Ebenezer Chapel Ebenezer Chapel Sleeps 20/22 guests 8 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHROOMS SAUNA SUITE Property is suitable for accompanied wheelchair users Childrens Playground 100 Yards Visit Britain 3 Star Quality Grading A split-level riverside stone chapel, with river views, created by the conversion of a large Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom, built in 1846 in the conservation area of the historic mill village of Milford, in the wooded valley of the River Derwent. The local area is of great interest to enthusiasts of our industrial heritage is lots of walking close at hand. This fine stone building has been skilfully converted into a large and most characterful holiday home, offering good quality accommodation, yet retaining much of the Chapel’s original character and charm, with exposed beams, some original pews, marble plaques, chapel doors, and with the old pulpit featured in the balconied lower lounge! The Chapel has its own little raised lawned garden with ramp access, and picnic tables and barbecue. In addition, there is a further two acres of steep woodland for the use of nimble guests, full of bluebells in Spring, reached by a very steep path from the garden, which offers picnic spots, paths and wildwood areas. The Chapel itself nestles beneath imposing cliffs that any climbing enthusiasts are welcome to use for practice ascents! Other sports available in the area include tennis, fishing and bowls, (just across the river via Milford’s Riverside Craft and Garden Centre), three good riding and trekking stables within a mile or so, several local golf courses, fishing and canoeing in the Derwent, and Belper’s fully equipped family Sports Centre just two miles away. The area is noted for its Real Ale and there are four great pubs within half a mile, including The King William Pub, just next door, and good dining at The Strutt Arms just over the river! There are shops and restaurants close by, baby-sitting service by arrangement, and easy street parking at the Chapel gate and just down the lane. There are three seven-day supermarkets in Belper (one of which delivers!), 1 1/2 miles up the A6. The Ebenezer Chapel is one of those rare character properties that can accommodate the really large family party (up to 22 guests!) with ease: there’s an 38ft beamed & galleried lounge, a Finnish sauna-suite, fully-equipped kitchen, CD-stereo, a wealth of bathrooms and some en-suite facilities - and an upper extra lounge that children will love, overlooking the River Derwent. The two stair-lifts (not full wheelchair lifts) and other helpful little touches make the two lower floors of the Chapel suited to accompanied disabled or less mobile guests, and there are 2 acres of steep bluebell woods that nimble guests can explore. It’s in an area rich in heritage, with mills, canals, museums and the Derwent Valley Visitor Centre all nearby, and attractions such as the Crich Tramway Village Museum, Matlock Bath’s Cable Cars & Gulliver’s Kingdom, Alton Towers and the scenic limestone dales of the Peak Park & Carsington Water all an easy drive. Fine views from The Chapel over the Derwent to the hills beyond with canoeing, fishing, tennis & bowls, and four real-ale pubs all in the village, 2 sports centres within 4 miles, and climbing, caving, gliding & watersports all under 20 miles. Main Lounge Lounge to Dining Room Upper Lounge

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