Built in 1891, Holmsted Manor was home to several families until 1961 when it became a boarding school. Then in the late sixties, it became the ‘Silver Springs Country Club.

It was the first property purchased by YWAM in England and was the third property purchased by YWAM worldwide. In 1971, the small YWAM England team - only four people at that time, felt that they should buy a property and that led specifically to Holmsted Manor, and a wait of four years until the purchase could finally happen.

In 1975, YWAM bought Holmsted Manor for £60,000. When you visit we’ll be able to show you around and tell you the whole story of the miraculous journey to making Holmsted Manor a home for YWAM.

Since September 1975, Holmsted Manor has been a landmark location, helping to shape modern missions from of the UK by training and equipping hundreds of people who have gone on to serve God in the nations as ministry leaders in Albania, vicars in England, prayer tour guides in India amongst others. It is a property that continues to provide a firm foundation in this ever-changing world to ‘know God and make Him known.’