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Below are residential retreats with significant time in silence or which relate to developing this spiritual practice. |
At the top of the page is information about silent retreats or with a related, specific theme.
Lower down are details of and links to retreat centres that offer frequent silence-based retreats and Ignatian Guided Retreats (IGRs), from weekends to 30 days.
Silent Retreats or retreats with a specific theme
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Eight-day IGR Retreat
Going Deeper: Individually Guided Retreat House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB Friday 3rd-Friday 10th July, led by House of Prayer team A silent individually guided retreat for those seeking a longer break to spend time in quiet prayer and reflection. A trained spiritual director will be available for daily individual meetings to accompany you through the retreat. Above all, this retreat is a time of listening to God who is present in the experiences of prayer and daily living. |
Cost from £735
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Contemplation & Alexander Technique
The Words was Made Flesh: Contemplation and the Alexander Technique House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB with Margaret Meehan, Thurs 30th July-Sun 2nd Aug The Alexander Technique is holistic and allows us to release extra tension so that we can become more present in the moment, not only in stillness but also in action. The main principles of the technique will be taught, and the use of the breath to symbolise the Holy Spirit will be explored, as well as maintaining spiritual poise when transitioning from contemplation to movement. |
Cost: from £360
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Weekend individually guided retreat
Longing for God Fri 7th-Sun 9th August, House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB A silent individually guided retreat for busy people, those who have not made a retreat before, or for anyone who simply needs time and space to stop, breathe, and pray. A trained spiritual director will be available for daily individual meetings to accompany you through the retreat. Above all, this retreat is a time of listening to God who is present in the experiences of prayer and daily living. |
Cost: from £230
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5 day retreat on Holy Isle (off Arran)
The Breathing, Creating Life of All with Neil Douglas-Klotz 3rd-7th September, 2026, Holy Isle, off the Isle of Arran, Scotland An experience of chanting, moving and meditating with the Aramaic Prayer of Jesus (the Lord's Prayer) with the originator of this meditative work. In our time together, we will also share an individual, silent Aramaic body prayer. Whether or not you have joined in an Aramaic Jesus retreats previously, this is a wonderful doorway into Jesus' native spirituality and way of meditation, combining simple chanting with contemplative, body-based awareness, either sitting in silence and/or with gentle circle dance movement. |
Course cost: £295
Bed & full board: from £148 |
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In person retreat: Nova Scotia (also online)
Imagine Cynthia Bourgeaut, Bayo Akomolafe, Fanny Brewster & Ilia Delio 16th-20th September, 2026 An invitation to pause together—to listen more deeply to the Earth, to wisdom traditions, to science, to poetry, and to one another.For five days we gather on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia to explore how science, spirit, and human creativity might come together in service of a more compassionate and life-giving future. This is not simply a conference. It is a conversation about what it means to be human in this moment of history—and how we might imagine the world that wants to emerge. |
Cost: from $2,335 (c.£1,725, online c.£520)
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Weekend WCCM-style meditaiton retreat
Silence & Stillness: Music & Dance House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB with Briji Waterfield, Friday 20th-Sunday 22nd November Are our times of prayer an escape? Do the strains of daily life just cause us stress? Or is there a way we can enter into deepening levels of silence and stillness and effortlessly move into the music and dance of daily life? There will be extended periods of meditation and silence and time for input and group discussion. Suitable for those who have a regular practice of meditation AND those who wish to learn how to meditate in the Christian tradition. |
Cost: from £240
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Advent Retreat, 2026
Waiting, Watching, Awakening House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB with Christopher Chapman, Friday 20th-Sunday 22nd November The Christian year begins with waiting: the stark season of Advent – a time to be in touch with our deepest desires and needs. It is a season of longing directed towards Christ, revealed as God-with-us, Emmanuel. Advent is a season of waiting, but in hope and in expectation. Drawing on the message of the prophets, poetry and insights from the Christian spiritual tradition, we will explore the invitation Advent holds for us. This retreat will be held in silence. |
Cost: from £240
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Midweek Individually guided retreat
Advent: IGR Tues 15th-Thurs 17th Dec, led by the House of Prayer team House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB A silent individually guided retreat for busy people, those who have not made a retreat before, or for anyone who simply needs time and space to stop, breathe, and pray. A trained spiritual director will be available for daily individual meetings to accompany you through the retreat. A time of listening to God who is present in the experiences of prayer and daily living. |
Cost: from £230
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Centres for regular silence-based retreats & IGRs
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SCOTLAND
Ignatian Guided Retreats (IGRs), or self-directed silence The Bield at Blackruthven, near Perth On an individually guided retreat, your guide is there to help you listen to and find God’s presence in the circumstances of your life. You will usually have a daily meeting with your retreat guide. Alternatively, you may choose to be in silence or part-silence during your retreat. You may wear a 'Silence' badge available from reception so others will know that you are in silence. |
Cost: from £70 a night
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SOUTH of ENGLAND
Ignatian Guided Retreats (IGRs), Centering Prayer and more! The House of Prayer, East Molesey, KT8 0PB This well-loved retreat centre in Kent has a huge range of residential retreats planned throughout 2023, from mid week or weekend silent retreats to 8 day more intensive silent retreats. Some are led by Centering Prayer practitioners, others by people from the WCCM tradition and others by the House of Prayer's own ministry team. These retreats are always in demand so do book early. |
Cost: £200-£700
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SOUTH WALES
Self-guided and IGR Retreats, from a weekend to 30 day Llanerchwen Retreats, Brecon, Wales Llanerchwen is known as a special place by all who go there, often over many years. It is almost unique in the UK, offering individual hermitage spaces, some in wooden cabins and others in small buildings. All are set in beautiful surroundings and in a very quiet location in the hills above Brecon. Each hermitage has its own self-catering facilities. There is a newly built art cabin and a chapel. Spiritual accompaniment is available where requested. |
Cost: £55 a night
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NORTH WALES
Weekend, 4 6, 8 and 30 day retreats St Beuno's, Flintshire, Wales Availability from early October. New dates being added. St Bueno's have resumed residential Retreats. Some will be fully guided Ignatian Guided Retreats (IGRs), from weekend retreats to the full 30 days Ignatian Exercises. Other different retreats, from walking to art, are also planned. Early booking is advised. Their programme listings also include ON LINE retreats. |
Cost: from £130 but
bursaries are available |
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