A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
London Jesuit Centre
Retreat Centre Description
The Ignatian Spirituality team at the LJC offers in-person retreat days at the centre in Mayfair, as well as online evening prayer and retreats in daily life, in person and online.
The Centre also runs courses and events in Ignatian spirituality, theology and social and environmental justice issues. We aim to be of service to the Church in London and beyond by proclaiming the gospel through adult formation. We also run lectures and seminars under the banner of the Heythrop Institute.
The Centre has rooms available for hire suitable for any number between two and eighty people. We also offer overnight accommodation in 9 en-suite single and double rooms for Church related individuals and groups.
We are also home to the Heythrop Library (established 1614), one of the largest collections of theology and philosophy books in Europe. The Library is open to researchers, academics, students, and those with a serious interest in theology, philosophy and related disciplines.
Accommodation on Offer
9 Bedrooms,
2 lecture rooms for up to 70 people
3 classrooms for 20-30 people
3 seminar rooms for 6 people
2 interview rooms
Social Space for 30 people.
Chapel for 25 people
Linked to Farm St Church 200+ people
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2026 Events
Our Being With retreats offer a Saturday of prayer and reflection in the Ignatian tradition. Focused around a different theme each time they provide a quiet space in a hectic city.
Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm
27th September 2025
3rd January 2026
14th March 2026
18th April 2026
20th June 2026
18th July 2026
Advent retreat in daily life (online)
30th November to 5th December 2025
Lent retreat in daily life (online)
21st February 2026 to 28th March 2026
Pentecost retreat in daily life (online)
17th May 2026 to 22nd May 2026
Guided prayer online
Fortnightly, on Thursday evenings beginning on 2nd October 2025
Introduction to the New Testament (I): The Gospels
25th September to 23rd October 2025
Introduction to the New Testament (I): The Gospels - Study Day
18th October 2025
God, Evil and Suffering
23rd September to 21 October 2025 (online)
24th September to 22 October 2025 (in-person)
The God of Jesus Christ: Theology in 5 Bites
5 Saturdays (11 Oct, 8 Nov, 13 Dec, 14 Feb, 14 Mar) 2025-26
Painting Jesus: The Life of Christ in the Visual Arts
6th November to 4th December 2025
29th November - Study day 2025
Incarnation: God with Us
4th November to 2nd December 2025 (online)
5th November to 3rd December 2025 (in-person)
Introduction to the Old Testament
6th November to 4th December 2025
6th December - Study day 2025
Murder and Mayhem: The 'Dark Passages' in the Bible
15th January to 12th February 2026
21st February - Study day 2026
Introduction to the New Testament (II): Acts, the Epistles and Revelation
15th January to 12th February 2026
7th February - Study day 2026
Sacrifice: A Gift Fit for God
26th February to 26th March 2026
21st March 2026 - Study day
Sin and Salvation on Screen
14th January to 11th February 2026
Philosophy Through the Year
5-week courses from 24 September to 8 July 2026
Thinking with Theologians: C.S. Lewis
28 April to 26 May 2026 (online)
29 April to 27 May 2026 (in-person)
The Theology and Spirituality of St Paul
30th April to 28 May 2026
23rd May 2026 - Study day
Retreat Centre Location
114 Mount St, London W1K 3AH, UK
London Jesuit Centre
114 Mount St, London W1K 3AH, UK