I've been a professional writer and teacher since October 1992 and I have taught in log-cabins, my own home, in cleared offices, in Universities and on cruise-ships.
My dream was always to have some dedicated place that I could teach in, that had personality, an ambience, some spiritual air about it, but at the same time wasn' as stark and cold as a monastery.
So we came up with the idea of Capel Bethel.
Capel Bethel was first raised in 1837 and extended in 1870 or so. We bought it in 2004 and have spent the last three years gutting it and renovating it.
We wanted a holiday home's facility, but 5-star, with warm rooms, loads of hot-water, great light, telephone, broadband, Sky-Plus, HD TV, good Hi-Fi (we take holidays, too) and books, books, books, books.
We would move there tomorrow, but that is now on hold while the kids go through GCSEs and A-Levels, but for the next three years we will rent it out as a holiday home, as a writers retreat, and for courses in creativity, most especially writing.
I will post pictures on a regular basis, and gradually update the blog with directions, costs and information on the surrounding area.
There will be a lot of pictures, and hopefully not too many words.
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