A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
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.
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.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2024 Events (if known)
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
Retreat Centre Location
Easedale Rd, Ambleside LA22, UK