A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Contact Details
Contact Name:
Terry Winterton or reception
Email:
Telephone:
015394 35389
Property Description
Glenthorne is a long established guest house an meeting place in Grasmere. It isn open to anyone seeking a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, comfortable accommodation,
and delicious home-cooked meals in stunning surroundings. We aim to meet the differing needs of all our guests in a peaceful atmosphere with Quaker values and ethos.
At Glenthorne we welcome families and individuals of all ages for holidays and short breaks on the heart of the English Lake District.
Accommodation on Offer
There is newly built ground floor accommodation for disabled visitors and well appointed single and double rooms - mostly ensuite in the main house and adjacent Bankside. Most rooms have access to free wifi.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
2024 Events
SPECIAL INTEREST HOLIDAYS 2024
What is Prayer? By J Kavanagh & A Seddon 9th – 11th Feb, £240pp (New)
Spiritual Adaptation by Rupert Read 16th – 18th Feb, £290pp Persons under 35 qualify for a £100 reduction
Time Set Aside by T Ashworth & A Seddon – Woodbrooke tutors 18th-21stMarch, £495pp (New)
Spirituality of the Heart by Margaret Siberry & others 8th – 12th April, £400pp (New)
Art, Spirit and Life by Erik Dries 15th – 19th April, £500pp (New)
Ecological Homecoming by K Harrison & J Durtnall – Woodbrooke tutors 19th– 21st April, £225pp (New)
Boot, Boat & Goat by T Winterton & G Ogilvie 22nd – 26thApril, £525pp
George Fox & Early Quaker Culture By H Hinds & B Dandelion- Woodbrooke Tutors 26th – 28th April, £285pp (
What Does Love Require Of Us? by D & R Brown 24th May – 26thMay, £225pp
Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger 27th – 31stMay, £490pp
Tai Chi by Kim Noy Jackson 31st May – 2nd June, £285pp
Living out of Joy by Rhonda Riachi 3rd – 7th June, £500pp
Four Quartets by Barbara Windle 10th – 14th June, £470pp
Blue Sky Mind Meditation by Adam Dacey 21st – 23rd June, £285pp
Quakers as others see them by J & D Lampen 15th – 19thJuly, £500pp
Sketching & Mix Media by Sue Ford 29th July – 2nd August, £510pp
Dru Yoga by Julia Slater 5th – 9thAugust, £525pp
Exploring Quaker Botanists by Letta Jones 16th – 18thAugust, £295pp
Sketching & Mix Media by Sue Ford 19th – 23rd August, £510pp
The Hope of Creation by Janet Scott 23rd – 25th August, £235pp
Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger 26th – 30thAugust, £490pp
Sculpting Animals in Papier Mache by Patty Callaghan 1st – 6th September, £525pp (New)
Singing & Silence for the Earth by Meri Goad 9th – 13th September, £480pp
Living in Dark Times By Rex Ambler 13th– 15th September, £240pp
Voices of the Earth by Z & P Gross – Woodbrooke tutors 20th – 22nd September, £255pp (New)
Centering Prayer by R Field & R Eddlestone 27th – 29th September, £250pp
Boot, Boat & Goat by T Winterton & G Ogilvie 30th Sept – 4th October, £525pp
Inner Peace Meditation by Adam Dacey 4th – 6th October, £285pp
Circle Dancing by Anne-Lise Kryger 7th– 11th October, £490pp
Sketching & Mix Midea by Sue Ford 25th – 28th October, £395pp
William Wordsworth by Barbara Windle 28th Oct – 1stNovember, £480pp
Retreat Centre Location
Easedale Rd, Ambleside LA22, UK