Most Christian Retreat Houses do not allow pets. But some do, and we're very grateful to the Retreat Association for sending these details of the exceptions. They are listed below the line (clink the 'read more' link).
Please note that no approval is implied - we do not know anything about these. You will need to investigate and decide if what interests you is suitable.
Withy Barn Retreat Rockville, Coverack Bridges, Helston, Cornwall TR13 0LY
01326 561792 website www.withybarnretreat.co.uk
Rooms 1 double and 1 twin (which can become a double) with a separate bathroom and extra WC. Open-plan living with kitchen and dining and woodburning stove. Prayer room. Self-catering but we can provide you with an evening meal if requested. Set in a rural valley 5 miles from the coast. It is detached with 4 acres of woodland garden, riverside prayer cabins for you to explore your spiritual path, or to study, walk and be. The ideal place to make a private retreat yet prayer accompaniment is available if desired.
The Sanctuary 21 Westbrook, Darlington, County Durham DL3 6TD
01325 484212 website www.christian-retreat.co.uk
Rooms 3 twin, 1 single, 1 single with study/lounge area. Personal and guided retreats. Christian and secular counselling for adults, young people and children. Training in counselling skills. Hire of house/rooms for awaydays, groups and training courses. Base for holiday break. Exclusive use of house and gardens. 10 min from Darlington town centre.
Rydal Hall The Diocese of Carlisle Conference, Holiday and Retreat Centre, Rydal, Ambleside,
Cumbria LA22 9LX 01539 432050 website www.rydalhall.org
Rooms 11 single, 5 double, 14 twin. All rooms have private facilities. Resident and non-resident groups, and individual bookings welcomed. Led retreats and activity retreats. Set in the very heart of the Lake District. Easy footpath walking to Grasmere and Ambleside, or straight on to the fells for the more adventurous.
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire OX44 9EX
01865 874404 website www.rcc.ac.uk/retreats
Rooms 38 singles (10 en suite), 6 doubles (4 en suite), 2 self-contained double/family flats. A range of conference/meeting rooms to accommodate 2–80 people, historic dining hall, award-winning chapel, peaceful grounds in beautiful rural village location only 7 miles from Oxford city centre. A theological college training men and women for ministry in the Anglican Church. In term-time, guests can live alongside our residential community and are welcome to participate in as many aspects of College life as they wish: worship, meals and study opportunities. At all times, the historic buildings, peaceful location and extensive grounds offer an excellent venue for retreats, sabbaticals, meetings and conferences. Guided retreats are also offered during the summer.
New Place, Rowley, nr Westbury, Shropshire SY5 9RY
01743 891636 website www.newplace.org.uk
Rooms 1 double, 1 single (one group at a time). Simple old hillside retreat cottage attached to a family home close to the Welsh border. Lovely views and walks. Come for a quiet day, a few days or a week. Self-catering. Quiet room and spiritual accompaniment available.
Anglia Church Trust St Andrew’s Church, Mickfield, Suffolk IP14 5LR
01449 711640 website www.mickfieldchurch.org.uk
Rooms B&B available, a double room in the tower and at 3 locations in the parish. 5 double rooms in all. St Andrew’s is a medieval former parish church in the small village of Mickfield, 12 miles north of Ipswich. The chancel is used exclusively for daily worship: morning prayer 9am, evening prayer 6pm. The nave has been restored for multipurpose use, with a gallery and facilities beneath. The grounds have been developed in the style of medieval ecclesiastical gardens, including a Paradise Garden with Hermitage for quiet contemplation. Bookings for quiet days or retreats are welcomed from individuals or groups (up to 30 for day visits, 10 for overnight). Guidance is available if needed. A simple lunch is provided; 2 pubs within 2 miles provide evening meals.
The Retreat, Stoke Bliss, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire WR15 8RY
01885 410431 website www.sites.google.com/site/holidaysattheretreat
Rooms Ground floor: entrance porch, twin bedroom, separate bathroom. First floor: small fully equipped kitchen, large lounge/dining with double futon sofa bed. Self-catering. Food can be ready for you including organic vegetables if required. Sorry not suitable for wheelchairs, but pets and children welcome. No TV and mobile phone connection unreliable. Plenty of books of all types, jigsaws, games etc. Log burner to keep you cosy in Winter. Cathedral cities of Hereford and Worcester 20 miles away.
St Oswald’s Pastoral Centre Woodlands Drive, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1RY
01947 810496 website www.stoswaldspastoralcentre.org.uk
Rooms 10 singles and 3 twin plus 3 self-catering en suite apartments. Notes The house is run by a resident religious community with regular services. It is a secluded, quiet house with beautiful gardens in the midst of good walking country and 3 miles from the picturesque town of Whitby. The house is closed to guests 6–12 April and 18 July–14 August. Contact The Sister in Charge.
The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth PH1 1PY
01738 583238 website www.bieldatblackruthven.org.uk
Situated in 30 acres of parkland and surrounded by the estate farm, the Bield offers plenty of scope for retreat, reflection, healing and relaxation. Community members are available, if desired, to listen, counsel, offer spiritual direction, pray and facilitate work in the art room. Individuals or groups may organise their own time or be assisted in designing a programme that meets their needs. For programmed retreat days and events see website. IGRs and Individually Directed Retreats. People of all faiths or none are welcome but the vision and worship of the community are centred in the person of Jesus Christ.
Whitchester Christian Guest House & Retreat Centre, Borthaugh, Hawick, Scottish Borders TD9 7LN 01450 377477 website www.whitchester.org.uk
Rooms 3 single, 9 twin/double, 1 family all en suite. 3 ground-floor rooms suitable for people with physical disabilities. A comfortable Victorian country house situated 2 miles from Hawick, set in 3 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland offering peace and quiet for individual or group retreats, quiet days and holidays. We have a chapel, large comfortable lounge, conservatory, meeting room, library, guest kitchen, Wifi, home cooking and a very warm welcome. Regular services in chapel. Prayer ministry and counselling available.
Dyffryn Farm, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6NU
01597 811017 website www.dyffrynfarm.co.uk
Rooms 1 double en suite. The Stable is a self-catering cottage with 1 double bedroom with en suite shower room. Downstairs sitting room/kitchen, woodburning stove. Ideal for private retreats, sabbaticals and quiet holidays. The Stable is a delightful portion of a Welsh 17thC longhouse. Our approach is relaxed and informal. We are flexible in what we offer: a space to be, spiritual direction, or we are able to facilitate individual/ ministry appraisal.
Monastery of St Barnabas the Encourager, Lower Brynmawr, Kerry, Newtown, Powys SY16 4NQ
01686 630575 website www.saintbarnabas.co.uk
Rooms 1 guest room with double futon and single bed, sitting area, kitchenette, shower and toilet. 1 single bedsitting room with shower room and drink-making facilities (second bed available if needed). 2 retreat cells (heated huts with beds and shared washing facilities). Guests are welcome to share meals with the resident community. Small ecumenical Christian monastery on the Welsh border above the beautiful Severn valley. Set in its own garden among woodland and meadow with a central chapel. St Barnabas evolved from a house of hospitality and now provides a place of nurture and encouragement for people from every Christian tradition or none, who are seeking a closer walk with God.
Immanuel Christian Retreat Centre, Orchard House, Aughnish, Ramelton, Co Donegal, Ireland
00 353 7491 52534 website www.immanuelchristianretreatcentre.org
Rooms 1 double, 2 twin, 1 3-bed room and 1 single. All can be used as singles. Prayer room in the house, art workshop and prayer walk in the garden. A library area with a good range of Christian books and Internet access is available for guests. Facilities and access for wheelchair-users attending day activities. The views from the house are glorious, overlooking Lough Swilly with the Derryveagh Mountain range beyond.
Withy Barn Retreat Rockville, Coverack Bridges, Helston, Cornwall TR13 0LY
01326 561792 website www.withybarnretreat.co.uk
Rooms 1 double and 1 twin (which can become a double) with a separate bathroom and extra WC. Open-plan living with kitchen and dining and woodburning stove. Prayer room. Self-catering but we can provide you with an evening meal if requested. Set in a rural valley 5 miles from the coast. It is detached with 4 acres of woodland garden, riverside prayer cabins for you to explore your spiritual path, or to study, walk and be. The ideal place to make a private retreat yet prayer accompaniment is available if desired.
The Sanctuary 21 Westbrook, Darlington, County Durham DL3 6TD
01325 484212 website www.christian-retreat.co.uk
Rooms 3 twin, 1 single, 1 single with study/lounge area. Personal and guided retreats. Christian and secular counselling for adults, young people and children. Training in counselling skills. Hire of house/rooms for awaydays, groups and training courses. Base for holiday break. Exclusive use of house and gardens. 10 min from Darlington town centre.
Rydal Hall The Diocese of Carlisle Conference, Holiday and Retreat Centre, Rydal, Ambleside,
Cumbria LA22 9LX 01539 432050 website www.rydalhall.org
Rooms 11 single, 5 double, 14 twin. All rooms have private facilities. Resident and non-resident groups, and individual bookings welcomed. Led retreats and activity retreats. Set in the very heart of the Lake District. Easy footpath walking to Grasmere and Ambleside, or straight on to the fells for the more adventurous.
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire OX44 9EX
01865 874404 website www.rcc.ac.uk/retreats
Rooms 38 singles (10 en suite), 6 doubles (4 en suite), 2 self-contained double/family flats. A range of conference/meeting rooms to accommodate 2–80 people, historic dining hall, award-winning chapel, peaceful grounds in beautiful rural village location only 7 miles from Oxford city centre. A theological college training men and women for ministry in the Anglican Church. In term-time, guests can live alongside our residential community and are welcome to participate in as many aspects of College life as they wish: worship, meals and study opportunities. At all times, the historic buildings, peaceful location and extensive grounds offer an excellent venue for retreats, sabbaticals, meetings and conferences. Guided retreats are also offered during the summer.
New Place, Rowley, nr Westbury, Shropshire SY5 9RY
01743 891636 website www.newplace.org.uk
Rooms 1 double, 1 single (one group at a time). Simple old hillside retreat cottage attached to a family home close to the Welsh border. Lovely views and walks. Come for a quiet day, a few days or a week. Self-catering. Quiet room and spiritual accompaniment available.
Anglia Church Trust St Andrew’s Church, Mickfield, Suffolk IP14 5LR
01449 711640 website www.mickfieldchurch.org.uk
Rooms B&B available, a double room in the tower and at 3 locations in the parish. 5 double rooms in all. St Andrew’s is a medieval former parish church in the small village of Mickfield, 12 miles north of Ipswich. The chancel is used exclusively for daily worship: morning prayer 9am, evening prayer 6pm. The nave has been restored for multipurpose use, with a gallery and facilities beneath. The grounds have been developed in the style of medieval ecclesiastical gardens, including a Paradise Garden with Hermitage for quiet contemplation. Bookings for quiet days or retreats are welcomed from individuals or groups (up to 30 for day visits, 10 for overnight). Guidance is available if needed. A simple lunch is provided; 2 pubs within 2 miles provide evening meals.
The Retreat, Stoke Bliss, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire WR15 8RY
01885 410431 website www.sites.google.com/site/holidaysattheretreat
Rooms Ground floor: entrance porch, twin bedroom, separate bathroom. First floor: small fully equipped kitchen, large lounge/dining with double futon sofa bed. Self-catering. Food can be ready for you including organic vegetables if required. Sorry not suitable for wheelchairs, but pets and children welcome. No TV and mobile phone connection unreliable. Plenty of books of all types, jigsaws, games etc. Log burner to keep you cosy in Winter. Cathedral cities of Hereford and Worcester 20 miles away.
St Oswald’s Pastoral Centre Woodlands Drive, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1RY
01947 810496 website www.stoswaldspastoralcentre.org.uk
Rooms 10 singles and 3 twin plus 3 self-catering en suite apartments. Notes The house is run by a resident religious community with regular services. It is a secluded, quiet house with beautiful gardens in the midst of good walking country and 3 miles from the picturesque town of Whitby. The house is closed to guests 6–12 April and 18 July–14 August. Contact The Sister in Charge.
The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth PH1 1PY
01738 583238 website www.bieldatblackruthven.org.uk
Situated in 30 acres of parkland and surrounded by the estate farm, the Bield offers plenty of scope for retreat, reflection, healing and relaxation. Community members are available, if desired, to listen, counsel, offer spiritual direction, pray and facilitate work in the art room. Individuals or groups may organise their own time or be assisted in designing a programme that meets their needs. For programmed retreat days and events see website. IGRs and Individually Directed Retreats. People of all faiths or none are welcome but the vision and worship of the community are centred in the person of Jesus Christ.
Whitchester Christian Guest House & Retreat Centre, Borthaugh, Hawick, Scottish Borders TD9 7LN 01450 377477 website www.whitchester.org.uk
Rooms 3 single, 9 twin/double, 1 family all en suite. 3 ground-floor rooms suitable for people with physical disabilities. A comfortable Victorian country house situated 2 miles from Hawick, set in 3 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland offering peace and quiet for individual or group retreats, quiet days and holidays. We have a chapel, large comfortable lounge, conservatory, meeting room, library, guest kitchen, Wifi, home cooking and a very warm welcome. Regular services in chapel. Prayer ministry and counselling available.
Dyffryn Farm, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6NU
01597 811017 website www.dyffrynfarm.co.uk
Rooms 1 double en suite. The Stable is a self-catering cottage with 1 double bedroom with en suite shower room. Downstairs sitting room/kitchen, woodburning stove. Ideal for private retreats, sabbaticals and quiet holidays. The Stable is a delightful portion of a Welsh 17thC longhouse. Our approach is relaxed and informal. We are flexible in what we offer: a space to be, spiritual direction, or we are able to facilitate individual/ ministry appraisal.
Monastery of St Barnabas the Encourager, Lower Brynmawr, Kerry, Newtown, Powys SY16 4NQ
01686 630575 website www.saintbarnabas.co.uk
Rooms 1 guest room with double futon and single bed, sitting area, kitchenette, shower and toilet. 1 single bedsitting room with shower room and drink-making facilities (second bed available if needed). 2 retreat cells (heated huts with beds and shared washing facilities). Guests are welcome to share meals with the resident community. Small ecumenical Christian monastery on the Welsh border above the beautiful Severn valley. Set in its own garden among woodland and meadow with a central chapel. St Barnabas evolved from a house of hospitality and now provides a place of nurture and encouragement for people from every Christian tradition or none, who are seeking a closer walk with God.
Immanuel Christian Retreat Centre, Orchard House, Aughnish, Ramelton, Co Donegal, Ireland
00 353 7491 52534 website www.immanuelchristianretreatcentre.org
Rooms 1 double, 2 twin, 1 3-bed room and 1 single. All can be used as singles. Prayer room in the house, art workshop and prayer walk in the garden. A library area with a good range of Christian books and Internet access is available for guests. Facilities and access for wheelchair-users attending day activities. The views from the house are glorious, overlooking Lough Swilly with the Derryveagh Mountain range beyond.
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