A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Loreto Spirituality Centre
Contact Details
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Telephone:
01492 878031
Retreat Centre Description
The Centre is run by IBVM / Loreto Sisters (RC), offering retreats for people of all denominations and none. A variety of ecumenical groups use us for their own programmes. Residential or non-residential conferences may be accommodated with meals provided if required. It may be possible to make an Individually Guided Retreat outside the programmed time, usually on a self-catering basis (please see our website for details).
30-day retreats (full Spiritual Exercises) by private arrangement. Ongoing spiritual direction may also be available.
Accommodation on Offer
The Centre has 24 en-suite rooms, most of which are accessible by lift. All our programmed events are full board. Limited self-catering accommodation is also available. A large fully equipped conference room (Wi-Fi, projector and loop system) can accommodate groups of up to 70 people. We also have a chapel and prayer rooms, a library and lounge (which can be used as meeting rooms), and a dining room for catered groups and individuals.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2025 Events
January
20-29 Individually Guided Retreat at a reduced rate (any number of days from 3 to 8) Loreto Centre Team
February
21-23 ‘Little by little he entered my Heart’ Praying alongside Mary Ward Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM
28 February Day of Prayer for Medical and Care Staff Loreto Centre Team
28 -2 March "For the Praise of His Glory": Praying with Elizabeth of the Trinity (French Carmelite) and Ann Griffiths (Welsh hymn writer) Ioan ap Dewi OCDS and Ewa Bem IBVM
March
12-15 A Three-Day Course: Understanding Our Everyday Beliefs
April
16-20 Holy Week Retreat Loreto Centre Team
28-7 May Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 8)
May
12-19 Preached Retreat Fr John Udris
30 May – 1 June Moved by the Spirit: a reflective retreat, using scripture, poetry and music Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM and Bernadette Turtle IBVM
June
23-30 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
July
1-8 Preached Retreat Fr Peter Verity
10-13 Living Theology Summer School Loreto Centre Team
19-28 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
August
2-11 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat Loreto Centre Team
12-19 Preached Retreat Fr Brendan Comerford
20-31 During this time the Centre is available for IGRs or quiet time
September
5-7 Where is God in all this? A Creative Retreat, reflecting on where God is in my Life. Barbara Martin and Ewa Bem IBVM
12-14 ‘Grant me the Serenity’ – a Retreat for those on the 12 Step Programme Ewa Bem IBVM
15-24 8 Day Individually Guided Retreat Loreto Centre Team
25-28 Finding Life in an Era of Change: Renewing our Sense of Spirit and Wellbeing Anne Harrison
October
17-19 'Life to the Full': Praying with the Gospel of St John Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM
13-17 4-Day Individually Guided Retreat Loreto Centre Team
November
4-13 Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 8)
Loreto Centre Team
14-16 Space to Grieve Ewa Bem IBVM
28-30 Advent Weekend Retreat Ewa Bem IBVM
December
8-12 Advent Triduum Gemma Simmonds CJ
12-18 Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 5) Loreto Centre Team
LORETO DAYS OF PRAYER Throughout the year – please see our website for details
Retreat Centre Location
Abbey Rd, Llandudno LL30 2EL, UK
2026 Events
January
26-30 Listening to Your Life: An Individually Guided Retreat with Workshops. Lister Tonge and Loreto Centre Team
19-30 Individually Guided Retreat at a reduced rate (any number of days from 3 to 8). Loreto Centre Team
February
13-15 ‘Wholly God’s’: A weekend retreat for the Friends of Mary Ward and anyone else who is interested. Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM and Ewa Bem IBVM
16-20 3-Day Individually Guided Retreat
27-1 March Growing in Ecological Holiness: Hearing God's call to inner transformation and ecological conversion. MaryAnne Francalanza FCJ and Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM
March
6-8 Wrapped in Silence: Drawing on the life and work of the Carmelite, Sr Marie-Aimée de Jésus. Ioan Ap Dewi OCDS and Ewa Bem IBVM
9-13 ‘Who do you say that I am?’ Reflecting on responses by poets to Jesus’s question and on related scripture. Eoin Garrett
April
1-5 Holy Week Retreat Loreto Centre Team
20-29 Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 8)
May
8-11 The ‘I’ in Retirement: Identity and Change in the second half of life. Dominique D’Arcy and Jan Berry
15-17 Lift up your Voice: Making the most of your singing voice in prayer and praise. Geraldine Cassidy
June
1-8 Preached Retreat: Encountering the Disturbing Freshness of Jesus - Exploring Contemporary Insights into Christology. Fr Eamonn Mulcahy CSSp
22-29 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
29-6 July Preached Retreat: Walking with Jesus. Fr Roderick Strange
July
10-13 Living Theology Summer School. Loreto Centre Team
15-22 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
27-5 August 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
August
25-1 September Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 6)
September
21-30 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
October
12-16 3 -Day Individually Guided Retreat
16-18 ‘Pick up your mat and walk’ Praying with Gospel stories of healing. Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM
23-25 ‘Grant me the Serenity’ A weekend retreat for those on the 12 Step Programme. Anne Harrison
November
3-10 Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 6)
13-15 Space to Grieve. Ewa Bem IBVM
13-15 'Behold, I am coming soon' (Rev 22:20) Reading the book of Revelation at the end of the liturgical year. Josette Zammit-Mangion IBVM
27-29 Advent Retreat. Gemma Simmonds CJ
December
7-11 Advent Triduum. Fr Chris Thomas
11-18 Individually Guided Retreat (any number of days from 3 to 6)
Loreto Spirituality Centre
Abbey Rd, Llandudno LL30 2EL, UK