
Chelmsford Diocesan House of Retreat
Contact Details
Contact Name:
Chelmsford Diocesan House of Retreat
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Telephone:
01245 237251
Retreat Centre Description
Situated at the edge of a small, moated village in the heart of the Essex countryside, The Retreat House is a place steeped in prayer, with space for quiet reflection - where people from all walks of life come to seek God and to search for the spiritual in their lives.

Accommodation on Offer
26 in all. In the Main House we have 11 single ensuite bedrooms, 7 single rooms with shared bathrooms and 1 ground floor easy access single/twin bedroom with wet room. The Main House has a lounge, library, dining room and orangery. In the Gatehouse we have 1 double ensuite room and 4 single ensuite rooms. (The Gatehouse also has its own self-contained lounge and kitchen). In Parsonage Cottage we have 1 double and 1 twin bedrooms with shared bathroom. (Parsonage Cottage also has its own self-contained kitchen, dining room and lounge). The Retreat House grounds contain gardens, a labyrinth, a separate chapel and the Evelyn Underhill mini conference suite.

Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities

Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered

2025 Events
Please find details in the following links
Food for the Journey — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
‘In the world but not of the world?’ — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Individually Guided Retreat — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Walking the Way of the Cross — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Encountering God on the Journey… — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
A Winding Journey — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Evelyn Underhill Day - "Abba" — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Putting your hands into the fire — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Individually Guided Retreat — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Reasons for Living — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Reflections on David — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Praying with all of yourself — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
The Hidden Life of Trees — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Comfort and Joy — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Approaching Advent — Pleshey Retreat House (retreathousepleshey.com)
Retreat Centre Location
The Street, Pleshey, Essex, CM3 1HA, UK
2026 Events
Individually Guided Retreat — Pleshey Retreat House
Christ Pictured — Pleshey Retreat House
Renewed in Prayer — Pleshey Retreat House
Something in the Air — Pleshey Retreat House
The Life Journey Map workshop — Pleshey Retreat House
SPACE and TIME for GOD — Pleshey Retreat House
Forgiveness as freedom — Pleshey Retreat House
God as Potter — Pleshey Retreat House
COLOURS OF DAY — Pleshey Retreat House
Evelyn Underhill Day — Pleshey Retreat House
Individually Guided Retreat — Pleshey Retreat House
The First Apostle – A Day with Mary Magdalene — Pleshey Retreat House
Journeyings with Abraham and Sarah — Pleshey Retreat House
Photography and Prayer — Pleshey Retreat House
Praying with the Psalms — Pleshey Retreat House
Beginner's Silent Retreat — Pleshey Retreat House
O COME LET US ADORE HIM — Pleshey Retreat House
C.S. Lewis – A Prophet for Our Time? — Pleshey Retreat House

Chelmsford Diocesan House of Retreat
The Street, Pleshey, Essex, CM3 1HA, UK
