Holiday homes in heavenly surroundings

For a holiday in 'heavenly' surroundings, holidaylets.net has a selection of converted churches and chapels which now offer unique and interesting holiday accommodation.

Capel Maentwrog, for example, is a five-star, three-storey converted chapel near Porthmadog in North Wales. Sleeping eight, the property has polished slate floors, a mezzanine open-plan living area - accessed via a spiral staircase - and valley and mountain views; the cost for a week ranges from £595 to £995.

Alternatively, The Old Chapel is a spacious four-bedroom/three-bathroom luxury conversion of an old Cotswold church - set in large gardens with terrace and fire pit in Slad, the pretty hamlet immortalised by Laurie Lee in 'Cider with Rosie'. A week costs from £880 rising to £1390 in August.

For more information, visit Holidaylets.net.