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St Marks Stays

Bolton School Reminiscing

Bolton School Reminiscing

We knew when we bought St Marks that it used to belong to Bolton School and we have had many people visiting us and reminiscing about their happy memories of their school retreats here so we thought we would share some of those comments as they are a priceless part of...
Your Self Catering Kitchen

Your Self Catering Kitchen

Everybody oohs and aarhs over a new kitchen so as part of our renovations here at St Marks Stays we wanted to make sure your self catering kitchen was one you would look forward to being in, as part of your stay with us. Here is the transformation. Our first early...
Transforming your living room

Transforming your living room

Everybody knows how to decorate and so we will simply let the before and after images tell the story of how we went about transforming St Marks living room for us and you. From ripping up the carpet, sanding floors, hoovering cobwebs off ceilings, choosing dark...
Cooking on an Aga

Cooking on an Aga

Knowing we were buying a property with an Aga, we suddenly paid attention to all ours friends that had one and asked for tips on how they go about cooking on an Aga. There were two clear points. One – it’s really easy Two – you will never want to go back...
Lessons on Renovating

Lessons on Renovating

We knew even when we were viewing St Marks that we would be picking up a lot of lessons on renovating and in the short space of time we already have quite a few tips and tricks on decorating a house. Even though this Vicarage from 1872 did not need any big...
What is St Marks Stays?

What is St Marks Stays?

The hardest question we have had to try and explain since we announced we were buying a property of this size and starting our new business has been, ‘What is St Marks Stays?’ St Marks is a former vicarage with 25 rooms / spaces in total that sits in 3/4 of an acre of...