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Glenthorne Quaker Guest House

Easedale Rd, Ambleside LA22, UK

Contact Details

Contact Name:

Terry Winterton or reception

Email:

Telephone:

01539 435389

Retreat Centre Description

Glenthorne is a long established guest house an meeting place in Grasmere. It isn open to anyone seeking a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, comfortable accommodation,

and delicious home-cooked meals in stunning surroundings. We aim to meet the differing needs of all our guests in a peaceful atmosphere with Quaker values and ethos.

 

At Glenthorne we welcome families and individuals of all ages for holidays and short breaks on the heart of the English Lake District.

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Accommodation on Offer

There is newly built ground floor accommodation for disabled visitors and well appointed single and double rooms - mostly ensuite in the main house and adjacent Bankside. Most rooms have access to free wifi.

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Retreat Centre Facilities

Please see website for retreat centre facilities

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Types of Retreat Offered

Please see website for retreats offered

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2024 Events 

SPECIAL INTEREST HOLIDAYS 2024

 

9th – 11th Feb, £240pp (New) What is Prayer? By J Kavanagh & A Seddon 

16th – 18th Feb, £290pp Spiritual Adaptation by Rupert Read Persons under 35 qualify for a £100 reduction

18th-21stMarch, £495pp (New) Time Set Aside by T Ashworth & A Seddon – Woodbrooke tutors 

8th – 12th April, £400pp (New) Spirituality of the Heart by Margaret Siberry & others 

15th – 19th April, £500pp (New) Art, Spirit and Life by Erik Dries 

19th– 21st April, £225pp (New) Ecological Homecoming by K Harrison & J Durtnall – Woodbrooke tutors 

22nd – 26thApril, £525pp Boot, Boat & Goat by T Winterton & G Ogilvie 

26th – 28th April, £285pp George Fox & Early Quaker Culture By H Hinds & B Dandelion- Woodbrooke Tutors 

24th May – 26thMay, £225pp What Does Love Require Of Us? by D & R Brown 

27th – 31stMay, £490pp Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger 

31st May – 2nd June, £285pp Tai Chi by Kim Noy Jackson 

3rd – 7th June, £500pp Living out of Joy by Rhonda Riachi 

10th – 14th June, £470pp Four Quartets by Barbara Windle 

21st – 23rd June, £285pp Blue Sky Mind Meditation by Adam Dacey 

15th – 19thJuly, £500pp Quakers as others see them by J & D Lampen 

29th July – 2nd August, £510pp Sketching & Mix Media by Sue Ford 

5th – 9thAugust, £525pp Dru Yoga by Julia Slater 

16th – 18thAugust, £295pp Exploring Quaker Botanists by Letta Jones 

19th – 23rd August, £510pp Sketching & Mix Media by Sue Ford 

23rd – 25th August, £235pp The Hope of Creation by Janet Scott 

26th – 30thAugust, £490pp Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger 

1st – 6th September, £525pp (New) Sculpting Animals in Papier Mache by Patty Callaghan 

9th – 13th September, £480pp Singing & Silence for the Earth by Meri Goad 

13th– 15th September, £240pp Living in Dark Times By Rex Ambler 

20th – 22nd September, £255pp (New) Voices of the Earth by Z & P Gross – Woodbrooke tutors 

27th – 29th September, £250pp Centering Prayer by R Field & R Eddlestone 

30th Sept – 4th October, £525pp Boot, Boat & Goat by T Winterton & G Ogilvie 

4th – 6th October, £285pp Inner Peace Meditation by Adam Dacey 

7th– 11th October, £490pp Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger

25th – 28th October, £395pp Sketching & Mix Midea by Sue Ford 

28th Oct – 1stNovember, £480pp William Wordsworth by Barbara Windle 

2025 Events 

2025 PROGRAMME

 

21 st – 23 rd February Climate & and Extinction Emergencies Rupert Read

10 th – 14 th March Writing Retreat B Pink Dandelion & J Gray

7 th – 11 th April Boot, Boat & Goat T Winterton & G OgilvieMeri Goad

25 th – 27 th April Margaret Fell - |Mother of Quakerism Stuart Masters

30 th May – 1 st June Time with Texts Ben Pink Dandelion

9 th – 13 th June Circle Dancing Anne-Lise Kryger

23 rd – 27 th June Life, Death and Afterlife Rhonda Riachi

27 th – 29 th June Guide to the Blissful Way of Life Adam Dacey

7 th – 11 th July Connecting with Plants Letta Jones

21 st – 25 th July Exploring T.S Eliot’s Four Quartets Barbara Windle

25 th – 28 th July Walking with the Alexander Technique Hilary Cook

28 th July – 1 st August Sketching & Mixed Media Painting Sue Ford

1 st – 3 rdh August Trees Letta Jones

4 th – 8 th August Dru Yoga Julia Slater

15 th – 17 th August Interpreting Jesus Janet Scott

18 th – 22 nd August Sketching & Mixed Media Painting Sue Ford

1 st – 5 th September Circle Dancing Anne-Lise Kryger

8 th – 12 th September Hearing God Terry Winterton

19 th - 21 st September Voices of the Earth Zélie and Phillip Gross

22 nd – 26 th September Art, Spirit and Life Erik Dries

26 th – 28 th September Centering Prayer R Field & R Eddleston

29 th Sept – 3 rd October Boot, Boat & Goat T Winterton & G Ogilvie

6 th – 10 th October Circle Dancing Anne-Lise Kryger

10 th – 12 th October Taming the Tiger Adam Dacey

27 th – 31 st October What has Wordsworth to Offer us? Barbara Windle

28 th Nov – 1 st December Sketching & Mixed Media Painting Sue Ford

Retreat Centre Location

Easedale Rd, Ambleside LA22, UK

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