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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01492 878031
Retreat Centre Description
The Centre is run by CJ / 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
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 CJ and Ewa Bem CJ
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 CJ
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 CJ
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 CJ
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 CJ
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 CJ
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)
2027 Events
January
15-17 ‘Lord, teach us to pray!’: an individually guided retreat with workshops introducing different ways of praying. Ewa Bem CJ
18-29 Individually Guided Retreat of any length within this time (with a reduced offering of £81 per night)
February
5-7 Reset and Rise: A Christian Yoga & Contemplative Weekend Retreat. Michelle Nicklin
26-28 Key Themes in the Letters of Paul: A Study Weekend. * Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ
26-28 ‘You will show me the path of life’ (Ps 16:11): A discernment retreat, offering time for reflection on our everyday choices. This retreat is also suited to those facing major decisions in life. Marion Bettenworth CJ & Ewa Bem CJ
(This weekend can be followed up with a 3 Day IGR if desired. £450 for both events.)
28 – 4 March 3-Day Individually Guided Retreat
March
5-7 ‘The water that I will give ...’: Exploring characteristics of the inner life, using texts from John of the Cross, William Williams (Pantycelyn) and Edith Stein. Ioan Ap Dewi OCDS & Ewa Bem CJ
24-28 Holy Week Retreat Loreto Centre Team
April
16-18 Listening to God’s Deep Dream: a retreat for the Friends of Mary Ward and anyone else who is interested. Carmel Swords CJ
20-29 3-8 Days Individually Guided Retreat
May
14-16 Lift up your Voice: A weekend of song and praise. Geraldine Cassidy & Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ
17-24 Preached Retreat: God's curious highways and byways. Fr Peter Verity
June
4-11 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
25-28 Living Theology: A 3-Day Summer School
30-7 July Preached Retreat: Walking with the Jesus of the Gospels. Michael Winstanley SDB
July
8-15 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
26-4 August 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
August
16-20 ‘Nothing can separate us from the love of God’ (Rom 8:39): A Retreat with St Paul. * Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ
23-30 6-Day Individually Guided Retreat
September
14-23 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
27-30 Nunc Dimittis: Letting Go with Grace? A Retreat for Religious Gemma Simmonds CJ
October
18-21 To Love and to Serve: Living the way of Ignatius and Mary Ward. Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ & Ewa Bem CJ
November
2-11 6 or 8-Day Individually Guided Retreat
12-14 Reading Galatians: An exegetical exploration of Paul’s most polemical letter. * Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ
12-14 Space to Grieve: a weekend for those who have recently been bereaved. Ewa Bem CJ and Loreto Centre Team
26-28 Advent Weekend Retreat. Josette Zammit-Mangion CJ & Ewa Bem CJ
29- 3 December Advent Triduum. Tom McGuiness SJ & Magdalen Lawler SND
December
6-16 December IGR Individually Guided Retreat of any length within this time
* These three events, though offered individually, can also stand as a single unit for those who want a deeper engagement with the Letters of Paul over the year. A discount of £30 will apply to those who book all three.
Retreat Centre Location
Abbey Rd, Llandudno LL30 2EL, UK
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Loreto Spirituality Centre
Abbey Rd, Llandudno LL30 2EL, UK