provisions for walkers - Drying/laundry/packed lunches.
Yew Tree Chapel
Slaggyford
Northumberland
CA8 7NH
Tel: +44 01434 382525
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