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Living Yarns

20–24 January 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Come and join Vittoria, Gretel and the team at Lee Abbey as we consider how the threads of our life weave together. Alongside the opportunity for you to knit or crochet, there are two short talks each day. Using stories from the Bible and other Christian sources of inspiration, we will explore how we live out our faith in today’s world. There will be time and space for thinking and discussing.
There will also be the opportunity for you to learn new skills with the two projects offered by Vittoria and Gretel, or work on your own projects in a welcoming, friendly and prayerful environment. We will be in touch nearer the event to share what projects we are offering, and to advise you of the tools and materials needed to make them.

Who's speaking?

Gretel White

Gretel White has a passion for creation and sustainability, expressed in various crafts including the use of recycled materials. Alongside her day job, she works as a spiritual director and retreat leader.

Vittoria Hancock

Vittoria Hancock is a Welsh priest, writer, and storyteller. She currently works in Scotland as a parish priest in the Cairngorms and Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. She is passionate about living life in all its fullness.

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Painting Prophetically In Worship

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The Beauty of the Cross

11–15 April 2025 (Fri–Tue)

Janey Petterson

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Landscape Painting

14–20 July 2025 (Mon–Sun)

Mark and Val Turner

Each morning, as we engage in prayer, thought and paint, find an oasis opportunity to worship while we observe and record what we see within…

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Life to the Full and Sing Praise!

9–15 August 2025 (Sat–Fri)

Sam and Rachel Chaplin, Simon Guillebaud

Jesus promised us life in abundance, life to the full. Join us as we explore that offer, get re-envisioned together, and commissioned to live out…

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Signs of Life!

29 Sep–3 Oct 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Lynne Pugh

We are surrounded by signs and symbols in our everyday life which communicate so many things without words. Christians have long used symbols, from the…

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What to expect

Wondering what it will be like to stay at Lee Abbey for a retreat or a holiday?

You will receive a warm welcome from our international Community, a beautiful and spacious home to stay in, delicious meals prepared and served for you, a well resourced library, quiet spaces to relax in, lawn games to play, 288 acres of our estate to explore, the wild north Devon coastline and the South West coastal path (literally on our doorstep), and our own beach.

For more information about Lee Abbey’s ministry or details on how to support us, see “About Lee Abbey”. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

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