Do you need time away to rest and refocus? Our Quiet Days offer a peaceful retreat for personal reflection, prayer, and time in nature—free from the distractions of daily life. With a variety of themes and inspiring leaders, explore what’s on offer below.
September Saturday Quiet Day: ‘The Water of Life’
Saturday 19th September @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for a day of reflection and prayer on God’s provision of living water to transform, refresh and give life, drawing from both Old and New Testaments. Led by Revd Ali Walton.
September Quiet Day: ‘Listening with the heart: some insights from the way of St Benedict’ ***FULLY BOOKED***
Monday 21st September @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This Quiet Day is now fully booked but please check our calendar for other Quiet Days happening soon. Explore the timeless wisdom of St Benedict in this Quiet Day led by Revd Catherine Wright. Through guided reflections, you’ll consider themes of community, balance, work and prayer, with plenty of space for silence, personal prayer and quiet reflection in the peaceful surroundings of Launde Abbey.
October Quiet Day: In the Footsteps of Thomas Merton – 20th-century monk, spiritual writer & prophet
Monday 19th October @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for a Quiet Day exploring the life, writings and contemplative vision of Thomas Merton (1915–1968), one of the twentieth century’s most influential Christian spiritual writers. Led by the Revd Canon James Shakespeare, the day offers space for reflection inspired by Merton’s enduring wisdom.
October Saturday Quiet Day
Saturday 31st October @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
How do we encounter God today when our lives are often full of activity and noise? How do we find the space, time and quiet to pay attention to the God who is within and around us so that we can hear what God is saying to us?
November Quiet Day: ‘Choosing the One Thing that Matters’
Monday 23rd November @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
As we approach Christmas, we are invited to reflect on the tensions many of us feel between ‘doing’ and ‘being’, between prayer and action, between the demands of life and call of devotion to Christ.
Saturday Advent Quiet Day: A Balanced Life – “I wish!”
Saturday 5th December @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
“A balanced life – I wish!” If that’s your reaction, this Advent retreat offers an invitation to draw aside, rest and reflect. Using the season of Advent as a time of preparation, Rev. Andrew Hall explores what it means to welcome God’s love more deeply into our lives and to reimagine the rhythms of daily life with God.
January Quiet Day: Wells of Salvation – Finding the places from which life rises
Monday 18th January, 2027 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Start 2027 with a day to pause and discover what might renew you, through scripture, silence, people, and place. A spiritual MOT for the New Year. Led by The Venerable Aly Buxton.
