Ammerdown Centre, The
Ammerdown Park, Radstock BA3 5SW, UK
Retreat Centre Description
Ammerdown is a sanctuary of peace, set in the heart of beautiful Somerset countryside, just 12 miles south of Bath and 16 miles from Bristol. Offering our guests space and time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, our retreat centre nestles in the grounds of Ammerdown Park, where our guests can relax in the garden or wander further afield through woodland and open countryside. With home cooked food, forty bedrooms and fully equipped meeting rooms, we are an ideal venue for people to meet together or enjoy an individual stay.
Accommodation on Offer
Conference Facilities:
Harness Room - seats 15
Upper Dovecote - seats 15
Russell Room - seats 55
Trevett Room - seats 60
John Todd Room - seats 80
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40 comfortable bedrooms
Accommodation for up to 68 people.
27 double/twin en suite (One of which fully accessible via a lift)
13 single en suite (two of which are ground floor and one fully accessible)
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Communal areas
Lounge
Licensed bar
Dining room
Library
TV room
Chapel
(all offering additional meeting space)
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There is ample on site free parking.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2024 Events
We offer a range of creative, spiritual and interfaith courses and events throughout the year. Residential courses can be booked as either residential or non-residential. We also offer day, part day or Zoom courses.
In the diary so far...
January:
Quiet Day
Soul of Leadership
TLC for the Retired
Memior Writing
Refreshing Day for Carers
Cuppa and a Chat
February:
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
March:
The Enneagram
Embroidery
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
April:
Stitched Textiles
Poetry Workshop
Homeopothy
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
May:
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
Yoga Retreat
June:
Soul of Leadership
Persuasion
Labyrinth Retreat
Living Theology
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
July:
Embroidery
Refreshing Day for Carers Cream Tea
TLC for the Retired Cream Tea
Cuppa and a Chat Cream Tea
August:
Watercolour Painting
Quantum Theatre Show
Mindfulness for Doctors
September:
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
Mindfulness for Doctors
October:
Embroidery
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
Calligraphy
Stitched Textiles
November:
Enneagram
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
December:
Refreshing Day for Carers
TLC for the Retired
Cuppa and a Chat
Christmas Meals
Details and more courses and events to be confirmed.
2025 Events
January
4 Quiet Day - New Beginnings, Narinder Tegally
16 TLC Day for the Retired
17 - 19 Towards a World Fit for Children, John Bell
31 - 2/2 Writing Your Own Memoir, Rosie Jackson
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Febuary
6 The Pain and the Passion, Baroness Cox
11 Refreshing Day for Carers
13 TLC Day for the Retired
14 Drumming for Wellness, Jo Coombes
27 Reconciliation as a Political Value: What Should It Mean for Europe in 2025?, Prof. McDonagh
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March
1 A Day with the Prophet, Sue Glanville
2 Songs for Peace, Clara Atkins
4 -1 Lenten Zoom Bible Study, Rupert Kaye
10 -12 Church for Grown Ups - Please, Dave Tomlinson
11 Refreshing Day for Carers
13 TLC Day for the Retired
14 Ennegram, Helen English & Joanne Bonnet
24 - 28 Individually Guided Retreat, Jason Whiley
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April
4 - 6 Stiched Textiles, Sian Martin
7 - 10 Celebrate Jane Austen, Dr Danielle Grover
10 TLC Day for the Retired
15 Refreshing Day for Carers
17 - 20 Easter Retreat, Rupert Kaye
29 - 27/5 Pentecost Zoom Bible Study, Rupert Kaye
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May
7 - 10 Poems to Live by, Rosie Jackson
9 - 11 Kintsugi - The Art of Broken Pottery, Caroline Hudson
15 Quiet Day - Celebrating Difference, Narinder Tegally
15 TLC Day for the Retired
19 -21 Lace Making, Helen Lilley
23 - 25 Psalms, Rabbi Rachel Montagu & Sr Anne Lee
27 Refreshing Day for Carers
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June
5 Living in Liminal Space, Margaret Benifiel
12 TLC Day for the Retired
24 Refreshing Day for Carers
28 Poetry to Ease the Mind, Sue Glanville
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July
14 - 18 Individually Guided Retreat, Judy Holyer
17 TLC Day for the Retired
17 -20 Sew and Sewcialise, Sharon Wilkinson
18 - 20 Ignation Spirituality, Sam Whiley
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August
12 - 16 Watercolour Painting, Dawn Oliver
17 Stained Glass Dragonflies, Tracey Quinn
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September
2 Refreshing Day for Carers
12 -14 Big Enough God for an Emerging World, Dave Tomlinson
18 TLC Day for the Retired
27 Tools to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Manage Anxiety, Sue Glanville
27 Quiet Day - Remembering and Facing Change, Narinder Tegally
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October
6 - 8 Seasons of the Soul: An Autumn Retreat of Reflection and Renewal, Sam Whiley
6 - 10 Calligraphy, Josie Brown
15 - 17 Ennegram, Helen English & Joanne Bonnet
17 - 19 Harmony Singing Weekend, Clara Atkins
23 TLC Day for the Retired
28 Refreshing Day for Carers
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November
1 Stained Glass Christmas Decorations, Tracey Quinn
3 - 7 Odd Women & Odder Men, John Bell
7 -9 Stiched Textiles, Sian Martin
13 TLC Day for the Retired
21 - 23 Pre-Advent Retreat, Narinder Tegally
24 Stepping into the Bible, Peter Sills
25 - 16/12 Advent Zoom Bible Study, Rupert Kaye
25 Refreshing Day for Carers
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December
18 TLC Day for the Retired
23 - 27 Christmas House Party
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Retreat Centre Location
Ammerdown Park, Radstock BA3 5SW, UK