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One of England’s greatest medieval churches is offering a once-in-a-lifetime era Holiday offers To history lovers – there are some conditions.
Winchester Cathedral, which dates back to 1093, announced in late July that it was opening its dean as holiday rental.
Since the last dean resigned in March 2025, the Tudor-era era Deanery is usually the home of the Cathedral Dean.
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The cathedral is famous for its longest in the Middle Ages Gothic cathedral in Europe. Its host city, Winchester, is located about 70 miles southeast of London, in Hampshire County.
The church said in the list that it dates back to the reign of Henry VIII was the first to be a vacation rental.
Winchester Cathedral offers visitors a rare opportunity to stay in its historic dean’s residence. (Winchester Cathedral)
“Functions such as the 70-foot gallery originally intended to entertain England’s Charles II, as well as the Roman Mosaic in the porch, the dean is set up in close proximity to the inner cathedral and its residential community, including the Priests and Priests,” the statement said.
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The dean also has a “rich garden” filled with trees and flower beds, as well as a close proximity to the Ishun River (one of England’s unique chalk creeks), with “clear water of gin”.
Visitors do not sleep on benches, but Winchester Cathedral A spokesman told Fox News Digital that they can still access the nave of the cathedral.
“This seems to be the first example of holiday laissez-faire, offering short-term accommodation to temporary guests located in the cathedral enclosed cathedral building.”
The official’s visits included travel and access to areas that were “usually accompanied by a guide.”
“Based on the records available to us, this appears to be the first instance of holiday abandonment, offering short-term accommodation to temporary guests located within the cathedral building where the cathedral is closed – the first of its kind,” the spokesperson said.
Guests can rent the dean, usually reserved for clergy for the first time in history. (Winchester Cathedral)
The official added that the dean had received Charles II Queen Elizabeth II Former Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden.
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There are some warnings for the quote: You must rent for at least three days and you will need to pay in full when booking.
For one week stay, the dean’s fee is about $6,000 – Christmas seasonwhich increased to about $7,300 per week.
Winchester Cathedral calls the dean a “typical British house” and has been completely modernized. (Winchester Cathedral)
Alasdair Akass, director of development at Winchester Cathedral, called Deanery a “typical British family” and was completely modernized.
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“Renting is a unique opportunity and we look forward to it Welcome family Enjoy its tranquility and beauty,” Akas said.
It was an interesting twist, and the Cathedral also noted that the first family to rent the dean was from the United States – just happened to have Winchester’s last name.
The cost of a weekly accommodation is about $6,000, rising to $7,300 during Christmas. (Winchester Cathedral)
“[They] The statement added that the building will be occupied for 10 weeks. ”
England’s historic cathedral is expensive to maintain.
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Winchester Cathedral’s website states that holiday rentals are about $19,000 per day for maintenance.
