10 Guests
6 Beds
3 Bathrooms
5 Bedrooms
Pet-FriendlyA wonderfully converted former chapel school, Dunsley Chapel accommodates up to 10 guests across 5 bedrooms. Sitting proudly above the village green, this holiday home offers something extra special - with sea views, large enclosed garden areas, and the perfect terrace for dining al-fresco. This exceptional building has been renovated to a 5* standard, allowing its character to flow through the property perfectly.
Upon entering the chapel through its original doorway you are met with an expansive space, perfect for family gatherings and special occasion getaways. The ground floor features a large open plan living, dining and kitchen area. The living room features three plush fabric sofas, a 65” flat screen, smart TV and two solid wood coffee tables. The large picture wall and faux plants bring a modern style to the chapel while the arched windows and overhead beams remind you of its characterful past. The kitchen and dining area is the perfect spot for entertaining. The well thought out space allows guests to cook, eat and socialise in one place. The 10ft dining table is surrounded with one solid wooden bench and 6 mint green faux suede dining chairs. The kitchen features a large range cooker, two refrigerators, a freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster, dishwasher and coffee machine. Whether you’re staying for two days or two weeks, you will have everything you need for that feeling of home. Just off the kitchen you will find the downstairs WC and shower room. The Chapel is home to five bedrooms. You will find one master suite and twin room on the ground floor. The master is joined with a full bathroom featuring a bath with an overhead shower, WC and basin. The Twin room has use of a shower room on the ground floor. On the first floor, you have a king room with a French-chic style to it. The second bedroom is a bunk room, perfect for the smaller members of the party. The third and final bedroom on the first floor is built into the loft space of the chapel. With a stylish, luxurious style this bedroom is the perfect escape during your stay. The third bathroom can also be found on the first floor. This modern bathroom suite features a bath with overhead shower, vanity unit with basin and WC.
The small hamlet of Dunsley is quiet and relaxed. It is perfectly located on the North Yorkshire coast - just a short 20-minute walk to Sandsend and less than 5-minutes into Whitby by car. Dunsley sits very close to the Cleveland Way so you can uncover a haven of woodland and moorland during your stay. Sandsend sits at the end of almost 3 miles of sandy beach, west along the bay from Whitby. Watch the surfers bob in the distance as you stretch your legs along the shores. Soak up the sea air as you feel the sand beneath your toes. Head into Whitby and explore everything the seaside town has to offer. Visit the infamous Whitby Abbey which went on to inspire Bram Stoker’s gothic novel ‘Dracula’. Try the local catch of the day in one of the many fish restaurants, enjoy a drink in a cosy pub and feel nostalgia in the arcades which line Pier Road. You can’t miss the beautiful Blue Flag West Cliff beach which is complete with colourful huts on the promenade.15 For a more vigorous expedition the beautiful North York Moors are on the doorstep, with a huge range of hikes and scrambles available, or visits to the little villages dotted across the wild landscape – Goathland is particularly well-known because of its use in the TV series Heartbeat – before returning to the haven of Dunsley.
You can explore Dunsley and the surrounding small villages on foot and the coastal village of Sandsend is just a short 15-minute walk away. Whitby train station is around 5-10 minutes away via car so villages and towns along the North Yorkshire coast can easily be reached via rail. There’s also a taxi rank in close proximity to the train station.
Host & Stay are committed to our owners that their homes are protected during bookings. For this reason, we require all of our guests to transfer a £250.00 Damage Deposit (subject to a £10.00 administration charge) or, to purchase an Accidental Damage Waiver for £25.00 which will cover you for up to £500.00 of accidental damage during your stay.
Check-in: 16:00
Check-out: 10:00Guests have access to the full property. The keys to the property are accessed via a secure key safe and full details will be provided shortly before your arrival date. There is private parking available at the property for up to four vehicles depending on size, and there is also additional free parking nearby.
Amenities
Bathtub
Bed linens
Carbon monoxide detector
Cleaning Disinfection
Beautiful building that could be made a 100% better, by improving the hot water system and providing a clear guide to operating and problem solving facilities in the house. We arrived on Easter Saturday to find no hot water! This trip was to celebrate significant birthdays and a wedding anniversary celebration. There were seven of us, to include two seventy five year olds and a six year old child. We could find no instructions apart from a phone number to call to activate a remote system to gain more hot water. We phoned, but no results. I communicated four times with the Host & Stay agency on the Saturday and an engineer finally arrived around 8.30 p.m., in the evening. He could not fix the problem, but was able to access an outbuilding which had no light to look at the boiler, using his phone as a torch. We could not access this building to look at the boiler, as we had no key. The engineer said that he would not be able to get parts to repair on Easter Sunday and would try on the Monday. On Easter Sunday the hot water miraculously came back on, I did not tell the agency until mid afternoon, leaving a message as there was no answer on the phone. Early evening the hot water went off again. I telephoned the host agency again on the Monday morning, I communicated with them by phone several times on that day. An engineer arrived mid morning and was able to fix the problem and we once again had hot water. We had three days of disruption, cold showers and constantly boiling the kettle to get any hot water. There are no clear instructions for dealing with any potential problems on the Host and Stay guide and no printed information within the chapel. We also found it irritating that only one toilet roll was provided for each toilet, we ended up buying additional rolls, plus washing up liquid and a cleaning sponge for the sink. There was no sponges and a quarter of a bottle of washing up liquid provided. We paid a lot of money for our six day visit, but do not feel that it was of good value because of the inconvenience and disruption caused by no hot water, having to keep phoning the host and stay agency over a three day period.
The location is great with some se views and quite farms around the old school house. The space is great for big groups with a huge open plan kitchen/diner and living room. Plenty of bathrooms and space inside to spread out. We did get a partial refund because of the issues mentioned below. The place is clearly managed by an agency rather than the owner, The cleanliness was OK, the dishes weren't that clean because the dishwasher needs attention to work correctly. A bed collapsed in the middle of the night (whilst people slept in it). One of the showers didn't work, the toaster tripped the fuse cupboard and we had no hot water for a couple of days.