A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Retreat Centre Description
We offer a place to retreat, rest and find space to simply 'be' with God. There are plenty of varied Christian books to dip into, gardens down to the river Waveney with a summerhouse to sit in and enjoy God's creation. We have twice daily devotionals where we pray, praise and use Lectio 365 to reflect on God's Word. In the garden we have a reflective trail based on Psalm 23, which has been developed by the Bible Society, this is to help you reflect on God's goodness and peace, and to inspire your thoughts. Also, in the grounds we have developed a creative space to give guests the opportunity to express themselves through arts & crafts. In addition to this, we offer a variety of workshops and led retreats which are listed on our website and regularly updated.
Accommodation on Offer
Quiet Waters is a Grade II listed Georgian house comprising of nine bedrooms; 2 doubles, 5 twin and 2 single, some with en-suite facilities and can accommodate up to 16 residential guests in total. We have a purpose-built wing on the ground floor with two accessible bedrooms and a wet room. We have two reception rooms, a dining room, kitchenette and a small chapel. We provide two-course home cooked lunches and serve a Tea Box for an evening meal or a buffet for groups. The house is set in two acres of land, bordering the river Waveney with ample space to sit and be with the Lord. There is parking available onsite. We can accommodate up to 20 day guests.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2025 Events
Forthcoming Events
12 Sep 24 Creative Prayer → 10:15-3:30pm (please bring packed lunch) £15 materials included
03 Oct 24 Making For Giving → 10:15-3:30pm (please bring packed lunch) £15 materials included
19 Oct 24 writing for Recovery → Jane Walters 9:30-4pm (please bring packed lunch) £25 materials included
16 - 20 Dec 2024 Advent Residential Retreat - Arrival 3pm - Departure 10am Full board - Costs TBC
Retreat Centre Location
Flixton Rd, Bungay NR35 1PD, UK
2026 Events
Encountering God Through Writing - Day Retreat
By Sheila Jacobs
Wednesday 25th February 2026
9:30 - 4pm
£60.00 includes refreshments and a two-course lunch
Focus: encountering God – listening is key to writing; honing skills to be the best storytellers we can be for the kingdom. Also, building encouraging friendships and sharing.
God encounter: The importance of hearing from God in writing. How can we hone our listening skills? Listening to what God is saying to us is key to how we then convey our thoughts to others. A meditation on John 1:43-48 as an exercise. An afternoon where they can write their own story, or fiction, or the Lost Son, based on the principles they just discovered. Or thinking through what God may be saying to them in their writing journey from the meditation in the morning. Available for private chats and prayer during this time.
There will be time for questions, prayer and contemplation with award-winning author Sheila Jacobs. Sheila is also an experienced editor working for UK Christian publishers and loves to help new writers hone their potential.
The Hidden Life of trees
with Revd Brigid Main
4pm, Friday 20th – 3pm to Sunday 22nd March 2026
£270.00 full-board or £60.00 as a day guest
Focus: How can the trees help us deepen our prayer life and our own support systems? Researchers see and hear trees communicating, helping and supporting each other via root systems and fungi. Come and spend a weekend in the beauty of Quiet Waters, discovering together how we can experience some of the underlying connectedness of all things in God’s creation and being open to God’s wild hospitality.
"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." (Jeremiah 17:7-8)
Encountering God Through Writing - Residential Retreat
By Sheila Jacobs
9:30am, Tuesday 28th - 4pm, Thursday 30th April 2026
£270.00 full-board or £60.00 as a day guest
Focus: Looking at Bible passages, thinking about how God may be speaking to us, and using our writing skills to explore this, the emphasis will be on listening well.
Do you have a gift of communication? You write, and you’d like people to read what you’ve written? A prophetic writing gift that needs fanning into flame? Or maybe you enjoy experiencing God as you express yourself in a personal diary?
Whether you journal, write for the church magazine, or are working on your memoir or first novel, come along to a lively and Spirit-filled retreat day/three days, with room to listen, reflect and re-imagine what God may be saying.
There will be time for questions, prayer and contemplation with award-winning author Sheila Jacobs. Sheila is also an experienced editor working for UK Christian publishers and loves to help new writers hone their potential.
Knit or Crochet a Quiet Waters' Garden
4pm, Friday 8th May to 3pm, Sunday 10th May 2026
£270.00 full-board or £65.00 as a day guest
Focus: Come to Quiet Waters and knit or crochet a garden, plant, sunflower or acorn!
The blend of garden and yarn introduces a unique, enchanting way to reconnect with God. By merging the two and focusing on God’s presence in your life, through the meditative process of knitting or crochet, you can find inner peace and creativity in equal measure.
Quiet Waters Christian Retreat
Flixton Rd, Bungay NR35 1PD, UK