A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Living Well, The
Contact Details
Contact Name:
Annelise, administrator
Email:
Telephone:
01304 842847
Retreat Centre Description
The Living Well is the Canterbury Diocese Centre for Healing and Wholeness, located in a rural peaceful and beautiful setting. It offers individual day retreats, facilitated and self-led group retreats (for up to 16 people), themed quiet days, weekly worship, deeper healing days, in-house courses and supportive listening and healing prayer for individuals. Our spaces include a library, chapel, lounge/meeting rooms, garden with a large labyrinth and 4 heated cabins. There is also an independent room with kitchenette and adjacent bathroom on the first floor, above the garage.
We are fully compliant with Canterbury Diocesan Safeguarding policies as we also support Christ's Healing Ministry in local parishes.
Accommodation on Offer
2 large garden cabins each accommodating up to 3 people, 2 medium cabins accommodating 1-2 people, 1 upper room for individuals or groups up to 12 people.
The house (lounge, library, chapel, kitchen, 2 toilets including one disabled) for groups up to 16 people.
Garden with various sitting areas and a large walking labyrinth.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2026 Events
This year’s programme has the familiar pattern of Thursday worship at 10.30am to which any and all can come without booking. There are monthly deeper healing days (19/1, 10/2, 11/3, 24/4, 16/5, 22/6, 21/7, 12/8, 25/9, 10/10, 23/11, 8/12); days for clergy (6/3, 4/9), readers (27/1, 12/6) and Anna Chaplains (18/1, 11/9); themed days led by gifted facilitators (22/2, 31/3, 3/6, 7/8, 3/10, 30/11) and courses, all of which need to be booked via our administrator.
Retreat Centre Location
The Vicarage, Vicarage Ln, Nonington, Dover CT15 4JT, UK
Living Well, The
The Vicarage, Vicarage Ln, Nonington, Dover CT15 4JT, UK